USPS Fail

charliec said
I shipped a steering gear via UPS. When the guy asked me what was inside, I told him car parts. Then he went into this long inquisition about if there were any fluids inside, combustible materials, dangerous chemicals, blah, blah, blah. He said that UPS will yank his franchise if he is found to be shipping flammable liquids; something to do with homeland security regulations, blah, blah, blah. I'm no terrorist. Now, I just tell them the box contains books.
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Just as an FYI...those questions are official questions to the point that giving false answers is a federal offense. Those questions are asked not because you might be a terrorist but because there are some things that need special handling so they don't pose a danger to the people who handle them or the transportation units (plane, truck, etc.).