24 May
2006
24 May
'06
10:37 p.m.
On 5/25/06, woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
Kevin Handy wrote:
I've said this here before, but it's in context - I was told by a
friend who worked at UPS that there's a conveyor belt at the central
UPS depot in Columbus that is 3'-4' off the ground and moves at 30 mph
- stuff falls off every day. He said to pack your stuff as if it were
going to be flung from a moving car - because it might.
-ethan
3. Expect the package to be dropped from the roof
of a building,
and pack it accordingly. The more expensive the item. the
taller the building.
I think packages are expected to have a 3 foot drop limit as normal.
PS Watch out for fork-lifts placing nice holes in your package too.