Re: [TenTec] Orion II and other $$$ deliveries

["James Duffer" <dufferjames@hotmail.com>]

Its pretty simple here at this QTH.  UPS delivers to a pallet mill that is 
on the opposite side of the highway any packages that are addressed to me.  
Fed Ex puts packages in a waterproof bag and hangs them on a fence post at a 
road gate on top of the hill, as they won't drive down a steep hill to 
deliver at the house.  An inconvenient location, well kind of, but no 
neighbors to complain about antennas etc.
73, Jim, wd4air


> From: "Paul - W8KC" <w8kc@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion II and other $$$ deliveries
> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:51:06 -0500
>
> I gotta grin at the UPS stories regarding the Orion II deliveries.
> Especially when you bring up economics.
>
> Now, you fellows that can fork out that kind of coin for a hobby obviously
> don't have many money issues.  Na Na na na na.... DON'T even THINK of
> hitting the reply button.  You don't.  Period.
>
> Still, I don't risk things costing a quarter of your beautiful, new, Orion
> II being sent to my house.  I don't exactly live in the ghetto, but why 
> risk
> the poor delivery guy two more chances to drop it?
>
> Unless you are many miles away from a UPS/FedEx delivery center, you might
> try my approach.  I always have expensive items held for me to pick up in
> person.  Our delivery center is not too far out of my way on the drive 
> home,
> plus I get the thing a whole day earlier in MANY cases, and the same day at
> the worse.  No yellow stickies on the door saying they will try again
> tomorrow.  No running out of time on busy days.  No frantic pacing in the
> driveway.
>
> :-)
>
> 73! =paul= W8KC -- Collector of Ten*Tecs and other fine plastics.
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