[johnsma22]

Originally Posted by 77TA-SE

I'm not surprised, with the holiday and all. Give Ron a couple more days, and I'm sure we'll hear something.

You are correct 77TA. There were several sets of round ports that were ready to be picked up at the coaters last Friday, but Ron needed to find a car to borrow to get there. He was unable to do that. The coater was closed until yesterday (Wed) for the 4th of July holiday.

Ron was able to get there yesterday and now there are several sets of coated round port headers on their way to patiently awaiting customers. The D-ports will be on their way soon. Keep this in mind guys, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

At one point during all of this, I considered cancelling my order and giving Ron a piece of my mind (as many have done), but instead, I decided to use honey instead of vinegar. In doing that, I gained a friend, and a profound respect for Ron, and what he is trying to accomplish. He has remained in contact with me because he sensed that I did not automatically think he was lying to me when he had bad news due to the many delays and problems that he has encountered along the way.

I am now being rewarded for my patience, and my faith in Ron to be a man of his word, as will everyone of you that have been patiently waiting along with me. Here is a photo of my headers (photo possible due to the generosity of a PY member that gave Ron an old digital camera he had) sitting on Ron's mother's couch just minutes before being packed up and brought to UPS for shipping, along with the shipping confirmation email . I have also included the emailed installation instructions that Ron sends to every customer to show how concerned Ron is that they are installed correctly and to help avoid any problems. I attached it as a Word document.

John