Hversu fl\u00f3ki\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 senda einn pakka?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c9g f\u00f3r til FedEx \u00ed dag a\u00f0 senda b\u00f3k \u00far landi og \u00e9g get ekki sagt anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 m\u00e9r hafi bl\u00f6skra\u00f0i ferli\u00f0 \u00fev\u00edl\u00edkt – \u00e9g skil ekki hvernig h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 gera einfalt ferli svona fl\u00f3ki\u00f0. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Fyrst r\u00e9ttu \u00feeir m\u00e9r \u00fer\u00edrit til a\u00f0 fylla \u00fat (fyrir innanlandssendingar). Svo f\u00f6ttu\u00f0u \u00feeir a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 senda \u00far<\/b> landi, t\u00f3ku \u00fer\u00edriti\u00f0 og r\u00e9ttu m\u00e9r \u00ed sta\u00f0inn FJ\u00d3R-rit til a\u00f0 fylla \u00fat. A\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00fearf virkilega<\/b> a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00fdsta pennanum fast ofan \u00ed til a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0asta afriti\u00f0 s\u00e9 l\u00e6silegt (og til \u00f6ryggis \u00fearf l\u00edka einn starfsmann \u00ed a\u00f0 minna alla \u00e1 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur eigi a\u00f0 skrifa fast). \u00c9g fyllti fj\u00f3rriti\u00f0 \u00fat fast og samviskusamlega, lista\u00f0i innihaldi\u00f0, heimilisfang sendanda og vi\u00f0takanda og sk\u00e1lda\u00f0i upp eitthva\u00f0 vir\u00f0i \u00fear sem \u00e9g var ekki viss um hva\u00f0 \u00feetta kosta\u00f0i allt saman: “Myndab\u00f3k (gj\u00f6f). Vir\u00f0i: $50”. Allt sem \u00fearf, ekki satt? <\/p>\n Raaaangt. Hann tekur vi\u00f0 \u00feessu, n\u00e6r s\u00e9r \u00ed st\u00f3ran do\u00f0rant og flettir og flettir: “…. hmmm… hvar er landi\u00f0 sem \u00e9g er a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0? … (flettir) Ah, fann \u00fea\u00f0… l\u00e1tum okkur sj\u00e1… (flettir \u00e1fram) … b\u00e6kur … hmmm (flettir) … hmmm… myndir …” <\/p>\n “Hvort er \u00feetta b\u00f3k e\u00f0a myndir?” <\/p>\n \u00c1 \u00feessum t\u00edmapunkti f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir honum a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri eiginlega b\u00e6\u00f0i b\u00f3k og myndir \u00fev\u00ed \u00feetta eru \u00fatprenta\u00f0ar myndir en er \u00ed raun \u00e1 b\u00f3kaformi (innbundi\u00f0). Big mistake. Hef\u00f0i bara \u00e1tt a\u00f0 segja myndir. Af hverju \u00fearf ma\u00f0ur alltaf a\u00f0 vera svona samviskusamur.<\/p>\n Hann: “Og hvar var b\u00f3kin framleidd?” Eftir nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur me\u00f0 d\u00fakahn\u00edfinn (allir pakkar fr\u00e1 Hrefnu eru svo vel innpakka\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00feeir eru n\u00e1nast vatnsheldir) var hann kominn \u00ed gegnum a) br\u00fana umb\u00fa\u00f0apapp\u00edrinn, b) GJAFAPAPP\u00cdRINN<\/b> sem b\u00f3kin var \u00ed og l\u00edka c) plastvasann sem b\u00f3kin kom \u00ed. A\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u<\/b> var hvergi teki\u00f0 fram hvar b\u00f3kin var framleidd en hann virtist ekki hafa miklar \u00e1hyggjur af \u00fev\u00ed: “Vi\u00f0 gerum \u00fe\u00e1 bara r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 framleidd h\u00e9r”. (heyr\u00f0u, takk fyrir a\u00f0 r\u00edfa upp pakkann fyrst \u00fea\u00f0 er svo \u00ed lagi eftir allt saman a\u00f0 slumpa bara \u00e1 landi\u00f0).