so I just went to the post office

[stellanoir]

wielding a 6' x 8" x 8" package. I hurled it on the counter and said, "You're gonna love this one." The woman behind the counter said, "Is it a firearm?" I said, "No it's a Christmas tree for my great aunt, but it's totally loaded." Then I inquired, " do people really ship firearms?" She said, "Yeah, usually they're returns or repairs. It happens all the time." Too bizarre really. . .

[fryguy]

1. but you can't ship liquids??

i tried sending a friend a bottle of scotch but was told it couldn't be shipped....so fire-arms are ok, but booze isn't???

[AllegroRondo]

2. thats because alcohol is flammable

firearms are pretty safe to ship (as long as they are unloaded)

but a bottle of Jack could start a fire if it was dropped.

[China_cat]

3. If you need it,

I can send you the url of a place that ships booze.

[CornField]

7. I got in trouble

When a bottle of facial cleanser I was shipping to a friend in Canada broke. What is the deal with liquids?

[stellanoir]

11. yeah the liquid thing makes me wonder

if I'll still be able to order my tinctures from California. . .?

[fiddlestix]

4. Returns or repairs...

Broken guns don't kill people....
Broken people kill people

(and that's my first post here)

[stellanoir]

9. "Rayguns don't kill Zorbonians. . .

Zorbonians kill Zorbonians."

That's from one of my fave Gary Larson cartoons.

[enigami]

5. bizarre

Why do you find this so bizarre?

[stellanoir]

10. that she would assume I was sending

something that was threatening. It was the furthest thing from my mind I assure you.

[KurtNYC]

6. A 6 foot long firearm??

That was her first guess?! What kind of firearm is six feet long? A bazooka?

[benburch]

8. Kentucky Rifle.

And HEAVY, too.