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<blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 143945" data-attributes="member: 24627">Awsome story coming...…..Casey K is the bomb--no doubt about it.&nbsp; For those who are not yet convinced.....Listen to this.Casey was kind enough to mail by USPS a young female C. lividum to me via my local post office.&nbsp; (Local post office so that I could sneak it in without alerting my wife--hee hee hee).&nbsp; Anyway, she packed it up Sunday.&nbsp; To be at my post office on Monday.&nbsp; I showed on Monday.&nbsp; Package still in South Carolina via tracking number.&nbsp; Casey tells me not to worry, there was a 72 hour hot pack in the parcel.&nbsp; So, I show up to the post office on Tuesday.&nbsp; Guess what?!&nbsp; The post office doesn't know where it is.&nbsp; No tracking for 24 hours.&nbsp; WTF???&nbsp;&nbsp; Yo... Mr. Postman, Um, there is a live specimen in that parcel that your organization lost.&nbsp; By that time, the postmaster had my number and I had his.&nbsp; Wednesday arrives.&nbsp; Express mail is now 48 hours late.&nbsp; Really not surprising, I guess.&nbsp; The US Government never fails to underwhelm me.&nbsp; I call the postmaster:&nbsp; no package.&nbsp; &quot;Well, where is it?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I don't kno&nbsp; w&quot;&nbsp; &quot;What do you mean you don't know!&quot;&nbsp; &quot;The last I know, the package was in South Carolina on Monday.&nbsp; There is no tracking beyond that&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Any chance it shows up later today?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Nope&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; So, here I am ready to climb the bell tower with a green light saber.Thursday.&nbsp; I show up at the post office.&nbsp; Same story.&nbsp; I tell the postmaster &quot;Congratulations.&nbsp; You have just killed a live animal.&quot;&nbsp; I am losing hope of ever seeing it.&nbsp; By this time, Casey is contacting the post office and attempting to track it from her end.Friday--I get a call from the postmaster during one of my surgical cases.&nbsp; It finally arrived!!!&nbsp; 4 days late, but there.&nbsp; I speed through my last 4 cases and make a beeline to the post office.&nbsp; I pick up my parcel and get it home as fast as possible.&nbsp; I begin to open the package.&nbsp; 20 minutes later, I get to the dram vial.&nbsp; (She packs it very very securely!!!!).&nbsp; I open the vial expecting the worst.&nbsp; I lifted the moistened gauze off the top.&nbsp; I see splayed hind legs that didn't seem to move.&nbsp; With no care for myself, I quickly expose the spider completely.&nbsp; It drops into my pre-prepared enclosure.&nbsp; Wait.....it moved!!!!!She was lethargic but still alive!&nbsp;&nbsp; I leave it alone, but return 2 hours later to check on her.&nbsp; Still with me.&nbsp; I open the container to place some more water to further moisten the substrate.&nbsp; She was so grateful, she threw me a threat pose!!!&nbsp; I knew I was home free.Casey is directly responsible for her survival.&nbsp; The heat pack was still warm.&nbsp; Her packing was exemplary.&nbsp; It took everything I had not to drive to South Carolina and give her a big hug!!!What Casey does well:&nbsp; great pics of her merchandise&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; VERY communicative....and in my case, concerned&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; excellent packing&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; great genetics--Have you seen this woman??&nbsp; Smokin!!!!!&nbsp;Overall.&nbsp; A reputation well earned, and remade with every sale.&nbsp; She is my primary go to for anything T.Here is a pic of my lividum happy in its new home.&nbsp;&nbsp; It had just had a nice cricket meal.[ATTACH=full]34875[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WolfSpider, post: 143945, member: 24627"] Awsome story coming...….. Casey K is the bomb--no doubt about it. For those who are not yet convinced.....Listen to this. Casey was kind enough to mail by USPS a young female C. lividum to me via my local post office. (Local post office so that I could sneak it in without alerting my wife--hee hee hee). Anyway, she packed it up Sunday. To be at my post office on Monday. I showed on Monday. Package still in South Carolina via tracking number. Casey tells me not to worry, there was a 72 hour hot pack in the parcel. So, I show up to the post office on Tuesday. Guess what?! The post office doesn't know where it is. No tracking for 24 hours. WTF??? Yo... Mr. Postman, Um, there is a live specimen in that parcel that your organization lost. By that time, the postmaster had my number and I had his. Wednesday arrives. Express mail is now 48 hours late. Really not surprising, I guess. The US Government never fails to underwhelm me. I call the postmaster: no package. "Well, where is it?" "I don't kno w" "What do you mean you don't know!" "The last I know, the package was in South Carolina on Monday. There is no tracking beyond that" "Any chance it shows up later today?" "Nope". So, here I am ready to climb the bell tower with a green light saber. Thursday. I show up at the post office. Same story. I tell the postmaster "Congratulations. You have just killed a live animal." I am losing hope of ever seeing it. By this time, Casey is contacting the post office and attempting to track it from her end. Friday--I get a call from the postmaster during one of my surgical cases. It finally arrived!!! 4 days late, but there. I speed through my last 4 cases and make a beeline to the post office. I pick up my parcel and get it home as fast as possible. I begin to open the package. 20 minutes later, I get to the dram vial. (She packs it very very securely!!!!). I open the vial expecting the worst. I lifted the moistened gauze off the top. I see splayed hind legs that didn't seem to move. With no care for myself, I quickly expose the spider completely. It drops into my pre-prepared enclosure. Wait.....it moved!!!!! She was lethargic but still alive! I leave it alone, but return 2 hours later to check on her. Still with me. I open the container to place some more water to further moisten the substrate. She was so grateful, she threw me a threat pose!!! I knew I was home free. Casey is directly responsible for her survival. The heat pack was still warm. Her packing was exemplary. It took everything I had not to drive to South Carolina and give her a big hug!!! What Casey does well: great pics of her merchandise VERY communicative....and in my case, concerned excellent packing great genetics--Have you seen this woman?? Smokin!!!!! Overall. A reputation well earned, and remade with every sale. She is my primary go to for anything T. Here is a pic of my lividum happy in its new home. It had just had a nice cricket meal. [ATTACH=full]34875[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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