• Dear Midwest Steel Supply

    From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 12 12:27:30 2024
    On December 29th I sent an email to sales@midweststeelsupply.com asking
    about lead time on some metal.

    This is what I asked, "If I order 4 pcs 1/2 x 6 x 72 aluminum flat
    rectangular bar today when will it ship"

    I have since ordered about 600lbs (a little over) of aluminum from
    another vendor, but I am curious what your lead time is to answer
    questions about lead time. My order arrives today.

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    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Fri Jan 12 17:42:20 2024
    On 1/12/2024 1:27 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On December 29th I sent an email to sales@midweststeelsupply.com asking
    about lead time on some metal.

    This is what I asked, "If I order 4 pcs 1/2 x 6 x 72 aluminum flat rectangular bar today when will it ship"

    I have since ordered about 600lbs (a little over) of aluminum from
    another vendor, but I am curious what your lead time is to answer
    questions about lead time.  My order arrives today.


    I think I'd be taking their card out of my Rolodex . Or whatever
    equivalent system you might be using .
    I buy a lot of stuff on eBay . It works for me in the quantities I
    need . I'm a hobbyist , you're a business with totally different needs . Hopefully you have found a supplier that will fulfill your needs to your
    mutual profit .
    Yeah , OK , I'm a bit tipsy . COA de Jima silver tequila will do that
    ... smoothly .
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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Snag on Sat Jan 13 14:02:01 2024
    On 1/12/2024 4:42 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 1/12/2024 1:27 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On December 29th I sent an email to sales@midweststeelsupply.com
    asking about lead time on some metal.

    This is what I asked, "If I order 4 pcs 1/2 x 6 x 72 aluminum flat
    rectangular bar today when will it ship"

    I have since ordered about 600lbs (a little over) of aluminum from
    another vendor, but I am curious what your lead time is to answer
    questions about lead time.  My order arrives today.


      I think I'd be taking their card out of my Rolodex . Or whatever equivalent system you might be using .
      I buy a lot of stuff on eBay . It works for me in the quantities I
    need . I'm a hobbyist , you're a business with totally different needs . Hopefully you have found a supplier that will fulfill your needs to your mutual profit .
     Yeah , OK , I'm a bit tipsy . COA de Jima silver tequila will do that
    ... smoothly .


    Its all good. I haven't bought anything from Midwest in a long time.
    They usually have the best price for Aluminum online, but you never know when/if you are going to get it. Have another one. Enjoy.


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    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff


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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Tue Jan 16 06:56:32 2024
    On 1/16/2024 6:04 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Snag"  wrote in message news:unsip0$3kqb7$1@dont-email.me...

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    Are you snowed in yet? After all the discussion I've been waiting to
    read of progress on your truck.

    The weather maps have showed the kind of winter New England expects (but
    has had little of) as far south as Texas.


    We've got over 4" on the ground , it's (barely) below zero this
    morning and the road up to the highway is snow packed . A couple of the neighbors have ventured out , but I have no pressing business to tend to
    other than hauling in firewood . That I can do on foot . Schools and
    businesses are closed today all over the state ... I haven't checked the
    idrive maps yet to what's on the roads but I'm betting everything that
    was slush yesterday is ice this morning .
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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Tue Jan 16 13:16:32 2024
    On 1/16/2024 5:04 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Snag"  wrote in message news:unsip0$3kqb7$1@dont-email.me...

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    Are you snowed in yet? After all the discussion I've been waiting to
    read of progress on your truck.

    The weather maps have showed the kind of winter New England expects (but
    has had little of) as far south as Texas.



    No snow here. Friday afternoon a buddy and I went fishing. I did put
    on my light jacket around sunset.


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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Tue Jan 16 16:58:16 2024
    On 1/16/2024 4:22 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:uo6o71$1j973$1@dont-email.me...

    No snow here.  Friday afternoon a buddy and I went fishing.  I did put
    on my light jacket around sunset.

    Bob La Londe

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    I've never experienced your summers, but Atlanta's are too much for me. Grandpa's farm on the mountain wasn't as hot. One can dress for the cold
    and heat with firewood.



    I can tell you hot and humid is insane compared to just hot. I wouldn't
    want to spend a summer in Atlanta. I spent a couple summers in Ohio,
    and 98-99F and 90% humid is worse than 110 and 5-15%. 115F+ and its
    just freaking hot no matter where you are though.


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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Tue Jan 16 19:31:30 2024
    On 1/16/2024 2:16 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 1/16/2024 5:04 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Snag"  wrote in message news:unsip0$3kqb7$1@dont-email.me...

