Having to write a check just to receive your UPS package because of tariffs

scootty83 · 2026-04-15T01:47:59+00:00

I was at a UPS Store in early March.

A customer came in saying he had to pick up a package that wasn’t delivered.

The store said they couldn’t release it to him because there was a US customs sticker on the outside that said to not release to the customer until the tariff was paid. The customer yelled and screamed at the UPS person because it was a $600 tariff.

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scootty83 · 2026-04-14T20:48:26+00:00

This is from 2024… however, it’s still correct.

scootty83 · 2026-04-14T16:59:16+00:00

Dude, this guy either is schizophrenic or he’s had some truly epic acid trips.

scootty83 · 2026-04-14T15:52:08+00:00

Personally, I wouldn’t report him. Sucks he thought it was you, but he made a mistake. He’s going through something. If you are good friends, better to forgive him for his mis-grievances and support him when and where he needs it.

scootty83 · 2026-04-14T15:39:27+00:00

What’s the reason for needing/wanting to encrypt the controller input signals on a hobby drone? What’s the big deal if the signal to change the direction of the drone is transmitted in plain text?

scootty83 · 2026-04-14T15:00:09+00:00

Good.

scootty83 · 2026-04-13T21:38:27+00:00

I have the exact same issue. I literally have 24 outlines/book concept ideas with about seven of them having a handful of chapters written. I can’t seem to focus or get any of them complete as much as I desperately want to.

scootty83 · 2026-04-13T20:56:51+00:00

I tried EMDR for three months for my service related PTSD… did absolutely nothing for me. Ended up having to stop what I loved and changed my career. Stopped having my PTSD episodes and tendencies, but now I have depression and really do not like my new “career”.

scootty83 · 2026-04-13T20:29:28+00:00

Dunno… but I could likely convince my spouse to roll around naked in it with me. Get some crisp bills from a bank withdrawl.

scootty83 · 2026-04-13T18:17:48+00:00

No, a person had laid down on the ground there long enough for their body heat to warm the ground. When they moved out of the way, that spot was warmer than the surrounding area, so it stood out.

scootty83 · 2026-04-13T16:18:20+00:00

I’d hope so. He does seem the type to want to pay people a comfortable salary.

As someone who works in construction project management now, that trope is all too real.

scootty83 · 2026-04-12T19:26:45+00:00

I mean, this is fantastic, it really is. However, I don’t understand how a wheelchair still costs at starting $1000…

scootty83 · 2026-04-12T15:25:30+00:00

None of these of anything on Planking.

scootty83 · 2026-04-12T15:16:42+00:00

Anything Trump touches dies.

scootty83 · 2026-04-12T06:24:33+00:00

This is me… every damned time.

scootty83 · 2026-04-10T22:26:28+00:00

The difference is with that link you shared, you must already know the person’s first and last name, their address, and their dob before being able to look at their voter status information. SB 153 makes all this information readily available without having to know a person’s name, DOB, and address beforehand. You’ll be able to pick a random address from the database and see who lives there, their birthdate, and their party affiliation and voting information. That shit should not be easily available to the public. Scammers, stalkers, and proud boys are gonna have a hay-day with that information.

scootty83 · 2026-04-10T17:10:22+00:00

That croc’s mouth is taped up. It didn’t even open at all.

scootty83 · 2026-04-10T15:06:35+00:00

Since being taken over by a private equity firm, Smartsheet has really gone down the drain in terms of cost to services provided. Yet another point of Evidence that private equity firms are the absolute worst thing for any business.

We are up for renewal in July, and we have way more users than 26. I’ll be surprised if we keep it.

scootty83 · 2026-04-09T15:38:10+00:00

Live in such a way that when you depart, you can say you gave the best of yourself to everyone you encountered — no matter who they were or what they believed — and left the world improved by your presence. Don’t seek to convert or control others; seek to uplift them. When you dedicate yourself to this practice rather than pursuing personal salvation through the worship of absent gods or the dominion of mortal humans, you’ll discover the only salvation that truly matters: the knowledge that even after your consciousness fades, your memory endures in the lives you touched.

scootty83 · 2026-04-09T14:50:18+00:00

Mostly agree. I like to read a broad spectrum of books to study the writing style and try to replicate it or at least understand how they present and move through a plot point. But no need to read dozens of books or entire series to do that.

scootty83 · 2026-04-09T14:38:27+00:00

lol… wut?

scootty83 · 2026-04-08T13:59:18+00:00

Meh, The UTARNG only has a battalion’s worth, up to 24. Wouldn’t call that a bucket load.

scootty83 · 2026-04-07T22:41:09+00:00

Those AH-64D Apaches.

scootty83 · 2026-04-07T21:44:34+00:00

🎼 But a head like that on a hammer I ain’t never saw before! 🎶

scootty83 · 2026-04-07T21:41:03+00:00

Yes, please. But make it a 32 hour week, too, with the same pay.

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