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[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by BillInGA

Ironically, this is at the post office. I was going to use the mail box, but I figured it would be easier to find a FedEx box in an urban environment.

Something is wrong with this logic.
Easier to find a FedEX box than a Mail box......say what ??? :poke2:

I propose that your original thought was MUCH better; a postal drop box....since there is one in the background of your pic........and those should be present in most all countries, in one form or another.

[BillInGA]

Mail boxes are getting harder and harder to find, at least in my neck of the woods. In fact, the only mail box I could think of off the top of my head was the one at the post office. I just attributed it to Kennesaw being a smaller town outside of the big city. We used to have a mail box in my office park, but the post office removed it about 2 years ago.

In keeping with the goals of a) getting out and riding and b) keeping it fun, I'll accept any postal / delivery drop box.

Now get out there and find something, taggers! :rawk:

[patrick_777]

Here is the current tag...in case nobody wants to scroll back so far.

Originally Posted by BillInGA

New tag: FedEx Box

[burkbuilds]

Old tag, Fed Ex Box,


This one is along Highway 41 in East Ridge Tennessee.

New Tag, Artillery, I'll accept anything 50 Caliber or above, Jeep mounted, gatlin gun, howitzer, tank etc.







These Cannons are from the US Civil War and are currently located on the South end of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee where a lot of very violent action was seen. Missionary Ridge was completely devoid of trees by the end of the battle, Confederate troops went so far as to cut them down and roll the trunks down the side of the ridge onto advancing Union forces.

[alantf]

Just in passing .......... What is a FedEx box? Is it like a mail box where you can leave packages for FedEx to collect & then deliver? If so, how do they make it possible to get different size packages in, without making the slot big enough for anyone to steal the contents of the box, & how do you know how much to pay, & how do you pay (stamps?) If you have to go to somewhere like a post office, why don't you leave the packages there, to be picked up? Most confusing to someone who had never heard of them until they appeared as a tag.

[dannylightning]

Originally Posted by alantf

Just in passing .......... What is a FedEx box? Is it like a mail box where you can leave packages for FedEx to collect & then deliver? If so, how do they make it possible to get different size packages in, without making the slot big enough for anyone to steal the contents of the box, & how do you know how much to pay, & how do you pay (stamps?) If you have to go to somewhere like a post office, why don't you leave the packages there, to be picked up? Most confusing to someone who had never heard of them until they appeared as a tag.

yes sir, it is just like a mail box, you drop you stuff in there, the fedex guy comes around and punches in a code and the box opens electronically, i was a fedex driver, i know the codes the the drop boxes, pretty cool how they work.

the fedex drop box is only for air mail, if you have ground you cant put your packages in there if you do it will take a few days longer cus the ground guy has to come to the air facility and pick up the ground package

if you have a big package you need to take it to the fedex location. some people were crazy enough to just set their packages on the ground next to the box and drive away,

[dannylightning]

i hope the cannon is still down at the park. i might get in on this.

[BillInGA]

Originally Posted by alantf

Just in passing .......... What is a FedEx box? Is it like a mail box where you can leave packages for FedEx to collect & then deliver? If so, how do they make it possible to get different size packages in, without making the slot big enough for anyone to steal the contents of the box, & how do you know how much to pay, & how do you pay (stamps?) If you have to go to somewhere like a post office, why don't you leave the packages there, to be picked up? Most confusing to someone who had never heard of them until they appeared as a tag.

Typically people will use the FedEx box for document sized envelopes, about 10" x 12" (roughly 25cm x 30cm). FedEx customers will have an account set up ahead of time. They will either use a hand-written label with their account number on it or they'll print out a label from their PC using FedEx software or FedEx online. Depending on how your account is set up, they'll charge your credit card or bill you at the end of the month.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by BillInGA

Depending on how your account is set up, they'll charge your credit card or bill you at the end of the month.

Ah, now I understand! The confusion arose because in England/Europe, anything like this is strictly prepay in hard cash. I'd forgotten that America runs on credit cards. :2tup:

[dannylightning]

Originally Posted by alantf

Ah, now I understand! The confusion arose because in England/Europe, anything like this is strictly prepay in hard cash. I'd forgotten that America runs on credit cards. :2tup:

there are also prepaid labels you can get from fedex and stick them on the packages. some people stick things in the drop boxes and dont have any account number or any thing like that on the package, if the courier misses that and processes the hand written air bill some times they get away with a free package lol.