[Healeys] Denis Welch, the Royal Mail and a mid week Rant

Wed May 27 21:37:59 MDT 2020

I shipped seat frames and parts from California to Geoff in Victoria, B.C. Via Fedex Ground 2 weeks ago. It took 15days instead fo the originally quoted 7 days. The boxes went from California to New Mexico, Oklahoma, Illinois, Maryland, Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington State and finally British Columbia.

Quite a trip! I am curious what states they will visit on the way back!

Bert
     On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 05:59:55 PM PDT, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net> wrote:  

  I'm not stressing over this.  Plenty to do on the car not engine related.  I just sent a large roll of Hardura to Geoff Chrysler to use in an interior kit for my car.  I sent it FedEx yesterday.  I was told it would be there in Victoria, BC the 1st of next month.  This is a 30 pound roll of Hardura 5 feet 5 inches tall.  That is what makes me wonder what is happening with shipments from other countries.Mike MacLean

    On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 5:34:03 PM PDT, E.A. Driver <edriver at sasktel.net> wrote:  

  Hi Mike
 After reading your piece, I'm felt with the impression that you have not purchased a great need abroad in the past five or six years. Shipping to North America is slow even before COVID 19, the usual wait time for an item is three weeks whether it is an engine part or a tool. The number of layers of inspection outgoing and incoming can vary from two to six depending upon the mail service, the transport service and customs. Open your favourite scotch, add several ice cubes to the glass, put your feet up and relax.
 Cheers
 Ed

 On 27/05/2020 5:24 p.m., Larry Varley via Healeys wrote:

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Hi Mike, this is pretty much normal for international freight at the moment weather for private or for business. You have to remember that a lot of freight was going by passenger flights, so no flights, no freight. Then there is the issue of social distancing in workplaces which has slowed down customs clearances. The world as it is….

Cheers

Larry Varley

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael MacLean
 Sent: 28 May 2020 08:09
 To: Healeys
 Subject: [Healeys] Denis Welch, the Royal Mail and a mid week Rant

If some of you remember I was on the list asking about original type and after market type tappets for my BN2 engine build.  I finally decided to buy the modified tappet that Denis Welch sells.  (cost with shipping $110)  These are the same after market types that the usual suspects sell, but Welch machines a flat groove on two sides to aid oil drainage back to the pan.  With shipping by Royal Mail (the cheapest) I bought them on May 5th.  They are still in transit with no scheduled delivery date according to the United States Post Office.  For some odd reason they sat at the airport in the UK for almost a week before departing for the States.  Once here (Miami, FL) they sat there for several more days before entering the USPS system.  I purposely avoided the alternative offered by DW (UPS).  I have been hearing from several sources UPS is having problems and to avoid them.  Maybe I should have sprung for the UPS charges, even though they were substantially more.  Not sure who is at fault here;  me, Welch or the Royal Mail.   Just a note of caution if you are thinking of buying anything from a UK supplier through the Royal Mail.

Mike MacLean

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