IHUK - A day in the life of….

[Giles]

Yep, UPS (as do most other shipping companies) ship to UK from Japan (and other places in Asia) via China.

As the world starts to open up after the lock-downs, the volumes of goods needing to be shipped, is far outstripping the available space in cargo planes.  So, there are delays happening now, that did not happen during the lock-downs.

19 carton shipment due here Monday.  Got 9 cartons Mon, 9 cartons yesterday and 1 today.  Ditto other shipments….

[Wlemon]

Oh, man. I'm sorry to hear! I'm sure that puts stress on top of an already stressful situation.

[Giles]

It's a real pisser, but there are worse problems to have…..

[dinobarnesberlin]

damn looters 

[AdamC]

To make space for Big Dug storage, we have to move motorbikes from our mezzanine…

[GC]

Lovely, the things you find tucked away.

I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with R?

[Giles]

Rayon?

[Giles]

Couple more….

[GC]

@Giles I like how everyone aside from yourself has resumed a position of safety, take care lads. 

[GC]

@Giles:

Rayon?

Damn - yep, that obvious? I never was any good at that game.

[Alex_24]

@Giles:

So there are piles of stuff waiting until we can move or ship….

Are those superblack high top sneakers hiding just barely visible on the table?

[AdamJ]

@Alex_24 Good spot!

[AdamC]

Clearing the mezzanines for the Big Dug installation tomorrow….

Our usually tidy unpacking area will look like this for the next couple of days…

[Giles]

Things are a little congested in the sewing room.  If your jeans are being hemmed today and they get covered in oil, you'll know why 

[Seul]

Eeeeh maybe you could ride over my jacket a couple of times to start softening it up… Do a couple of burn outs... Wabi-sabi maaaaannn.......

[Giles]

Sorry Eli, we have already packed it.  But, a fox had crapped in the garden overnight, so we dragged the jacket through that, so I think we're all good…..

[Seul]

Fox crap!.. My favourite!.. (Thanks for sending it Fexpress btw…)

[Giles]

When we hem any denim over 14oz, it is necessary (adviseable) to hammer the hem into submission before we get to the sewing machine.  I have a slab of cast iron covered with denim, which is effectively the anvil.

On the left is the denim I covered the cast iron with 5 years ago.  On the right is the new…..

[AdamJ]

many thumbs have been hammered on that slab of iron!

[Giles]

I've just a very quick and dirty calculation.  In excess of 20,000 pairs of jeans have been beaten up on the OG denim….