[OT]Tuffley the Speedy and the International Courier

For those who were interested:

About Aug 2nd I got an order into the hands of 
JT. About Aug 3rd, he shipped it to me here in 
Ontario - a quite stupendous turn around time. 

Aug 10th, they tried vainly to find my house 
(oops, transposed to addr digits....) and they 
phoned. I get my order later today (Aug 13th - 
Monday). So, it took 6-7 days to actually cross 
the sea, cross customs, and be ready for 
deployment to my house. 

Just in case anyone was wondering about what 
it is like to order from the source. Nic and KR 
have response times which are pretty darn 
snappy too. If I _ever_ have grief, I can almost 
always find Canada Customs and Excise at the 
root of it - they represent a big delay if they 
take an interest in a package (and a big fee 
usually too.... ^%#!!!!). 

So, don't linger in endless suffering waiting 
months for your local retailer to think about 
ordering you a product. If they seem to be 
incapable or unwilling to get somewhat prompt 
delivery, go to the source. The delivery is timely 
and the service exemplary. 

Another glass I raise to Jon, KR and Nic. And 
Tony, you get the same as Brigade has always 
impressed me too!