We had Christmas dinner tonight (with family) consisting of ham, corn pudding, sweet potatoes, rolls, cinnamon apples, and green beans with vinegar & bacon. On actual Christmas day, we are doing a standing rib roast.
You can call them and request the signatures. I did it over the phone. I also sometimes have them hold it at the airport and I pick it up there if I know I'm not going to be home when the delivery driver would be by.
I've had several issues with UPS. I always have to call the company I ordered from and they do the whole tracer until they deem it lost/stolen and then I am either refunded my money or a replacement package is sent.
I now request that UPS get a signature at delivery. It's a pain in the butt to always have to be home, but it's easier than calling and having tracers placed and waiting.
My computer (HP) ran through some sort of troubleshooting program trying to locate the problem. After it ran for a while it told me that they were unable to find a solution. It gave me a couple options and restore to a previous date was one of them.
Here is the link my sister's BF sent me (he works in IT and uses AVG on the computers at work) a day after I told her about what happened. http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/psa-botched-avg-2011-update-might-be-why-your-pc-wont-start-to/