TPC 135 Qtr 1 2010!!!

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

Just got my hands on TPC issue 135 just a few moments ago!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!:071: Great job Brady, Geo and crew!!!:specool: Very pleased with what I see!!!:toocool:

And I was first to post about it too, heeee heeee!!!!!:dancing:

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

Also, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to this site for making this issue of the TPC possible and bringing us!!!!!!!:071:

[LeeAnn Boston]

Also, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to this site for making this issue of the TPC possible and bringing us!!!!!!!:071:

What?!? Someone in Tennessee received the issue first! (Or at least posted it first) Unbelievable - the donkeys must have gotten on steroids.... I didn't check my mail, but now I am going to have to run back out and see. I'll have to remember to keep tipping the printer. ONLY KIDDING! :angel:

[Cary Livingston]

Mine was in my PO box today too....I almost fainted:4_11_9:

[Kent Martinson]

Got mine today and it's great as usual. Thanks all for putting out a really great magazine.:thankyou2:

[Josh Gentry]

Got mine today also.:wowguy::071: Thank you to everyone who makes this possible.:thankyou2:

Josh

[Mike McDonald]

Well mine made it today clear out to Southern California in today's mail. And as others have already posted it's GREAT!!!... and especially liked the JFK M-M Combination Article with new details I hadn't seen or heard about before THANKS TOM McP!

Getting this incredible (on-time) publication is also a reality check for me of the way that the PCS has rebounded from a year or so when all the negative (and unfounded) things were floating around. MM

[John ED Renstrom]

just like they all said dido. glad we are back on track and very glad that the web side can be as positive in the club as it is. did you notice that the web side paid for this publication. wonder how we can do that? it never happened before. do lets drop that thought and just marvel at how far we have come.;) so thank you Paul ,Dan, Tony and Robert for funding one more great publication for us. thank the committee for cranking out one more hit.

[John Royark JR]

:mad::cry::cry:
This sucks. I have been stuck in the hospital since Tuesday and I cant see mine, and now I know its sitting in the mailbox.
I just found out today the hospital provides a laptop and internet for free so at least I can get on the site now. 3 days without being here is way to long.

[Bill Leverett]

Seems it takes abought 3 weeks to get to me once it hits the mail boxes in the US. Now i can't read anymore posts about the contents...don't want to spoil the suprise.

[Sarah Snook]

:mad::cry::cry:
This sucks. I have been stuck in the hospital since Tuesday and I cant see mine, and now I know its sitting in the mailbox.
I just found out today the hospital provides a laptop and internet for free so at least I can get on the site now. 3 days without being here is way to long.

The new TPC hasn't hit Ohio yet either. Hopefully you're feeling better soon. It's good that you can at least get on the message board for entertainment now.

[Tony Karsnia]

John: For whatever reason you've landed in a hospital, we hope you're doing ok. You should have plenty of fellow car buffs around there who - instead of stopping at a newsstand to get you a magazine - could swing by your house and grab the magazine you really want!

And what another great issue this is! Thanks to all who made contributions and to Walt, Brady, and George for their continued hard work and dilligence.

Having grown up around small town funeral service where my dad's philosophy has always been "give back to the community that supports you," I am very pleased and honored to be a member of the Website Oversight Committee. Instead of merely providing a place for the exchange of ideas, information, and photos, we've accomplished our goal of giving back to you, the members, who support the site, in more ways that what is expected. Our thanks to YOU for the support, trust, and enthusiasm.

[Brendan Martin]

John, I hope you feel better soon. The issue arrived here in RI today, and it is another classy publication. Hoping to be able to read it more closely tomorrow.

[John Royark JR]

John: For whatever reason you've landed in a hospital, we hope you're doing ok. You should have plenty of fellow car buffs around there who - instead of stopping at a newsstand to get you a magazine - could swing by your house and grab the magazine you really want!


