FTDNA Upgrade timing (revisited)

Well, very little DNA is happening currently of interest to Berrys.   I think I'll just tell you the results of my recent investigation into FTDNA batch shipments and then post the current unreceived lab tests schedule.

You will recall a couple of weeks ago I thought that FTDNA shipped its new tests to the lab each week on Wednesday or Thursday.   With little better to do I decided to investigate and here are my results:

wednesday at 12:25 a.m.  -- still here
              1:25 a.m.  -- still here
              4:12 a.m.  -- still here
             10:45 a.m.  -- still here
              2:10 p.m.  -- still here
              4:50 p.m.  -- still here
              5:30 p.m.  -- still here
              6:21 p.m.  -- still here
              7:03 p.m.  -- gone

FTDNA Corporate headquarters is in Houston, Texas and the lab work is done by the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.   Let's see  --  7:00 p.m. Eastern would be 6:00 p.m. in Houston and 5:00 p.m. in Tucson.   I wonder.   O.K.   It's my opinion that if you are thinking about upgrading it would behoove you to make the decision before 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Wednesday if you want to avoid your sample sitting around Houston for up to a week before shipment to the lab.

Things don't look too good for Berry results during September.   Here's our list of tests that are presently in process and their estimated completion dates:

 Kit      
Product              Test               Name                    Batch EstResultDate 
13030   
Y-Refine37to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   James Leon Berry,#7        167   10/09/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   James Leon Berry           167   10/09/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   James Leon Berry           167   10/09/2006
15097   
Y-Refine25to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   Jonathan K. Berry,#12      168   10/16/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   Jonathan K. Berry          168   10/16/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   Jonathan K. Berry          168   10/16/2006  
                 Y-DNA26-37 Markers   Jonathan K. Berry          168   10/18/2006 
22287   
Y-Refine37to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   Charles Redmon Berry,#27   167   10/09/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   Charles Redmon Berry       167   10/09/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   Charles Redmon Berry       167   10/09/2006  
22442   
Y-Refine25to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   James Dennis Berry,#28     166   10/02/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   James Dennis Berry         166   10/02/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   James Dennis Berry         166   10/02/2006  
26075   
Y-Refine25to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   Walter Michael Berry,#34   167   10/09/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   Walter Michael Berry       167   10/09/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   Walter Michael Berry       167   10/09/2006  
                 Y-DNA26-37 Markers   Walter Michael Berry       167   10/11/2006  
37201   
DeepSNP-R1b      DSNP-R1b             Brian Joe Lobley Berry,#49 149   06/09/2006
50278   
DeepSNP-R1b      DSNP-R1b             Keith Thomas Berry,#54     144   05/01/2006  
50372   
Y-Refine37to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   John Edward Berry,#55      168   10/16/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   John Edward Berry          168   10/16/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   John Edward Berry          168   10/16/2006  
64855   
Y-DNA67          Y-DNA61-67 Markers   Scott Enfield Berry,#66    159   08/23/2006  
65968   
Y-DNA12          Y-DNA1-12 Markers    Michael J. Beery,#69       168   10/13/2006  
67364   
Y-Refine37to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   Todd Andrew Berry,#72      169   10/23/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   Todd Andrew Berry          169   10/23/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   Todd Andrew Berry          169   10/23/2006  
69491   
Y-DNA37          Y-DNA13-25 Markers   Robert Leo Berry,#75       167   10/20/2006  
                 Y-DNA26-37 Markers   Robert Leo Berry           167   10/20/2006  
                 Y-DNA1-12 Markers    Robert Leo Berry           167   10/06/2006  
69605  
Y-Refine37to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   C. E. Berry,#77            170   10/30/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   C. E. Berry                170   10/30/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   C. E. Berry                170   10/30/2006  
71367  
Y-DNA12+mtDNA    HVR1                 Michael Curtis Berry,#78   169   11/01/2006  
                 Y-DNA1-12 Markers    Michael Curtis Berry       169   10/20/2006  
N8296  
Y-Refine37to67   Y-DNA38-47 Markers   William A Barry,#79        170   10/30/2006  
                 Y-DNA48-60 Markers   William A Barry            170   10/30/2006  
                 Y-DNA61-67 Markers   William A Barry            170   10/30/2006

As you can see, except for the three tests that are tardy, we can only hope that some are completed early to have more results during September.