240 General: New (to me) 1980 Volvo 244

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Sadly nobody can legislate for stupid and those bikers only wearing t-shirts would be stopped regardless of a pandemic in the interests of their safety i would hope.

That is what I meant in my reply to John above. If it is not actually spelled out (in law) that riding a bike in a tee shirt is not allowed, then some of us Brits will misconstrue the intent (to keep us safe, in spite of ourselves) and not bother with a bike jacket. It is just our way.

Stay safe,

Alan

[loki_the_glt]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

As for what the 48 refers to, i've come to the conclusion that it means the item will be delivered within a 48 hour window, they just don't tell us when that window starts and stops.

The 48-hours is 48 working hours, which for Parcelfarce employees equates to approximately 8 working days (6hours/day)...

[Othen]

Originally Posted by loki_the_glt

The 48-hours is 48 working hours, which for Parcelfarce employees equates to approximately 8 working days (6hours/day)...

Ah... I'll expect it on Friday then :-(

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

Ah... I'll expect it on Friday then :-(

The weather should be more settled and warmer (21-22C) with little or no chance of wind and rain by Friday - Friday 22nd May that is!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

The weather should be more settled and warmer (21-22C) with little or no chance of wind and rain by Friday - Friday 22nd May that is!

Do you think Friday 15th is too optimistic Dave?

:-)

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

Do you think Friday 15th is too optimistic Dave?

:-)

Maybe!

Seriously though Alan, if it's at the national distribution office today, it should be at your local delivery office tomorrow so with a bit of luck, you should get it tomorrow.

If it was Tuesday you bought/paid for it, you would have got it quicker and using Lokis analysis of 6 hours a day so 8 working days (or was it 8 hours/day and 6 days?) then tomorrow is probably about right.

To me though, it should be 48 hours (or less) from dispatch so if they sent it last Tuesday, you should have had it on thursday last week.

It annoys the bejesus out of me when ebay sellers (and/or ebay) quote a delivery time/estimate based on the usual times and then they take a week or so longer to deliver, partly because they appear lazy on the dispatch or are actually sending from an offshore location.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Maybe!

Seriously though Alan, if it's at the national distribution office today, it should be at your local delivery office tomorrow so with a bit of luck, you should get it tomorrow.

If it was Tuesday you bought/paid for it, you would have got it quicker and using Lokis analysis of 6 hours a day so 8 working days (or was it 8 hours/day and 6 days?) then tomorrow is probably about right.

To me though, it should be 48 hours (or less) from dispatch so if they sent it last Tuesday, you should have had it on thursday last week.

It annoys the bejesus out of me when ebay sellers (and/or ebay) quote a delivery time/estimate based on the usual times and then they take a week or so longer to deliver, partly because they appear lazy on the dispatch or are actually sending from an offshore location.

It is irritating, especially as I've paid good money for the shipping. Some sellers are excellent, sometimes even free shipping items arrive the next day.

In this case I ordered and paid for the head on Monday (4th), but had to give the seller a nudge to send it, which he did on Thursday morn.

It has then sat in the Parcelforce depot until today, when it was sorted and has now been collected from Winterborne (which I'm guessing is the national hub). I think that is still in Gloucestershire. so in the first 4 days it traveled perhaps 25 miles.

I'm guessing it is on its way to another depot somewhere in the midlands tonight, so there is a chance I might have it tomorrow - or maybe Wednesday, or perhaps Thursday :-)

I suppose in his defence: the seller is an engine builder, not an eBay mass market seller - but saying that it did take him 3 days to find some bubble-wrap and give Parcelforce a call to collect it.

Not to worry. Fortunately I'm not doing anything else at the mo.

:-)

[Laird Scooby]

Makes me wonder if he was "selling to order" - not preparing the item until he had the order.
Taking 3 days to despatch it is bad though.

I'm still sitting here waiting for what is increasingly becoming likely to be a no-show on the part of the Hermes courier. My hound is ready for her walk which she didn't get yesterday partly because of the weather, partly because i was feeling out of shape. Can't do anything or go anywhere (like walkies) in case the lazy sod turns up.

[john.wigley]

Manana, chaps, manana. Thou shalt not stress; relax. Take Bob for a walk, Alan, and whatever your pooch is called, 'L.S.'. I'm sure they would appreciate it. Throw them a ball, have an ice-cream, chill!!

Regards, John.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by john.wigley

Manana, chaps, manana. Thou shalt not stress; relax. Take Bob for a walk, Alan, and whatever your pooch is called, 'L.S.'. I'm sure they would appreciate it. Throw them a ball, have an ice-cream, chill!!

Regards, John.

Hi John and Dave,

Yes, manana - I'm past the stage of being concerned - the part will arrive when it arrives.

Yes, Bob walking time (he needs to walk off the chicken, kidney, liver and macaroni cheese (his favourite) I made him for his dinner).

Take care guys,

Alan