<\/p>\n Nema hva\u00f0, svo rekur hann augu \u00ed korti\u00f0 sem fylgir me\u00f0 b\u00f3kinni. “Ah, fylgir kort me\u00f0 l\u00edka? \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 tilgreina \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 sk\u00fdrslunni l\u00edka. Hva\u00f0 kosta\u00f0i korti\u00f0? N\u00fa, veistu \u00fea\u00f0 ekki? Segjum a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 kosti einn dollara”. \u00c1 \u00feessum t\u00edmapunkti f\u00f3r hann yfir papp\u00edrana fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r og breytti alls sta\u00f0ar \u00fear sem st\u00f3\u00f0 $50 yfir \u00ed $51 (me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 pl\u00e1stra einum (1) fyrir framan n\u00falli\u00f0 og breyta n\u00fallinu m\u00ednu \u00ed kommut\u00f6lu: $51,00). N\u00e6sta verk var svo a\u00f0 pl\u00e1stra saman pakkanum, l\u00edma aftur saman gjafaumb\u00fa\u00f0irnar (og br\u00fana umb\u00fa\u00f0apapp\u00edrinn) og skella \u00feessu svo \u00f6llu saman \u00ed s\u00e9rstakan FedEx kassa sem hef\u00f0i r\u00fama\u00f0 allavega tvo og h\u00e1lfan pakka af s\u00f6mu st\u00e6r\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 f\u00f3r ekki framhj\u00e1 honum, a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u, og \u00fev\u00ed fann hann til br\u00fanan umb\u00fa\u00f0apapp\u00edr, og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 krumpa hann saman og fylla upp \u00ed lausa pl\u00e1ssi\u00f0. Gaaaa!!! (\u00fev\u00edl\u00edk s\u00f3un!)<\/p>\n \u00deegar h\u00e9r var komi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu var \u00feetta fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 minna mig svol\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00c1str\u00edk \u00ed \u00c1str\u00edksb\u00f3kinnni, \u00fear sem hann f\u00f3r \u00e1 einhverja r\u00f3mverska stofnun og var l\u00e1tinn fylla allt \u00fat \u00ed \u00fer\u00ed og fj\u00f3rriti, sendur \u00e1 milli h\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 einhverja fulltr\u00faa \u00e1 einhverjum deildum sem voru ekki til og enda\u00f0i alltaf \u00e1 byrjunarreit hj\u00e1 sama gaurnum.<\/p>\n En hvar var \u00e9g… J\u00e1, svo (a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u) r\u00e9tti hann m\u00e9r n\u00fdtt<\/b> ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fylla \u00fat (\u00ed einriti \u00ed \u00feetta skipti\u00f0) \u00fear sem \u00e9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 gj\u00f6ra svo vel a\u00f0 fylla \u00fat S\u00d6MU UPPL\u00ddSINGAR<\/b> (gaaa!!) og \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0i (nafn og heimilisfang b\u00e6\u00f0i sendanda og vi\u00f0takanda, innihald og upph\u00e6\u00f0, osfrv). Nema hva\u00f0, \u00feetta ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0 \u00deURFTI A\u00d0 LJ\u00d3SRITA<\/b> \u00ed nokkrum eint\u00f6kum (\u00e9g er farinn a\u00f0 skilja af hverju \u00feeir keyptu upp Kinkos lj\u00f3sritunarke\u00f0juna og sameinu\u00f0u vi\u00f0 p\u00f3stinn). Svo \u00feurfti a\u00f0 dreifa afritunum \u00fat um allt (eitt fylgir me\u00f0 sendingunni, anna\u00f0 me\u00f0 kvittuninni, \u00feri\u00f0ja fer \u00ed s\u00e9rstakann FedEx kassa \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu, fj\u00f3r\u00f0a \u00ed papp\u00edrst\u00e6tarann, fimmta \u00ed… ok, kannski ekki \u00ed t\u00e6tarann, en \u00fea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i bara). \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g s\u00e1 hvar \u00f6ll \u00feessi eint\u00f6k endu\u00f0u var mig fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 gruna a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00ed\u00f0asta ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0 v\u00e6ri bara til \u00feess gert a\u00f0 hann geti byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 afgrei\u00f0a n\u00e6sta vi\u00f0skiptavin (og byrja allt ferli\u00f0 upp \u00e1 n\u00fdtt (“Ger\u00f0u svo vel, h\u00e9r er \u00fer\u00edrit – fylltu \u00feetta \u00fat”). Fj\u00f3rriti\u00f0 mitt g\u00f3\u00f0a fylgdi svo svipu\u00f0u ferli – einu stungi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feennan poka, anna\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessa sk\u00faffu, \u00feri\u00f0ja hefta\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kvittunina, fj\u00f3r\u00f0a \u00ed papp\u00edrst\u00e6tarann… – \u00fei\u00f0 viti\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1 vi\u00f0. