HRpartsNstuff Update for delayed shipments
Just an update for all those waiting on orders/shipments. Our family machine shop has been so burried with work that they bought a new CNC lathe about a month ago to help keep up. Not too long after that, one of our employees caused a major crash on another CNC Lathe, basically ripping the main casting to pieces & causing 20-30k damage & 4 months without the machine. So our only option was to get another new CNC lathe. Bringing the machines in & geting up to speed on the new controls & such really slow things down in the beginning.
Last week, our CNC Vertical Mill took a dump as well, and doing everything on other machines that don't process it as fast. We are currently looking to get a new one since the repair guys can't seem to figure out what's wrong. All this has put a real damper on my ability to keep things rolling along smoothly.
This past Tues we got a LOT of rain in a short period of time, and our basement (where I package & ship from) flooded. Our regular sump pump couldn't keep up, so the battery backup pump kicked on. Well running 100% all night, the charger couldn't keep up, and battery went dead. Woke up to 2" of water all over. Never expected this, so lots of cardboard & junk was on the floor under shelves, tables, etc (never have enough room). Still cleaning up from that, and trying to keep things going. Nothing major damaged, just time consuming & more money down the drain.
Yesterday, on top of all this, our house got broken into! We just both happened to be gone & didn't have anyone here (first time in weeks). There have been many break ins in the neighborhood lately, broad daylight, kick doors down & such. They tried to pry the door latch open with a screwdriver, then tried to kick the door open, and finally busted the glass & just opened the door. They seem to be some low-life %@$#&'s that went thru all the kitchen cabinets for drugs, took some Valium I had (for when my neck really bugs me & need to sleep/relax) (like that night!), left all the other drugs, and took my wifes bigger pocket book from a 2nd purse on the dining room table. She takes a little one with main stuff with her to work. She lost a social security card & other misc stuff & personal check book. Well now, it's fraud alert to all credit bureaus, shut down checking & savings, stop payments, cancel credit cards, etc, etc. Basically they could do identity theft & cash bogus checks & get credit cards etc if they are smart. Doesn't seem so, but never know. Aggrevation, more money wasted, more time wasted, etc
I rushed home & wife said cops were on way & NOT to go in. I asked why, she said cause they might still be in there. I (of course) said "that's why I rushed home, so I can catch them!" Of course they were long gone, but it would have been nice to deal with them myself first
After about 25 min, the Sheriff's finally got there. Good thing it wasn't an emergency
Also, Dave's cell phone that is used for incoming HR Business calls is taking a dmp too. It will be replaced soon as well, but miss some calls & can't do call backs some times. Also, he is short on time & can't always catch the phone for me & people have to try back later.
So, basically I have had just about everything & anything slow me/manufacturing down & delay shipping stuff out. I feel a break coming any day now, but feel it may be my leg or something
Trying our best to get stuff shipped out & caught up asap, but it's been hard. I went into a little xtra detail on the break in, hoping others might benefit. Keep your valuable info & cards locked up when away! They left all the valuable ITEMS sitting there, but took valuable INFO, possibly just hoping some cash was in it. We have been told that an alarm system that's LOUD will usually scare them away. A GOOD camera servailance will catch them in the act (my preference) & stop them from doing it to others. These people are nothing more than a terrorist IMO. My neighbor got hit a month ago, and she has been scared to be there alone or leave the house empty. I am going the other way, considering the new Ohio gun carry laws that got more leinent
The world has no need for people like this at all! Now it's military lock-down each time we leave the house, inconvenient, hassle, & attacking my freedom.
Sorry for the delays & appreciate everyone's patience, hope it all smooths out quick for all of us! If you hear of someone yelling that we still haven't shipped their stuff, please pass on our situation/info here. It is almost impossible to update everyone 1 by 1 & get anything at all done, so hope mass notification will help some. We will DEFINITELY be at the BPG event in Salem OH on Aug 11-14th. Doubt if we will have much, but never know. Please let us know if you hope/plan to pick something up there so we can try to have it ready.
Thanks for letting me vent my frustrations-
Paul.
