Richard,
I think that just proves my point. TX is not that far from CA. You got a good one. NZ is on the otherside of the world.
The thing that hurts also, is that I paid US$270 for airfreight because at that stage I needed it to continue my build! Otherwise it can be up to 3 months by sea. Which is the way I get most stuff.
I suppose the upside is that for the extra $270 I found out 3 months early that it was unusable
Cheers