I have adopted another orphaned kit

[mtdoramike]

Well, this little orphan has found a new home and has been adopted by a nice older gentleman living in Minnisota. I hated to see her go, but knew it was for the best. He will provide for her better than I. I just shined her up and made her more adoptable hahaha.   

[CDW]

Happy ending to a great pictorial story.

[Keith Black]

Good on ya, Mike

[mtdoramike]

You ever hear the old saying, "No Good Deed goes unpunished". Well, it rang true for me today. I took the Nordkap orphan to the shipper this morning to get her sent off to her new owner and the shipping was $150.00. They first told me when I called to get and estimate the shipping would be less than $130.00. But when I arrived at my local shipper, when she plugged in the owners address, she said Fedex was charging a $27.00 surcharge fee due to the package being delivered to a rural address. I was stunned, but I broke out the wallet and dug a little deeper. This was after spending about $60.00 for packing material like 1x2 wood for framing, tape, staples and $40.00 worth of packing peanuts.

 

Now I have had to pay surcharges before by the P&O and UPS for over sized packages or due to the package weight, but this was a first for me. I have been pondering that this one would be my last orphan adoption and if it were, would I stick with my decision this time and I think this kind of sealed the deal for me. I have a couple of builds left like the Calypso and a small tug boat for my grandson, but after that it will be scarce.   

Edited March 7, 2022 by mtdoramike

[BobG]

Build for own pleasure and your loved ones, Mike, or perhaps for your friends or your neighbors and skip the shipping. I think it would also be fair for the buyer to be responsible for all the shipping charges if you need to ship. Whatever you decide, I hope you won't give up what you love to do and do it so well.