Nothing Special Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Best misguided pkg (to me/us) was a thermoforming die from a shop in Mass., was supposed to be sent to Augusta Ga, it lost it's way, found it in Texas, shipper wanted us to pay for shipping from there to us. I was in a crate about 3'x2'x2' took two strapping men to lift it. Another FWIW story, we ordered a special ground cutting tool about the size of your thumb, came in a shoe box, joked to my foreman about it, he said shipped in an appropriate size pkg would get lost easier than a shoe box. BF Probably not related, but I was once in a wedding in Maine. The matron of honor had flown there from Seattle via Atlanta, Denver and Chicago (in that order). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Probably not related, but I was once in a wedding in Maine. The matron of honor had flown there from Seattle via Atlanta, Denver and Chicago (in that order). I got a note from my junkyard the other day that a 1983 F-100 showed up on the lot...I'm off to check it out. Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Probably not related, but I was once in a wedding in Maine. The matron of honor had flown there from Seattle via Atlanta, Denver and Chicago (in that order). There are "lost city" travelers, but wow, how much is all that wasted time and transfers worth? The additional fuel cost alone of that itinerary has to be more than a (fairly) direct ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I got a note from my junkyard the other day that a 1983 F-100 showed up on the lot...I'm off to check it out. Wish me luck! Good Luck Matthew! Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 There are "lost city" travelers, but wow, how much is all that wasted time and transfers worth? The additional fuel cost alone of that itinerary has to be more than a (fairly) direct ticket. The planes were flying those routes whether she was on them or not, so it's not really a significant extra fuel cost. But it sure doesn't make sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I got a note from my junkyard the other day that a 1983 F-100 showed up on the lot...I'm off to check it out. Wish me luck! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 There are "lost city" travelers, but wow, how much is all that wasted time and transfers worth? The additional fuel cost alone of that itinerary has to be more than a (fairly) direct ticket. The planes were flying those routes whether she was on them or not, so it's not really a significant extra fuel cost. But it sure doesn't make sense! When was the last time you were on a flight that wasn't overbooked? If she had a chance to fly direct to NY or Boston and took a hopper, someone else would have had a seat on each one of those extra legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 When was the last time you were on a flight that wasn't overbooked? If she had a chance to fly direct to NY or Boston and took a hopper, someone else would have had a seat on each one of those extra legs. It stopped raining first time in a week today and the truck being dirty I washed it and the wife's car being I had everything out already. Later I want to remove and plug the vacuum line off the top of the PCV that pulls vapors from the charcoal cans under the battery and the carb bowl vent. I think, I hope, it will make my MPG go up a little as it is always pulling vapors when the motor is running. I will run it this way for 2 or 3 fill ups to see what I get. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Good Luck Matthew! Happy hunting! Jim, I learned a long time ago, airlines have hubs, and will route you through their hub no matter how assinine it looks on paper. Only places it seems you can get nice straight through flights are from major centers (like NYC) or areas with a high military presence. I could get a flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago/O'hare and then to San Diego, coming back about the same route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Jim, I learned a long time ago, airlines have hubs, and will route you through their hub no matter how assinine it looks on paper. Only places it seems you can get nice straight through flights are from major centers (like NYC) or areas with a high military presence. I could get a flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago/O'hare and then to San Diego, coming back about the same route. Which is why "Lost City" It's far cheaper to book a flight through a hub than to book a flight to a hub. Like taking Delta to Hartsfield. It's great to jump ship (deplane) in Atlanta and not continue on to Dallas if your layover flight is half the cost of flying into that city (Atlanta) But airlines frown upon this so much that you may find yourself blacklisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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