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

To: "'Michael MacLean'" <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Denis Welch, the Royal Mail and a mid week Rant
From: <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 00:18:38 +0100
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One hates to be fair but=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6the Royal Mail does actually =
deliver on time. Domestic =E2=80=9CFirst Class=E2=80=9D post over here =
is guaranteed next day delivery so long as the item is posted before the =
last pick-up, normally about 16:30. They=E2=80=99ll fly a small aircraft =
over to, say, one of the Scottish islands even if there is only one =
letter on board. That=E2=80=99s the law, their legal obligation.

My guess is that the package passed out of their hands into those of =
anther agency, be it customs or whatever. Typically, if we post =
something to France =E2=80=9CFirst Class=E2=80=9D, the Royal Mail =
controls it until it lands in France, normally Charles de Gaulle, Paris. =
After that, all bets are off. La Poste has it and you can =
whistle=E2=80=A6

At the moment, over here at least, all delivery systems are suffering. =
Mail Centres are crowded places, very highly automated but still quite =
labour intensive. Lots of people, lots of proximity. Quarantine and =
illness is playing havoc with manning and your package is probably =
typical. My observation is that other couriers are suffering more than =
the Royal Mail and more likely to be late because the Royal Mail has a =
more highly practised method of recruiting what they call =
=E2=80=9CCasuals=E2=80=9D or temporaries=E2=80=A6.usually employed from =
+/- end of November until early January ie Christmas. They are having to =
do that at the moment in order to fill in the Covid gaps. With, at best, =
semi-trained staff things will slow down. Of course, Denis Welch will =
have been running a skeleton staff and how quickly things actually get =
despatched is moot.

Simon

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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Michael =
MacLean
Sent: 27 May 2020 23:09
To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Denis Welch, the Royal Mail and a mid week Rant

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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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class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>One hates =
to be fair but=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6the Royal Mail does actually deliver on =
time. Domestic =E2=80=9CFirst Class=E2=80=9D post over here is =
guaranteed next day delivery so long as the item is posted before the =
last pick-up, normally about 16:30. They=E2=80=99ll fly a small aircraft =
over to, say, one of the Scottish islands even if there is only one =
letter on board. That=E2=80=99s the law, their legal =
obligation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>My guess is that the package passed =
out of their hands into those of anther agency, be it customs or =
whatever. Typically, if we post something to France =E2=80=9CFirst =
Class=E2=80=9D, the Royal Mail controls it until it lands in France, =
normally Charles de Gaulle, Paris. After that, all bets are off. La =
Poste has it and you can whistle=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>At the =
moment, over here at least, all delivery systems are suffering. Mail =
Centres are crowded places, very highly automated but still quite labour =
intensive. Lots of people, lots of proximity. Quarantine and illness is =
playing havoc with manning and your package is probably typical. My =
observation is that other couriers are suffering more than the Royal =
Mail and more likely to be late because the Royal Mail has a more highly =
practised method of recruiting what they call =E2=80=9CCasuals=E2=80=9D =
or temporaries=E2=80=A6.usually employed from +/- end of November until =
early January ie Christmas. They are having to do that at the moment in =
order to fill in the Covid gaps. With, at best, semi-trained staff =
things will slow down. Of course, Denis Welch will have been running a =
skeleton staff and how quickly things actually get despatched is =
moot.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> Healeys =
&lt;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael =
MacLean<br><b>Sent:</b> 27 May 2020 23:09<br><b>To:</b> Healeys =
&lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Denis Welch, =
the Royal Mail and a mid week Rant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif'>If some of you remember I was on the list asking about =
original type and after market type tappets for my BN2 engine =
build.&nbsp; I finally decided to buy the modified tappet that Denis =
Welch sells.&nbsp; (cost with shipping $110)&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; With =
shipping by Royal Mail (the cheapest) I bought them on May 5th.&nbsp; =
They are still in transit with no scheduled delivery date according to =
the United States Post Office.&nbsp; For some odd reason they sat at the =
airport in the UK for almost a week before departing for the =
States.&nbsp; Once here (Miami, FL) they sat there for several more days =
before entering the USPS system.&nbsp; I purposely avoided the =
alternative offered by DW (UPS).&nbsp; I have been hearing from several =
sources UPS is having problems and to avoid them.&nbsp; Maybe I should =
have sprung for the UPS charges, even though they were substantially =
more.&nbsp; Not sure who is at fault here;&nbsp; me, Welch or the Royal =
Mail. &nbsp; Just a note of caution if you are thinking of buying =
anything from a UK supplier through the Royal =
Mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mike =
MacLean<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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