I’m happy things worked out, but just to avoid any misconceptions:
" not sure if the package upload triggered this or if Bob Kjelgaard was kind enough to keep this moving"
Not sure it was the first case, because although the process has been described to me in general terms I do my level best to not remember it.
I’ll leave my kindness level to others to judge, but I’m absolutely certain that were I to attempt to exercise that kind of influence over the process it would be an epic fail.
Bottom line: I’m 100% certain it wasn’t me- I don’t sleepwalk enough for even that possibility to hold.
But that should be good news for most of you- it means anyone else ought to be able to get the same level of service. Welcome to the new normal.