March Madness - BoB Bombing Mission #12

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Well, good intent and all, work put the screws to getting my bomb away till tommorrow.

It will go, but awfully late.
 
A couple of you lot should kind of monitor the target's posts so we know when the fan turns brown.

I was supposed to send him a sample of some blends so he'll be looking for that.

This is going to be monumental.
 
notice to all pilots, you all might know this already i am often the last one to "know" things.. LOL but my co-pilot (wife) takes my packages to be shipped for me as I work two jobs and depending on what day I can't make it the UPS store, but any how she went to the UPS store to send off the package and they asked her what was in it, and she said Tobacco, and the red flags went up and they couldn't accept the package, said that only their main office in my state which is in New Stanton Pa , about 2 and 1/2 hrs from me, and that they would need to verify that the sender and receiver were both over 18 years of age, so she wisely took that package and went to a different shipping store, still sent it through UPS but through the shipping store called "The Shipping Depot" and they never asked a question.

So our new plan of action if they ever ask again is to call the contents "Hobby Supplies" , which was a tip given to me by a good brother on this board when I may or may not have ;) shipped some toebacky to englund!
 
BigCasino":qqtrdkw8 said:
So our new plan of action if they ever ask again is to call the contents "Hobby Supplies" , which was a tip given to me by a good brother on this board when I may or may not have ;) shipped some toebacky to englund!
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My very first bomb went out labeled "Hobby Suplies" ;) ! I got a tip from my mailman (may I just say I have the best mailman ever)!
 
Uh-oh fellas, I'm getting a little concerned about the competency of my bombardier.

Still listed as being on time on target, but:

Depart USPS Sort Facility
March 28, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
March 27, 2013, 10:03 pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176

Acceptance
March 26, 2013, 5:16 pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
 
Dave_In_Philly":7sf2xvcy said:
Uh-oh fellas, I'm getting a little concerned about the competency of my bombardier.

Still listed as being on time on target, but:

Depart USPS Sort Facility
March 28, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
March 27, 2013, 10:03 pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176

Acceptance
March 26, 2013, 5:16 pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
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No guess given by the system on possible strike time for mine :(
 
Gentlemen, it has come to my attention that there are a fair number of you that have been noting and/or publishing The USPS 'expected delivery dates' of your shipments here.

AhhhHaaHaaHaaaaaa!


Boys...do come along. Surely you're not thinking that has any basis in reality whatsoever?





Sure are lots of guys getting their stuff on the way late this month. Work, family, finances...lots of excu...er, reasons for it. Sure does let us all know the priorities here. Yessireebob. It's your pipe bro's...or your job. Your pipe bro's...or that sick kid. There's just no dedication any more. lol

Guys, etc. consider this. The Squadron is a vehicle. It's a way for all of us to 'do good things' to people we've likely never met. Now, given that the whole purpose of the group is to do good things, we should certainly not expect that the doing would be at the expense of your family or employment, etc. That would be a major contradiction.

So if something comes up that delays your box for a day or two, not a problem. Do follow through ASAP of course. Now, if this happens, like every other month, etc. then we'll just embrace you as the 'idiot brother' or some such icon of familial embarrassment.

Shit happens, as the saying goes. Just try not to stink up the place too much.
 
BigCasino":jqvrf9ym said:
notice to all pilots, you all might know this already i am often the last one to "know" things.. LOL but my co-pilot (wife) takes my packages to be shipped for me as I work two jobs and depending on what day I can't make it the UPS store, but any how she went to the UPS store to send off the package and they asked her what was in it, and she said Tobacco, and the red flags went up and they couldn't accept the package, said that only their main office in my state which is in New Stanton Pa , about 2 and 1/2 hrs from me, and that they would need to verify that the sender and receiver were both over 18 years of age, so she wisely took that package and went to a different shipping store, still sent it through UPS but through the shipping store called "The Shipping Depot" and they never asked a question.

So our new plan of action if they ever ask again is to call the contents "Hobby Supplies" , which was a tip given to me by a good brother on this board when I may or may not have ;) shipped some toebacky to englund!
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If asked, I'd tell them its a gift. I'm never asked.
 
The thing is to be 'less specific'. Do not lie...that's 'Mail Fraud'. Claiming it to be 'old tennis shoes' would be wrong. But there are levels of specificity... and hobby supplies is about right I'd think.

Now...I'm not a Constitutional scholar, but I think you're totally within your rights to tell a postal employee to take a flying leap if challenged as to the contents of a package. You should tell them what it's NOT...you know, explosives, perishable, dead cats, etc.
 
Blackhorse":id8h9cm7 said:
...I'm not a Constitutional scholar, but I think you're totally within your rights to tell a postal employee to take a flying leap if challenged as to the contents of a package. You should tell them what it's NOT...you know, explosives, perishable, dead cats, etc.
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I don't deal much with UPS, but as far as the post office goes, I don't think they're even supposed to ask what the specific contents are. They have a standard litany of "Fragile? Liquid? Potentially hazardous?" but that's about it. Sometimes they switch it up with "Perishable?". Tuesday when I mailed they threw me off with some new ones. "Perfume? Lithium batteries?" I'm starting to suspect the postal clerks are doing their shopping while on the job, determining which packages to "accidentally" tear open. I thought it was a bit odd when the clerk at the next window asked the customer "Fragile? Perishable? Size eleven loafers?".
 
I really like my post office. They provide me with bubble wrap and tape for free. She even helped me wrap up the bbq sauce like a mummy and placed it in thick plastic bag in case it broke, it wouldn't get on my other contents. :cheers: Sucks for you guys with postal workers that go postal. :lol!:
 
It is all potpourri to me. I would gladly throw some toby in a jar and have it smell up the house....regardless of any objections.
 
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