A lesson in patience...

Alright... two things you should know about me:
#1 - I bleed Magenta. As in T-Mobile's corporate color
#2 - I hate, I mean HAAAATE, waiting for anything to arrive in the mail

That being said, you can scan the pictures on this blog of last year's Seattle To Portland ride and you'll notice 2 things:
#1 - I am the only one not wearing a magenta T-Mobile jersey
#2 - .... well, the other thing doesnt matter because I am THE ONLY ONE NOT wearing a magenta T-Mobile jersey. And that, dear reader, is the whole purpose of this rant.

To correct this situation, as soon as the four of us (Leo, Hillary, Jocelyn, & yours truly) started going balls to wall about signing up for RSVP, I jumped online to order myself the exact jersey you see below. Yes, the exact same jersey.

The exact same jersey that they so proudly wore through 204 miles of rolling hills on the way to Portland. The exact same jersey that for the better half of 'Day Two' I kept beating myself over for not having. I mean, how could I call myself a T-Mobile employee and not be representing in the same fashion?

Like I started saying, I found a place online that for $50 would secure me the jersey (yes... the exact same jersey) and a set of matching full length cycling shorts. Faster than you can say '4G' I busted out my credit card and got to plugging away those sweet 16 digits on the front and the 3 magic numbers on the back that make it all happen!

3 screens later I had a confirmation of my order and was being thanked for my 'Valued Business'. Two days later I received an email saying that my order had shipped and they even gave me a USPS tracking number. Oh if only waiting for the damned product to arrive was that easy...After three days of not seeing anything arrive at my doorstep, I log into the USPS website only to come and find out that my dearly sought after T-Mobile Jersey is shiping from Shanghai. THAT'S IN CHINA FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!

Its been 11 days since my jersey (and full length cycling shorts) was -Quote Unquote - 'Shipped' and the USPS tracking number says that the package is still being prepared to ship from the Port of Origin. First off, who knew we even had US Postal offices in China?!?! Secondly, I should have known better. I never, ever, ever buy anything online because I lack the patience needed to wait and I'm by far too cheap to pay for the rush shipping. Why did I think this would be different?

Well to quote a famous has been, portraying someone of a different nationality... 'Don't cry for me Argentina'. The truth is I have plenty of time left before the big ride and have plenty of options left open in case this order from China doesnt pan out. So stay tuned and keep your eyes open for those first pictures of our upcoming training rides... hopefully by that time you'll be seeing 4 magenta T-Mobile jerseys (and one set of full length cycling shorts)!

-CLOS