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Subject: 
Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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lugnet.market.jambalaya
Date: 
Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:38:47 GMT
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yeah, I was over reacting, but I am with Tom that there should be some accountability
and documentation of progress.  Thanks Tom, you said it much better than I.

-Phil

"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" wrote:

> I don't think the CDN Tour should be scrapped, but I think it should be expanded on
> the page, so we know who actually has each box.  And I really think people should
> GET OFF THEIR BUTTS and post in here when they get a box!  How hard is it to post a
> short message, just a simple "I have box X, sorting it today/tomorrow", "I finished
> with box X, shipping it tomorrow", "I shipped box X", or even "I got box X
> yesterday, sorted, added, and shipped it off today"?
> 
> UPDATES, people, UPDATES.
> 
> James Brown wrote:
> 
> > [cross-posting to lugnet.loc.ca]
> > 
> > In lugnet.market.jambalaya, Phil Watt writes:
> > > What's the deal??
> > 
> > Phil has a good question - what's up folks?
> > 
> > > These boxes started in July and we are now in December.  There has been no
> > > update for many of them for weeks...  Can the last person to have the Technic
> > > box send some note to move it forward.
> > > 
> > > Looks like the 'Canada Tour' was a dismal failure and we should just mail the
> > > boxes to the people who make the committment to put their names on the
> > > official list.
> > 
> > Hmm.  I think you're over-reacting a bit.  One of the Canadian tour boxes was
> > delayed significantly because of poor timing (it arrived at a person's house in
> > the middle of a business trip).  Otherwise, they seem to be moving at about the
> > same sluggish pace that most of the boxes are moving.  Don't forget that most
> > of these boxes are moving through 5 or 6 people in Canada - even with an
> > (unrealistic) 1 day turn-around, it will take these boxes 3-5 business days to
> > get to the next person - that's a week per person at the fastest possible.
> > 
> > But, I might be wrong.  Is there anyone else who thinks that the Canadian tours
> > should be removed?
> > 
> > James
> > http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
> 
> --
> Tom Stangl
> ***http://www.vfaq.com/
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  Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
 
I don't think the CDN Tour should be scrapped, but I think it should be expanded on the page, so we know who actually has each box. And I really think people should GET OFF THEIR BUTTS and post in here when they get a box! How hard is it to post a (...) (27 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)

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