things not happening when you expect them to...

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I ordered some parts for one of my RC cars earlier this week and checked the shipping tracker several times per day (I always do that when I order something. Lol). The whole time it said my package would arrive today.

For the past few days, I've been looking forward to this evening because my new parts would be here and I'd be spending the evening doing a major steering modification to one of my rc rock crawlers.

When I got home and saw that the parts haven't arrived yet, I got annoyed and checked the tracking to see if there was any delivery confirmation. It said the delivery was rescheduled to tomorrow. I got really angry because I was expecting to install the parts TODAY, not tomorrow!
To me, it's INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING when stuff like this happens.
I ended up not doing anything this evening because I had nothing else planned and I'm still kinda angry. lol

Anyone else have reactions like this? Might this reaction be linked to how aspies like routines or to plan things out?

Today was an exercise in this for me: Yesterday my ride to therapy called to say he'd be here at 1:30 today. Then he called again around 1:15 today to change it to 2:00. Then he arrived at 1:55. I got to the clinic, and my therapist was ready for me at 3:06 when my appointment was for 3:00.

And yes, all of these made me frustrated and/or anxious. When things do not happen when expected, I find it very frustrating. Also, with some things, anxiety inducing. When things do not happen when they are supposed to happen, I don't know what is happening or what is going to happen or whether that one thing will actually happen.

Well, if this counts:

My hubby was home "sick" this morning and I had planned to get a lot of writing done: alone. I was waiting for him to go to work and I realized he wasn't leaving. He has a cold and I am sorry, I have no sympathy. I had one, too - live with it. Honest, it's just a cold. Anyways, it felt like it totally scr***d my day. It took me the morning to wind down. I have such a hard time thinking when things like this happen and he was in my space - coughing. I don't suppose I am not very nice, but I just can't deal with it.

I guess this is more 'not happening at all' rather than not happening when you expect it to, but for me, it's all about failed weather forecasts. Nothing drives me off the wall more than when a serious snow event is predicted (Western WA...snow is a big deal!) and it completely falls through, even despite the fact that I'm more than proficient enough to comprehend every facet of a forecast. I don't think this is terribly unique for the extreme weather community, but it seriously drives me into a deep depression for a few days. I have to say though, OP, not getting packages when the package tracking says they'd arrive does absolutely drive me nuts too.

YES! Stuff like this really bothers me! Same thing, when I'm looking forward to a day alone and hubby doesn't have to work. Or when I/we plan for something, going somewhere, or whatever and it falls through at the last minute. Stuff like that is enough to throw me into a meltdown, and no one can understand why I react like I do.