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Posted by Gerry Binczik on November 19, 2001 at 16:19:02:

I just learned that Northwest Airlines wants more than twice as much money to transport my dog from FL to MN at Christmas time as they do to transport me! It's not only outrageous, it's insulting to my intelligence - I WON'T give them either the business OR the satisfaction. So now I am suddenly seriously considering driving from Gainesville, FL to Minneapolis, MN and back about a week later, just so I can enjoy the Christmas holiday in between with my family.

Have you been just sitting on a herp, wishing you could safely ship it across the country? Or have you been waiting for a herp to similarly be shipped safely to you? If I can reasonably help - that is, if I wouldn't have to go too far out of my way for pick-up or delivery - I would be happy to! Get out your road atlas and see whether I might be the solution to your shipping needs. Some ground rules:

1) I'm not willing to transport anything illegal, so don't ask - and don't assume I'm too ignorant to figure it out. Believe me, break this rule and I'd turn you in to the authorities in a heartbeat and feel good about it besides!

2) I'm not looking to make a profit, but would charge a small fee to defray expenses for my trip (I haven't yet figured out what that fee will be). Cash only will be accepted at the time of pick-up.

3) Your herp will ride in climate-controlled comfort inside my station wagon along with me, my wife and dog, and whatever other herps sign on for the ride; that means I neither require nor can I accomodate a lot of unnecessary packaging. (We can talk about this further when we discuss pick-up and delivery.) It will also stay inside our hotel room overnight if with us that long.

4) I'm already unhappy about the prospect of spending so much of my limited vacation time on the road. So if you or the person on the other end of your shipment are at all unreliable about meeting someone at a specified time and place, don't count on me to wait, because I WON'T. Not for 10 minutes, and not even for bad weather. Plan to be there well ahead of time to be safe. I'm a very punctual guy, but it is possible I might be unavoidedly delayed myself by weather, in which case I would try to give as much notice as possible to that effect. Unfortunately, I don't have a cell phone so you wouldn't be able to reach me with any changes after I've hit the road.

That's it! Sorry to be such a hard case, but I honestly don't see any other way for it to work from my perspective. Contact me privately by e-mail if you're interested, and I'll get back to you pretty quick with an answer, times/dates and fee. We should make our decision about whether we're going to make this drive - and what path we're going to take - sometime this week, so don't delay.

I don't know if this shipping technique will be all that helpful, but I thought I'd at least offer it and see (I'll let you know what kind of response I get to this post). It occurs to me that other holiday travelers could be similarly useful to the herping community. How about it, folks?

Gerry

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: I just learned that Northwest Airlines wants more than twice as much money to transport my dog from FL to MN at Christmas time as they do to transport me! It's not only outrageous, it's insulting to my intelligence - I WON'T give them either the business OR the satisfaction. So now I am suddenly seriously considering driving from Gainesville, FL to Minneapolis, MN and back about a week later, just so I can enjoy the Christmas holiday in between with my family. : Have you been just sitting on a herp, wishing you could safely ship it across the country? Or have you been waiting for a herp to similarly be shipped safely to you? If I can reasonably help - that is, if I wouldn't have to go too far out of my way for pick-up or delivery - I would be happy to! Get out your road atlas and see whether I might be the solution to your shipping needs. Some ground rules: : 1) I'm not willing to transport anything illegal, so don't ask - and don't assume I'm too ignorant to figure it out. Believe me, break this rule and I'd turn you in to the authorities in a heartbeat and feel good about it besides! : 2) I'm not looking to make a profit, but would charge a small fee to defray expenses for my trip (I haven't yet figured out what that fee will be). Cash only will be accepted at the time of pick-up. : 3) Your herp will ride in climate-controlled comfort inside my station wagon along with me, my wife and dog, and whatever other herps sign on for the ride; that means I neither require nor can I accomodate a lot of unnecessary packaging. (We can talk about this further when we discuss pick-up and delivery.) It will also stay inside our hotel room overnight if with us that long. : 4) I'm already unhappy about the prospect of spending so much of my limited vacation time on the road. So if you or the person on the other end of your shipment are at all unreliable about meeting someone at a specified time and place, don't count on me to wait, because I WON'T. Not for 10 minutes, and not even for bad weather. Plan to be there well ahead of time to be safe. I'm a very punctual guy, but it is possible I might be unavoidedly delayed myself by weather, in which case I would try to give as much notice as possible to that effect. Unfortunately, I don't have a cell phone so you wouldn't be able to reach me with any changes after I've hit the road. : That's it! Sorry to be such a hard case, but I honestly don't see any other way for it to work from my perspective. Contact me privately by e-mail if you're interested, and I'll get back to you pretty quick with an answer, times/dates and fee. We should make our decision about whether we're going to make this drive - and what path we're going to take - sometime this week, so don't delay. : I don't know if this shipping technique will be all that helpful, but I thought I'd at least offer it and see (I'll let you know what kind of response I get to this post). It occurs to me that other holiday travelers could be similarly useful to the herping community. How about it, folks? : Gerry

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