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The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: sshire on September 26, 2012, 04:46:21 PM

Title: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: sshire on September 26, 2012, 04:46:21 PM

A month or so back, I ordered a Knurling Tool kit from Hemingway Kits. I was about to contact them to let them know that the parcel must be lost as orders from Arc Eurotrade sem to show up in the USA in a few days.

This morning, a parcel is on the front porch with this label.

(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l604/sshire/AB2F8C46-4E03-4F12-B2DF-388B5820BF32-4981-0000053869E328D3.jpg)

The contents are here.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l604/sshire/69CAD306-0CD2-4BA0-898D-4EB9EF61D4FC-4981-000005384DD07576.jpg)

Not being that familiar with the U.K. definition of goods which are dangerous to ship by air, please let me know which of these pieces of steel is the offending bit so that I can isolate it and perhaps store it out of the shop. Is a Hazmat Suit necessary?

Best
Stan

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: doubleboost on September 26, 2012, 04:48:01 PM

Must be the spring  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
John

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: kwackers on September 26, 2012, 05:00:57 PM

My guess is none of that material is aircraft grade...

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: krv3000 on September 27, 2012, 07:43:12 PM

its the nut on the right its radio active

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: Miner on October 01, 2012, 09:46:28 PM

I've been though more than a few commercial dangerous goods courses. That was an obvious mistake, and probably the package that wasn't supposed to fly did. Postal service incompetence has no bounds, nor does it respect any borders. :bang: Anything I've ever ordered from Hemingway was shipped by air. At least into Canaduh that's what happens.

Pete

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: Pete. on October 02, 2012, 01:03:56 AM

Could be that they just couldn't x-ray it and took the safe option.

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: Chazz on October 04, 2012, 01:35:21 AM

Quote from: kwackers on September 26, 2012, 05:00:57 PM

My guess is none of that material is aircraft grade...

 :thumbup:    :lol:

Chazz

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: John Hill on October 06, 2012, 01:22:07 AM

Is there a magnet among that lot?

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: sshire on October 06, 2012, 08:28:53 AM

No magnets were harmed in the production of this kit.
Stan

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: dsquire on October 06, 2012, 12:20:53 PM

Stan

I wonder if when the package was xrayed, just the way all the parts were laying it would create a 2-D picture that might look more like a device of some sort rather than just random pieces of metal. Just my 2 cents worth.

Cheers :)

Don

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: Fergus OMore on October 06, 2012, 01:38:01 PM

Ah but someone might have thought that this was a Gnurling Tool  :lol:

Let's face it ( there is a hint somewhere), the English language is quite expressive. :bang:


Having said all this, has anyone tried to take an aneroid barometer through airport security? :bow:


Cheers me deers

N

Title: Re: Dangerous Cargo from the U.K.
Post by: sshire on October 06, 2012, 06:04:28 PM

If it were xrayed and looked strange, wouldn't it have been opened.
I guess no more strange  than buying steel bits and bobs in the U.K. and having them shipped to the U.S.
Good thing they didn't open the package. Once they saw the drawings, I would have had a visit from various authorities here.