Remember that machine I told you about, you know, the one with the aluminum foil? Well it is finished and we are actually in the final stages of preparing the shipment. I don't have much time, but I felt I needed to relay this short story first.
Shipping packages is something we all do, easy right? Put the thing in a box, make sure there is padding, close box, tape box, ship box. Simple. Have you ever tried to ship a machine that weighs half a ton? Me neither.
Bob approached us last week, and came up with the brilliant idea that we, who have no experience, were going to pack AND ship the machine ourselves! Brilliant!
After a few days of straight debating the subject (while doing nothing else, productive) Bob finally, against his better judgement decided that maybe we should just hire a logistics company to pack and ship the machine for us.
The shippers arrived and Bob welcomed them to the manufacturing floor and they began to wrap the machine and prepare it for shipment. Bob, being Bob, stood watch while they packed it, giving them instructions on how to pack the machine. Remember, these guys are professionals, but Bob knows best. I'm sure they were impressed not only by Bob's enthusiasm, but also his supposed knowledge in shipping and packing matters. So just remember, hover over people who know better than you, and tell them how to do their job, they will be impressed.
After 2 hours of driving wonderfully in front of, behind, and next to the moving truck, and almost 4 accidents later (almost surely because of other drivers) we finally arrived, and delivered the machine. After spending almost 8 uneventful hours, we finished and finally headed home.
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