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Subject: Re: travel with heavy luggage Posted on: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:03:50 +0000 (UTC)

Rudy wrote:

>
>>>> You might think about sending it ahead via overnight courier (FedEx or
>>>> UPS or equivalent)
>
>>>Have you EVER checked what it might cost to "overnight" a 45+ pound
>>>package ??!!
>>
>> Have you? Ten seconds at fedex.com reveals that it costs about $200
>> to ship a 45lb package from New York to L.A.
>
> And a 10 second search on Orbitz reveals a ticket from JFK to LAX for $
> 149.00 (if thats where the 'docs' were going)
>
> I think the whole idea of his "taking" the papers with him was to avoid
> his being separated from the documents and risking their loss.
> Shipping by courier takes the papers out of his custody & control.

They must be bloody valuable if you don't trust a bonded courier.

--
William Black

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