[TenTec] Orion II and other $$$ deliveries

[James Duffer]

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 at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at 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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