Christie was going to pick it up today but the post office was still closed when she had to leave for work. I live in a very small town and all mail goes to a P.O. box.
As for my health, I am still alive.. LOL. As most know I have VERY sever asthma and even springtime allergies can get life threatining, so here I am again....
Didnt mean to hijack this post but figured I would let a little into my hospital stay.

[Paul Steinberg]

John......
Sorry to hear about your asthma giving you problems again. I hope that by the time you read this, that you are well on your way to recovery and headed home. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery..
Paul & Sandy...

[John Royark JR]

John......
Sorry to hear about your asthma giving you problems again. I hope that by the time you read this, that you are well on your way to recovery and headed home. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery..
Paul & Sandy...

Thanks, I wish I was leaving. May still be a few days. The only plus is I have very very slow dialup at home and this high speed wireless is awsome. (I know Im way behind the times but where I live its surprising I get that) Its so great being able to see the pics people post, usually I cannot see most of them.:cry:

[Richard Vyse]

FINALLY, it arrived. I saw the mule riding up the hill and Ma grabbed the shotgun and away we went to gather it up!!!
Another outstanding issue!!!

[Joe Melanson]

Arrived here today - OUTSTANDING!!!!! Incredible center fold (and wife approved). Thanks for a great issue.

John, pray you get home soon. Dialup at home is better that highspeed in the hospital. Take care.

[Danny Ryder]

Still don't have mine but snuck a look at LeeAnn's while in TN.

[Mike Stevens]

Just got back from the Volunteer meet in Tennessee. We had a great time. There were a couple of number 135s there. If 135 is in the Carolinas and Tennessee, Georgia how is it not in Ohio? The expectation is getting to us here.
It will be read from cover to cover as soon as the mail person gets done with it.
Mike

[Rick Duffy]

Excellent!

[Steve Lichtman]

Apparently, Maryland is at the very end of the postal delivery route. Still waitin'........

[Danny Ryder]

Apparently, Maryland is at the very end of the postal delivery route. Still waitin'........

Nothing here either.

[Andrew G. Zajkowski]

Nothing here yet for me , wondering if any of the michigan member's got there issue.

[Brad Ross]

Received mine on Thursday or Friday of last week.

[John Royark JR]

Finally got released from the hospital yesterday afternoon and had a chance to read the TPC this morning. Great issue as usual, and looks like they are getting thicker too!!
I would like to make a small correction though. The steam powered hearse was photographed by me, not Patrick Martin, although he was with me when these very unusual vehicles were sighted (he was the first one to notice them). They were in a off limits storage area of the museum collection and we were lucky to gain access to check them out up close. It was very hard to get shots as they are black and they were in a very dim lit room also painted black. Out of the aprox 50 shots I took only about 6 or 7 are good enough quality to be seen, and thats with alot of enhancing them.
I hope some day we will be able to find out something on these coaches, where and why they were built, as none of us have ever seen anything like this before.

[Adam Borkat]

Nothing here either.

Got mine today. I guess getting up into the middle of nowhere must just take the post office longer in your parts :D

[Danny Ryder]

:657:nothing yet

[Russell Dalziel]

Nothing here yet for me , wondering if any of the michigan member's got there issue.

I received Mine Yesterday


Russ

[Andrew G. Zajkowski]

Still waiting for mine, it is m.i.a in the 48154 -4550 zip code

[Danny Ryder]

Still waiting for mine, it is m.i.a in the 48154 -4550 zip code

Nothing here yet!

[Mike Stevens]

My number 135 of the Procar arrived. Is there a word that means better than GREAT?
Keep up the good work. This is another great issue.
Thanks for the hard work, it really shows.
Mike

[Steve Lichtman]

I finally got mine today. Very nice, good job, all! :clap:

[Bruce Osborne]

You Know- Canada Post Stamps go up because it costs more to pay for storage

[John Burchfield]

Mine arrived yesterday, along with the Henney and Fleetwood 75 books I'd ordered! A triumverate of pro car literature! 135 is a great issue! Thanks to all those who contributed.

