Noon Light Update

Posted by karen.nicole on August 9, 2018 in blocks, sent and received | 3 comments

I have been anxiously checking my post-box daily for the past three months, and I am sorry to report that our postal system seems to have slowed down to almost a standstill. The last envelope in was on 19 June…..

Yesterday I was happily surprised to get a sixth envelope with blocks, thank-you Kathy S!

I have now received blocks from: Cathy K, Christa, Kathy S, Linda E, Peggy M and Robin.

To Angie, Barbara P, Cathy L, Kathleen, Linda N, Mary S and Sophie, all I can say is, thank-you, and that maybe they are languishing in a warehouse somewhere, and will eventually turn up.

This a recent Facebook response from our Post Office: Please note that most international mail travels by ship and can take 14 weeks to arrive at the destination country. There is a mountain of mail to be moved at all our major mail hubs. Before the strike there was a huge backlog already. Please try and be patient a little longer, your item will be delayed but should reach you in due course.

I know how much I love making the Block Lotto blocks, and I think all my blocks have been delivered to the winners in the past, so (with Sophie’s encouragement) will still contine to play, but as a donor. The thought of those possible future blocks not getting delivered can’t be contemplated.

On a brighter note, I recently visited my daughter and newish grandson in beautiful Wales and, oh my goodness, mail there is delivered the NEXT day… and on a Saturday! Whilst there we ordered something on-line, and it arrived the day after being posted!

Karen N in Cape Town, South Africa.

3 Comments

Angie in SoCal August 9, 2018 at 6:01 PM

Gosh, Karen, I”m so sorry to hear this! I sent a package to Missouri in March and it still hasn’t gotten there, and it even wasn’t international. I mailed yours May 9th. Here’s hoping it will still get there.

Nann August 9, 2018 at 6:03 PM

Karen, have you had any rain in Cape Town? The drought and water shortage were in the US news a while ago but there have not been updates.

karen.nicole August 13, 2018 at 5:10 AM

Hi Nann, We’ve had some good rains, dam levels have increased to 58.8% this week from 20% at the end of April, but still have necessary stringent water restrictions to carry us through the coming summer. We are limited in using 50 litres of water a day per person…to cover washing, showering and drinking. I am a little fortunate in that we have installed a borehole, but still try to use far less than before. There are a number of springs in the city, and the public may collect some water to supplement their limited usage.

Angie in SoCal August 9, 2018 at 6:01 PM

Gosh, Karen, I”m so sorry to hear this! I sent a package to Missouri in March and it still hasn’t gotten there, and it even wasn’t international. I mailed yours May 9th. Here’s hoping it will still get there.
Nann August 9, 2018 at 6:03 PM

Karen, have you had any rain in Cape Town? The drought and water shortage were in the US news a while ago but there have not been updates.
- karen.nicole August 13, 2018 at 5:10 AM
  
  Hi Nann, We’ve had some good rains, dam levels have increased to 58.8% this week from 20% at the end of April, but still have necessary stringent water restrictions to carry us through the coming summer. We are limited in using 50 litres of water a day per person…to cover washing, showering and drinking. I am a little fortunate in that we have installed a borehole, but still try to use far less than before. There are a number of springs in the city, and the public may collect some water to supplement their limited usage.