Transporting Engineering Events

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Never trust public transportation for building events. EVER.
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paleonaps95 wrote:Never trust public transportation for building events. EVER.
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That's what our coach told us. He said it applies especially to the precision events, because damage is very likely to occur. You know, the bump the wrong way that causes a small, almost imperceptible discrepancy in the alignment of the mission possible that causes losing of the event.
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paleonaps95 wrote:That's what our coach told us. He said it applies especially to the precision events, because damage is very likely to occur. You know, the bump the wrong way that causes a small, almost imperceptible discrepancy in the alignment of the mission possible that causes losing of the event.
What does that have to do with Public transport?
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UPS busted our Trajectory base board in half. 1 inch oak. We were able to fix it before comp. We were more lucky than that team from FL who had their device lost.
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That's what I meant. Public transporters can be very unscrupulous.
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starpug wrote:
paleonaps95 wrote:That's what our coach told us. He said it applies especially to the precision events, because damage is very likely to occur. You know, the bump the wrong way that causes a small, almost imperceptible discrepancy in the alignment of the mission possible that causes losing of the event.
What does that have to do with Public transport?
People loading the stuff on the plane aren't likely to be gentle with it.
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Even if you stick tons of "FRAGILE" stickers all over the box, it doesn't help. At the luggage carousel at various airports, I've seen tons of half-flattened/slightly crushed/definitely beat-up boxes with said stickers plastered all over.
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Yeah, I don't trust anyone else to handle my devices. I had my Mission Possible at my feet for the entire trip to Illinois and my Mousetrap Vehicle was in the trunk. If you want things done right, transport them yourself.
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