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[Gordon JC Pearce]

Bob Bradlee wrote:

> Because Maplins is much closer to Stonehenge than the great majority
> of the people purchasing tubes from William on ebay (like me). 

My nearest Maplins is in a different country from Stonehenge.

>>From my prospective it is a big pond to cross, to a land where a pound is closer to two 
> bucks than a dollar.  Not to mention the franking costs to post anything of weight :)

Well, I'm sure that will sort out.

> Surface post from the Jolly ole  land of Merlin,  back here to Central Ohio is running between 

Ah, but Merlin was English, wasn't he?  Considering it's supposed to be 
the same Royal Mail, they're bloody useless down south.

> 40 and 45 days by slow boat. I can have a full container shipped in about the same time, 
> most likely end up on the same boat. I had a seller just this spring post a drawing tube
> containing a rare plate of the first aerial photo ever taken of Stonehenge sent by ship !
> I took about 2 months to get here @%$#^....... 

That's a very long time to ship stuff.  There are people who have 
single-handedly sailed the Atlantic in a dinghy faster than that!

Gordon