[AMRadio] Tube Shipping Question

[John Coleman]

Label it toxic liquid!
John

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[mailto:amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eddy Swynar
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 9:08 AM
To: Mark K3MSB
Cc: Discussion of AM Radio
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Tube Shipping Question


On 2012-06-01, at 9:29 AM, Mark K3MSB wrote:

> They were shipped by FedEx.  The packers told me that if there was no 
> damage to the box,  and the glass was not broken,  claims will be 
> denied by FedEx as they can't be responsible for something internal like
that.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience on this issue?
> 

Hi Mark,

I'm not surprised in the least...

One time a coupla years ago I was stuck in a traffic jam in downtown
Toronto: it gave me the opportunity to watch, first-hand, a parcel delivery
guy make his "deliveries" to a fine china shop that he was (illegally)
parked in front of. What a revelation THAT was...

The guy was standing on the elevator ramp at the back of a large cube truck,
the elevator being  some 5' above street level: he would pick up each parcel
/ box from inside the truck, hold it just beyond the edge of the ramp, &
then "...bombs away." The packages dropped from that height right to the
pavement.

Now, I know that rules for commercial carriers say something along the lines
that your package must withstand a vertical drop of some 6', or so, but this
sorta action goes way beyond what is necessary, IMHO...and I'll bet your
tubes got the ol' "bombs away" treatment, too.

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

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