UPS woes

I once sent a then cutting edge SCSI tape drive to a repair facility for a fix via UPS. When the work (costing $600) was done, they sent the drive back to me, packed in a white cardboard box with a very readable label, insured for $600 which is what was owed them. When the UPS guy delivered it, I was still at work, so instead of putting the package somewhere out of the way or delivering it the next day, the package was left in the driveway where it led into the covered portion of the carport. It was snowing that afternoon (UPS delivers at about 1:30 p.m.) and by the time I got home, there were several inches of snow on the driveway and package. A couple of days later, I found the package, tire tracks and all, and the drive was rubbish. I've not shipped even one item with UPS since then. I've always had the impression they really figure they can afford to pay for whatever is insured and to hell with the rest. Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige(a)earthlink.net> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:39 PM Subject: UPS woes