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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