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]

ut-oh. Want I should go pummel somebody for ya? (although frankly, that kitty can probably take care of it)

[spedbug.livejournal.com]

Want I should go pummel somebody for ya?

Don't tempt me to form a Brute Squad... My fantasies, alone, about pummeling this woman are draining my "Jesus Points"; I don't need to actually perpetrate the act.

I've thrown together a quick "journal update" that I was going to post in hopes of lighting a fire under this person's arse but didn't want to post it too hastily. For all I knew, mail could take six weeks between England and Germany if mailed "Slow Boat To China". Now that I have some confirmation that my chain was indeed being yanked, I'll post that update (which you and all the others that have contributed to the journal will be able to read). I'm hoping against hope that a "public" reminder of all I've PMed her - the concerns, the sadness at it being stalled - will compell her to do what she promised. Cross your fingers for me?

[antof9.livejournal.com]

*crosses everything* (which makes it hard to type, by the way)

(You know what's so surprising -- I checked out her shelf this morning, and she is running lots of rings herself. You'd think she'd get it)

[spedbug.livejournal.com]

I won't begin to pretend I understand what goes on in the mind of those who stall a ring, especially one that is personalized and irreplaceable.
Maybe her BX thrill is being part of rings but has, in the process of pursuing this thrill, overextended herself. Maybe she lost or damaged it and is afraid to admit it. Maybe (and I'm reaching into the darkest recesses of my imagination for this), she resented being "tweaked" about getting the ring moving and is now holding onto it out of sheer spite. Your guess is as good as mine. I doubt I'm even thinking rationally about this, anymore, it's become such a sore point for me, now.

[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.

{{{Bug}}}

[spedbug.livejournal.com]

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

Exactly.

{{{Bug}}}

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!