MOTM

OK, as of today, EVERYTHING that has been ordered and paid for has been
shipped.  The only exception is those of you who have paid your cable
invoices.

CABLES:
I still have some of the cable invoices to send.  I got many of them done
this morning.  But, I still have several to go.  So, if you have not
received yours, it will not come until I return from vacation.  Cable
delivery is expected at the end of August.

SKB power supplies:
They are here.  I have to do some drilling yet on them.  Sorry, I did not
get to it.  It will be # 1 on my priority list when I get back from
vacation.

I know a few of you are disappointed that cables and SKB power supplies have
gone so slow (slower than ever before).  I would be too.  Let me just say
that I have been overwhelmed with my day job and the cleanup of the mess I
was left with from the ice storm in January of this year.   I still have
about 10 parts of trees laying in my yard that need to be cut up and dealt
with from the ice storm.  This week when I was planning to finish this stuff
up, we got hammered with thunderstorms at work.  I sincerely apologize to
everyone for what even a slow Stooge like me admits is an unreasonable wait.
I promise to make cable delivery and SKB power supplies a # 1 priority when
I return.  After that, we will start taking panel orders.  Dave already has
most all the new designs done.

I am going on vacation in about 3 hours and will be out of touch until
August 8th.  During that time, I plan to relax and evaluate when Stooge
products will go in the future.  I honestly admit this last few months I
have thought about just closing shop.  I simply have not had time to do what
is needed.  However, behind the scenes, I have delivered a lot of brackets
and flat rails.

So, I am considering a new business plan for 2006.  My wife is quitting her
job in November.  After the holidays, I plan to bring her up to speed on the
non-technical tasks and bring her on board to help speed things up.  To
speed delivery, I am considering a model that will support more frequent and
smaller orders.  I'm thinking of stocking cables in standard colors either
as opposed to or in addition to custom orders so that I can deliver them in
a speedy fashion.  I'm considering ordering a LOT of blanks metal panels in
this stooge order and just stocking them so we can make smaller panel print
runs on a frequent basis.  Like Paul I do have some concerns over tying up
money in a large inventory.

Thanks to all our loyal customers.  I'm sorry this has been such a crap year
for delivery of custom products.  It will get better. I promise.

Stooge Larry