We can scratch another one of the list. I just picked up my bike. The box looks to be in good shape and I'll dig into it later. For now I'm just glad "The Ordeal" is over and I'm glad that the pace is picking up and people won't have to wait so long.
This probably won't apply to many people but if you're picking up from a FedEx facility:
I wish you luck!
I called them in July to make sure I could have the bike sent to one of their facilities. Np, they gave me an address. I called a couple of days ago just to make sure and I'm told that that location won't accept ground freight. Np, they gave me a "case #" and rerouted the package to a "FedEx Print" store. So I called them and they can't accept hazmat (the battery makes it hazmat), but she was so nice she transferred me to a FedEx place that would accept it. Another nice lady made it all work. (details left out to protect the innocent)
So let me see if I've got this straight... FedEx ground is a problem for a FedEx location that has loading docks and trucks in their lot (I drove by)? And they don't know when a package is hazmat? Unbelievable.
They screwed up the last delivery I had back in June too. The moral of the story? Imho FedEx Inc is completely screwed up but they have some fine people that manage to keep it all working. Kinda. Sorta.