Re: Check in

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

On 4/4/2020 1:47 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> Hey!
>
> How's everybody doing?
>
> How about a periodic check-in just to let each other know how we're doing
>
> I've just stopped working as of Friday and will probably not go out except for necessary reasons.
>
> New York is a hot spot and it's getting real scary here.
>
> I don't know anyone personally who's caught the virus but statistics are going up and up all around me.
>


This week is like last week and the week before that.  I went fishing
Friday afternoon and haven't left the house/shop since.  Shop supplies
and materials for jobs are delivered.  Outgoing orders are picked up.

I had an issue with one raw stock vendor taking 8-9 days before they
ship, but I have located another metal vendor that typically ships the
next day and has a lower transit time.  Their price is a little higher
on most similar stock pieces, but not enough to set off my
cheap-o-meter.  For future stock I am still ordering from the first
vendor, but now I know I can get material for current jobs in a more
timely manner.

Right now I am waiting on stock for three jobs, and everything else is
ahead of schedule.  That's a little worrying I guess.  I've been
overloaded and behind schedule for the last couple years.

AS long as I have orders coming in I'll be ok from a business
perspective.  I heard a cash register notification sound from my phone a
little while ago.  So that's another order anyway.

Personally.  Well my attitude is the same so you decide. Still haven't
had the time to crack a book.  Not if you don't count tool catalogs
anyway.

I understand in this day and age its not PC, but I'll say a prayer for
each and every one of you guys.  I hope you guys all weather the storm
in good health and come out the other side financially whole.