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HigashiJun wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:49 pm Services to customers are really great here, and Japanese postal service is not an exception.

I feel really sorry for you guys when I read such stories.
I expect if we modelled our services on those of Japan we'd see a big improvement.
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 7:38 am I expect if we modelled our services on those of Japan we'd see a big improvement.
Yes, I guess it would be better.
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Still no sign of the 6850s, or anything else via Royal Mail. *sigh*
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You're not the only one with the issues with Royal Mail, by the sounds of things ...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... deliveries
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stephen_usher wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:02 pm Still no sign of the 6850s, or anything else via Royal Mail. *sigh*
Rubbish :(
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Another day, another lack of chip delivery. The "Tracked 48" parcel arrived though... after >96 hours.
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stephen_usher wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:48 pm Another day, another lack of chip delivery. The "Tracked 48" parcel arrived though... after >96 hours.
Boo!
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Another day, another lack of post.

Now 11 days since the first "1st Class" parcel was sent and 7 days since the untracked "Tracked 48" parcel was sent.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
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stephen_usher wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 1:55 pm Another day, another lack of post.

Now 11 days since the first "1st Class" parcel was sent and 7 days since the untracked "Tracked 48" parcel was sent.
Double boo!!

I did at least see the postie today, though he had nothing to deliver.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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My wife is having similar issues with the lack of post - this time, it's an Ebay item which allegedly was delivered by Evri to a "secure" location, but this location is nowhere near our house ....

It seems to me as though the older I get, the worse crucial services such as post become ..... I'm sure you guys feel the same way at times.

Cheers,

Rich.
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