The Bells were heard;
The knocking soon followed;
The personal groans were uttered;
The foyer was the destination.
We had been in the snow;
We shoveled & blew;
We were cold & tired;
We weren't expecting a visitor.
Out front we spied a vehicle bright Red;
The fur-hatted man with cheeks so rosy;
Held out his delivery of boxes so small;
Sal signed & brought them inside.
He brought them to the kitchen and pictures were taken:
As you can see here, we have two boxes & one plastic envelope [opened]:
...the larger box [6 X 5 X 4] contains:
Inducer Motot Kit..
...the smaller box[ 4 X 2 X 2.5] secures:
Blower Wheel [4" Diameter by 1.5" w];
...a Plastic sleeve with a 10 pk of Grommets [ of which we got three]
Why did we receive them: Well--for the Furnace needing Fixing that WAS fixed on Saturday.
Sal called and they will be picked up.
What totally boggles the mind is that these three small items are priced at $350.00 of parts.
We have the original Saturday billing; [we pay yearly for such protection & we don't pay if or when it is used]
But, this does bring up close & personal, the difficulty of the small business owner, the supplier--both large & small, & the number of such items they MUST keep in stock year-round.
These were brought via courier--but some owner in the area had to have them in stock; and someone had to pay for these parts in order to ship them to us.
The problem may not be in the "supply-chain", but rather than the 'output $$$' not yet translated into 'input $$$'.
Things to be kept in mind during all the discussion about 'State Budgets'.
Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore - Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Your Realtor Down the Shore!
I'm glad you're all warm and toasty! I don't mind if the NJ Department of Transporation keeps parts on hand to fix it's equipment...I mind the bloated pensions and no cost health insurance all the state employees are getting! (Rant concluded)
Feb 21, 2011 10:02 AM
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY
Glad you got the parts for a fixin', stay warm and be grateful to the postal system (as I'm sure you do).
Feb 21, 2011 11:04 AM
Macomb, MI
Macomb County Michigan
Laura...we hear you in this. we agree.. we dealt with Consumers Power , but have no idea from where these parts came, We seem to remember that the first furnace fixer stated they use individual businesses for the parts. don't hold me to that though--it was later at night than I wanted to deal with "people" .
Rants are often healthy & most of them are called for; to wit--have you seen that the Red Shirts have moved onto Ohio & the AFL-CIO has already stated that Michigan is on their target list. As Rem & Stimpy were known to state "Oh, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" --this cartoon often ended up not so 'well' for Rem-the Dog.
Thanks for your comment. Have a good rest of the week.
Barb
Feb 22, 2011 12:45 PM
Macomb, MI
Macomb County Michigan
Ellen...thanks. Furnace was fixed on Saturday; these parts came Monday & will probably be placed upon that repair truck for some other Consumer Power customers in the future. It was an interesting event, not to be repeated soon. Thanks for your comment. Have a good rest of the week.
Barb
Feb 22, 2011 12:49 PM
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