Just got off the phone with UPS and itās Ā£737.06. No breakdown of costs as of yet as they said they donāt know until it arrives in the UK. More than I thought. Iāll query it with HMRC later for the benefit of others as I should be able to claim it back.
Hmm, thatās off by a couple of quid? Whatās happening? The duty was calculated today on 1st March, but what happens if I use the HMRC exchange rate for February of 1.4223?
::insert 1980s maths montage music and video::
Well blow me down with an avocado green coloured wash cloth and call me Susan if it doesnāt come to Ā£709.51!
Disappointing, I know after all that build up and you didnāt even have to go through all the extra maths either! So it wasnāt the difference in the HMRC exchange rate change between Feb and March, but Iām sure itās the exchange rate somehow as itās so close. I tried using the exchange rate listed by UPS on their invoice yesterday for the proofgrade, but that comes out the same as using the HMRC Feb exchange rate which makes sense?
As an update, the crumb tray and accessories box left Philadelphia about 3 hours ago and is showing as in transit, I suspect to the UK.
The main event however, the Glowforge, still shows as stuck in Louisville, KY with now an exception showing, which apparently is some form of unforeseen event? Oh dear.
Both the crumb tray and Glowforge were together at Louisville early this morning, but have since parted. Sniff Hope theyāre not lonely I donāt think they are meant to be separated.
Iām just imagining that the crumb tray is Rose and the Glowforge is Jack and Iām shouting at the screen āTHEREāS ROOM! MAKE IT WORK, DONāT DIE!ā
And donāt chuck the bloody diamond in the sea, what a waste! Do you know how many Glowforges I could have bought with that thing? A lot less than you would think when you add international duty and taxes
Titanic Movie Trivia,
The final scene with her dropping the diamond in the water was shot after they had finished filming the movie. They had apparently run out of money from the main funding, and were dipping into funds from promotions to wrap a few scenes. My friend was brought in as a PA late in filming. The waves you see in that scene are my buddy standing in the water pushing a 2x4 up and down.
How old is the ārather old buildingā? Iāve noticed Californianās and Britās (UKians?) have a wide variation on āoldā.
In CA, our kids tour historic mission sites (generally early 1800ās) and gold rush sites (mid-1800s). āOoooo, thatās oldā say the 4th graders who still think a person in their 30s is āold ageā.
But Britās are generally unimpressed, given that a lot of roofs are that old and they brought up Richard III from the parking lot.
Apparently the fees have already been decided and itās one fee to rule them all. Not sure if theyāll deliver them separately or not. They have two different tracking numbers, but show up somewhere as one consignment made of two packages.
Old is definitely subjective, mine is some point around 1825, no one seems to know for sure, but itās when the builder was instructed to start work (not joking). But even for a Britatarian, 1825 is old enough for a house that youād actually want to live in.
Gosh if they think 30 is old, glad they aināt asking me my age!
Incidentally, the hole got belayed in favour of a much simpler idea that is entirely more sympathetic to the buildingā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦for now.
Hope theyāre not lonely I donāt think they are meant to be separated.
