I agree it must be awful living with that sort of uncertainty.
We are very fortunate, at this stage, not to suffer from the attacks of Muslim extremists the way they do on a daily basis.
I would like to pick up Lionel's timeline:
13 Nov 14 they are due into OZ any day now....
14 Nov 14 ... in the last stage of production ...go to quality control ...will be delivered very soon.
9 Dec 14 ... on our doorsteps before xmas ...
16th December- Taliban attack school killing 145 people, including 132 schoolchildren
19th (?) December- jackets retrieved from Customs warehouse with possible return there in a week when things quieten down...