Conference back40::soapbox

    
    
    
       Joe Louis,...Muhammad Ali,...."Sugar Ray" Robinson,.....
       "Sugar Ray" Leonard,.....*they* were 'boxers'!
    
       Ed

    	You need a large quantity of packing popcorn, and a roll of
    	packing tape.

	RE .1

	Being a wiseguy is a must...............%^)

    re: Packing Popcorn.  You are here by bannished to packaging hell. 
    Your punishment is to listen to the hoots of spotted owls and the
    chanting of the Friends of the Earth while watching Logger head Turtles
    choke on plastic bags and dolphins caught in fishing nets.  The only
    good dunnage is no dunnage.
    
    Brian

    everything fits in it....

    	re .4
    
    	Huh?  
    
    	A friend and his wife recently received a gift for Christmas.  It 
    	was a box filled with pop corn.  They received it from a friend 
    	who always gave unusual gifts, so they just chalked it up to that,	
    	and ate the pop corn as they watched TV that night.  They commented
    	to each other that the popcorn sure tasted stale as they were
    	eating it.  Then as they got a bit down into the box, they came
    	across a lead crystal bowl buried in the pop corn.  The pulled
    	it out, and as they did, a note was stuck to the bowl.  It read
    	"Do not eat this pop corn.  It is for packing purposes only."

    .4
    
    > Packing Popcorn.  You are here by bannished to packaging hell.
    
    piffle.  most of the companies i buy mail-order from pack their stuff
    in cornstarch popcorn, not plastic.  throw it in the water closet and
    it dissolves.  or do as i do, and keep it (in a sealed trash bag) for
    shipping other stuff to someone else.

    	There is a place out here that will recycle foam packing 
    	popcorn as well as any other styrofoam.  And you can take foam
    	packing popcorns to almost any pack-n-ship outfit.  They'll 
    	take them off your hands, if not give you credit towards future
    	service.

	Good grief...........What did I start........%^(

    tenacity, vocabulary, educability, and a sense of humor.  
    
    DougO

	RE .10

	Oh well, three out of four ain't bad !!!!

    Joe,  I was being tongue in cheek somewhat but, there are better
    alternatives than loose fill dunnage for all applications like using
    none.  The corn starch material is more expensive and leaves a residue
    that will not completely biodegrade.  The foam peanuts eventually end
    up in a landfill at some time.  The environmentally and economically 
    correct solution is to not use the materials if at all possible.  The
    industrial popcorn is also more expensive than it's foam cousin.  My
    hat is off to you folks that recycle the stuff and handle what you
    receive in a responsible manner.  Using the stuff in the first place
    does not a good boxer (packaging practices) make.  
    
    Bria

	Brian, are you possibly suggesting that all good
boxers eventually end up in land fills ??????

    	Then there was the party I attended where the host asked us all
    	to save the shells from the peanuts he was serving.  He showed 
    	us several garbage bags full of such shells he had already
    	collected.  He used these for his packing needs.

	Having worked for a company that dealt with warehouse
fire safety before joining DEC I can tell you that there are
serious fire hazards associated with peanut shells and popcorn.
Not to mention the problem of rats eating the stuff........





	I can't believe I just said that............%^(

    Is this a new world record for a completely ingermane rathole
    developing? :-)
    
    If it is, I think we just identified the leading good quality
    of a 'boxer...
    
    -b

    Resisting the temptation to open up yet another touchie-feelie
    AIMHI::FRIENDS type note.
    
    Mark.

>> Is this a new world record for a completely ingermane rathole
>>    developing? :-)
    
>>   If it is, I think we just identified the leading good quality
>>    of a 'boxer...
  


	I wish I had thought of that.........Totally radical,

	I love it, my hat of to you -b.........(rolling)

    We need more liberals!

    Um, Brian, does that mean I have the qualities of a good boxer?  I'm
    already a Packaging Engineer.  Does this give me a head start?  
    
    

    You're a damn fine 'boxer Brian. Damn fine. And your packaging has very
    little to do with it.
    
    -b

Each year when I close my swimming pool I fill the skimmer with styrofoam
noodles. The idea is, when water gets in there over the winter and freezes,
it will squash the noodles instead of breaking the PVC housing.

This fall, I took out a box which had been shipped to me, still full of
noodles, and started filling the skimmer. Luckily there was still a little
water in the bottom of the skimmer when I started and could see the
corn starch thingees beginning to dissolve.

I quickly learned how to distinguish between the faux plastic ones and
the real ones. Coulda did some ex$pen$ive damage, otherwise.

    .22
    
    > Coulda did some ex$pen$ive damage
    
    yeah, well, youse guys what can afford a pool and all, oughta be able
    to afford that kinda prollums.

Wull, hell no, Dick - that's the point - after I spent the money on the
pool, there's nuffink left for maintenance.

    re: I'm already a Packaging Engineer.  Does this give me a head start?
    
    you got a pocket protector and a tape gun?

    MADMIKE:
    
    Don't forget a handful of loose screws!

| re: I'm already a Packaging Engineer.  


	I've been called that.... :-)

    
    
    uh.....he didn't say packing engineer, Glen....

    fudge?

    
    
    That was sick......
    

    <- you're right... (blush)

    No pocket protector nor a tape gun but man you should see me bag
    groceries.

| <<< Note 233.28 by GRANPA::MWANNEMACHER "Space for rent" >>>



| uh.....he didn't say packing engineer, Glen....


	<grin>.....  very good one Mike..... but think about what comes in a
package...... it's along those same lines....

    ... how 'bout skin as thick as a rhino's (or at least reactive armor
                                             plates) :-)
    
        Chip

    <--- I like it!  Reactive body armor.  Should be standard issue IMO as
    well as a can of Vaca Caca repellent.
    
    Brian

When discussing politics, blinders the size of Miatas.

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