Box O’ Crap, Series Seven
11-02-19, 01:01 PM
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Giving s*** away sounds like socialism to me. But count me in when I accumulate enough stuff to participate.
11-02-19, 03:07 PM
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11-02-19, 03:20 PM
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11-02-19, 04:57 PM
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11-02-19, 06:17 PM
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My attempt to reorder my spot to downstream to BOC legend (and ill-advised bomber of Cambodia) nlerner has been properly disregarded by the current crapmaster.
Recent posts in this thread have reminded me that I have not adequately utilized my BA in Psychology. Can the entire list of former Crapmasters be verified? I'm considering a highly controlled, double-blind experiment that is in full compliance with APA standards for human studies.
Recent posts in this thread have reminded me that I have not adequately utilized my BA in Psychology. Can the entire list of former Crapmasters be verified? I'm considering a highly controlled, double-blind experiment that is in full compliance with APA standards for human studies.
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11-02-19, 08:03 PM
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I was never a Crapmaster. If you don't believe me, refer to rule 19.
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11-03-19, 07:56 PM
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Are those double blind studies something our old friend B. F. Skinner would approve of? I am not so sure this is an innate disregard as a learned one. Smiles, MH (also a BA in psych)
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11-05-19, 06:04 PM
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This whole BOC thing got started around the USPS Flat Rate box, so the cost is always around $20, regardless of the weight. The box frequently exceeds 25 pounds. FedEx might get a little pricey if they charge by the pound.
11-05-19, 06:13 PM
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When I shipped the BOC a couple of weeks ago my postmistress told me it would be $78 to ship it normal post, so the only way is the USPS! Smiles, MH
11-05-19, 06:19 PM
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11-05-19, 07:10 PM
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11-05-19, 08:33 PM
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Well as the rules state, it should be the USPS one rate box, which I don't think FedEx would accept and would be more expensive. I would think we should stick to USPS. Do you still want in? (I would suppose if you put a box around the USPS box so the next guy can use it, it would work, but I advise against that as I think it will be cost prohibitive.)
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11-06-19, 09:32 AM
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Well as the rules state, it should be the USPS one rate box, which I don't think FedEx would accept and would be more expensive. I would think we should stick to USPS. Do you still want in? (I would suppose if you put a box around the USPS box so the next guy can use it, it would work, but I advise against that as I think it will be cost prohibitive.)
11-06-19, 11:21 AM
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I use USPS boxes all the time to ship by FedEx, they don't care as long as the travel bill is there's. I have a corporate rate which I'm guessing will cost me less than $10 in the US48. If that works for you, put me on line, worst case I'll send with USPS as plan B. Regardless, it will be in a USPS box so can be reused by the next. On another note, has anyone tried using Bike Flights? I know they switched to UPS and their rates are a bit more now.
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11-06-19, 03:31 PM
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Good call. I know some people have bypassed the USPS all together with a handoff in person.
11-08-19, 07:18 AM
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I was beginning to worry that the B.O.C. had somehow gotten lost - it wasn't there when I checked the mail while bringing kids home from school. But, no - the thud of joy had apparently required a second trip by the USPS, and it was waiting for me on the carport steps.
Here is the tease/reveal -
- and here is the take -
- a modest haul this time, but all useful to my nefarious plans. USAZorro, it goes out later this morning!
Here is the tease/reveal -
- and here is the take -
- a modest haul this time, but all useful to my nefarious plans. USAZorro, it goes out later this morning!
11-08-19, 10:05 AM
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The misprinted BOC sticker may be worth a ton of money some day...
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11-08-19, 12:49 PM
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Wow..... I've let some bad cuts through some prints but I don't think I saw that one at all! You've definitely got yourself a unique decal.
11-08-19, 02:53 PM
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Toe strap buttons! They go on the end of the toe strap to make it just a bit easier to snag when cinching them down on the fly. On fixed-gears, especially, they're awesome.
Of course, if you use a toe strap long enough for it to get a little floppy on the end, they work like a metronome at the bottom of each pedal stroke. The ALE button on the left pedal of my Mercian "ticks" each revolution when the rpms get high enough. I've decided it's a feature, not a bug.
As far as the misprinted decal goes, I thought the whole point of the B.O.C. was to celebrate the misplaced, mis-threaded, misaligned, mismatched and generally misfortunate bits in the workshop, so the decal works perfectly for that!
Of course, if you use a toe strap long enough for it to get a little floppy on the end, they work like a metronome at the bottom of each pedal stroke. The ALE button on the left pedal of my Mercian "ticks" each revolution when the rpms get high enough. I've decided it's a feature, not a bug.
As far as the misprinted decal goes, I thought the whole point of the B.O.C. was to celebrate the misplaced, mis-threaded, misaligned, mismatched and generally misfortunate bits in the workshop, so the decal works perfectly for that!
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11-12-19, 03:30 PM
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Had to rescue the thread from page 3. 
The box landed today. I miss the old metal box from series 6.
Have taken some pictures, but will post all once I decide what stays and what gets added (and then play the Chinese puzzle of repacking it), before sending it on a cruel mission to the Arctic outskirts of Boston.
The box landed today. I miss the old metal box from series 6.
Have taken some pictures, but will post all once I decide what stays and what gets added (and then play the Chinese puzzle of repacking it), before sending it on a cruel mission to the Arctic outskirts of Boston.
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