RE: [Killietalk] Breather bags

["Erny May" <emay1 at wi_rr.com>]

Hello Wright,

Thank you for the information; hadn't really considered that most likely
because of the additional weight. Killie nuts seem to be very nickel and
dime oriented; don't have a problem with ordering an extra bottle shiraz
because of weight. Then again I wouldn't consider subjecting a wine to
this
kind of heat, so I won't do it to the fish. stay cool

Erny

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org] On
Behalf Of Wright Huntley
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 9:34 AM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] Breather bags

*"Erny May" <emay1 at wi_rr.com> wrote:*

>Thanks Ken,
>
>I was afraid of that. I guess there will be no shipping while we have
>these temperature extremes. 
>
>Erny
>

If your need is urgent, there is a partial way around hot weather. You 
can use the "Blue-Ice" o/e gelled devices for a little added thermal 
mass in a really *good* styro/cardboard shipper. It runs shipping cost 
up a bit and may not work for a really long trip. Otherwise, one of 
those packs at room temperature or partially chilled in the refrigerator

(not necessarily frozen), and insulated somewhat from the fish bags with

bubble pack, plastic popcorn, etc. can keep the fish from getting
cooked.

It is particularly vital to label the box with big red letters: 
"PERISHABLE." That gets it on the very first flight out, ahead of other 
boxes, and it can call attention to any warning to "keep at room 
temperature, avoid heat or cold." Such warnings are usually not read 
without the PERISHABLE trigger word. It's a post office thing, I think. 
[Bill Ruyle just set a record to Bishop with this trick. Mailed Priority

Sat., in AL, it arrived Tues. AM and probably got to the Bishop PO late 
Mon. night.]

It seems a waste to add weight, when we like the low cost of shipping 
tiny amounts of water in the breather bags. Nevertheless, it may be the 
more economical thing to do in a heat wave.

Wright

PS. I have done the same thing by just adding a big, doubled 
thick-walled bag of water. The gelled products are less likely to leak,
tho.

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