tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post5710239825879166421..comments2023-11-30T00:27:51.382-08:00Comments on Flanderkin Serjeant: In which, I am set upon by thieving bastardsjohnpreecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05548014163096067684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-58159236160165574212008-02-04T20:46:00.000-08:002008-02-04T20:46:00.000-08:00*sigh*,John, here in Canada I sometimes get charge...*sigh*,<BR/><BR/>John, here in Canada I sometimes get charged by Canada Customs on shipments from the States and sometimes not . . . and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to which it is.<BR/><BR/>I don't like it, but I don't mind so much . . . but the extra $5 charge from Canada Post for the delay of two to four weeks tends to fry me.<BR/><BR/>Not much we can do . . . but I am minded of something my late father told me 40 or 50 years ago . . . <BR/><BR/>He said, "Always vote against an incumbent UNLESS you have a solid reason not to. If you don't have such a reason, he's not worth keeping."<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- Jeff<BR/>http://saxe-bearstein.blogspot.com/Bluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-13812912597902058172008-01-31T05:40:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:40:00.000-08:00Well I got (another) very nasty letter from TV lic...Well I got (another) very nasty letter from TV licensing today. It's got to the stage now where they are threatening me with legal action.<BR/><BR/>The fact that I don't watch TV, don't have a TV, is apparently no excuse for not having a TV license.Andy Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975141756383175819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-13681323404250901152008-01-31T00:40:00.000-08:002008-01-31T00:40:00.000-08:00My sympathies. As a reviewer, I get more than my f...My sympathies. <BR/><BR/>As a reviewer, I get more than my fair share of overseas parcels, and accordingly charged a fortune.<BR/><BR/>Mostly these are legitimately marked 'sample of merchandise' and they get through unscathed. Sometimes, they charge them anyway.<BR/><BR/>I have in the past challenged the amounts, and won. You always win with books.<BR/><BR/>But it is effort, and they know we have limited effort in the bank.Mike Sigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095519147104676110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-24379735086340290332008-01-29T04:59:00.000-08:002008-01-29T04:59:00.000-08:00"...as one who loves a "real" ale more than most, ..."...as one who loves a "real" ale more than most, I've almost stopped going to the pub now because the "Stalinists" have stopped me enjoying a cigar while I drink..."<BR/><BR/>Yet another deeply tragic story of human suffering. Is there no end to the misery this government is willing to inflict upon its citizens.johnpreecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548014163096067684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-77386166511711127742008-01-29T04:44:00.000-08:002008-01-29T04:44:00.000-08:00Ouch..... :o(...as one who loves a "real" ale mor...Ouch..... :o(<BR/><BR/>...as one who loves a "real" ale more than most, I've almost stopped going to the pub now because the "Stalinists" have stopped me enjoying a cigar while I drink...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-65829820627099899362008-01-28T17:12:00.000-08:002008-01-28T17:12:00.000-08:00I would have been tempted to refuse delivery.I would have been tempted to refuse delivery.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-70796303120220451092008-01-28T10:47:00.000-08:002008-01-28T10:47:00.000-08:00Sadly they don't have to justify it - they just gu...Sadly they don't have to justify it - they just guess the value and you have to pay up. Get your stuff labelled as 'toys' next time and you might dodge the duty next time John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-79537489755168308362008-01-28T09:38:00.000-08:002008-01-28T09:38:00.000-08:00One is amazed that they manage to justify charging...One is amazed that they manage to justify charging more in customs and duties than the actual cost of the item.Snickering Corpseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207827630539622815noreply@blogger.com