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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #25 on: January 15, 2012, 03:18:13 »
For all interested, the "Items for sale" forum here has a thread with order instructions in pdf form.  Or, pm me offline; my email is in my profile.
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #26 on: January 27, 2012, 04:24:13 »
Excellent book and quality... Great job Michael

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #27 on: January 27, 2012, 10:18:20 »


GOT IT!

I had to write to you all with excitement  ;D
The postman just knocked on the door 6mins ago.

( It will take me an hour to unwrap! )

Too excited, will get back later.

 ;D
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #28 on: January 27, 2012, 10:31:31 »
Me too.

Its going to be a looooooooooong tea break  ;D

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #29 on: January 27, 2012, 13:20:50 »
You have no idea how pleased I am that the packages are beginning to be received overseas!  I would guess the Canadians are not far behind, but believe it or not we have slow mail service to Canada.  At least I now know that that truck that came and took the skid away was not heading into a black hole of oblivion!   :)
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2012, 14:30:51 »
Waited for the postie but no book :'(
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #31 on: January 28, 2012, 11:50:10 »
 :) :) :) Arrived this morning, what can I say that has not been said! Wow. :) :) :)
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #32 on: January 28, 2012, 14:07:06 »
Mine arrived yesterday (but was delivered at the neighbors...) so I just got it now... Will unwrap and carefully... package well packed and undamaged!

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2012, 14:17:40 »
Oh great... that's my day gone... all the jobs I has planned to do fallen by the wayside because I just can't stop reading Pagoda Style. Michael, congratulations... it's turned out great!

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2012, 15:19:30 »
Oh great... that's my day gone... all the jobs I has planned to do fallen by the wayside because I just can't stop reading Pagoda Style. Michael, congratulations... it's turned out great!

Peter

UK down  CHECK
NL down  CHECK

That's 2/13 countries--waiting to hear about the rest!

Peter, thanks for the kind words.  Just show your family their mention on your page, and I'm sure they will grant you a day of leisure....yes?
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2012, 16:43:11 »
Mine's not arrived yet so I pressed my wine and racked it off while watching the FA Cup game ;D

Which means I get no work done on Monday!
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #36 on: January 29, 2012, 10:14:44 »
Still waiting for it here in Hong Kong...

Michael - will let you know once it arrives....

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #37 on: January 29, 2012, 12:24:11 »
Well worth the wait!
To have a personal book in all its gloss and glory of our Group and our cars is a gift to treasure for a very long time.
Well done to all our efforts & especially Michael for all your time given to this very special project.

 

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #38 on: January 30, 2012, 14:12:24 »
Michael

My copies arrived in my office in London this morning.

The book is fantastic. I have spent an hour reading it and feel as if I have hardly scratched the surface.

We all owe you a huge thank you.

Best regards
Andrew
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #39 on: January 30, 2012, 14:59:02 »
Michael - got mine today so Hong Kong down.  Like Peter said, excellent packaging.

The idea was great and the finished product, what can I say.  I'm supposed to sleep early tonight because I have to send my daughter to school tomorrow....

I feel that bit closer to the forum members now that I see your photo's and will know your story!

Thanks, Michael. 

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #40 on: January 30, 2012, 21:26:02 »
Thank you and well done Michael and all involved. Received well packed today, had a quick flick through and impressed with the quality. Can't wait to read the personal stories that fuel the passion.

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #41 on: January 31, 2012, 13:17:11 »
Mine's arrived. Looks great, thank you sooooo much
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #42 on: January 31, 2012, 18:14:41 »
Mine's arrived. Looks great, thank you sooooo much

What part of London are you in?  Seems like the last one delivered there.  Even Eryck in Hong Kong (quite literally half a world away) got his first!
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #43 on: January 31, 2012, 19:06:27 »
It seems the Post Office (think Men in BlackII) managed to lose a label off it so it was in a great big bag  -at least that's what the postie said: "the label came off -it's here (points to a bit of card strung to the bag). I hope that's you"

They obviously didn't think to look on the other side of the box where the manifest and a great big address label were sitting ::)
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #44 on: January 31, 2012, 20:12:02 »
Michael,

I received my copy yesterday.  I was up until 12:30 a.m. paging through it.  A fantastic book and a fantastic effort.

Regards,

Marc
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #45 on: February 01, 2012, 02:53:54 »
OK. So here we go. Book was picked up today by Shelley but it arrived at the border last week.

Box is opened already - customs wanted to have a look. Opening the top of the box I see an invoice from Mike.  Lots of bubble wrap inside of box. OK, I'm pulling the bobble wrap off the book...........wrapped carefully I might add. Two layers with second one taped in place. Book is sealed in shrink wrap - nice touch. OK, I'm about to peel off the shrink wrap. ( drum roll please ) Used the pointed end of a shifter arm to make a small hole in the wrap - careful not to hurt anything..........
Book has an odd smell - kind of like old cars.  Nice art work on the front cover. Humm..... not singed but then I didn't ask.

Well, I looked though the book from cover to cover and I like it! Nice work Mike. I'll read it later but many names are familiar and now we all have faces to go with them.

When are you going to do a second edition?
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #46 on: February 01, 2012, 12:59:01 »
The smell Dan, is what you smell inside a commercial color printing facility.  It is a combination of printer's ink, solvents, paper, etc. all wrapped up in one.  And, since the book is wrapped, so is the smell.
Glad you are enjoying it. It took 3 days to get from here to Marine City, and a week for you to send Shelley the few miles to the ferry and go pick it up.  MEANWHILE back at the ranch, your letter has still not arrived here.  So stupid of Customs--they open the package and leave the book sealed.  Unbelievable.  They are absolute MORONS on both sides of our border I'm afraid.

No second edition planned...yet ;)
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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #47 on: February 01, 2012, 23:05:25 »
Michael: No sign of the book either in Toronto or Calgary. I was in Calgary until yesterday and I wanted to show the book to my grand daughter and ask her to find her daddy's picture in his copy of the  book.
Must be that dogsled that broke down because there is no snow in either place.
 Doug Dees :(

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #48 on: February 02, 2012, 02:04:34 »
Michael,

A heart-felt well done from a newbie. I have read through hundreds of posts and sections of the tecnical manual and now have faces and a small glimpse into the lives of those whose information I greatly benefit from. Thank you for your time and effort.

James

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Re: Pagoda Style Book Delivered!
« Reply #49 on: February 03, 2012, 01:09:06 »
Received my copy today and love it!  Great job Michael and it was enjoyable seeing all your cars. 
Best Regards,

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