feral trade Cube-Cola from Cube Microplex Bristol, UK Open source cola, wildcrafted in Bristol UK since 2004, a production process merging domestic and scientific methodology. 1x (LG) 56ml cola concentrate yields approximately 14L Cube-Cola. http://cube-cola.org. ferally traded since: 15/06/06. FER-1301 Rosebery Avenue Bristol, UK to Materials & Applications Los Angeles, USA dispatched 13/01/07 delivered 13/01/07 Cube-Cola shipment FER-1301 REMARKS: cube-cola enters north american market, sample size QTY: 3 units at bottle each FROM: Rosebery Avenue in Bristol, UK TO: Materials & Applications in Los Angeles, USA http://www.emanate.org SENDER: Cube-Cola RECEIVER: jenna didier REQUESTED: to ship between 13/01/07 and 01/04/07 STATUS: delivered Materials & Applications 13/01/07 MAP route map www.feraltrade.org COURIER: kate rich  TOTAL ROUTE:  Rosebery Avenue-Bristol bus station-Bristol airport-Newark Liberty airport-LAX Los Angeles airport--Materials & Applications Cube-Cola Rosebery Avenue to Materials & Applications Courier Report FER-1301 DISPATCHED: 13/01/07 DELIVERED: 13/01/07 kate rich walked Cube to bus station with approx 33 kg luggage, largely grocery products. 8AM bus to Bristol airport, check-in was fraught with systematic dangers, detailed in-queue interrogation by US immigration agent and latest handluggage attack at the check-in desk. current offical panic allows strictly 1 carry-on bag including all laptops yet minus any liquids over 100ml, feral trade's luggage was oriented around safely stowing feral liquid goods in transit (1x swiss absinthe, 1x hertekamp jenever dutch gin, 3x cube cola concentrates). however these 3x lightweight and compact check-in bags rocketed over continental airlines' economy limit (2x checked bags) so the desk agents attempted to charge 50 USD penalty fee for the distribution of basically groceries. after some negotation, desk agents provided a large clear plastic bag, 2 grocery-holding bags were placed inside henceforth making offically 1 bag for check-in at the fragile counter, no fee necessary. after this drama flight was relatively smooth, although taking off through massive isobar concentration of colliding cold and warm fronts that had been sparking 80 mph around southwest uk in preceding days. flew 8hrs to newark 'liberty' airport, where passenger and bags moved smoothly through immigration (friendly with jokes) and US customs (claiming only chocolate carried, no-one checked); no detentions or passenger bag searches witnessed, just speedy throughput. at the carousel feral trade rented smart cart trolley (3 USD on visacard) for 50m walk to transit desk, rechecked bags for onward flight to los angeles. 6 hrs uneventful flying, neighbouring passenger credited the uncanny mildness of newyork weather to El Nino. Landed LA 1830 PST on the coldest night in memory, minus 2 degrees, snow on Sunset. grabbed bags from carousel and dragged them a few metres to the exit door. Pickup-truck pick up courtesy Jenna Didier, drove via airport exit traffic jam to Materials and Applications, silverlake boulevard. 1 of 3 cola concentrates damaged in transit: lid cracked, slight leakage onto cola kit with the consistency of paint, as if a cube-cola favuist selfportrait freight and handling Cube-Cola to Materials & Applications sponsored by          FERALTRADE products passed by hand. The word 'feral' describes a process that is deliberately wild, as in pigeon, as opposed to nature wild (wolf). Feral Trade freight operates largely outside commercial channels, using the surplus potential of social, cultural and data networks for the distribution of goods. contact kate@feraltrade.org