This BS around here of the pass "host" reigning supreme is outright ridiculous, EVERYONE on this board whether they are actual participants in a certain pass or not, has a "stake" in everything that goes on with passes here.
This whole board (including me) is indebted to CS, MMM & others who check in on the passes and comment when P/T's appear to be out of whack. Many times they are honest mistakes and sometimes they are not. The "host" may miss things (like I did) so it's always best to welcome input from all members of this board on passes rather than copping an attitude like you did.
I am going to explain this again. When 5 people, including well-respected members of the board, say one thing, and 1 person says something different, it doesn't mean you have to change everything. I was the first to admit "I didn't think they were bad, but maybe I should run this by others". It wasn't my-way-or-the-highway, but quite the opposite. This was not the decision of 1, but the decision of many.
As for not correcting the pass list, I thought I had. I honestly thought I had, but I guess I didn't. Regardless, Wade has the box now. Everyone here acts like Wade is going to make off with the pass. I don't feel that way. We have been trading PM's back and forth over the past week or so. I know that he is busy, and so am I, and it may take a couple of days for us to get a message across. This will be taken care of. I have absolutely no doubts in this.
Let me explain again what has transpired on the shipping. Wade offered to pay for it in return for a repayment, or cigars. I didn't want him to be out anything on it. I paid for a shipping slip on it. Turns out it was for the incorrect weight. We were both aware of this. I thought I could either fax it or reprint it, which, turns out, I was wrong. So I put in a request with the post office to refund it and repurchase it.
Now, the first time, I had just used my return address, as I didn't have Wade's. That was where the original screw up started, because, as I learned from Wade, the original/desination addresses are important when dealing with Hawaii. Something about zones and stuff that Wade knows about and I don't. When I tried to repurchase the slip, I must have deleted his home address, because he said he had sent it, and I didn't have it. I believe he sent it, but I didn't have it, so I must have deleted it. When I got his address, I bought a new slip, and made it into a PDF file to send to Wade, so that he can print it out, slap it on the box, and ship it out.
This is taken care of, I just need an email address from Wade, which I am sure I will get. Again, I know Wade is busy, just like everyone else, and that we will reach up very soon. I am not worried about this, because I know Wade isn't going to pocket the box.
And to those that have suggested sending the file through the CP profile, that doesn't work, because you can't a) send an attachment, or b) view the actual email address for security reasons. I would have done that, but it won't work.
MMM and Gr8full, thanks for the advice for a "scheduled pickup". I have told Wade that if he wants to do this, I can take care of it, or he can take care of it, or whatever, but I know that for me, this option would never work, because I can't schedule my life around the mailman, and I am sure that Wade can't do this. Like I have said, if he wants to do it, that is fine, and we can work that out.
Guys, I am not fighting this or trying to be a stick in the mud. Everything is fine. If you are worried that the pass is never going to move further, then you can think that way, but I don't. Maybe I am overly patient, but I guess that is just me. This was my screw-up, and when Wade gets to it, he will. I know he is not trying to be a stick in the mud, either. We have communicated several times, and things are just fine, and will be taken care of...
ALostTexan