Do I tell a seller he is a fool - or 'I am glad my local Post Office knows me!)

[haris]

If I wasn't clear enough in my original post and ignited a shitstorm, I apologize. Hazmat teams don't get sent to people's houses to roust them. If we know people who might have information about the contents of an incident we would contact them and ask for their help in determining the contents to help us solve the problem as efficiently as possible. But not to harrass them.

My apologize.

 

[mark]

Hazmat teams are nice folks, a bit on the serious side at first, but I figure they have to be. I got to talk to some when a Package I ordered from a hydroponics store busted after it was dropped by the postal guys. I got a call at work and was asked to come to the post office to "answer a few questions" about a package, since it was addressed to me at the school. A few of the guys went to my classroom to see my garden set up, after I told them about it. They thought it was cool.

 

[Joe VanCleave]

If it were shipped in the US, an MSDS or other statement as to chemical contents would need to be attached to the package, or easily accessible by emergency responders (at least, that's the DOT's requirements...)

Of course, being somewhat familiar with MSDS's, most are written so as to describe how to respond when 55 gallons are spilled, or a person is sheep-dipped in the stuff, not merely how to respond for small spills, so the respond is likely to be over-kill, until they know what they're dealing with.

As for the comments regarding the 'heightened security environment', I understand that Cuban cigars are great, but hard to stay lit while being water-boarded.

 

[nc5p]

It's not the hazmat response that is in question but the law enforcement response. They have been evacuating walmarts around here because somebody left an empty shoebox or bag out in the parking lot. They shut down major streets at rush hour and lockdown nearby schools for these "tv dramas" to unfold with news helicopters circling overhead. The whole thing is rediculous. There's just to many "heros" out there with cell phones programmed to dial 911!

 

[kb244]

It's not the hazmat response that is in question but the law enforcement response. They have been evacuating walmarts around here because somebody left an empty shoebox or bag out in the parking lot. They shut down major streets at rush hour and lockdown nearby schools for these "tv dramas" to unfold with news helicopters circling overhead. The whole thing is rediculous. There's just to many "heros" out there with cell phones programmed to dial 911!

.... I think I need to leave one of the shoe boxes in the dressing rooms now *Attention K-Mart Shoppers... We're F*@!...