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Heisenberg/Schroedinger rock boxes Oct 3, 2018 16:13:56 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this

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Post by inbtb on Oct 3, 2018 16:13:56 GMT -5

Oct 3, 2018 13:47:31 GMT -5 rockjunquie said:

Oct 3, 2018 11:50:35 GMT -5 stephan said:

Even weirder. All the tracking numbers from last week say the same thing, even those that have been delivered.

Sounds like someone didn't scan them at the PO.

I talked to my mail lady today and that is same thing she thinks happened. Possibly someone in training.

Les

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Heisenberg/Schroedinger rock boxes Oct 3, 2018 22:36:37 GMT -5 fernwood likes this

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Speaking of... Les, your original box found its way back to me today. Although, I use the term "box" loosely at this point. It looks like it may have been dropped at an artillery range. There are shreds of cardboard held together with a heroic amount of USPS-logo tape, and then over-wrapped with shrink wrap. Moving forward, I'll either have to invest in that infernal packing tape with the cross-hatched threads in it, or stabilize the boxes with Paleobond.

- Stephan

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inbtb Cave Dweller Member since May 2016 Posts: 351	Heisenberg/Schroedinger rock boxes Oct 3, 2018 22:46:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by inbtb on Oct 3, 2018 22:46:37 GMT -5 Stephan, glad to hear you got box back without the insurance hassle. Les

stephan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2015 Posts: 4,559	Heisenberg/Schroedinger rock boxes Oct 4, 2018 0:26:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephan on Oct 4, 2018 0:26:14 GMT -5 Me too. Down to one MIA box. I hope it arrives in better condition than this one.
	- Stephan -------------------------------------------------- "Conversation should be more like ping-pong, and less like archery.” — Alan Alda "The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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Heisenberg/Schroedinger rock boxes Oct 4, 2018 0:56:19 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by NRG on Oct 4, 2018 0:56:19 GMT -5

Oct 4, 2018 0:26:14 GMT -5 stephan said:

Me too. Down to one MIA box. I hope it arrives in better condition than this one.

Small FRB generally don't have the "inferior to the stones" issue. So perhaps it's not mine. My little box should show tomorrow, otherwise we will sort out the tracking info and track the MIA.

My real reason for posting though:

I use two FRB (medium or large) when shipping full rock boxes. The internal box is "surgically" altered so that it fits tight and the outerbox seals well. I remove some side flaps. Also, I seal the top first and the bottom after it's full.

Hope that helps

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Heisenberg/Schroedinger rock boxes Oct 4, 2018 1:13:06 GMT -5

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Post by stephan on Oct 4, 2018 1:13:06 GMT -5

Food for thought. Gotta wonder, though... what happen to those boxes if someone actually fills them to the 70 pound limit. The large boxes I shipped were generally in the 30-something pound range.

Hope it arrives tomorrow. And I hope these tracking numbers were actually entered, unlike what I shipped Saturday. Different PO, so hopefully.

Win spending too much on rocks Member since June 2017 Posts: 337	Heisenberg/Schroedinger rock boxes Oct 4, 2018 7:48:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Win on Oct 4, 2018 7:48:54 GMT -5 Edited! Box arrived, selection looks like fun. I appreciate the identifying some of them, I have no clue what I'm looking at, most of the time.
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