Quote Originally Posted by BigMacFU
This flow of packages, the way FedEx, the UPS and Post Office sort and ship may seem ineffective, but is the most economic and efficient way it can be done for a population as large and spread out as ours. I cannot explain the complex algorithm because I don't understand it, but I've had it explained to me in comparison to fractals. They may look chaotic and disjointed but are actually the reflection of a brilliantly succinct and logical formula. Yes, anomalies seem to appear, and for all intents and purposes, practically speaking your case is a real anomaly, ultimately these are not anomalies.

Crazy, Yes, but it works.
Uhhhhhhh, ............ yeah, .............. OK .................. if you say so.

Lotsa big words there. Some harder than marmalade and molasses too!