The January 2011 issue

[James40]

Mine turned up in todays post, thank you.

[Stephen Grigg]

Show off James

[Garry Pollard]

If I buy one from the shop will the management refund me, Dream on, Time it was here, poor subscription service David

Garry

[Stephen Grigg]

David should have delivered them personally Gary shouldnt he,Well I think he did mine was in the hall when I arrived home.However,Ive been so busy tonight I completely forgot about it until I came on to the Forum.So,Im off for a good ol" read,he he.

[Shane Sunday]

Been chomping at the bit for mine. Still nuthing. The postal service is stuck in the snow. Don't recon I'll get mine for the new yer.

 

Edited By David Ashby - RCME Administrator on 24/12/2010 06:37:48

[Stephen Grigg]

Yes,cracking read,did Graham get the Revolver  David I think not,well worth the wait guys

Edited By Stephen Grigg on 23/12/2010 23:15:05

[David Ashby - Moderator]

He told me to check the small print in my employment contract Stephen

[mick north east uk]

Time For Reading - Its Arrived Here In North Shields 

 

Mick 

[Stephen Grigg]

That Graham"s a bit slippery then David,to his on brother how could he..I always read the editorial,so it did set you review up very well,.It was pleasing it was the first article as wellSet the mag up really well

[Phil Brooks]

Nope, still nuffin! Haven't had my BMFA news either, suspect the Crewe sorting office has chucked magazines aside until after the Christmas rush. Not very good, but what do you expect?  Oh well, perhaps Santa's taken on a contract with them, and it'll turn up in my stocking.

 

Thought for the day, courtesy of Bill Bryson.  Why is it that we talk of POST being delivered by the Royal MAIL, whilst Americans get their MAIL from the US POSTal Service?

 

Happy Christmas everyone. 

[Erfolg]

I have not bought the mag. I am not sure that it is on sale in Asda as yet. That is where I pick up my copy.

 

What did interest me though was Tim Hoopers comments on his wife's involvement and was it appropriate. In my opinion anything that moves any articles formulaic approach that is tediously applied of sticking "a" to "b" has to be applauded. All to often all that needs to be changed is the name of the model and supplier. Which is reminiscent of what was called "boiler plate" bid preparation, in the company I worked for. Where wholesale sections of any tender was assembled from pre-prepared paragraphs, where only names and minor details needed to be changed, with perhaps 5% bespoke content. In my opinion anything which brings some originality to any article is almost certainly for the good. Just go for Tim.

[birdy]

Nothing here... I've had the BMFA news for a while now though.

[Lindsay Todd]

Still no mag here on the Wirral, although local model shops have had it for a week or so now. may now have to succumb to digital version.

 

 

[Tim Hooper]

Erf,

 

Thanks for the comment!  I've often read reviews and articles that look as though they've been copied/pasted from a database of handy phrases various magazines, and sometimes it's hard to come up with something original given that there's only so many ways that you can actually compose an article, so it's nice to hear your views!

 

BTW - mag arrived yesterday, but haven't had time to read much yet.  Mind you, that Revolver looks to be a peach, doesn't it?

 

tim

[Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator]

I'm with Lindsay - another Wirralonian with no mag for Christmas

 

But I was smart in one respect - populated my Amazon wish list with loads of interesting aviation books and told the wider family where it was! Hopefully that will stop the tide of socks and hankies and give me something to read Christmas Day!

 

BEB

[flytilbroke]

Wish you lot would shut up,  you are spoiling my surprise if mine ever arrives. Two mail shots today, stil no mag.

[Pete B]

Got mine on 23rd, here in slightly-snowy (compared with UK) SW France..........you'll have to emigrate, ftb............

 

Pete

[hotspur]

I have just had a birthday card postmarked 7 Dec. from Wigan. That works out at less than 2 miles per day.

& downhill to boot

 

Where does the RCME come from ? So I can work out when it too is likely to arrive, while applying the uphill factor.

Maybe I could stroll down there and collect it !

 

I bet it comes with the Feb issue.

[Slopetrashuk]

Still no mag here in Bolton.

Don't they know who I am!

 

[Malcolm Fisher]

I'm just back from spending Christmas with family and there is still no sign of my copy here in Leeds.

 

Malcolm

[Andy Green]

I've not got mine in the Midlands either.

 

Andy

[moorer]

haven't got mine either but i do believe that the posties are not back at work till tomorrow {29th} as Christmas day and boxing day fell on the weekend so most people get two extra days.so lets hope for Wednesday!!

[Garry Pollard]

Still nothing in Lincolnshire. Come on David, I will have to talk to the wife soon

Garry

[Jim Bottomley]

Had post today, 29th, and received stuff that had been posted on the 23rd - but still no RCM&E.

 

Even more annoying as I renewed my subscription only a few weeks ago.

 

Will now try to cancel so I can join the Smiff's monthly reading library.

 

Jim

 

[Phil Brooks]

Postie appeared for the first time in four days.  Sale leaflets, holiday brochures, even seed catalogues (Why? I don't do gardens), but NO MAG!

 

With nothing else to do except read the on-line version, I've been thinking.  How about an on-line only subscription rate?  For the publisher it would reduce production and distribution costs, and for us poor pensioners we'd get our magazine electronically on time and at a reduced rate. We'd have to buy copies of any 'free' plan that we were interested in, but we'd be doing our bit for the environment by not consuming paper and other resources we don't need.  How about it David, is it worth a separate thread to see how much interest there would be,and how much people would be prepared to pay for such a service?