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post Mar 4 2008, 04:01 PM
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A family member is being gifted a pallet, or more, of large lead/acid 12V batteries.

Greyhound doesn't ship hazardous materials.
UPS, FedEx,... will ship for an arm and a leg.

All ideas are greatly appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Mar 4 2008, 04:20 PM
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Find a friend to drive a penske truck for you. Penske does one-way rentals and has very reliable equipment. Bound to be cheaper than UPS (pronounced oops) and more reliable to boot (Ooops has lost too many of my packages lately).

Best of luck!
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post Mar 5 2008, 01:22 PM
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Yep, that is a good suggestion.
I don't know the cost curve yet but I will figure that out today.

=)

Anyone else?


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post Mar 5 2008, 02:04 PM
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You don't need a full size truck, just a van, suv, or minivan. Any rental place has those.
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post Mar 5 2008, 02:16 PM
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maryland to where???
Yellow Freight is cheap.

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post Mar 5 2008, 02:45 PM
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QUOTE(Dr. Roger @ Mar 4 2008, 02:01 PM) *

A family member is being gifted a pallet, or more, of large lead/acid 12V batteries.

Greyhound doesn't ship hazardous materials.
UPS, FedEx,... will ship for an arm and a leg.

All ideas are greatly appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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What!!!!!!? Time for Cap'n Krusty, Defender of the English Language, to step in. "Gifted"? "Gift" is NOT a verb. "Give" is a verb, and "is being given" describes what is happening here (other than the massacre of the language, I mean). Gifted is an adverb generally used to describe a person with unusual gifts, like an idiot savant, a woman with spectacular features, or a football star.

"Gifted", used in this context, sounds like fingernails scraping across a blackboard .....................

You may now go back to our regularly scheduled programming .......... The Cap'n
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post Mar 5 2008, 02:55 PM
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News flash!!!!!!!!!!!! The slaughter of the English language goes on in yet another place. Just after I posted my little language rant, I read an e-mail from Woot, linking me to a FedEx tracking site, where I learned my package has left the "sortation center"! WHAT!? That's not even a word! I feel like the little Dutch kid, holding back the North Sea .......................... The Cap'n
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post Mar 5 2008, 03:29 PM
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I feel your pain, Cap'n
I applaud your comittment to the cause
and from what I see almost daily in Corporate America,
I fear the North Sea may win----

Can't hurt to try though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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post Mar 5 2008, 03:35 PM
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Fedex freight will do it. I have had 2000 pounds of batteries shipped for $500
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post Mar 5 2008, 03:44 PM
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QUOTE(gary gartner @ Mar 5 2008, 04:29 PM) *

I feel your pain, Cap'n
I applaud your comittment to the cause
and from what I see almost daily in Corporate America,
I fear the North Sea may win----

Can't hurt to try though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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I applaud your comittment to the cause.
From what I see almost daily in corporate America, I fear the North Sea may win.

Spelling, punctiation, and grammar are all intertwined.

I suck at this, but I married an english major who is an editor..so she helps me when I have to send out something important.

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post Mar 5 2008, 03:53 PM
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Mar 5 2008, 03:45 PM) *

What!!!!!!? Time for Cap'n Krusty, Defender of the English Language, to step in. "Gifted"? "Gift" is NOT a verb. "Give" is a verb, and "is being given" describes what is happening here (other than the massacre of the language, I mean). Gifted is an adverb generally used to describe a person with unusual gifts, like an idiot savant, a woman with spectacular features, or a football star.

"Gifted", used in this context, sounds like fingernails scraping across a blackboard .....................

You may now go back to our regularly scheduled programming .......... The Cap'n


Err, Krusty one, gifted is a verb (at least so says my American Heritage Dictionary). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

So in this case it should be 'has been gifted.' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Mar 5 2008, 04:23 PM
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"The Free Dictionary"

gift·ed (gftd)
adj.
1. Endowed with great natural ability, intelligence, or talent: a gifted child; a gifted pianist.
2. Revealing special talent: a gifted rendition of the aria.

"Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary"


Main Entry:
gift·ed Listen to the pronunciation of gifted
Pronunciation:
\ˈgif-təd\
Function:
adjective
Date:
1644



1 : having great natural ability : talented <gifted children> 2 : revealing a special gift <gifted voices>
— gift·ed·ly adverb
— gift·ed·ness noun

There IS, I've discovered, an obscure second usage as a transitive verb:

Main entry: 2gift
Function:
transitive verb
Date:
circa 1550

1 : to endow with some power, quality, or attribute 2 : present <generously gifted us with a copy — Saturday Review>
— gift·ee Listen to the pronunciation of giftee \ˌgif-ˈtē\ noun

This confirms that I am, at least in part, wrong. Doesn't make the usage any less awkward and stilted .................. The Cap'n
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post Mar 5 2008, 04:32 PM
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Mar 5 2008, 05:23 PM) *

This confirms that I am, at least in part, wrong. Doesn't make the usage any less awkward and stilted .................. The Cap'n


I totally agree. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 5 2008, 05:29 PM
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an object can be "gifted" to someone. There is also "to gift" and the act of "gifting"

yur wrong Cap'n.
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post Mar 5 2008, 06:20 PM
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Heh aint dis bout shippin batreys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Mar 5 2008, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE(brer @ Mar 5 2008, 03:29 PM) *

an object can be "gifted" to someone. There is also "to gift" and the act of "gifting"

yur wrong Cap'n.


And which dictionary are YOU using ........................ ? The Cap'n
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post Mar 5 2008, 07:35 PM
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The digression is almost comical here. Oh wait, is "digression" a word? Oh, good, it is. Phew!! (Oh wait, is THAT a word? Oh good, it is too!) Damn, better not start passing out beers in THIS garage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Love ya Cap'n.

Any good dictionary has a verb form of gift. Here's an official online reference to "gifted" for you:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=*&q=gifted

tr.v. gift·ed, gift·ing, gifts
1. To present something as a gift to.
2. To endow with.


WOW! Good luck Roger (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Mar 5 2008, 07:43 PM
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Wow, what a way to take over this thread!

Roger, I would try a common carrier, there are lots of trucking company's out there that can ship your stuff. Yellow is a good one, and I would get a quote from them, and (if your cocky enough) ask them for other company's names.. or do a search online.

Good luck!
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post Mar 5 2008, 07:44 PM
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I suppose if you're into Middle English, something's that been out of common usage for, oh, a thousand years or so (give or take a couple of hundred), it's acceptable.

It appears to me it's use as a transitive verb seems most common among people who believe the income tax is illegal as well as other scammers. In fact my ex uses it a lot, and she falls into that general category ......................... The Cap'n
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post Mar 5 2008, 10:28 PM
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Cap'n,
Much love is being sent your way. =)

Others,
Thanks for the lead on Fed Ex Freight and Yellow Freight. We'll check 'em out tomorrow.

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