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n En\u00edvei… Eftir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 inni \u00ed versluninni \u00ed \u00f6rugglega 15-20 m\u00edn\u00fatur var gj\u00f6fin tilb\u00fain til sendingar – innan \u00ed plast umslagi, innan \u00ed samanpl\u00e1stru\u00f0um gjafapapp\u00edr, innan \u00ed br\u00fanum umb\u00fa\u00f0apapp\u00edr, innan FedEx kassa \u00fattro\u00f0num af einhverju papp\u00edrs-krumpi, me\u00f0 \u00f6llum tilskyldum leyfum, kvittunum og tollsk\u00fdrslum \u00ed \u00fer\u00ed-, fj\u00f3r- og fimm-ritum og komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 borga… Phew! <\/p>\n “J\u00e1, \u00feetta ver\u00f0a $65 dollarar ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt a\u00f0 \u00feetta berist \u00e1 mi\u00f0vikudaginn (2 dagar) e\u00f0a $69 dollarar ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt a\u00f0 \u00feetta berist \u00ed lok vikunnar”. Hrmph! A\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u kostar meira a\u00f0 senda b\u00f3kina \u00far landi en a\u00f0 b\u00faa hana til og l\u00e1ta senda hana til okkar! Og \u00fea\u00f0 sem meira er, \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f3lj\u00f3st hva\u00f0a gj\u00f6ld\/tolla vi\u00f0takandinn \u00fearf a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a til a\u00f0 leysa b\u00f3kina \u00far pr\u00edsundinni. FedEx gaurinn sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r eftir \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti borga\u00f0 \u00feessi gj\u00f6ld sj\u00e1lfur – en til \u00feess \u00feyrfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 stofna hj\u00e1 \u00feeim reikning. “\u00de\u00fa getur gert \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e6st \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa kemur”. \u00c9g s\u00e9 \u00feetta alveg fyrir m\u00e9r… \u00der\u00edrit, lj\u00f3srita\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f3rum eint\u00f6kum, faxa\u00f0 \u00e1 skrifstofu h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0va FedEx, skanna\u00f0 inn \u00ed t\u00f6lvu, importa\u00f0i \u00ed Excel, prenta\u00f0 \u00fat, lesi\u00f0 upp \u00ed s\u00edma, skrifa\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 hinum endanum, slegi\u00f0 inn \u00ed t\u00f6lvu… #fade out#.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" M\u00e1nudagur 27. n\u00f3vember 2006 Hversu fl\u00f3ki\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 senda einn pakka? \u00c9g f\u00f3r til FedEx \u00ed dag a\u00f0 senda b\u00f3k \u00far landi og \u00e9g get ekki sagt anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 m\u00e9r hafi bl\u00f6skra\u00f0i ferli\u00f0 \u00fev\u00edl\u00edkt – \u00e9g skil ekki hvernig h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 gera einfalt ferli svona fl\u00f3ki\u00f0. \ud83d\ude42 Fyrst r\u00e9ttu \u00feeir m\u00e9r \u00fer\u00edritRead more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u00c9g: “Ha? \u00c9g hef ekki hugsa\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deetta var keypt \u00e1 netinu, og \u00fev\u00ed \u00f6rugglega framleitt h\u00e9r \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum – af hverju?”
Hann: “\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 tilgreina \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 sk\u00fdrslunni. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 opna pakkann og athuga.”
\u00c9g: “Ha?! Opna pakkann? Tilgreina \u00e1 sk\u00fdrslunni?” <\/p>\n