No Problems Shipping Bees

outamyway · 04-09-2008, 04:37 PM

I've seen the crickets, but I've never seen bees.....

How'd you like to have that bust open

On a completely unrelated note:

Airport workers, MAKE SURE YOU LOAD THE CANS THE RIGHT WAY!!

dannyboy · 04-09-2008, 04:40 PM

Why not, they dont bother you if you dont throw them off the belt

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looper804 · 04-09-2008, 04:50 PM

Those bee's would definetly be my 1st stop.Would make customer come and get them.

Fnix · 04-09-2008, 05:10 PM

I always get boxes of Queen Bees on Irregs

UPSycho · 04-09-2008, 05:26 PM

I get them every summer here in Texas. Had no problems yet except the guy lives in BFE

BrownSuit · 04-09-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by outamyway

I've seen the crickets, but I've never seen bees.....

Yes, however if something happens in route and the bee dies, it's not insurable. The customer is "supposed" to understand this up front.

IDoLessWorkThanMost · 04-09-2008, 07:14 PM

Wow you have some nice fans there. Here in New England, we are lucky to get an open door.

barnyard · 04-09-2008, 07:46 PM

I deliver bees to a couple of guys. No special handling, just deliver them on trace. Cool packages.

TB

satellitedriver · 04-09-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BrownSuit

Yes, however if something happens in route and the bee dies, it's not insurable. The customer is "supposed" to understand this up front.

Why are the people standing around with their hands in their pockets?

satellitedriver · 04-09-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by UPSycho

I get them every summer here in Texas. Had no problems yet except the guy lives in BFE

I deliver in Texas also, but the bees don't come in boxes.
They just fly into the truck when ever they want to.

outamyway · 04-09-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by satellitedriver

Why are the people standing around with their hands in their pockets?

That's the air dock where we get all of our EAM's. Someone at the airport loaded the can in the trailer backwards and everyone was trying to figure out what to do.

I....took a picture

That had nothing to do with the bees.

rod · 04-10-2008, 12:39 AM

Leave them setting in a feeder over the weekend-- that will take care of them

UpstateNYUPSer · 04-10-2008, 03:05 AM

We have a different but equally weird situation here. We pickup and deliver canisters of bull semen. Don't ask me how they collect it.

IWorkAsDirected · 04-10-2008, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by UpstateNYUPSer

We have a different but equally weird situation here. We pickup and deliver canisters of bull semen. Don't ask me how they collect it.

I see those, uuhhh notice the shape of the container?

Ms Spoken · 04-10-2008, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by UpstateNYUPSer

We have a different but equally weird situation here. We pickup and deliver canisters of bull semen. Don't ask me how they collect it.

My question everytime is "Do you think they washed their hands before getting the canister ready to ship?"

edd_tv · 04-10-2008, 06:59 AM

i always wandered if they were sterile.
i have a farm on my route that gets those cannisters sometimes, had a late air for her one day so i called and she met me on route. said that the "contents" of the mushroom was worth about 10k and she had a heffer "waiting" on it. you cant make this stuff up sometimes..

mattwtrs · 04-10-2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by edd_tv

she had a heffer "waiting" on it. you cant make this stuff up sometimes..

I'm glad to hear that other drivers have heifers too. At least mushroomed shape containers are almost indestructable and not a source of claims. The other heifers in town usually are waiting for their VSC because the bulls will be over that evening. I guess big woman need lovin' too.

04-10-2008, 10:17 AM

what if you're allergic to bees?

Fnix · 04-10-2008, 10:36 AM

I had Bull Semen break open on my one day and it was on my hands. I smelled it and thought it was glue and wiped it on my pants. Then the Haz Mat kid told me what it was.

Average at Best · 04-10-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fnix

I had Bull Semen break open on my one day and it was on my hands. I smelled it and thought it was glue and wiped it on my pants. Then the Haz Mat kid told me what it was.

Yeah, we had some break open on the irreg belt once. Got jammed up and both the outer and inner cannisters came open. Had, uh, what looked like glue all over the belt and on some boxes of classy modular furniture from Pottery Barn. I'd love to let the suburbian housewife know exactly what is crusted on her china hutch's box.

westsideworma · 04-10-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by IDoLessWorkThanMost

Wow you have some nice fans there. Here in New England, we are lucky to get an open door.

hey its getting better, every area but the boxlines in our building has fans. The small sort and slides have fans yet the workers on the boxlines dont....genius.

westsideworma · 04-10-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by IWorkAsDirected

I see those, uuhhh notice the shape of the container?

haha yeah we get those too

Big Babooba · 04-10-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Fnix

I had Bull Semen break open on my one day and it was on my hands. I smelled it and thought it was glue and wiped it on my pants. Then the Haz Mat kid told me what it was.

It usually comes packed in liquid nitrogen. I had a semen dealer on an old route. I went to his house often. He would get his product via Early AM and I would pick up the empties. I once asked him how it was collected to which he answered - very carefully!