9900 CPU was:Re: Rescued Items

[Joe R.]

At 12:31 PM 6/5/05 -0400, you wrote:
>> I think I ended up using a roll and a half of bubblewrap just for the
>> scope.
>
>It's great you used lots of bubblewrap, but that's not enough to cope
>with the abuse UPS puts on packages here in the US.  You'd definitely
>need to at least double-box, and probably need corner protectors and
>some sort of hollow cap to cover knobs and connectors on the front.
>
>Just imagine what would happen to your scope if it was dropped on a
>corner of the face from a height of 6 feet or so.  That's entirely
>typical of the handling I see.

   You're exactly righht about UPS handling. That's just one reason why I
switched to FedEx and no longer use UPS.

  Joe