Becahcomber ALERT - Beyond Tiki

C CaseyJPS Member Palm Springs Joined: May 14, 2003 Posts: 184	C CaseyJPS Posted posted on Mon, Jul 14, 2003 11:28 PM Hey, this is really cool stuff, guys. I've never seen pics like these. I used to work for an ocean import broker and my big account was Montgomery Ward (at that time the 2nd largest importer to Oakland). Every so often a container or two were lost, but usually it was a whole lot at once in some huge storm. Those pics are kind of sobering. I remember "losing" a Dryers container once due to a malfunctioning refrigeration system. I never did learn how in the hell they got rid of the melted contents. It wasn't a big deal until U.S. Customs let it sit for about five days on the Oakland docks. And I still don't get why ice cream (or its' components) were being imported (I was young and didn't ask a lot of questions).

Hey, this is really cool stuff, guys. I've never seen pics like these. I used to work for an ocean import broker and my big account was Montgomery Ward (at that time the 2nd largest importer to Oakland). Every so often a container or two were lost, but usually it was a whole lot at once in some huge storm. Those pics are kind of sobering. I remember "losing" a Dryers container once due to a malfunctioning refrigeration system. I never did learn how in the hell they got rid of the melted contents. It wasn't a big deal until U.S. Customs let it sit for about five days on the Oakland docks. And I still don't get why ice cream (or its' components) were being imported (I was young and didn't ask a lot of questions).

Post #43032 by CaseyJPS on Mon, Jul 14, 2003 11:28 PM