Just so you know - Mail Strike

odonnell

Lads, just for anyone waiting on deliveries from UK based sites - theres a series of general mail strikes in progress.

"The planned 24-hour stoppages will affect different Royal Mail units from August 9 to 17" - reuters

Lemming

odonnell wrote:

Lads, just for anyone waiting on deliveries from UK based sites - theres a series of general mail strikes in progress.

"The planned 24-hour stoppages will affect different Royal Mail units from August 9 to 17" - reuters

Hmmmm ... mail from Canada doesn't get shunted through the Uk en-route to Ireland does it? Maybe a hangover from former colonial days?

odonnell

Lemming wrote:

Hmmmm ... mail from Canada doesn't get shunted through the Uk en-route to Ireland does it? Maybe a hangover from former colonial days?

dunno mate... interesting question though

gandalf

Lemming wrote:

Hmmmm ... mail from Canada doesn't get shunted through the Uk en-route to Ireland does it? Maybe a hangover from former colonial days?

So whats coming from Canada then???

odonnell

gandalf wrote:

So whats coming from Canada then???

you only want to know so YOU can buy one

ED E

Well the Propane adaptors come from canada:)

gandalf

odonnell wrote:

you only want to know so YOU can buy one

LOL I've been a good boy, no purchases in over 2 weeks!!! And definately not buying if its his big purchase, but I think its more of a broadcast buy from Mr Lemming if I am right

Mark_Sc

Yea I have a propane adaptor comming from Canada and a vest from the US... hopfully they wont be effected

TheViking

odonnell wrote:

Lads, just for anyone waiting on deliveries from UK based sites - theres a series of general mail strikes in progress.

"The planned 24-hour stoppages will affect different Royal Mail units from August 9 to 17" - reuters

Thanks for the heads up bro

bullets

odonnell wrote:

Lads, just for anyone waiting on deliveries from UK based sites - theres a series of general mail strikes in progress.

"The planned 24-hour stoppages will affect different Royal Mail units from August 9 to 17" - reuters

They have been going on since the 25th July. ( they had sparodic ones before that)
I had 3 packages sent since before the strikes. 1 arrived fine within 3-4 days,
the other two there is no sign of yet. One if via surface mail and the other is
via airmail. The tracking number has not updated in one of them AT ALL.
Seriously peeved at the moment. Shouuld of had the tracked airmail signed for one
within 3-5 days. and Customs have not contacted me so I am guessing its not
held by them.

For Querys Royal mail does not simply let you email them they get you to fill out a form requiring a valid post code. Trying to enter dummy
ones does not work.

They want people to wait 15 days before asking bout late packages
and 25 days before reporting a lost package. Kinda Sucks.
They also dont seem to guarantee delivery on stuff once it goes outside the UK
as they say its up to that destination country's mail carrier.

~B

odonnell

TheViking wrote:

Thanks for the heads up bro

np mate - the wife brought it to my attention since im waiting for stuff from flecktarn.....

marco murphy

RSOV shippings affected?

odonnell

Poblachtach wrote:

RSOV shippings affected?

dunno mate - depends if they use royal mail or not.

CrazyRabbit

Those mail strikes in the UK have been a real pain for me. The throttle cable on my bike broke a few weeks ago when returning from HRTA. With the floods and postal strikes, it took 2 weeks to get a replacement cable from the warehouse in the UK.

odonnell

CrazyRabbit wrote:

Those mail strikes in the UK have been a real pain for me. The throttle cable on my bike broke a few weeks ago when returning from HRTA. With the floods and postal strikes, it took 2 weeks to get a replacement cable from the warehouse in the UK.

the UK is a pain in the hole in general this just adds to the frustration.

oh wait... im scottish.... aah welll sure.

Lemming

gandalf wrote:

And definately not buying if its his big purchase, but I think its more of a broadcast buy from Mr Lemming if I am right

This bundle (select the throat-mic from the accessories drop-down list). Discount on the radio, and if bundled, discount of about US$30 on the throat mic against any other site I've found these on.

An IASUS IA-5 UHF radio and NT SniperPRO throat mic

Decent shipping rate on it, and when bundled together, cheaper than anywhere else I could source them. I had to contact the guy running the company to get a shipping price to ireland since their site is a little bjorked for overseas shipping. Very friendly & polite and responded to emails the same day (minus the GMT offset delay - opening hour of 10am their time = 5pm ours)

Just waiting for the bugger to arrive - it's taking its time and probably getting pawed by customs

Oberleutnant

Awh nuts!

im waiting on one simple M1 helmet!

awh raspberries!:mad:

odonnell

hehe now all we need is for foot & mouth to get bad again and thats all lines of transit screwed for months and months and ..... yaaaay happy joy joy!

Mark_Sc

Mark_Sc wrote:

Yea I have a propane adaptor comming from Canada and a vest from the US... hopfully they wont be effected

Vest arrived about two hours ago