[Elecraft] YEEE HAA!

2013-06-13 Thread Bill Blomgren (kk4qdz)
The UPS tracker changed about an hour ago.. rebel yell  YEEE HAAA!  /rebel yell The shipment arrived about 120 miles east of me today... It will make it to the RDU area tonight.. and be out for delivery tomorrow. Makes me wonder if UPS shipped it cross country on truck, or if it went by

Re: [Elecraft] YEEE HAA!

2013-06-13 Thread KE7HGE
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Blomgren (kk4qdz) Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:32 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] YEEE HAA! The UPS tracker changed about an hour ago.. rebel yell  YEEE HAAA!  /rebel yell The shipment arrived about 120 miles east of me today

Re: [Elecraft] YEEE HAA!

2013-06-13 Thread Grant Youngman
) Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:32 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] YEEE HAA! The UPS tracker changed about an hour ago.. rebel yell YEEE HAAA! /rebel yell The shipment arrived about 120 miles east of me today... It will make it to the RDU area tonight.. and be out

Re: [Elecraft] YEEE HAA!

2013-06-13 Thread Lewis Phelps
As a former railroad company officer, I can tell you that UPS uses the nation's rail system very heavily for piggyback (trailer on flat car, or TOFC) shipments that are longer than one or two day's run in a truck. The break-even distance (rail and truck costs equal) varies depending on fuel

Re: [Elecraft] YEEE HAA!

2013-06-13 Thread Tom H Childers
The JB Hunt company is also a major user of rail to move freight. I've often seen a mile of them on the rails. I'd like to see more use of rail transportation by rail to cut down on the number of overloaded 18 wheelers tearing up our roads. Here in TX they have passed legislation allowing