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Old 05-27-2021, 09:45 AM
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Anyone driving from New York Metro-area (preferably Long Island) to The Villages between now and mid-June willing to loan us their back seat for a few boxes? Compensation, of course, provided. Please PM me. Thank you
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My first though is what might be in those boxes and my second would be that most traveling from the north to Florida will have a pretty full vehicle.
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FedEx depending on size of box and weight, starting at $25 for 24 pounds for us
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OP, you might want to look into Amtrak passenger service this will get you to Sanford, about an hour and 15 minutes away, possibly to Wildwood, which is much closer.
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we loved using the auto-train. they're having some kind of Memorial Day sale pkg going on from now until middle of June
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Am I the only one who watches, "How to Catch a Smuggler" ???

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Am I the only one who watches, "How to Catch a Smuggler" ???

Nope, that's why my first thought was "what's in those boxes"
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Nope, that's why my first thought was "what's in those boxes"
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Nope, that's why my first thought was "what's in those boxes"
Somebody is watching too many crime shows on TV. No drug dealer is going to send product in boxes in the back of someone's car without knowing them.

Besides, drugs go from south to north, not the reverse.
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Somebody is watching too many crime shows on TV. No drug dealer is going to send product in boxes in the back of someone's car without knowing them.

Besides, drugs go from south to north, not the reverse.
I didn't see mention of drugs on any of the replies???
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Am I the only one who watches, "How to Catch a Smuggler" ???

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Nope, that's why my first thought was "what's in those boxes"
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I didn't see mention of drugs on any of the replies???
LOL Ok, you didn't mean drugs, maybe a couple boxes of Uzis or radioactive cesium? Obvious your first thought was something illegal and "smuggled"

Enjoy CSI, but smugglers are not going to post this type of inquiry on an internet forum, its ludicrous.
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Enjoy CSI, but smugglers are not going to post this type of inquiry on an internet forum, its ludicrous.
Ever hear that an idea that's so simplistic it's genius

Not saying this is the case

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Somebody is watching too many crime shows on TV. No drug dealer is going to send product in boxes in the back of someone's car without knowing them.

Besides, drugs go from south to north, not the reverse.
No, cash goes from north to south. Nothing like boxes full of 100 dollar bills.
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Anyone driving from New York Metro-area (preferably Long Island) to The Villages between now and mid-June willing to loan us their back seat for a few boxes? Compensation, of course, provided. Please PM me. Thank you
I just use that service called USPS and If I’m not in hurry third class by horseback.
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