Craig Clark on mon 6 may 02
Kinda reminds me of what we used to call the "smoke test." If we were
not sure about whether or not a particular piece of overpriced guv'mnt
equipment had been properly fixed someone would invariably chime in with,
"........just plug the GD thing in, if it don't smoke it's fixed." This was
normally followed by howels of laughter.
Craig Dunn CLark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
Remembering a scene at the beginning of the only John Carey movie that I
have ever seen, Ace Ventura Pet Detective, where the package dilivery man
(Carey in disguise) has fun kicking a nice size package into the building,
and then down the hall. The clincher is when he acts as if he kicks a field
goal. THe mutilated box flies through the air. THis is probably not all that
far a stretch from how some of the packages a really handled.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tommy Humphries"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: What? Throwing packages! Packing
> dang it you beat me to this one, I thought of doing this the other day,
but
> didn't write it up... :^)
>
> for the best results use one of your thinner bowls (a second will do) and
> pack it as usual. take it out in the yard and play some soccer with it
till
> the box is demolished, then unpack and see what the pot is like, if it is
> intact your packing is good.
>
> Tommy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Ferguson"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:03 PM
> Subject: What? Throwing packages! Packing
>
>
> > You're all going to love this idea.
> >
> > Pack something and drop it from above waist high. This test will tell
you
> if
> > it is likely to make it. I throw mine. Bubble wrap and peanuts are
your
> > friends.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Tony Ferguson
> > Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku
> > www.aquariusartgallery.com
> >
> > 218-727-6339
> > 315 N. Lake Ave
> > Apt 312
> > Duluth, MN 55806
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "claybair"
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: packing
> >
> >
> > > Hmmm.... this is pretty bad PR for that brown truck company.. perhaps
> one
> > of
> > > us should send this thread to their CEO, CEO sect'y or wife.
> > > I have sent about 12 boxes USPS in the past 2 years. Of course I
double
> > box
> > > except if it is just one small item. I've had only one piece break and
> > that
> > > was my fault.
> > > I have seen them toss the boxes into the bin....... I figure that all
> > boxes
> > > get tossed but didn't quite figure they would be used as step stools
> etc.
> > > My next box will be packed like it were a box filled with eggs about
to
> be
> > > dropped from a roof.
> > > I don't want to have to remake the piece I have to send to PA.
> > >
> > > Gayle Bair.... I thought it was "Drop Ship" not "Drop Kick"
> > > Bainbridge Island, WA
> > > http://claybair.com
> > >
> > >
> > > Behalf Of PurpleLama@AOL.COM
> > >
> > >
> > > Just got back from an Orlando business conference/vacation with family
> and
> > > am
> > > catching up on my mail. I bought two (refurbished) computers in the
last
> > > couple of months - an iMAC for my grandchildren and a Powerbook laptop
> for
> > > myself. I bought them from different sources. Both computers were
> shipped
> > to
> > > me in brown trucks. Both shipping boxes had something in common -
> > footprints
> > > on them. Guess they may have been used when someone couldn't reach a
> > shelf!
> > > You have solved the mystery. Thanks
> > >
> > > Shula
> > > glad to be home in Redondo Beach, CA.
> > >
> > >
> > > << Many many moons ago I used to work for the "brown guys" shipping
> > company.
> > > Let me tell you something.......Fragile means "Throw Harder".....,
Can't
> > > reach that shelf?.....here's a box to stand on. >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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