I have heard it all now re parcel sending. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Deathwish
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2015, 07:50:58 pm
content: Friend of mine had a discussion about sending a parcel cheaply. Long and short of it was that he would put it on a train in the luggage rack and then send a message to his friend in crewe to tell him what carriage it was in so his mate could pick it up...... cheeky and cheap, just as well they live on a line that is more or less a straight run with no changes.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2015, 08:15:22 pm
content: With the current security status in the UK this is a really stupid idea and very selfishIf someone is seen leaving a parcel on a train unescorted. Such an occurrence can cause a full security lock down on the train and all the passengers suffer as a result. EOD get involved etc etc. The cost could be horrendous.The police would then trace the parcel either to the sender or recipient (if possible)In short, anyone who does this deserves to have the book thrown at them.Aurora

author: rollatorwieltje
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2015, 08:42:06 pm
content: There used to be a courier service over here where a student would collect your package at a train station and deliver it using public transport to another train station. It was named Ritzen Koeriers, after minister Ritzen, who gave students free public transport

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2015, 09:11:31 pm
content: Quote from: Aurora on July 08, 2015, 08:15:22 pm+1Not just in the UK either but here in Australia that sort of stunt will result in a very rapid response of Police, Hazmat crews, bomb technicians and rescue squads. Yes, it seems innocent but in this day and age, people need to think a little about how something like that could blow out to something very time and resource intensive (not to mention expensive). Then you have your impact on the public transport system. Even a small incident is enough to bring Sydney's infrastructure to a grinding halt.

author: electr_peter
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2015, 09:19:28 pm
content: Cheapest official legal way to send heavy items where I live is via bus service. Bus service provides parcel service as well for relatively low cost. You have to go to bus station to get the items. For small items post service is very cheap (from simple letter to tracking and insurance).

author: Corporate666
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 09, 2015, 06:38:12 am
content: Quote from: Aurora on July 08, 2015, 08:15:22 pm...or governments could just get a grip on reality and not act like paranoid, overbearing busybodies who treat their citizens like children who need to be ruled with an iron fist.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2015, 06:58:09 am
content: Quote from: Aurora on July 08, 2015, 08:15:22 pmnot a problem, put a sticker on it saying "Don't worry, this is not a bomb"

author: Deathwish
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 09, 2015, 07:21:47 am
content: The post office here is pathetic, I once went into the local office and packed a small parcel in front of them at the counter as I had to pay for the box from them, she watched me put the items in the box and then demanded to know what I had put in it, did I have any restricted or prohibited items in it, I had already said nothing prohibited or restricted but they clearly do not understand English in wales. It was just annoying and pointless and being sodding nosey.

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2015, 07:54:47 am
content: The usual response to an unattended package is to blow it up and then check what was in it, you have quite likely seen those robots on the news with a special shot gun used for blowing parcels apart.

author: MikeW
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2015, 08:00:02 am
content: Quote from: Corporate666 on July 09, 2015, 06:38:12 amSo are you saying that if someone is seen leaving a package on public transport and walking away, the authorities should just say "don't worry, it'll probably be fine," and not do anything?

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2015, 10:18:59 am
content: @Corporate666Considering the UK has just remembered the tragic events of 7/7 in London, your comments make you look insensitive and very foolish indeed.Aurora

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 09, 2015, 10:28:37 am
content: Quote from: Corporate666 on July 09, 2015, 06:38:12 amYeah, I'm sorry, that was a really stupid comment to make. In Australia we've been very "lucky" in that we've had so few terrorist events or active armed offender incidents compared to somewhere such as the USA. I guess our citizens have a bit more common sense and our emergency services are well rehearsed, prepared and highly trained. I sleep pretty well at night knowing that.I'm not talking about minor laws or stuff that irritates people, terrorism is actually a real thing and complacency gets people killed.