I am waiting for a UPS package I need to sign for. I can’t hear the doorbell from my office, so when I know the package is imminent I open our front gate as a cue to the UPS guy (it is a guy; he’s practically one of the family at this point).
How do I know where the package is? I set up a Bloglines feed for it, using the UPS tracking ID the company sent me earlier. Sure enough, my Bloglines notifier dinged earlier today, and I could see that Elvis, or at least my package, is nearly in the room:
12/20/2005 02:41 Menlo Park, CA In Transit To
12/20/2005 02:40 San Pablo, CA Departure Scan
12/19/2005 17:43 San Pablo, CA Location Scan
12/18/2005 22:22 Patrick, NV Origin Scan
12/18/2005 00:22 US Billing Information Received
Nice trick. Thank you, Bloglines, for being one of my favorite tools!
Posted on this day, other years:
- Coda to Candidates: After the Interview - 2011
- Home to the City! - 2009
- Seeing Milk - 2008
- Last-minute gift ideas for the writers in your life - 2007
- My Sharona--I Mean, My Feedster - 2003
How do I set up a Bloglines feed for the tracking ID? I tried to do this, but am a bit confused. If I could set this up, it would make me very happy!
Isn’t it great?! When I get home now, I tell the doorman there’s a package waiting for me and I can tell him which doorman signed for it. I don’t have to wait for them to remember it’s there. Sometimes, I feel like ordering stuff just so I can track it on Bloglines. 🙂