Phil Harden
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many years ago, the airlines charged a fee to ship your bike. they didn't charge for golf clubs and skis. so one day i boxed up my bike and took it to the ticket counter. when asked what it was i told them this.
this is an invention. i am going to see a patent attorney. they then asked what it was. and i told them this.
it is a lever acuated, bi-pedial, angular momentum divise. the ticket person said ok, and it was shipped free as one of my pieces of luggage. a little white ly, yes. but i fooled them.
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From: RLO
To: ob-@topica.com
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:39 PM
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] How to fly free with bikes-another option
A few years ago I sent my bike to Tucson, in a hard case, for about $30.00. (My company is a daily preferred shipper with UPS), got rushed when returning and went to a Mail Boxes Etc. and almost got in a fight cause it was $110.00 to ship it back!!!!
Point is, work with friends or someone who is a Preferred Shipper with UPS and can be fairly cheap! -rlo
"Hopkins, Larry" <lhop-@Huntair.com> wrote:
I checked UPS ground to San Diego and it was over $100 one way and 4 days transit time. The $50 airline fee isn't all that bad by comparison.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Silvernail [mailto:dansilv-@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:00 AM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: [OBRA Chat] How to fly free with bikes-another option
A few years ago, I traveled out of town to some races (New Mexico and Minnesota). Instead of letting the airlines shake me down for the $50.00 fee (and risking the MORON baggage handlers drop my bike box out of the plane just for kicks), I sent the bike via UPS. The benefits are that the bike WILL arrive (unlike the airlines, where you're just plain lucky if your baggage arrives), it will probably receive better treatment (although I've heard reports to the contrary), and you can insure it. If the airlines Do you Yahoo!?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>many years ago, the airlines charged a fee to ship
your bike. they didn't charge for golf clubs and skis. so one day i
boxed up my bike and took it to the ticket counter. when asked what it was
i told them this. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this is an invention. i am going to see a
patent attorney. they then asked what it was. and i told them
this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>it is a lever acuated, bi-pedial, angular momentum
divise. the ticket person said ok, and it was shipped free as one of my
pieces of luggage. a little white ly, yes. but i fooled
them.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=-@yahoo.com href="mailto:rlo-@yahoo.com">RLO</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 20, 2004 1:39
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [OBRA Chat] How to fly free
with bikes-another option</DIV>
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<DIV>A few years ago I sent my bike to Tucson, in a hard case, for about
$30.00. (My company is a daily preferred shipper with UPS), got rushed when
returning and went to a Mail Boxes Etc. and almost got in a fight cause it was
$110.00 to ship it back!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Point is, work with friends or someone who is a Preferred Shipper with
UPS and can be fairly cheap! -rlo</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>"Hopkins, Larry" <lhop-@Huntair.com></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I
checked UPS ground to San Diego and it was over $100 one way and 4 days
transit time. The $50 airline fee isn't all that bad by comparison.
<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Dan Silvernail
[mailto:dansilv-@comcast.net]<BR>Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:00
AM<BR>To: ob-@topica.com<BR>Subject: [OBRA Chat] How to fly free with
bikes-another option<BR><BR><BR>A few years ago, I traveled out of town to
some races (New Mexico and Minnesota). Instead of letting the airlines shake
me down for the $50.00 fee (and risking the MORON baggage handlers drop my
bike box out of the plane just for kicks), I sent the bike via UPS. The
benefits are that the bike WILL arrive (unlike the airlines, where you're
just plain lucky if your baggage arrives), it will probably receive better
treatment (although I've heard reports to the contrary), and you can insure
it. If the airlines Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A
href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailtag_us/*http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools?tool=1">Yahoo!
Mail SpamGuard</A> - Read only the mail you
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