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Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered: > > > Do you really mean counter to counter, or do you mean Real Air Freight > (like going to the United Air Cargo facility behind Gate Gourmet in > the same strip as FedEx out at IAD)? Real Air Freight (tm) rocks my > world. Going into the terminal to baggage claim and trying to find > someone to help you find your package is annoying. Beware: IMHE, "Real Air Freight" seldom comes with a guarantee that it will travel on a given flight. Some time back, I REALLY REALLY needed a 235# 20HP 480V motor moved CLE->ORD->MIA. I {well, you..} paid United ~2X for "Priority One" and then found out 10 minutes before its departure they'd bumped it off the ORD->MIA plane "because we gotta bunch of mail on that 727.."... [Note the USPS tariff is very profitable to airlines..] I pointed out that this was ALSO a USG shipment, and if it was not at MIA at 1600 that day, United could deliver it to my end point, as at that time I was leaving for South America, with motor, on Eastern. [I was in fact going to get the motor there and install it...] The motor got there on time. (I took it as checked baggage on Eastern; they could not figure out how to charge me so it was the usual $40 flatrate per bag for the international leg....) In conclusion: Air freight may well be best but be sure it's a direct flight, and know what you are paying for..... -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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