[modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post

Just try to post a book from here (USA) to there (England)

Al


--- On Sun, 1/11/09, Harry Wade <hww@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Harry Wade <hww@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [modeleng] Old Clubs and Post
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 10:31 AM
> Alan and all,
> SMEE was founded in 1898 by Percival Marshall and a few
> others.  I was once a member of that esteemed (well, by some
> anyway) organization but after a few years we reluctantly
> parted company over non-payment of dues.  I couldn't see
> continuing to feed them annual dues for little benefit other
> than being able to say I was a member and wear the pin. 
> They did produce quite a nice little journal, for a club.
> 
> Post.  I know this is a futile rant, but I've just now
> priced a book out of the UK, at a reasonable priced from a
> commercial bookseller, but the post on the book will be over
> 12 Quid!  For a smallish quarto book!  That just seems
> outrageous to me and will prevent a purchase, which was at
> best a stretch in this economy anyway.
> Grumble, grumble,
> Harry
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