UPS Ground should be 1 business day between those two states. With the Christmas rush, it may take an extra day. Also if the recipient is in a rural area, it may take longer. Weather factors can delay packages, as well. That is common, this time of year as well.
Another common factor that can delay a package is putting an incorrect ZIP code (possibly it is an actual ZIP code for that town, but may be a different part of town). This can result in the package being put on a different truck, then must be brought back to the sorting station, to be put on the correct truck (usually the following business day). Or the address may have an error, which needs correcting if the driver cannot find the recipient "as addressed".
The ground
No
Take the package to a Post Office. There will be paperwork to be filled in, besides paying the correct postage.
Some pebble lying on the ground
Yes. If you receive a ticket in North Carolina and do not pay it, your license will be suspended in North Carolina and in the state of Virginia.
Strictly speaking, no. If you haven't worked and become eligible for benefits from North Carolina, you can only receive them from California, providing you were eligible back there. What you can do, however, again if you had qualified, is to apply through the North Carolina office to receive them from the "liable state" (CA) through the interstate unemployment program.
United States Postal Service
There is no cost to obtain a wholesale license in North Carolina. Once an individual or company submits a Business Registration Application with the North Carolina Department of Revenue office, you will receive a tax use/wholesale number.
Call your agent and ask the question
no
Any where from 4 days to never.
It will take around 6-9 weeks for delivery