by motoman » Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:04 am
Finding the right number to call is not easy, there are so many press button 1,2,or 3 that it is easy to cock it up and start again. I finally got the Parcelforce number that is not published on their website and found that I have to pay the duty before they will consider delivery. I coughed up £157.69 after several more button presses and was told to expect delivery on Tuesday. Three days from Taiwan to UK, eight days from Coventry to Bridgnorth. When Rowland Hill reformed the post office in 1837, they used horse drawn stagecoaches to deliver the mail, a bloody sight faster then I think.
I will pick up my gas bottle and valve on Monday, if need a connecting hose, we have enough shops catering to the farming community to cover this. The hunt for a 2.5" exhaust hose goes on, so I will be entertaining the neighbours with my early attempts on the front step. I will try to photograph this momentous event for your edification.
For those who do not know, Chuky was a homicidal doll driven to kill. I do hope I am not using certain kitchen utensils when my parcel arrives.
La Valentina Levetta
Mazzer Mini
Huky 500T
Bodum s/s Press Pot(Covered in dust)
Mokka, Vietnamese Press and other pots(unseen since I fell in love with La Valentina)