interesting ups tracking message

[herm0016]

03/25/2009 8:09 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY

ROCK SPRINGS,
WY, US 03/25/2009 5:25 P.M. PKG DELAY-ADD'L SECURITY CHECK BY GOV'T OR OTHER AGENCY- BEYOND UPS CONTROL

what the heck... its a watch and some clothing.... very odd that it would say out for delivery this morning, then say this later today...

 

[Newbian]

Maybe they heard it ticking.

 

[Kelvrick]

Could be unrelated to your package. UPS guy was also delivering to somewhere that had a bomb scare or something.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Could be unrelated to your package. UPS guy was also delivering to somewhere that had a bomb scare or something.

prob

 

[herm0016]

it could be the watch too... it is has tritium illumination.

hmm... could be something like that, a problem with the whole truck worth of stuff.

 

[Crono]

I swear, UPS is funny with their messages. Sometimes I think they are bored there and just invent stuff up to mess with people. Next time:

"DELIVERY TRUCK REROUTED TO CANADA DUE TO ALIEN INVASION AND DESTRUCTION OF EAST COAST. DELIVERY RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT BUSINESS DAY."

 

[sygyzy]

I wonder if we could get a list of all UPS messages or if they are all custom typed. I love reading about the various ones.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

Originally posted by: Newbian
Maybe they heard it ticking.

<fight club>
Narrator: Was it ticking?
Airport Security Officer: Actually throwers don't worry about ticking 'cause modern bombs don't tick.
Narrator: Sorry, throwers?
Airport Security Officer: Baggage handlers. But, when a suitcase vibrates, then the throwers gotta call the police.
Narrator: My suitcase was vibrating?
Airport Security Officer: Nine times out of ten it's an electric razor, but every once in a while...
[whispering]
Airport Security Officer: it's a dildo. Of course it's company policy never to, imply ownership in the event of a dildo... always use the indefinite article a dildo, never your dildo.
Narrator: I don't own...
[Officer waves Narrator off]
</fight club>

 

[Minerva]

Originally posted by: herm0016
it could be the watch too... it is has tritium illumination.

hmm... could be something like that, a problem with the whole truck worth of stuff.

Trasers in watches contain extremely low amounts of tritium. (always in the millicurie range)

Even though larger products such as 25 year EXIT signs having 20+ curies per sign they are zero emission devices and go completely undetected in any scanner.

If it's like the airport (TSA thugs) they see it's a watch on the x-ray and want to take a gander to see if it's worth taking for their own! :|

 

[Itchrelief]

It generally is not a good thing when government agents take an interest in your package

 

[HannibalX]

Originally posted by: Crono
I swear, UPS is funny with their messages. Sometimes I think they are bored there and just invent stuff up to mess with people. Next time:

"DELIVERY TRUCK REROUTED TO CANADA DUE TO ALIEN INVASION AND DESTRUCTION OF EAST COAST. DELIVERY RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT BUSINESS DAY."

I LOL'd

 

[herm0016]

Originally posted by: Minerva

Originally posted by: herm0016
it could be the watch too... it is has tritium illumination.

hmm... could be something like that, a problem with the whole truck worth of stuff.

Trasers in watches contain extremely low amounts of tritium. (always in the millicurie range)

Even though larger products such as 25 year EXIT signs having 20+ curies per sign they are zero emission devices and go completely undetected in any scanner.

If it's like the airport (TSA thugs) they see it's a watch on the x-ray and want to take a gander to see if it's worth taking for their own! :|

yea, i know its only a few mC but it was my only guess... plus the alpha rad. would be blocked by the plastic packaging, the glass/metal case of the watch, the cardboard and the 2 pairs of pants and shirt that are also in the package.