Looks like the first one began 5/22, 12 days before this one.
The world can spin off its axis several times over in 12 days. So it's more than fair game for someone to have missed the earlier thread and ask more questions. No problem there.
I'd be more concerned with the fact that the published shipping schedules are pure fantasy. Somewhat like the old airline trick of delaying flight departure postings every 10 minutes or so, when they know all along that the airplane ain't pushing back from the gate for another 2 hours due to mechanical issues. 
If they told folks the truth up front, travelers would scramble for another flight (on another airline!).
Same games at play here. Product shipping slips one month at a time, rather than tell buyers the raw truth that it's gonna be another 12 months before their "pre-ordered" must-have purchase is REALLY gonna be produced. After so MANY delays though, it's easy to understand how folks see through the smoke and mirrors, look elsewhere and go for Plan B.
Heck, it's taken Lionel so long to come out with their 18" CZ passenger set, I may very well resort to purchasing a set of Atlas-O cars... buying what's available now and gamble that they'll eventually follow through and deliver the diner, baggage and domed observation by 2015. 
Yeah... I think I'll do that! 
If I need to wait, I might as well just get a "full scale" set even if it takes an extra few months to a year to get everything just right.
David
