A postal miracle...
Jun. 16th, 2006 06:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fajrdrakoAnyone who has had any dealings with Canada Post will know they aren't the speediest postal service in the world. Probably not the slowest either, but compared to any other country I know, the speed of service is embarrassing. You could die of old age waiting for something.
But I ordered the DVD set of Doctor Who 2005 "The Complete First Series" on Wednesday. It was mailed yesterday from Markham, Ontario - they sent me e-mail to say so. And mirabile dictu, it is in my hands already. This just does not happen.
Doctor Who magic, I guess.
Oddly, the post office had taped the box to another package I received, one from the States. I guess it made it easier to transport? I can't think of any other reason.
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Date: 2006-06-16 10:09 pm (UTC)One of 'my boys', Lou Nolan, was born near Markham.
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Date: 2006-06-16 10:57 pm (UTC)Cool!
One of 'my boys', Lou Nolan, was born near Markham.
How interesting! My mother had relatives in Markham, I think. She was a Toronto girl.
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Date: 2006-06-16 11:06 pm (UTC)Have you seen my Oltramar post? I got another novel today that's nasty about the lovely Marqués... :-(
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Date: 2006-06-16 11:08 pm (UTC)I begin to think I should write a novel with Conrad as sexy and capable hero. Hmm.
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Date: 2006-06-17 11:16 am (UTC)Mr. Surfeit of White Mullet...
Date: 2006-06-17 05:35 pm (UTC)(Or, just possibly, a bad haircut... ;-)
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Date: 2006-06-16 10:20 pm (UTC)Yep. The package obviously travelled by TARDIS.
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Date: 2006-06-17 08:32 am (UTC)Heh. Which is why they taped the other package to it!
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Date: 2006-06-17 01:06 pm (UTC)I was so excited about getting the dvd set that I actually posted about it yesterday!
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Date: 2006-06-17 05:12 pm (UTC)Oh, world, full of temptations!
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Date: 2006-06-17 11:18 am (UTC)Don't you love it when that happens?
So what can we do to bottle it, keep it, and make it happen every time?
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Date: 2006-06-17 01:41 pm (UTC)I do. Especially when I'm having live plants shipped to me.
I dunno. It happens often enough that I'm relatively happy with Canada post.
It would be nice if parcels overseas travelled a bit quicker, but then I suppose I could pay for the outrageously expensive airmail if I want it that badly. :P