开云体育Hi Roy,
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Thank-you for your very detailed explanation, and we understand the efforts
of all those involved with the magazine production.
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Please note that the intention of my posting was not criticism, however I
asked the question, just in case my copy had gone astray?
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We all appreciate the very good work of your editorial team, and we look
forward to receiving your magazines!
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Best regards
Bruce
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Subject: Re: [O14] NG&I Review 108 ?
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A note to those concerned about the time it takes to receive their copies of the REVIEW. ?
Before Bob Barlow took over the magazine, myself and my wife, Anjela used
to bag up, address and frank every single subscriber copy. Then I took them down
to the nearest sorting office for distribution. Unfortunately, Anjela fell pray
to Heart & lung failure - and is now an invalid. I myself had to have my
right Kidney removed because of cancer - which is now in my bladder. These
events meant Bob’s offer to take over the magazine came at a most opportune
time. Bob soon grew tired of despatching the magazine himself, and changed
printers to one local to him which also offered despatch. No one could have
predicted that Bob himself would die suddenly - he was the fit one . . .
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I was determined to keep the magazine going, as seamlessly as possible, and
before he died Bob and his wife rowena very kindly gifted the magazine back to
me - but my health is now such that I can’t go back to direct distribution. The
UK issues get delivered within a space of about 4 working days, as the printer
reaches the number of items for economic despatch very quickly. The further away
subscribers are, the longer it takes, as the numbers take longer to reach the
target required.? I know the copies to Europe and the USA have been
arriving - as I’m seeing renewals from those areas. ?
As I approach the age of seventy it is quite a strain on my health just
putting together each issue for you - though I do now get invaluable help from
John Clutterbuck (web site & admin) and David Hughes (proof reading). In
amongst preparing each issue and bringing it to print, I also have to process
orders for back issues, books etc., entirely on my own. Without 'mail
consolidation', I could not provide the magazine physically - the saving in cost
is really a bonus that has helped keep the cover stable over the past six or
more years.
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Please be patient . . .
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Roy
Tel:01766 530784 email:
rclpubs@... website:www.narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk ?
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