<div>                <br>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.<br><br>Quite a trip! I am curious what states they will visit on the way back!<br><br>Bert<br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                    On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 05:59:55 PM PDT, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net> wrote:                </div>                <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>                <div><div id="yiv6618226656"><div><div class="yiv6618226656ydp77ead214yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div>        <div dir="ltr">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.</div><div dir="ltr">Mike MacLean<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>                </div><div class="yiv6618226656yahoo_quoted" id="yiv6618226656yahoo_quoted_1552589443">            <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div class="yiv6618226656yqt4805307982" id="yiv6618226656yqt72301"><div>                    On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 5:34:03 PM PDT, E.A. Driver <edriver@sasktel.net> wrote:                </div>                <div><br clear="none"></div>                <div><br clear="none"></div>                <div><div id="yiv6618226656"><div>    Hi Mike<br clear="none">    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.<br clear="none">    Cheers<br clear="none">    Ed<br clear="none">    <br clear="none">    <div class="yiv6618226656yqt6937525210" id="yiv6618226656yqt48186"><div class="yiv6618226656moz-cite-prefix">On 27/05/2020 5:24 p.m., Larry Varley      via Healeys wrote:<br clear="none">    </div>    <blockquote type="cite">      </blockquote></div></div><div class="yiv6618226656yqt6937525210" id="yiv6618226656yqt54189"><style>#yiv6618226656   --  filtered {}#yiv6618226656 filtered {}#yiv6618226656    p.yiv6618226656MsoNormal, #yiv6618226656  li.yiv6618226656MsoNormal, #yiv6618226656  div.yiv6618226656MsoNormal        {margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New;}#yiv6618226656  a:link, #yiv6618226656  span.yiv6618226656MsoHyperlink      {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv6618226656  a:visited, #yiv6618226656  span.yiv6618226656MsoHyperlinkFollowed        {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv6618226656  span.yiv6618226656EmailStyle17 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv6618226656  .yiv6618226656MsoChpDefault     {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv6618226656 filtered {}#yiv6618226656  div.yiv6618226656WordSection1      {}#yiv6618226656 </style><div><div class="yiv6618226656WordSection1">        <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">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….</span></p>         <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Cheers</span></p>         <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Larry            Varley</span></p>         <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">  </span></p>         <div>          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">            <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">                Healeys [<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6618226656moz-txt-link-freetext" ymailto="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On                  Behalf Of </b>Michael MacLean<br clear="none">                <b>Sent:</b> 28 May 2020 08:09<br clear="none">                <b>To:</b> Healeys<br clear="none">                <b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Denis Welch, the Royal Mail                and a mid week Rant</span></p>           </div>        </div>        <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal">  </p>         <div>          <div>            <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal">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.</p>           </div>          <div>            <p class="yiv6618226656MsoNormal">Mike MacLean</p>           </div>        </div>      </div>      <br clear="none">      <fieldset class="yiv6618226656mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>      <pre class="yiv6618226656moz-quote-pre">_______________________________________________Support Team.Net <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6618226656moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a>Suggested annual donation  $12.75Archive: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6618226656moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6618226656moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6618226656moz-txt-link-abbreviated" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6618226656moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6618226656moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/edriver@sasktel.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/edriver@sasktel.net</a></pre>        <br clear="none">  <div id="yiv6618226656DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><hr style="border:none;color:#909090;background-color:#B0B0B0;min-height:1px;width:99%;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="border:none;padding:0px 15px 0px 8px;">                 <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus">                            <img src="https://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png" alt="Avast logo" border="0">                        </a>              </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">                       <p style="color:#3d4d5a;font-size:12pt;">                               This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.                            <br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus">www.avast.com</a>                    </p>              </td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"> </a></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6618226656yqt6937525210" id="yiv6618226656yqt25965">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team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