Government Bureaucracy T-18 days

We FINALLY have someone that has a brain working on our visas. 3 days ago we had the first relo "specialist" tell us it was impossible to get to China in 2 weeks, it would take at least 4-6weeks to get Will's work Visa..and BTW, he needed to come to China to do his health physical first and then fly back to the US in order to wait for the visa to be processed. Que? Say what? ...the short version, enter relo specialist #2 who assured us that we could fly out as planned and work on the work visa once we got there. Phew, right? They needed a few simple things, our marriage license (so I could get my entry visa) and Will's education credentials. Easy, right? So we faxed those off. Well this morning they said Will's transcript wasn't good enough and they wanted a copy of his diploma. Our hearts sank because Will packed his degree in the back of the POD (8x12x10) that is now in a warehouse somewhere in Austin. (!!!$$@@???!!!!). First stop was to the UT registrar's office. They were gracious and said instead of 4-6 weeks, they said they could have it to him by next Friday (ie the day we are leaving for Michigan and one week before we leave for China - not good). Will then called the POD storage place and found out he could indeed access the POD and they said "tomorrow." Not giving up, my ingenius husband decided to go there anyway, slip the worker a $20 over lunch and the guy said "come back in an hour." Will proceeded to home depot, picked up a few things including a day laborer and went back to the POD. 45 minutes later they unpacked and repacked the pod and now China has his diploma. Whew....our timeline is still intact!