Re: [Killietalk] Shipping fish

["BG Granier" <shinerscoop at bellsouth_net>]

Yeah, but you don't live in Baker, Louisiana where everyone at the Post
Office knows your name!

Geez!

BG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lehmann at jlab_org>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:58 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Shipping fish


>
>    Hi Fellow killinuts.
>
>    Packaged and prepared correctly, nearly all killies
>    will handle shipping within the US via priority
>    mail. I use an exterior cardboard box, unmarked in
>    these times, with a styrofoam box on the inside.
>    The best styro is a preformed one with a molded to
>    fit lid. After the fish are packed inside, tape
>    the styro lid in place, covering the gap around the
>    entire box with packing tape or duct tape to prevent
>    air movement.
>    Tape the cardboard box securely.
>
>    In a historical note: In 1979 I sent a box of killies
>    to Vancouver, British Columbia. It got caught in a
>    Canadian mail strike. When finally delivered after
>    17 days enroute, all of the fish were alive, but very
>    skinny. Prepared well, killies can survive most
>    shipping times, barring exposure to extremes of hot
>    or cold.
>
>               Regards,
>
>                    Monty
>
>     PS: Anybody want some of the old style "Live Fish-
>         Keep Warm" labels/stickers?
>
>
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