On Feb 19, 10:48*pm, Sent data: wrote:
Helpless Steve B:

I want to send a friend a DeWalt 18v. drill. *USPS says no batteries, how
about UPS? *Anyone know? *Their site is full of stuff banned. *This is the
regular drycell nimh battery, attached to the drill.

Steve

On their page

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/index.jsx

it's hard not to find the link to "Safely Packing Lithium Batteries Is
Critical"

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/about/news/service_updates/20091007_...

Lithium is not NiMH, but it is a battery type, and I'm not you, so I
read it. It says

"If you ship packages containing batteries, whether by ground or air, it
is your responsibility to make sure they are packaged correctly and
ensure they comply with all applicable regulations."

Hmmm... *UPS says if you ship packages with batteries, it is your
responsibility to package them correctly. From that, I would guess that
shipping batteries is not prohibited by UPS.

Did you hear about the smokeless cigarette that blew up recently?

I am guesssing a lithium battery.

Cell phones and Ipads have blown up too.

TMT