The Nomad From Morwood

[sickbabies]

 

[seriousTone]

Anybody receive theirs or close? My tracking hasn't updated since entering Chicago on the 25th.

 

[jds]

It seems even in transit through the mail, time moves slower for the Nomads...

 

[letter never sent]

Anybody receive theirs or close? My tracking hasn't updated since entering Chicago on the 25th.

Nah, still the same over here.

 

[jbm]

Nah, still the same over here.

Likewise. This whole process has been infected with delay.

 

[seriousTone]

Damn, imagine the customs agent that has handfuls of Nomads all in the same location and has no idea the magnificence they possess.

 

[jbm]

Damn, imagine the customs agent that has handfuls of Nomads all in the same location and has no idea the magnificence they possess.

Could all this delay be because we’re being assessed for tariffs?

 

[seriousTone]

Could all this delay be because we’re being assessed for tariffs?

According to Copilot, so take that as you will:

"De Minimis Threshold: Under U.S. Customs rules, packages valued at $800 or less are generally duty-free under Section 321 entries."

"Country of Origin Matters: If the item was made in Canada and qualifies under the USMCA (formerly NAFTA) rules of origin, it’s typically exempt from tariffs."

 

[Stu]

FWIW I didn't get hit with any tariffs and I'm in the states.

 

[Day Vaper]

Fingers crossed that everyone with a Nomad in the mail gets it soon, and that the others get an update from Dan this month. It's been about a month since the last update, so I'm really curious how everything is going and how close to the finish line we actually are.

 

[jbm]

Finally out of Chicago, was in Pittsburgh as of yesterday am. No ETA on USPS tracking.

 

[fangorn]

Okay... I have a few updates to share... a bit of Nomad porn... sensitive souls beware...

Sorry to those waiting... but it's getting closer and closer!!

So...
I recently acquired a new wooden stem... and I'm waiting for two more, a little different.




From left to right: pear, roasted curly maple, cherry burl, blackwood, Ed's stem, two-tone blackwood, boxwood, figured walnut, padauk.

I also took advantage of the sunshine and a quiet moment to take my glass stems out into the sun...
More photos to come and more information on this in the future...



Also, I had mentioned that I was waiting for Nomad OG #068 !
It has never been used by its previous owner... it's amazing, it's immaculate...
The padouk is absolutely delicious! The sleeve is intact.


(Sensitive souls or future owners at their wit's end, you should not click on the links below...)


Nomad OG family photo updated.


"Dan Morrison's collection" family photo updated


And there you have it... I'm done for today... it's been a while!!
Sorry for the orgy...

 

[jbm]

Out for delivery as of this morning.

 

[letter never sent]

Out for delivery as of this morning.

Same here. Of course I am out of town until Monday. Oh well, my wife will retrieve the package for me and I’ll have a nice thing waiting for me when I get home.

 

[jbm]

Finally

https://imgur.com/a/gDmHu6U

 

[TigoleBitties]

Finally

https://imgur.com/a/gDmHu6U

Really beautiful. The wood grain reminds me of sunlight reflecting off a lake. Congrats! It was a long wait.

 

[jbm]

Really beautiful. The wood grain reminds me of sunlight reflecting off a lake. Congrats! It was a long wait.

Thank you. I have this weird anticlimactic feeling. I’m charging a p30b for it at the moment.

 

[seriousTone]

Thank you. I have this weird anticlimactic feeling. I’m charging a p30b for it at the moment.

Damn, congrats! What is it that's anticlimactic you think?

Funny you say that because I got that feeling from your initial post but also as excited as I am for mine to show up, I sort of have the same feeling.

Too much waiting? Maybe we're ungrateful lol.

 

[jds]

I think it's normal to feel like this after waiting years for an item. We've probably built up a lot of hype and expectations over time and nothing can live up to 5 years worth of hyping. A session or two with it might sort things out, though. It is a really great little device and there's nothing else quite like it.

 

[Flotsam]

almost too beautiful to use?