[Paul Steinberg]

I was asked to investigate this slow delivery of our magazine to our fine members living in Ohio... After exhaustive research, I learned the reason....

•Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union.

[Danny Ryder]

Mine arrived yesterday, along with the Henney and Fleetwood 75 books I'd ordered! A triumverate of pro car literature! 135 is a great issue! Thanks to all those who contributed.

Alittle over whelm there John!

[Mike McDonald]

John: I had to look up (google) the meaning of "triumverate" to see how I could use it in a sentence this afternoon to impress my peers. My head still spinning! MM

[Jerry Jacobson]

I was asked to investigate this slow delivery of our magazine to our fine members living in Ohio... After exhaustive research, I learned the reason....

•Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union.

Yeah, I remember that. But I got my issue five days ago.:p

[Andrew G. Zajkowski]

Finally got my issue today , great work , and thank's to all that make's this publication possible.

[Larri Dirks]

Still waiting in Northern Illinois. Do these magazines get mailed out at the same time when they are ready to be released or does a 1/4 of them go out today some tomorrow and more three days later?

[Paul Steinberg]

Bulk mailings are packed in groups based on the zip codes that they are going to. The entire groupings are dropped at a postal distribution center, and are then sent from there to the various regional distribution centers. From the Regional distribution center, they are sorted, and then sent to the individual post office that handle the town where you live for delivery. Since this is a bulk magazine mail delivery, it moves slowly, based on how much room is on the truck that is carrying it forward. If the truck is full of 1st class and other higher paying postage mail, then magazines are held over for the next truck. There is never a reason that can be determined why one area will get the magazine sooner than the next area, because it never is consistent. Every area of the country has delays, and some are longer than others. Once it gets to the local post office, they sort bulk mail only after all the 1st class mail is sorted. This can add a day or two to the process. The only solution to this problem that I can see is to have magazines delivered by 1st class mail at additional cost to the member requesting this feature. I intend to bring this up for discussion at the annual board meeting. If it goes to a 1st class mailing, that will have to be an extra cost option over and above membership dues. Many car clubs offer this feature to their members, and I can't see why we shouldn't either. What the cost difference will be, I can't say, but my guess is that it might be an additional $5.00 - $7.00 per year. Some of these additional costs will be in packaging and separate handling costs, and the balance will be the additional postage.

[Danny Ryder]

Finally got mine! One of the best issues to date.

[Mike McDonald]

The downside of this HIGH TECH CLUB and WEBSITE is that without it none of us would know who got what and when! MM

[John Burchfield]

Alittle over whelm there John!


You're right, Danny, it is a bit overwhelming! I've scanned most of TPC 135 and have thumbed through the two books, but household chores and errands are taking precedence today.....

[John Burchfield]

John: I had to look up (google) the meaning of "triumverate" to see how I could use it in a sentence this afternoon to impress my peers. My head still spinning! MM

Hah, Mike-glad I added to your vocabulary! My dad was an avid reader and always throwing words around to make us ask or look them up in the dictionary. That and hanging around lots of English professors in college and since have kept up my love of language, I guess.

[Darren Bedford]

Is there anyone else still waiting for this copy of the magazine ?

Last issue was about a month after the first people posted that it arrived here in Toronto.

I guess that means I should get it this week !!!

Looking forward to it.
Darren

[Wayne Krakowski]

at Canada post they have a saying,neither rain nor sleet nor heavy packages will get delivered til we are good and ready,Had a postal employee tell me to shovel the snow off my walkway or risk not getting the mail ,I said its july....wish as a paramedic we could ask for the same courtesy.....

[Jon Power]

Still not got it over here either. Assumed it was because of the Icelandic ash clouds causing problems with the flights but maybe it is an international delay getting out of America.

