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Those are some ridiculous hauls right there.
 
The eagle has landed! Thanks, Lolo!!!

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Getting ready to drop this off at FedEx ...

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I'm calling this shipment MOAB - 33 pounds/almost 300 ounces). If that fire is still going next week, this just might snuff it out when it blows up your porch LoloMT! :rockin:

(That is a bomber next to the box ... Just for comparison)
 
mcbaumannerb said:
Getting ready to drop this off at FedEx ...

I'm calling this shipment MOAB - 33 pounds/almost 300 ounces). If that fire is still going next week, this just might snuff it out when it blows up your porch LoloMT! :rockin:

(That is a bomber next to the box ... Just for comparison)
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I'm thinking fragile = toss me around :)
 
NIZZLE said:
I'm thinking fragile = toss me around :)
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More than likely. UPS/FedEx workers have no incentive to treat those boxes nicely. They can easily blame it on movement in the truck or busted up before it was shipped.

A month or so ago, I shipped a package for a HBT talk member via UPS and dropped it off at the UPS store. I marked it fragile on every side of the box (4). The UPS guy himself told me that the more I write fragile, the more agitated the workers at the warehouses get. Why the f00k would a UPS employee tell me that? F00king reject.
 
Haha...i was dropping off a package at ups a couple weeks ago right when the driver was picking up. The guy says to the driver "Heres one marked Fragile, so you can toss this one around first". ******
 
I'm suddenly a Montana Griz fan! F YEAH
 
skeezerpleezer said:
Check the last page. I may have a decent beer or 2 left to trade....
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I wanted to see what Mikey sent to you, I saw what you sent him and mindblown, like, infinity times infinity mind blown. I don't even know if I will get that much good beer on my entire CO trip, and its a week long beercation haha.
 
I wanna see that pic too. I'm curious if it was a good hit. I sent some good stuff, but would like others' opinions.

I know some stuff but forgot most if what i sent
 
hey guys quick questions. what is a good AG pumpkin ale kit since its that time of the year to brew these
 
finsfan said:
hey guys quick questions. what is a good AG pumpkin ale kit since its that time of the year to brew these
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Stop trolling the Trade Pictures' thread. :D:rockin:

I brewed AHS' kit and kind of veered off of the original instructions/recipe. Made my own joint using real pumpkin and other spices.
 
haha i will troll the schit out of my thread, i was thinking smashing pumpkin from NB with real pumpkin but wasnt sure if that was the best one out there, howd it turn out remmy?
 
finsfan said:
haha i will troll the schit out of my thread, i was thinking smashing pumpkin from NB with real pumpkin but wasnt sure if that was the best one out there, howd it turn out remmy?
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Good luck receiving your supplies in a timely manner. :drunk::rockin:

Great trades going on. I just tracked a package I shipped and it appears to have arrived near Chicago. :rockin::rockin::rockin:
 
Yeah those are both super sexy boxes that beat my entire cellar. You did great Mike, neither of you lost, you both won big.

I am trying to find a way to get to Avery on Sunday for the Thensaurum release, but its 30 miles from where I'll be, and I will have already gone to 2 breweries that day. It's a brewery only release though, I must go somehow...
 
Indytruks138 said:
Yeah those are both super sexy boxes that beat my entire cellar. You did great Mike, neither of you lost, you both won big.

I am trying to find a way to get to Avery on Sunday for the Thensaurum release, but its 30 miles from where I'll be, and I will have already gone to 2 breweries that day. It's a brewery only release though, I must go somehow...
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Do or do not. There is no try! :D
 
finsfan said:
haha i will troll the schit out of my thread, i was thinking smashing pumpkin from NB with real pumpkin but wasnt sure if that was the best one out there, howd it turn out remmy?
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Shut yer jackolantern hole! No one likes pumpkin beers.
 
finsfan said:
haha i will troll the schit out of my thread, i was thinking smashing pumpkin from NB with real pumpkin but wasnt sure if that was the best one out there, howd it turn out remmy?
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Turned out surprisingly well. I can't wait 'til it's carbed!
 
I used to work as a loader at ups. I can tell you no matter how many times you write fragile on a box, the loader won't even see it. We were focused on one thing only: the shipping label. You have to ensure your box is in the right trailer, scan it, and stack it in a matter of a few seconds. Unfortunately, if your box ended up in the wrong trailer, it gets tossed out the front. Supervisors will intentionally put a wrong package in a trailer to see if it gets caught by the loader.

Im proud to say that I never had one misload. But the most important thing I've learned is: bubblewrap the holy ****load out of your package, but make sure the sides are rigid. I always put layers of Styrofoam and cardboard to strengthen the sides. The most important thing is to make it load-bearing, because your package will probably end up with eight feet of other packages stacked on top.
 
I always figured marking it 'fragile' was somewhere between a waste of effort and asking for trouble.
 
Cathedral said:
I used to work as a loader at ups. I can tell you no matter how many times you write fragile on a box, the loader won't even see it. We were focused on one thing only: the shipping label. You have to ensure your box is in the right trailer, scan it, and stack it in a matter of a few seconds. Unfortunately, if your box ended up in the wrong trailer, it gets tossed out the front. Supervisors will intentionally put a wrong package in a trailer to see if it gets caught by the loader.

Im proud to say that I never had one misload. But the most important thing I've learned is: bubblewrap the holy ****load out of your package, but make sure the sides are rigid. I always put layers of Styrofoam and cardboard to strengthen the sides. The most important thing is to make it load-bearing, because your package will probably end up with eight feet of other packages stacked on top.
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I used to work for ups as well while in college in the early 2000s.. Fragile on a package didn't mean a thing to us loaders at the time... We were focused on accuracy and getting awards for the "wall of the week". Which I took home many times with my tetris-like package walls.

But like Cathedral said... Building a load bearing box is key.. I usually double box or reinforced the side with extra cardboard, etc.
 
InityBrew said:
I used to work for ups as well while in college in the early 2000s.. Fragile on a package didn't mean a thing to us loaders at the time... We were focused on getting awards for the "wall of the week". Which I took home many times with my tetris-like package walls.

But like Cathedral said... Building a load bearing box is key.. I usually double box or reinforced the side with extra cardboard, etc.
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I used to always yell out, "check out my video wall!" because of that stupid training video where the guy would pick up a package, contemplate it, and then fit it in this perfect nook like he had designed the wall just for it. Yeah fookin right. Try manning a trailer that does 2400 plus an hour to detroit. If it wasn't for my partner helping me load, I'd have shot that damn sup.
 
Cathedral said:
The most important thing is to make it load-bearing, because your package will probably end up with eight feet of other packages stacked on top.
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InityBrew said:
We were focused on accuracy and getting awards for the "wall of the week". Which I took home many times with my tetris-like package walls.

But like Cathedral said... Building a load bearing box is key.. I usually double box or reinforced the side with extra cardboard, etc.
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Thanks guys. May be the most important packaging advice I've heard. I'll think twice about reusing some of the boxes I get in trades.
 

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