[Milsurplus] shipping batteries

[J. Forster]

Ralph,

At your age, you should know better than to expect rationality or
consistency from governments or large corporations.

Decisions are made in the abstract in some back office by groups of
"managers" after maybe reading consultants' reports and are then vetted by
layers of lawyers.

Nobody you will deal with, other than a CEO, has ANY real decision making
power. There is NO incentive for an underling to say YES, if (s)he can get
away with NO.

The correlary is, if the first person you contact cannot solve the problem
to your satisfaction, go to the CEO. "Escalation" is an utter waste of
your time and effort.

FWIW,
-John

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> I once had occasion to ship a battery from a Golf cart . It was being
> shipped as luggage from Denver Co. I checked three times with the
> airline that it was acceptable and the label on the battery indicated it
> was acceptable for airline shipping under such and such a statute.
>
> Arriving at the airline I was told in no uncertain terms the battery
> could not be shipped and after some discussion, they produced a box
> shaped like a small house that clearly stated the contents as being a
> battery and it contained hazardous material. I was also informed it was
> up to the pilot to accept it.
>
> The battery never arrived. I made a claim for it and it cost the airline
> over $200 to replace the battery yet the battery company stated they had
> received approval to ship them. I guess these regulations fluctuate-
> pretty soon solar panels will be banned if exposed to sunlight.
>
> Ralph
> VE3BBM
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