[meteorite-list] OT, Please help me, shipping

From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:07 2004
Message-ID: <20030719011708.85029.qmail_at_web12705.mail.yahoo.com>

Insist that they check their scale.

Bring in a weight that has a known value and see what
they say.

Steve Schoner



--- Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
wrote:
> Hello List, can some one help me, I am so
> confused!!!!!!!! I have to send
> a package out, I weighed it on my Ohaus triple beam
> balance scale. I know as
> a fact it is right on. The package weighs 543g's.
> When I convert this it
> comes to 19.1538 oz or 1.19711 lb. When I was in
> school 1 lb was 16 oz. So,
> my amateur calculations tell me that that is 1lb
> 3.1538 oz or rounded of to
> 1lb 3oz. I have checked my scale and re-did the math
> about four times now.
> BUT, when I took it to the post office, they said,
> ok, just over two pounds!
> Am I wrong with my math, I know my scale is correct,
> I checked it. Or is the
> post office's fancy scale messed up?
> Thanks, Tom
> Peregrineflier <><
> The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
>
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Received on Fri 18 Jul 2003 09:17:08 PM PDT