I'm so impatient I cry myself to sleep

[Yes SiR]

Maybe they're loading this boat like you build a shed.... just sayin'

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by Yes SiR

Maybe they're loading this boat like you build a shed.... just sayin'

OK Miss "I can't do any manual labor that involves hand tools because I don't have a pink tool belt". Why you didn't just borrow Cory's is beyond me.

[Yes SiR]

Originally Posted by twastheglow

OK Miss "I can't do any manual labor that involves hand tools because I don't have a pink tool belt". Why you didn't just borrow Cory's is beyond me.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to be fashionable while working.

And at least I know HOW to use hand tools, unlike someone..... I didn't hear you complaining about my handy skills while my Mexican and I were putting your shed together.

[DownforceTom]

So I got a sticker in the mail today. I feel like I drunkenly ordered more than that but we'll see. Did you get your wheels yet Mike?

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by DownforceTom

So I got a sticker in the mail today. I feel like I drunkenly ordered more than that but we'll see. Did you get your wheels yet Mike?

No I did not. On top of that, my tracking numbers haven't shown ANY progress since the 4th when they were first scanned in.

With that being said, I made some phone calls to the USPS last week and I did some reading yesterday. Here's what I've figured. Firstly, the USPS doesn't have possession of the packages yet...the Polish mail system does. The scan on the 4th was actually done using their system and the USPS was electronically notified. The USPS won't get them until after they reach the US shore and after they are released from customs.

Originally I had read that it's a 6 day trip by ship to get a package from Poland to the US...BUT...I found that's not accurate. By air, which is basically a straight line, it's 4,200+ miles from NY to Warsaw. I estimate it's roughly 5000 miles by sea. I also read that cargo ships travel at an average speed of 15-20 mph. So if I use an average of 17 mph, it takes a little over 12 days to get from Poland to NY by sea. That's not including a day or two to load the ship and a day or two to unload it and hand the packages over to customs. That's a rough total of 16 days...which takes me to August 20th (give or take a day or two I would assume).

*sigh* I should have chartered a small TST party boat and gone over and picked them up after picking up a bunch of members from here.

[poisonivory]

hey Mike....as someone who works in international transportation, I can tell you vessels from Gdansk/Gdynia, aren't as frequent as ships from places like Japan/China. Once it hits the water, expect up to 20-30 days before it hits a US port.

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by poisonivory

hey Mike....as someone who works in international transportation, I can tell you vessels from Gdansk/Gdynia, aren't as frequent as ships from places like Japan/China. Once it hits the water, expect up to 20-30 days before it hits a US port.

Ah, got ya. That's actually what the seller originally told me...it was going to take roughly 3 weeks from when it was scanned in on the 4th. That would take me to the 25th. So that seems accurate to you? The only problem is it was scanned in as leaving Pruszcz Gdanski on the 4th. That city isn't RIGHT on the coast. So I don't know if it left that city on the 4th and say, maybe was put on a boat yesterday, thus making the "3 week wait" start from yesterday rather than the 4th. Know what I mean?

I can definitely believe and understand the frequency or ships from that area being much less. But out of curiosity, why does it take 3 weeks once it hits water?

[DownforceTom]

Bad news Mike, all of my stickers came in and not a single one said anything about gayness or manlove involving you. I'm totally disappointed.

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by DownforceTom

Bad news Mike, all of my stickers came in and not a single one said anything about gayness or manlove involving you. I'm totally disappointed.

What the ****?! Return them. Return them all! That's absolute bull**** and you know it!

According to what Poisonivory said about shipping from Poland, I should see those wheels hit US soil this coming week *crosses fingers and ****ing toes*

[twastheglow]

3 weeks and still no new ****ing news! What the **** Poisonivory!? Any inside info you can offer?

[DownforceTom]

Damn... I just keep getting more and more stickers in the mail. Sorry bro.