The thing I wasn't expecting would ever happen finally happened. Now the grueling insecurity of shipment and import, and...I can't stand it. There is nothing about this last last leg of the hunt that is enjoyable. And
@ChicagoFrog's recent experience with a long searched for piece going suddenly "LOST IN TRANSIT" also has me a little unnerved. That DHL is involved doesn't make it easier.
So I'm feeling a bit like the cliché of that aging criminal in the bank heist movie promising himself "just one more score, and I'm out! ONE MORE!"
Which would be great if I didn't have two other totally different pieces incoming from earlier purchases.
🤦 One I really shouldn't have and will probably end as a catch and release.
The other I purchased many months ago, and finally arrives together with a visit from my mom, where it has been stateside in her care for a few (very long) months – in an effort to avoid exactly this sort of shipment stress. And
that piece I look forward to even more. It is gorgeous, yes, but it also comes from a fellow OF'er and an incredibly stand-up dude, so a lot of good karma and goodwill coming with that one.
Lots to be thankful for watch wise this year, and still a few cool things to look forward to and post up in here. THEN I am done...for real. Quite done!