have you got your magazine yet?

[Anonymous]

well the mail man just left no magazine, so i called the 800 number, they said i should of got it by now, they will send another one in 7 to 10 days, I said make sure the lable is on ,the last few issues they were only glued a little , that s probly why i didn't get this issue . ben

[Rastun]

Benny,
I'm really sorry you haven't got you magazine yet but it is only the 5th it doesn't go on sale in hobby shops till the 8th. Think of those of us who don't have LHS that even bother stocking the magazine. I can find MR is at least 7 different outlets but there isn't a copy of GR to be had on a news stand within 120 miles of me. If you don't have it by the 8th then call the 800 number and complain.

Jack

[Anonymous]

bob
no my mail man does not have a garden rail road , this is sat.MARCH 5- 05 nothing
yet

[van buren s l]

Benny
Does your postman have a garden railway?
Bob

[SandyR]

Rene, it is interesting that Ben should mention a loose label. Mine was loose, too. But my issue did arrive, although two days later than some of our club members got theirs. That points the finger pretty squarely at the Postal Service in my area, I think.
But GR is well worth waiting for! And I guess that's why we tend to get upset when it doesn't arrive "on time". Now I see why patience is a virtue!
SandyR

[Rene Schweitzer]

Aw Ben, not again!
Definately call customer service (800-533-6644) and request a new one. And make sure to mention the label problem. They log any kind of problem and we need to know so we can track problems. And Ron, thanks for the comment.

[emipapa]

BennyRR,
Like I have said in the past, if you lived in one of the other countries you would have your magazine by now. I have complained about this situation for the past few months and all they say is that they will look into it. By now I would think that thay have looked through it. It only takes aprox. 4 hours to do open heart surgery so why does it take so long to correct this problem. Please remember that the correction of this problem is not within Rene's duties.
Good Luck,
Ron

[emipapa]

Sandy R.
Your Welcome and any time you are in the area let me know.
Ron
p.s. Edaville still runs in season but no steam last time I went.

[Anonymous]

Rene
Here it is FRIDAY MARCH 4 TH. no magazine yet, and tuesday will be the 8 th of MARCH and i can go buy a magazine at the book store, i renewed in DECEMBER FOR 2 more YEARS after it is run out in 12-06 i will buy at my local book store , i just wonder if the lable came lose again .like before ???????????????? ben[:(!][:

[SandyR]

Ron, the cottages at Cape Shore Village were sold off individually about 40 years ago. Alvesi's Beach Store became a remodelled cottage. And the last time that I saw the area (about 1985), it was rapidly being built up. It's just like the old saying, "You can never go home again." But I treasure those memories, and they have left me with a love of sea beaches and narrow-gauge trains (Edaville) to this day. Thank you so much for stirring up my memories.
SandyR

[emipapa]

SandyR,
East Sandwich I bet is still about the same as when you visited except for many new trophy type homes that are being built, it is still very quaint and charming. On the whole, the cape is changing to a more year-round area. The Mildred's Chowder House has closed, the Town of Barnstable owns property and the building is still standing. Regarding the shoreline, I can smell the salt air and hear the roar of the breakers from my home, we live aprox. 15 miles east of Hyannis. When the warm weather arrives we are ON the water as much as possible and since I retired we are beaching and fishing 3 times as much as we did before. We are hoping that the many 10' to 15' piles of snow melts very soon so we can start the construction of the layout.
Happy Railroading,
Ron

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by carpenter matt

Liz, can you use the global mail co. for domestic as well? They seam to have the US Postal Service beat. Maybe they'll give you an even better rate?

Carpenter Matt,
The global mail company we use simply drops the magazines into each country's postal service. They don't deliver to each individual's home. It wouldn't make sense for us to do that here when our printing company is in the U.S. and can just drop the magazines into our own postal service.
Elizabeth Runyon
Group Circulation Manager

[SandyR]

Ron, we stayed at Cape Shore Village in East Sandwich. I remember when we took the train to Hyannis and ate at Mildred's Chowder House. Oh, those were the days! But what I liked most was just sitting on the beach and watching (and listening to) the breakers. And hearing the air whistles of the RDC's. And collecting shells and quartz rocks.
SandyR

[emipapa]

