Author Topic: Progress post for Jeannines Canadian 2010 seed swap (Read 13084 times)

Jeannine · « **on:** April 16, 2010, 21:16:00 »

Hi folks, well the parcel has left Canada airmail and should be with you soon.

In this order

JayB
Star
Markfield Rover
DebP
Hector
Squash 64
grawc
Nilly71
Tinshed
Mushy Pea
mpdjulie
Goodlife
Ninnyscrops
Flowersofshona
Suzanne
Robert Benchley
Ruud

Robert there are UK stamps in the parcel for you to go towards the extra postage for Ruud in Holland.

So I hope you are all happy with the selection, please read the rules enclosed carefully, they are also on the previous thread.. if followed EVERYONE in the swap will get some of EVERY variety of seeds I have sent.

XX Jeannine

goodlife · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2010, 07:50:06 »

...unless it is sitting in aeroplane gargo because of the ash... >:(

..sorry folks..did you get exited when you saw mail on this post... :-[

Suzanne · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2010, 21:10:42 »

Can't wait. I grew some heritage seeds just for seed saving last year - so hopefully can wing some back to you in Canada. :)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2010, 10:23:52 »

Quote from: goodlife on April 17, 2010, 07:50:06

...unless it is sitting in aeroplane gargo because of the ash... >:(

..sorry folks..did you get exited when you saw mail on this post... :-[

I should think that's highly likely. Given the weather at the moment, the situation's unlikely to change for a bit.

Jeannine · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2010, 02:37:41 »

Oh eck, is it really likely to be stuck a long time..I have to be truthful, the press here is not saying much about the ash.I really don't know much about it at all, when it started etc.

I do hope you are all OK over there.

XX Jeann8ine

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2010, 09:49:48 »

We've got the jet stream blowing it straight down from Iceland for this week, and the disruption's getting major. the airlines are getting desperate to persuade the government to allow them to fly before they all go bankrupt, and they're now talking about using the navy to bring people back. Maybe we should take it as a warning, since mass air travel's an unsustainable luxury anyway.

Suzanne · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2010, 09:56:41 »

I saw an amazing stat on Times online

"The grounding of 63,000 flights over the past four days has saved 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, more than the annual emissions of many developing countries."

Frightening - I do what I can to recycle, grow my own, insulate to cut my carbon footprint, just shows you how meaningless this is against travel emissions.

Jeannine · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2010, 10:07:00 »

Wow, and how long do they think this ill last XX Jeannine

goodlife · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2010, 10:49:49 »

..oh...who knows.. ::) At the moment things are in stand still and the situation is reviewed for few days at the time..

goodlife · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2010, 20:09:57 »

Postie should start moving again... ;D...any news yet?

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2010, 20:30:42 »

The jet stream should be shifting over the next couple of days, bringing us warmer weather and sending the ash to Scandinavia.

Jeannine · « **Reply #11 on:** April 22, 2010, 20:31:12 »

Hi, I got a delivery from FedEx yesterday,from within Canada but on the tracking site was a note saying they were not accepting special items.eg that needed quick delievery or cold storage, this had been on all last week too and they said they had a huge back log within Canada,I suspect Canada post is much worse so I imagine the parcel is stranded somewhere here or there, it left here actually Saturday before last.. I gave it a head start before telling you !! I guess there must be a huge pile of mail backed up..at least in our favour it stands less chance of being stopped by customs. So I guess patience is the order of the day. XX Jeannine

goodlife · « **Reply #12 on:** April 22, 2010, 20:52:31 »

oh dear...patience..totally foreign word for me ::)

cambourne7 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2010, 19:26:33 »

pop me on the next swap you do Jeannine hope your keeping well :)

goodlife · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2010, 13:41:19 »

???anything??????

Jeannine · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2010, 19:40:23 »

No..I think Jayb would post as soon as it arrived, I am trying real hard not to worry as it always seems to take longer going this way,, never ever lost anything yet from here so with all the backlog there was both at this end and yours I guess we could have expected it. :)

XX Jeannine

Jeannine · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2010, 20:22:50 »

Bump!

I am starting to get just a tad concerned now, has anyone heard anything about backlogs for mail XX Jeannine

goodlife · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2010, 20:36:18 »

Nope..nothing..it is all elections here now..

cambourne7 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2010, 20:38:33 »

If it helps i have a friend who was waiting for a dress to be delivered from the US and its been delayed the message given by the site was that there is a massive delay in post due to the lack of flights during the volcano problem and that priority is being given to food and medical supplies and everything else has to wait. Perhapse your package is just caught up in that lot?

Jeannine · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2010, 23:58:28 »

Breathing a big sigh !! Thank you XX Jeannine

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