Generally, I am just a lurker, but I thought this trivia was no less interesting than many of the posts here. Probably because it happened to me :-)
I recently ordered some Grizzly items to go with my new 20x30 shop/garage space. I ordered the 14" bandsaw with riser block,
8"jointer, and a dust collector. I figure I will add a canister from Wynn Environmental to that for about $100.I was concerned because I had read that many items were on backorder. But my items all arrived in 3 days. All but 1. The riser block. It was shipped UPS and here is what the tracking has to say (note that I live in Monmouth, Oregon, about 60 miles south of Portland):
4:50 P.M. BELLINGHAM, WA, US ORIGIN SCAN5:36 P.M. BELLINGHAM, WA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 29, 2004 9:05 P.M. REDMOND, WA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 30, 2004 9:08 P.M. PORTLAND, OR, US DEPARTURE SCAN
Dec 3, 2004 10:49 P.M. HODGKINS, IL, US ARRIVAL SCAN
Dec 6, 2004 8:55 A.M. HODGKINS, IL, US DEPARTURE SCAN
Nice, huh? I wonder where it is going next? Interesting that it departed Portland without ever arriving there ...
Anyway, the garage is still too new to unload everything back from storage, but I hope to get the TS, planer, hand tools back very soon and set up shop.