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On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:43:49 -0500, Larry wrote:

Yes. In any engine with loose lube oil inside it, you can only tilt,
carry and store it in certain locations.


They ship 4 stroke Mercs "wet". Mine came in with everything ready to
go but the gasoline. I am not sure how they keep truckers from storing
them any damn way they want.

Label "this way up" ? :-)

ChrisR

"chris" chris at yachtsmen.co.uk wrote:


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On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:43:49 -0500, Larry wrote:

Yes. In any engine with loose lube oil inside it, you can only tilt,
carry and store it in certain locations.


They ship 4 stroke Mercs "wet". Mine came in with everything ready to
go but the gasoline. I am not sure how they keep truckers from storing
them any damn way they want.

Label "this way up" ? :-)

Exactly. And this can be "enforced" by means of cheap sand-based
indicators which can be affixed to the box, from which you can tell
whether the box has been other than the right way up. If it has,
you refuse to accept delivery and the carrier gets sued by the sender.

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On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:43:49 -0500, Larry
wrote:

Yes. In any engine with loose lube oil inside it, you
can only tilt,
carry and store it in certain locations.


They ship 4 stroke Mercs "wet". Mine came in with
everything ready to
go but the gasoline. I am not sure how they keep truckers
from storing
them any damn way they want.

labels.

Mail sorters I know have this game: every day they find the parcel
with the most FRAGILE stickers and play football with it...


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On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:27:10 -0000, "chris" chris at yachtsmen.co.uk
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On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:43:49 -0500, Larry wrote:

Yes. In any engine with loose lube oil inside it, you can only tilt,
carry and store it in certain locations.


They ship 4 stroke Mercs "wet". Mine came in with everything ready to
go but the gasoline. I am not sure how they keep truckers from storing
them any damn way they want.

Label "this way up" ? :-)

ChrisR

Gee I never thought of that. So if I write "fragile" on the box my
mailman won't kick it off the back of the truck?

Inno wrote:
Mail sorters I know have this game: every day they find the parcel
with the most FRAGILE stickers and play football with it...


Too bad some supervisor couldn't catch them, show them the door and give
the jobs to someone who'd appreciate same.

It's called taking pride in your job. Contrary to what you might think about
truckers most of Us take pride in what we do and do it safely and
curtiously. I deliver sensitive electronics and computers for 10 years and
never had a damage claim ever, something I'm proud to be able to boast. And
so You know usually it's the guys in the warehouse that don't give a damn
and throw the stuff on the truck any ole way they can mostly union
employee's, so blame them not the truckers.
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On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:43:49 -0500, Larry wrote:

Yes. In any engine with loose lube oil inside it, you can only tilt,
carry and store it in certain locations.


They ship 4 stroke Mercs "wet". Mine came in with everything ready to
go but the gasoline. I am not sure how they keep truckers from storing
them any damn way they want.

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:46:02 -0500, Scotty wrote:

My Honda 8HP had to be laid down a specific way.

Better than not being able to be laid down at all.

Matt O.

Dave wrote:
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:11:48 GMT, Don White said:


Too bad some supervisor couldn't catch them, show them the door and give
the jobs to someone who'd appreciate same.


What, and have a union boss raise a stink? It's go along and get along in
unionized govmint.


I worked in a union environment ..as a member of various unions for 33
years. That kind of crap wasn't tolerated... especially after the
pendelum swung back over to management in the 80's

Chi Chi wrote:

It's called taking pride in your job. Contrary to what you might think about
truckers most of Us take pride in what we do and do it safely and
curtiously. I deliver sensitive electronics and computers for 10 years and
never had a damage claim ever, something I'm proud to be able to boast. And
so You know usually it's the guys in the warehouse that don't give a damn
and throw the stuff on the truck any ole way they can mostly union
employee's, so blame them not the truckers.

Trouble is, you work in a job where a small minority of people ruin
things for everyone else.

Just think what life must be like for an honest Gipsy.

Andy

Dave wrote:
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:52:04 GMT, Don White said:


I worked in a union environment ..as a member of various unions for 33
years. That kind of crap wasn't tolerated... especially after the
pendelum swung back over to management in the 80's


Ah, but here we're talking govmint workers' unions. (Well, quasi-govmint, I
suppose in the case of the PO.)

Somewhat similar to the 'Crown Corporation' I worked for.