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    Default Where's TA? a plausible theory

    It's neither rare, nor uncommon for shipping containers to fall off the boat!
    Ask anyone who sails, and they'll tell you how often theyÂ’ve seen containers just floating about alone in the ocean. If TA's container did fall overboard, it would be insured, but the inventory is considered lost even though the containers float. Maritime law says found containers and their contents are property of the bloke who finds it! Unless you happen to find a container washed up on the beach in Figi, there's no way to open it without it sinking straight away. You can't tow them unless your in a freigher tug, and most yachts donÂ’t have room for a load of baby strollers, or plasma TVs so sailors just take pictures and leave them floating behind.

    Even if you somehow knew the container you found at sea contained 300 pachi machines, there's not alot you could do
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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    On the next cruise I take I will take a couple of large hooks......

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    and a nice outboard motor...
    Meanwhile, somewhere in Oklahoma.

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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    Wow, interesting! I've seen them stacked and wondered how they didn't fall off, but I guess they do!
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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    especially if theres a storm
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    FYI - The containers are locked together and to the deck the same as they are on semis and trains , They lock to a double stack on trains , Never saw one fall off a train or semi yet , But then I don't know much , sometimes , thats what the locks on the corners are for and the realy big ones have locks moved in from each end to lock up with the smaller ones , IE there are 4 locks on each container
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    Whoa!!! Speaking of containers and shipping, I borrowed this picture from 7mileslots just to illustrate how amazing it is we ever get a machine that works! Look at the upside down and sideways machines packed in this truck/container load. How's that reel cage doing? No wasted space here!
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    That truck is packed to capacity. Snug as a bug.

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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    I cant comment on trucks, I only have my sailing exposure to share
    Here's a related link:here
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    "This is My Personal Opinion and no others"

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    Smile Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    TA is back, sort of!!!

    read this ad for everything your wanted to know about cleaning and types of balls


    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
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    Actually, I thought that was nicely done. The balls look very nice.
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    Well writen and very informative for the new user.
    How you all see why I bought all the ball & token tumblers to sell to Pachitalk members.

    CLEAN BALL ONLY in our children!
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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    a nice little endorsement for pachitalk in the ad too.

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    very nice of Curt
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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    That pic of the floating containers is sad! Lord (and the insurance company) only knows what was in them, if anything!

    Luckydog,

    Thanks for posting that link, lucky. I decided on the spur of the moment that I NEED my first pachinko from Arby!
    Check my member page here or...

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    We gat him hooked now!
    He will become a ball man (the round token)
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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    Has anyone heard of any new news from T A still no machine listings on ebay? Can anybody update us on curts status.
    Greetings from Nevada!!!!!

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    Default Re: Where's TA? a plausible theory

    TA put up 3 machines today, slotusa has more listed closing sunday.
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