[ARC5] OT: UPS Ground Insanity

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronnie Hull" <w5sum at comcast.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] OT: UPS Ground Insanity


> Applicant:   Is UPS Hiring?
>
> UPS HR Rep: Can  you destroy a titanium anvil in less that 
> 5 minutes?
>
> Applicant:  Sure Can !!
>
> UPS HR Rep:  Your hired.. when can you start?

    I think the problem with Unmitigated Package Smashers 
and FedUp is mainly that items are not packed well.  It is 
not trivial to package something so that it withstands being 
hit with a fork lift or dropped from a truck bed.  Some 
items are just not going to survive but nonetheless one can 
do better than a thin layer of bubble pack or (the worst) 
plastic peanuts.
    Mainly the idea is to keep the item away from the walls 
of the box and to use fairly rigid padding so it can't move 
around a lot.  Heavy stuff really needs to be crated.
    I've had my share of stuff damaged by both of the above 
but none of it was packaged at all well.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com