For those starting to pack.........
Dec 3rd 2004, 2:18 pm
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For those starting to pack.........
..........get your hands on as many of those little bag things that you get in new shoes, handbags and electrical goods...you know, the things that absorb moisture.
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
Dec 3rd 2004, 2:21 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
Originally Posted by sj oldfield
..........get your hands on as many of those little bag things that you get in new shoes, handbags and electrical goods...you know, the things that absorb moisture.
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
Firstly can I say, that your eldest has fantastic taste.. and assure him we will be beating the Toon tomorrow..
secondly.. why didnt you tell me this last week? I've got the packers in tomorrow and have none of the silicia gel packs.. more stress...aaahh
to make it worse, they are in during the Chelsea match, so I wont even be able to go to the pub to watch it...
thanks for the advice.. might have to ram raid a shoe shop on the way home
Dec 3rd 2004, 2:22 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
Originally Posted by sj oldfield
..........get your hands on as many of those little bag things that you get in new shoes, handbags and electrical goods...you know, the things that absorb moisture.
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
(edit) Beaten to it
Got some Chelsea programmes meself actually, might take a couple with me.
Dec 3rd 2004, 2:26 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
mad house is ours.......even got a boxer pup named.........wait for it........Lampard!!!!!!!!!
Dec 3rd 2004, 2:28 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
Originally Posted by sj oldfield
mad house is ours.......even got a boxer pup named.........wait for it........Lampard!!!!!!!!!
(The puppy that is)
Dec 3rd 2004, 3:14 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
Originally Posted by sloake
Firstly can I say, that your eldest has fantastic taste.. and assure him we will be beating the Toon tomorrow..
secondly.. why didnt you tell me this last week? I've got the packers in tomorrow and have none of the silicia gel packs.. more stress...aaahh
to make it worse, they are in during the Chelsea match, so I wont even be able to go to the pub to watch it...
thanks for the advice.. might have to ram raid a shoe shop on the way home
secondly.. why didnt you tell me this last week? I've got the packers in tomorrow and have none of the silicia gel packs.. more stress...aaahh
to make it worse, they are in during the Chelsea match, so I wont even be able to go to the pub to watch it...
thanks for the advice.. might have to ram raid a shoe shop on the way home
UpTheChels ...
Dec 3rd 2004, 3:18 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
Originally Posted by sj oldfield
..........get your hands on as many of those little bag things that you get in new shoes, handbags and electrical goods...you know, the things that absorb moisture.
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
I filled all my boxes up with newspaper and wrapped stuff to seal it but when the boxes where taken by the shipping company they advised us that the chances of damp are very remote
as the boxes go into a sealed wooden container which is then loaded and should not allow any of our goods to get wet !
Just wondering if they where fibbing ?
Dec 3rd 2004, 3:20 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
when I moved to the UK, I sent over 2 boxes of stuff...with a moving company.. the boxes got damp!!!! I don't think containers are totally waterproof if there are big seas... specially if you look at how container ships are stacked high with containers.. and the huge seas they do go through..
Dec 3rd 2004, 3:26 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
In spite of all my gripes with ***** ********, all my boxes arrived compltely dry, no sign of damp. The only thing that was damp was the last minute excess, which I dropped off at Excess Baggage in Heathrow Airport, the night I flew out. There were books in the bottom of the box, and when I unpacked them 2 weeks later, they were rescuable but had clearly been very soggy! The worrying thing is that this box came by AIR freight...........
Dec 3rd 2004, 3:37 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
Originally Posted by Pollyana
The worrying thing is that this box came by AIR freight...........
Dec 3rd 2004, 7:22 pm
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Re: For those starting to pack.........
Originally Posted by sj oldfield
..........get your hands on as many of those little bag things that you get in new shoes, handbags and electrical goods...you know, the things that absorb moisture.
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
The reason I'm telling you this is that Toby, my eldest son, is Chelsea Football Club mad, and has a large collection of framed photos of himself with many of the players. Whilst on the container they seem to have absorbed some moisture and now have quite a bit of discolouring. I know there is nothing I can do about these, but if it helps someone else...........
Susan
