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Location: SoCal | # 35 was to be delivered today by UPS (San Diego), arrived Vernon, CA - held; status "Exception."
UPS will get back to me this afternoon as to why.
So, possibly damaged or a security factor with this or other packages. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yikes,Tony!
I'm hoping it was the smell of Alpep's homeopathic linaments that made the Dog's nose take notice!
Keep us posted. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've had packages "Held By Exception" twice with UPS. One time the package was smashed to shit and totally destroyed. The other time the DEA beagles were a little too interested. Dave |
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Location: SoCal | re: smashed to shit
let's hope not :confused: |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | :mad:
I can't stande the suspense.... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Way to go Dave!
Couldn't you just say something positive like "But the Brownies were still good"!
I'd like to think it was shipped between a couple of Fender Stratacoustics and the OHSC took all the latent energy!
Hopefully a good story with a better ending. |
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Location: SoCal | just got a call from UPS - the gal used to be my driver, she remembers all of the guitars she's delivered ;)
she doesn't know...just said something about the trailer, haven't seen anything on the news.
just brings up images we have seen of a FedEx and UPS truck
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Location: Upper Left USA | Then I hope that nobody was hurt. In the end its all just stuff.
And if its paid for... you might have to get two... :rolleyes: |
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Location: SoCal | course, it could have come by air...
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Tony,
i'm glad you've still got you're sense of humor. I'm on Day 5 of my Quit Smoking program and i'm not so sure I'd have it. But hey, Now that I think about it, what else can you do?
Hope it all turns out well! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Steve - Quitter!
Good job!
So $3 a day for 365 days = $1095 or the Price of a New LX every year you stay a quitter! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Maybe I can talk my wife into letting me buy a 6 string Ovation. It's been a real chore of late.
But we'll keep trying. |
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Location: Tennessee | Stay on it Steve ... I'm a tad over three months into my latest non-smoking phase. I am focused on this being the last time I need to quit in my life. One bad thing is that I can't smoke any cigars for a while ... until at least there's no lingering urge.
I like Woody's little math exercise. Too bad I wasn't a 2 pack-a-day smoker ... here in California that would add up to a #47 reissue a year. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Keep it up Steve! You need to get a commitment from her on the guitar NOW! I gave up a 3 pack habit about 3 years ago and I think we ended up with a basement remodel |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Come to the Texas OFC Gathering and you can play one, Steve! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I'm close to 10 years "into the mission", and nobody's dead yet. Cheap advice, but make sure you develop a habitual behavior that is incompatible with smoking behavior. Like jogging, or some other thing that is directly affected by the frequency of the addictive behavior. Eseentially, you substitute one compulsive behavior, for another. It's OK, everybody's "strung out" on something, anyway. I took up tennis after a 23-year hiatus. Really sped up the pulmonary rehab, too.
Now, back to our regularly-scheduled program......I'm turning various shades of green, visualizing the permanent grin Tony must have with his new acquisition. Keep the faith, Guys- we're all bozos on the same bus! |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Gosh, you guys just about got me convinced to increase to two packs a day so that maybe I can quit and afford a 2005 Collectors next year!
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Location: Upper Left USA | Tony!
How's it going? :( |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Mine is on its way from Al. Should be here by Friday (I hope)!!!
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Location: Tampa, FL | Originally posted by MWoody:
Steve - Quitter!
Good job!
So $3 a day for 365 days = $1095 or the Price of a New LX every year you stay a quitter!
Oh crap, I quit 12 years ago, I can only get a crummy Balladeer. |
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Location: SoCal | Got in # 35 - safe and sound.
Has the OP-Pro with XLR!! I understood it was coming w/o XLR. BUY IT!!
I had originally called it a "plain Jane" from the pictures. It is eloquent in its simplicity. The Englemann spruce, inlaid abalone and ivory rosette, ebony fingerboard, and ebony bridge - nice.
I forgot to check out the bowl until I had tuned it...not as radical as I thought. Comfortable feel and, as we know, great features for the engineering department. Only 2005 model with the new bowl. For the deep bowl guys like myself, no problem - great projection.
As to the quality of construction - great. Setup is great - intonnation at 12th fret is perfect.
As to the "voice" - full and bright.
It is an improved LX!! IMHO, a lot better than the 1777LX I played for a couple of hours a few months ago.
My recommendation is buy it!! As far as I know, Al is the only source to get it now before about March. Stephen and Craig will soon have theirs.
No time as this is a busy day...know I will spend several hours with it tonight. |
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Location: New Mexico | Great news. Glad your newest addition arrived in good health (so to speak). Will you be posting pics to your "Gallery"...
For those of you that are thinking of quitting smoking. Try very hard. I am a double lung transplant recipient (not smoking related) and I thank God daily for that, but nothing can replace the originals. :) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Glad to hear it tony!
Hurry up and slow down! |
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Location: SoCal | OP-Pro, with XLR
Posted some pictures in Gallery, here's a couple of them:
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Location: SoCal | and, again the beautiful rosette
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