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Old Dec 31, 2018 | 08:02 PM
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I think my best deleveries have been DHL of all.

I chewed the local Postmaster a new one or two and he
then went on to chew others about not reading all of the
address. Our regular driver is wonderful but the subs blow @.

UPS has screwed up once and almost a second time that
turned out to not be there fault. Shipper changed a digit in
the house number. UPS saved the day on that one and
gave me the house number it was dropped at. Right
across the street. They re nice people over there and I
got my package no problem. So right now FedEx is the
top on the **** list.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2018 | 08:04 PM
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For me UPS driver is great, FedEx not bad, the post office sucks. A few times "out for delivery" showed up a day late.
i dont mind it so much showing up a day or 2 late... but be HONEST!!! about it... dont say its out for delivery all day... then when you stop your deliverys for the day say "pending delivery date to be determined" and then say "it was delivered" when it really wasnt...
 
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Old Dec 31, 2018 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Sparky83
i dont mind it so much showing up a day or 2 late... but be HONEST!!! about it... dont say its out for delivery all day... then when you stop your deliverys for the day say "pending delivery date to be determined" and then say "it was delivered" when it really wasnt...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Dec 31, 2018 | 08:31 PM
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Good joke of the night.

HELL EXPLAINED BY A CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual question given on a University of Arizona chemistry midterm, and an actual answer turned in by a student.

The answer by one student was so 'profound' that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well :

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are
leaving, which is unlikely.. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls
are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today.

Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people
do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in
Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure
in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, 'It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,' and take into account the fact
that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is
that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct...leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a
divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting 'Oh my God.'

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+
 
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Old Dec 31, 2018 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Yahiko
Good joke of the night.

HELL EXPLAINED BY A CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual question given on a University of Arizona chemistry midterm, and an actual answer turned in by a student.

The answer by one student was so 'profound' that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well :

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are
leaving, which is unlikely.. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls
are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today.

Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people
do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in
Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure
in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, 'It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,' and take into account the fact
that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is
that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct...leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a
divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting 'Oh my God.'

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+
ohh that sent me into such a coughing fit while trying to laugh that now my ribs hurt even more than they already were...
 
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Old Dec 31, 2018 | 09:32 PM
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ohh that sent me into such a coughing fit while trying to laugh that now my ribs hurt even more than they already were...
Sorry about that. nest time I will post a lousy one so you don't have to worry.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2018 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Sparky83

but like Sean said.. since your here typing im guessing your ok??

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Yes, and I'd rather take that tumble and be slightly uncomfortable for a few days then what you've gone through.

 
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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by TooManyToys.
Yes, and I'd rather take that tumble and be slightly uncomfortable for a few days then what you've gone through.
id wish it on my worst enemys for a month. Lol
 
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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 03:10 AM
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FedEx bad here too. They tried every day for a week to deliver 2 new batteries for the truck, with me telling them to use google to find the house, and explaining exactly where it is.
At the end of the week I got an email saying the batteries were being returned. Later that day I got a rockauto delivery courtesy of - FedEx...
 
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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 06:34 AM
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USPS has a habit of not telling you where stuff was left. I ordered a door glass for the Benz and they said it was left at the mailbox. My daughter went to look outside and it was leaning against he front door and fell on her when she opened it.

UPS flies up and down our drive with my young kids and dogs outside. I once called to complain because my kids were riding bikes on the drive and they pulled the speed record. He was doing 30! The supervisor apologized. Since then the kids have grown and i have fenced in the back yard.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 08:36 AM
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I guess I must be extremely lucky. We've got two female USPS drivers, one primary, one alternate and they are true delights, both to look at and in their work. If I've got a package and it's raining, they know that if my truck isn't in the driveway, more than likely I'm down at the farm, so they'll stop there (it's on their route) and see if I'm there to take delivery. Prevailing winds blow rain onto my front porch, so anything left there will get wet.
UPS driver has been on this route for years, I consider him a friend and we always chat a bit.
My big dog usually stays inside the fence at the house, but once he was out while I was mowing. FEDEX driver pulled up, saw the dog and fearing that he'd get bitten, pepper sprayed my dog from the interior of his truck. I saw him do it and the argument started. I refused deliver and called his office to raise tee total hell. Haven't seen that driver since. The new driver will actually reach over the fence to pat the dog when he stops by.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 01:27 PM
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i cant remember which shipper it was but i had motherboard years ago for my computer... hadnt said it was delivered yet... (wasnt supposed to be delivered for another couple days since the tracker still showed it 2 states away).. id gone out to get the paper out of the driveway only to STEP ON THE BOX!!!.... it wasnt because i just wasnt watching where i was stepping... and no the big neon green rectangular shaped box wouldnt have been obvious... why didnt i really see it?? they threw it under the door mat... anyone thats bought a motherboard knows the boxes are barely 2" thick.. the door to the house was 4" high off the porch so no i wouldnt have hit it with the door...
 
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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 01:47 PM
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My dad worked for UPS for almost 30 years but spent most of that time in Feeders driving trucks over the road. We got to know several fellow employees throughout the years that worked with him. What's neat is having someone you know deliver your package to you or stop and chat when they are driving by on their route. They aren't supposed to do this but leave funny notes on the label of the package is always neat too. But during that time, I got the worst treatment from UPS too. They lost 2 of my 4 wheels I ordered for my Mustang; wheels that are no longer available. Beau told me they were put on his truck wrong. I'll bet they were still up at the hub. They still didn't make that right.

The second time was an intake I had ported. Shipping back from the porter, it must have fallen off a conveyor belt or something, the box was crinkled on the corner and a corner of the intake broken off.

More recently I had an electric fan shipped and the shroud was broken from it being dropped or something. FedEx and USPS have both been fairly standard as far as deliveries.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2019 | 08:33 PM
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From a few years back, but good.


 
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Old Jan 11, 2019 | 08:41 PM
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