Hmm -- this may make you feel worse. But its amusing story..........
in 1980s, my dad, a real "joker" used to ship just about anything between Chicago & Lauderdale
in the good old days of glorious air travel. Back when you could lift real metal dinner utensils (he did).
Anything he could get cheaper in one town went to the other. He ran a body shop, and a certain truck
in FL needed a front bumper. A metal one ! Back in the day...... 1980.
Dad puts a Ford truck bumper in a cardboard "crate" and pulls up to O'Hare curbside, asks the porter
if he can get this box onto the plane, while flashing a 20 at him. Man says " Sir, step back now,
for $20. I'll put that car on the plane" and proceeds to almost fall over trying to lug it onto a dolley.
Dad says, "if anyone asks, that's a surfboard in that box". Yeah. True.