My new Treo vs. the PATRIOT act.

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by DanTekGeek, Aug 21, 2004.

  1. DanTekGeek

    DanTekGeek Master Sergeant

    I bought a treo from a friend of mine up in ft collins. ft collins is just far enough away as to make driving there a hassle, so he decided to ship it UPS. he took it to a shipping store, and, being the silly guy he is, adressed the package to "Danher Isyor Treeoh" (dan here is your treo). Now, it should have arrived today, but didnt. He calles me and tells me the packaging place calld him.
    "yes, hello sir, im sorry but apparently the name on the package triggerd something on out watch list and we were forced to open the package. because you were not shipping anything illegal, the package should arrive on monday." so, after blatantly invading my privacy for no reason other than an arabic sounding name, he wouldent even give us satruday delivery.

    ....im moving to canada.
     
  2. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    How lame is that?
     
  3. MrPewty

    MrPewty MajorGeek

    Don't move to Canada.

    The problem up here is, that if they had found a couple of kilos of semtex, detonators, fake passports and an AK-47 with a couple of spare clips, they would have returned the lot with an apology for any distress they might have caused. :rolleyes:
     
  4. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    Word. It's a pain in the butt Dan, but I'm actually happy to see them getting suspicious of suspicious packages. It wasn't just the name, but also shipping it from a generic mailing company where you can be anonymous. Preferred shippers for anything nefarious.
     
  5. Boccemon

    Boccemon First Sergeant

    Of course...I can't help but wonder what would have happened if it was just properly addressed...this new fangled way of writing...I don't understand it. What the devil is a "treo"? Is that a stereo? Is "st" an effort? ;)
     
  6. Fw190

    Fw190 Lt. Anti-Social

    a treo is a hybrid PDA/cellphone.
     
  7. g1lgam3sh

    g1lgam3sh MajorGeek

    It's the MS Works of hardware;)
     
  8. Strogg

    Strogg 5-Star Freakin' Geek

  9. Shadowchaser

    Shadowchaser A Really Great Guy

    Here's the phone I want! Can anyone say Christmas present for Jack??!! I'm willing for a stranger to buy it for me....

    Samsung TV Phone
     
  10. g1lgam3sh

    g1lgam3sh MajorGeek

  11. Strogg

    Strogg 5-Star Freakin' Geek

    oooh. i wonder what OS it uses. I hope it's something nice like symbian.
     
  12. DanTekGeek

    DanTekGeek Master Sergeant

    /me mumbles something about thread hijacking
     
  13. goldfish

    goldfish Lt. Sushi.DC

    Well I'd say that it would be pretty stupid to be just checking out names.

    What terrorist in their right mind would use their real name when posting somthing???
     
  14. Fw190

    Fw190 Lt. Anti-Social

    if you live in a metropolitan area then check out PCS, they have a service that plays tv on phones. www.mobitv.com I think.
     
  15. g1lgam3sh

    g1lgam3sh MajorGeek



    Rush Limbaugh?






    Interesting name Rush....I wonder if it's eponymous:cool:
     
  16. Boccemon

    Boccemon First Sergeant

    Well...I hope they are a happy couple...being hybrids and all....
     
  17. g1lgam3sh

    g1lgam3sh MajorGeek

    Apparently they get on great, as long as they don't talk to each other:)
     

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