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Old 13-03-2019, 05:25 PM
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pmrid (Peter)
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The strange time lags involved in importing goods

I recently purchased some equipment (non-astro) from a supplier in the US mid-west (Missouri in fact). Shipped the next day bu USPS and then spent 4 days wandering between various aggregating centers in Lousiana, Chicago and Los Angeles. OK fair enough. Another 4 days and it arrived in Brisbane. That's about 90 km away for me.
And then, we get the Australia factor. It has taken 4 days to get from one facility to another somewhere in Brisbane and then another 5 days I don't know where.

In summary: thus far, it has taken longer to travel that last 90 km than it did to travel from Missouri to Brisbane. And it still isn't here.

Go figure!!

Peter
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