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

[Peter Dzwig]

Michael,

I really doubt that the issue is down to you, Welch or the Royal Mail.

Speaking from this side of The Pond, I guess the reason(s) that your
package sat on the tarmac are a mixture of Customs and the sheer lack of
flights out of the UK (The RM's aircraft only operate within UK
airspace, I understand). As you know airlines have grounded much of
their fleets on economic and health grounds and even cargo flights are
limited.

Once it got to the US...well there's US customs and then the USPO, which
is notorious even over here! :-)

Under the present circumstance I doubt that you would have done better
with UPS.

Peter

On 27/05/2020 23:08, Michael MacLean wrote:
> 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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Dr. Peter Dzwig