order in winter, says the southern hemisphere, again

While the northern half of the room complained about heat, the Australians and New Zealanders pointed out that they had spent December through February doing exactly this and had been told they were being dramatic. The seasonal-mirror argument produced the most-quoted piece of regional advice in the archive, which is simply to order in your own winter if you have the choice.

• A Queensland member posted photographs of vials that had spent two days in a forty degree transit, which ended the debate about whether gel packs are enough.
• The transit-time table was updated from what members actually reported rather than what suppliers quoted, and the gap was about five days.
• Two people paid for expedited courier service and got the same transit as standard post, which the channel noted without drawing conclusions from a sample of two.
• The northern summer and southern summer being six months apart turned out to be genuinely new information to several members.
• Somebody asked whether a warm parcel is grounds for a reship and the honest answer was that it depends entirely on whose policy you bought.