Question for UK Brits

[spedbug]

If you mailed a book the slowest possible way (book rate, sea mail, whatever) to Germany, what is the longest delivery time you'd expect?

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[antof9.livejournal.com]

as someone who has gotten in over her head on rings and rays, I can definitely understand that (and now I don't sign up for them), but this is a bit different.. . .

[spedbug.livejournal.com]

If I'd PMed a query about the journal and received a reply such as, "Oh, no! I'm so over my head with rings, can I hold on to it another month?" I'd have shrugged and said, "Sure." Okay, I don't think it should take long to do but that's just my opinion. I'd guess it's an hour's worth of reading, if that, and an hour's worth of writing (and I think I'm being generous, there.) once someone's sat down to write what they've done. The longest part would be doing an act of kindness and, frankly, I didn't mean for people to "sweat" the act that much. Telling someone they look nice that day is kindness enough. I meant for it to be small stuff that can be done at any moment - not grand, sweeping gestures. But, I probably wasn't clear on that and I can understand people's desire to make it something "memorable".

So, it really isn't the length of time the person's had it. It's the feeling of being avoided and/or dismissed that pisses me off. It's having my very polite PMs ignored. It's the fact she contacted IrasCignavojo back in December (when I first PMed, by the way)for his address yet still has the journal. It's the fact that I have visions of her procrastinating with it and procrastinating with it until it's lost or damaged.

Ah, crap. If I had known this was what would come of my RAoK, I wouldn't have dreamed of starting it. I feel like a lunatic when I talk about it....but I had such an expectation about it and it's become this fiasco. I wish I could let go and forget but I just can't. *sigh*

[antof9.livejournal.com]

Totally understandable, my friend. This is deep and personal and it's affecting the whole point of the journal. Taking all the fun out of it, as it were.

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[spedbug.livejournal.com]

Taking all the fun out of it, as it were.

Exactly.

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Thanks, I needed that. When I get going on the subject, sometimes I feel like I need to put my head between my legs, take some deep breaths and go have a glass of wine or a Valium!