I know this has degenerated into incessant whining, but I can't resist.
After all the problems I had with my recent AS&S order, I got something in
the mail from them today that got me going again. Recall that the last
order was eventually shredded by the dog after the UPS man left it on the
front porch, right under the shelf with the sign that says "UPS, FedEx,
etc...Please put boxes on shelf...dog will EAT anything left on porch".
To their credit, AS&S promptly replaced that sensor with another UPS red
shipment the next day, but what I got in the mail today was a statement with
"total amount due" for the $33 price of the replacement. Of course I went
through the roof and called them, and was assured that they ALWAYS send a
bill to people whose packages have been reshipped due to insurance claims
("it helps to keep our paperwork straight"), and that I could just ignore
it! Somebody's going to have to do a lot of talking to convince me that
these people have a clue as to how to run a business.
On a lighter note, the UPS guy told me yesterday that the UPS manager used
the mutilated remains of the box and packaging debris to drive home the
point that if there's a dog at a residence, you don't leave packages within
their reach.
Even wierder than the rest of this story, the other day the FedEx guy left a
note on the door that he was unable to deliver my new 200G hard drive
because of "barking dog". But he could have put the package on the shelf
about 10 times faster than writing me that note and sticking it to the door
two feet away. Yes, I called his manager too, after having to drive an hour
and a half to pick it up at the FedEx office. And yes, somebody needs to do
a little more work with the dog! I'm sure the kids will get right on it.
I'm just about ready to give up on life altogether...but I'm making progress
on the KR in spite of it all. Latest photo is at
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/panel.jpg .
Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama
N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
