[pbs] International delays
James Waddick
jwaddick at kc.rr.com
Tue Sep 11 16:05:33 EDT 2007
>Is it possible to keep the bulbs in a cooled cell?
> > The concerns regarding the possibility of biological weapons etc;
>> everything is backlogged. Daffodils this year are being held up in Virginia,
> > courtesy of Homeland security and their concerns.
Dear all,
Unfortunately it is impossible to know how any plants are
handled from shipper to your door. Most of the delays on import into
the US are due to demands of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, USDA
or Customs or all of them!. This usually means the plants stay at the
shippers warehouse until the papers are cleared and the plants
released for their next step. Some shippers recognize that plants are
in transit and keep them cool or at least shaded, others may just
pile boxes on the shipping dock in hot dry conditions. It is strictly
up to the shipper of middle man.
Once plants get to a government office they are usually
processed quickly and moved to the next handler.
I just got a large box from Asia with big gaping holes and
barely held together. No one along the way seemed to have a working
roll of duct tape!
Only 13 items fell out. Oh well.
Best Jim W.
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Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
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