[Darren Bedford]

Jon

Over seas I can understand why it may take a little longer if it did.

Having said that, I can mail unicycle parts to the UK in 4 days.

Still waiting... but it will be worth the wait Im sure.


Hope to see you and your lady in Albany in about 90 days !
Darren

[Doug Lemon]

I dont know if this had anything to do with the time factor,but the postage sticker was placed right over my address.

[Doug House]

Amazing! It made it to Australia before it made it to B.C., Canada! Still don't have mine. Now THAT'S embarrassing. I'm going to have a word with Canada Post....if they ever get back from their coffee break! :gun1:

[John ED Renstrom]

Makes you kind of want to put up a road side box just over the border to get mail. better check with Jeff and make sure everything is Ok with your address and membership.

[Darren Bedford]

I heard there was a mailing house error where the postage label got stuck over the mailing address for those outside the US.

Haven't got mine but I know they are sending out a copy to all those not in the US.

Hold tight I guess. We will get them.

Darren

[Paul Steinberg]

I spoke to Brady about this today, and he has confirmed that the postage was put over the address label. Some postal authorities have realized the mistake and have opened the plastic wrapper and have forwarded the magazine to the address on the mailing label. Brady told me that the publisher was doing a separate printing of the magazine and resending it to all the International Members. When you get your copy, please post the information to this thread, so we can track how long it takes to be delivered...
thanks Paul

[Roger D White]

I have not received this issue, which must still be the case with others.

RD White

[Darren Bedford]

Im still waiting.

If anyone going to the MM reunion this week could bring theirs, I would love to flip through it.

If the PCS store guy is coming, I would like to buy a copy of it.

See ya soon,
Darren

[Tim Prieur]

It did not manage to reach Alberta either. It is good to see there is a simple explanation, so no worries. It will be enjoyed just as much in several weeks. Thanks for the updates.

[Bill Leverett]

Not sure about anyone else in Canada, but I still haven't received my copy yet.

[Kerry Lange]

I haven't got mine either, so it must be a Canada thing.

[Doug Lemon]

I will be in Calgary on July 9 does anyone want me to bring mine from Australia so they can read it???

[Jon Power]

I haven't got mine either, so it must be a Canada thing.

Kerry, not just Canada, it has not crossed the water yet either.:(

[Doug Lemon]

I have just received my second copy of TPC 135

[Paul Steinberg]

I have just received my second copy of TPC 135

Some that have written to me are still waiting for their first copy.. Consider yourself lucky.... :biker:

[Darren Bedford]

I got mine yesterday !!!

A friend in Toronto got his today.

Looks like things are taken care of.

Bet it was just a disgruntaled employee sticking on the postage labels over the address labels the first time. Never did get the first copy like a few others did.


Just think... the next issue will be here much faster if still on schedule !

Wooo hooo,
Darren

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

Just got mine today.:smileflagcan:

[Jon Power]

Any news on the international deliveries yet?
Received The Superior Times today five days after being posted.

[Darren Bedford]

Jon

Are you and your lovely wife joining us again this year in Albany ?!
Hope so !

If you don't have a copy by then, you can get one at the meet.
Disappointing you waited this long. Bad enough we waited an extra month.

Take care,
Darren

[Doug Lemon]

I gave my extra copy to a potential new member in Victoria,Australia.His name is Mark Norton. He has a 59 Cadillac Hearse
2x 56 Cadillac Hearse
54 Cadillac Hearse
56 Flower car

[Richard Vyse]

Any news on the international deliveries yet?
Received The Superior Times today five days after being posted.

Sounds like someone missed you if you got the Superior Times that quick. I would be more than happy to send you my copy if you like Jon.

[Jon Power]

Sounds like someone missed you if you got the Superior Times that quick. I would be more than happy to send you my copy if you like Jon.

Thanks for the offer Richard but I am sure I will be able to get one from Matt in Albany next month if it has not arrived by then.