info = <<-eos
Shipper: #{shipper+" on "+stripdate.to_s}
Address: #{address}
City: #{city}
Pieces:#{pieces}
Weight: #{weight}
Going To: #{goingto}
Ready: #{ready}
Close: #{close}
Caller: #{caller}
Telephone No.: #{tele}
eos

puts info.gsub /^$\n/, ''
#why does this code output like this:

Shipper: f
 on 10/22/2012
Address: f
City: f
Pieces:f
Weight: f
Going To: f
Ready: f
Close: f
Caller: f
Telephone No.: f

#I want the first 2 lines on the same line