    -------------------

    Are you snowed in yet? After all the discussion I've been waiting to
    read of progress on your truck.

    The weather maps have showed the kind of winter New England expects
    (but has had little of) as far south as Texas.



    No snow here.  Friday afternoon a buddy and I went fishing.  I did put
    on my light jacket around sunset.



    It was -2° here at 6:30 this morning when Max and I went for our
    moerning walk . Right now at 7:30 PM it's at 2° and dropping . Predicted
    low was 7° ... so much for that .
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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Snag on Tue Jan 16 22:06:46 2024
    On 1/16/2024 7:31 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 1/16/2024 2:16 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 1/16/2024 5:04 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Snag"  wrote in message news:unsip0$3kqb7$1@dont-email.me...

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    Are you snowed in yet? After all the discussion I've been waiting to
    read of progress on your truck.

    The weather maps have showed the kind of winter New England expects
    (but has had little of) as far south as Texas.



    No snow here.  Friday afternoon a buddy and I went fishing.  I did put
    on my light jacket around sunset.



      It was -2° here at 6:30 this morning when Max and I went for our
    morning walk . Right now at 7:30 PM it's at 2° and dropping . Predicted
    low was 7° ... so much for that .


    10 pm here , it's now -3° and still dropping . Looks like we got us
    a Cold Snap ... the temp sensor under the house is at 35.9° , down a
    couple of tenths in the last hour . It was down to just below freezing
    for a while this morning - I don't need a repeat of last year's
    frozen/busted pipes . Problem is we can't leave the faucets trickling
    because the water company's pumps are having problems because of the cold .
    It's gonna be a long night and I'm probably not going to get much
    sleep . .
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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Snag on Wed Jan 17 14:07:17 2024
    On 1/16/2024 9:06 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 1/16/2024 7:31 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 1/16/2024 2:16 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 1/16/2024 5:04 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Snag"  wrote in message news:unsip0$3kqb7$1@dont-email.me...

    -------------------

    Are you snowed in yet? After all the discussion I've been waiting to
    read of progress on your truck.

    The weather maps have showed the kind of winter New England expects
    (but has had little of) as far south as Texas.



    No snow here.  Friday afternoon a buddy and I went fishing.  I did
    put on my light jacket around sunset.



       It was -2° here at 6:30 this morning when Max and I went for our
    morning walk . Right now at 7:30 PM it's at 2° and dropping .
    Predicted low was 7° ... so much for that .


       10 pm here , it's now -3° and still dropping . Looks like we got us
    a Cold Snap ... the temp sensor under the house is at 35.9° , down a
    couple of tenths in the last hour . It was down to just below freezing
    for a while this morning - I don't need a repeat of last year's
    frozen/busted pipes . Problem is we can't leave the faucets trickling
    because the water company's pumps are having problems because of the cold .
      It's gonna be a long night and I'm probably not going to get much
    sleep . .

    I spent one winter in "cold" and the whole rest of my life in the
    desert. I'm within reasonable distance of good fishing. Some might
    argue great fishing. I'm good right here.

    The winter I spent in "cold" the coldest I recall was +5F. I remember
    walking outside and feeling the moisture in my nose and ice up when I
    breathed in. Hard pass. No pun intended. I also had a couple mornings
    when I got up in the wee hours to set fires in the vineyard with my
    grandfather to prevent the grapes from freezing.

    Do I miss snow? I can come visit if I want. Do I miss the evergreens.
    Same answer. Okay, I would have liked to have a shade tree to pull
    engines under when I was growing up, but...


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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Wed Jan 17 17:43:17 2024
    On 1/17/2024 3:44 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:uo9fi6$26ohv$1@dont-email.me...
    Do I miss snow?  I can come visit if I want.  Do I miss the evergreens. Same answer.  Okay, I would have liked to have a shade tree to pull
    engines under when I was growing up, but...
    Bob La Londe

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    After shoveling snow with a sore cracked rib I might agree with you.

    It got down to -8° last night/early this morning . The thing is ,
    this extreme cold is a once every five or ten years thing . Or it useta
    be before they started fuckin' with the weather . I'm not too awful
    surprised , we're in that weather pattern "el nina" I think . Or
    whichever one is involved with the jet stream moving further south .
    Either way , I'd much rather endure it here than in Memfrica . In
    addition to to water distribution problems - they said we had problems
    here , didn't affect our supply - they're having problems meeting
    electrical demand . Lotta space heaters runnin' right now . I missed a
    little sleep last night keeping the stove stoked , worth it !
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