SandyR,
You are correct, I rode many a mile on the ORANGE and BLACK # 539, we called it our little FIRE STARTER due to the missing spark arrester on the stack. At this time the railroad bridge is undergoing a major overhall. I worked for the N.Y.N.H.& H. R.R. from 66 to about 71, I was assigned to the shoreline freight divison from Boston to New Haven and I was also qualified in passenger service to Grand Central Station. Where on the Cape did you vacation?? Glad to hear that your magazine arrived.
Ron

[SandyR]

Ron, I missed you by about 10 years. My folks used to vacation on Cape Cod in the 50's, and we rode the NY, NH & H right over the Buzzards Bay Bridge! And there was an Alco that I remember...#539. It was used for freight; passenger service was RDC's. The locals called them 'the Budd cars'.
And my GR arrived today!! Yippee!!!
SandyR

[emipapa]

SandyR,
I use to cross the Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge 4 round trips a week back in the late 60's, that is when I worked for the N.Y.N.H. & H. R.R. We delivered freight 2 days a week to the Hyannis branch and 2 days a week to the Falmouth and Camp Edwards/ Otis Air Force Base branch.
Ron

[SandyR]

Ron, It's a beautiful bridge, though! And so is the railroad bridge at Buzzards Bay.
Folks, I went to our G scale RR club last night; everybody else had gotten their GR wither yesterday or the day before. WHERE'S MY GR???
SandyR

[emipapa]

SandyR,
And besides the sway factor, its 132' from mean high tide to the bottom of the bridge and aprox 20' of structure from the bottom of the bridge to the road surface. That height is more then enough to scare me.
Ron

[vsmith]

I told you guys, theres a team of frozen Post Office mules legs up in a snowbank outside Buffalo!

Your Mag's are probably in a mail pouch underniegth the lead mule and wont be seen again until the spring thaw...

Should have used Dogsleds!

[:o)][:D][;)][X-)][%-)][D)][:-,][(-D][:-^]

[SandyR]

Still don't have mine here in upstate NY.
Ron, my Dad and I once walked across the Sagamore Bridge. It was one of the scariest trips in my life...I hadn't known how much a big bridge could sway!
SandyR

[Anonymous]

Liz, can you use the global mail co. for domestic as well? They seam to have the US Postal Service beat. Maybe they'll give you an even better rate?

[emipapa]

smcgill,
Mine arrived today, I bet the cause of the delay was WIND on the Sagamore Bridge.
Ron

[emipapa]

Rene & Liz Runyou,
Just a note to let you know that my Garden Railroad Magazine has just arrived her in the southeastern area of Massachusett of these United States. Just think, a private contractor can deliver the magazine to the FOREIGN LANDS quicker then the UNITED STATED POSTAL SERVICE can deliver it within these United States.
Thanks for your replies,
Ron

[Anonymous]

Ron,
The majority of our overseas customers receive their copies through a global mail company that is very efficient. We are aware that in some cases our overseas customers are receiving their copies before our domestic customers, not only with Garden Railways, but with some of our other publications as well.

We are looking into ways to rectify the situation, but our main concern is keeping the subscription rate in line with the overall value of the magazine. If we used a different shipping method for the U.S. such as Fed Ex or UPS, it would dramatically raise the subscription rate.

I hope this answers your question.
Elizabeth Runyon
Group Circulation Manager

P.S. If anyone needs assistance with their subscription, our Customer Service department is ready to help. They are available Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm Central Time at 1-800-533-6644. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 262-796-8776, ext. 661.

[Rene Schweitzer]

Steve, April goes on sale March 8. BTW, you might want to check on when your sub starts. . .you might still get the April issue. Don't want to have you get two of one issue. You can call and request your sub start with the June issue.

[smcgill]

Well emipapa guess what?
Mine came March 1st. along with Model Railroader! [:)] [swg]
Even thought my mail box wasn't cleaned out to well!
It will be from now on! [:D]

[emipapa]

Rene,
Thank you for your reply. I do know and understand that this situation is not within your job desription.
Ron

[Chompers]

I Got MINE!!!!!!!!!!!![:D][:)][bday][bday]

I Can finaly relax, [:-^]

Now For My Home Work.[|(][4:-)]

[Anonymous]

Well, I'm looking forward to a pleasent evening now reading the April issue of GR since it arrived this afternoon. Made my day!

Steve,
This is my second subscription issue and to keep me going until the April issue arrived I read through a whole year of back issues that GR sent me and still had the bit in my teeth.