“They told me that it was one of the undelivered packages in their office, and asked if I’ve ever had an undelivered package. I said no, but he insisted that it was mine, and said that it was up to me if I want to keep it or not.”
:smack:
I would be interested to know if he has any legal footing to keep it. The US Government itself admits that you can keep unordered stuff under some circumstances.
This happens so often that they include a frickin “If Found, Return To:” card? 
I’m simply gobsmacked that the federal government ships top-secret military hardware via UPS.
**Drone Guy: **“Don’t worry, I’ll get your drone back to you right away.”
Government Guy: “How soon?”
**
Drone Guy:** “Are you the guy talking on the phone in the north office on the top floor? Stand back from the window.”
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Who exactly is being pitted here? Weak pitting. UPS misdelivers something. Yawn.
No that would be something that goes on the drone, in case it outlands.
It was an environment and wildlife monitoring droneowned by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, not some supa sekrit piece of military hardware.
Whole things a mildly amusing non event.
Or, they are intending to kill off terrorist sea life by drone strikes. We wouldn’t want kamikazi sharks to start swimming under boats and exploding, after all.
I think you mean “kamikazi sharks with freakin’ lasers!”
I am eagerly awaiting release of a consumer drone.
I can just imagine being at work, watching drone video on the monitor showing my back yard, calling in a remote strike on the groundhog eating my vegetables.
Scorched earth, baby.
I think you mean “unsuspecting.”
It would be quite surprising to receive a drone through the post, but I’m not sure how to respond to this in the pit, since it’s just weird rather than evil.
Well, now we know why sharks need lasers on their heads - to shoot down drones.
[two-day-late-SW-Pun]
That was not the Drone he was looking for
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No, the guy was definitely not pregnant.
Not with that attitude.
It’s still a little odd that they ship this stuff via UPS.
It would have been really cool if the drone had been misdelivered by a drone.
Only a matter of time, I suppose.
How else would they ship it? FedEx?
In their own vehicles, I expect.
It’s probably a gigantic cost savings to ship via a commercial carrier or USPS rather than send a government employee out in a truck to drive a single box somewhere in-state/out-of-state/cross-country, especially when not dealing with classified tech. Considering most people’s general impression of government spending, that’s a positive thing.