2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement

[level42]

Not sure if I can get a day (or half day) off from work....else it will be the evening if possible for Gyruss....

[gyruss]

I'll be at home but also could keep them a bit longer, no problem.

[hatster]

For you guys not receiving your monitors yet

Model 19k7302 - after adjusting the power plug slightly and accomodating the frame (its different from the normal K7000 style which was in the cab) its all up and working - nice
sorry for my bad pictures..

[level42]

That's a great sight....

[ckong]

 

[Q*ris]

Guys, I'm really hoping to get my kicks on the wonderful road to Hilversum tomorrow but everybody seems to tell me I'm crazy to take the road with such a bad weather.
Anyway, I'll wake up early tomorow and check the roads and the weather report before taking any final decision.
I know you want your monitors and I don't want to keep you waiting.
I'm on holidays until December 28th so I'm sure that IF tomorrow's trip is cancelled the new one will happen a few days later.
Hope you understand.
Your faithfull Belgian road warrior with glasses.

[ckong]

Guys, I'm really hoping to get my kicks on the wonderful road to Hilversum tomorrow but everybody seems to tell me I'm crazy to take the road with such a bad weather.
Anyway, I'll wake up early tomorow and check the roads and the weather report before taking any final decision.
I know you want your monitors and I don't want to keep you waiting.
I'm on holidays until December 28th so I'm sure that IF tomorrow's trip is cancelled the new one will happen a few days later.
Hope you understand.
Your faithfull Belgian road warrior with glasses.

Safety first, the monitors can wait if driving is too risky. I know that there was a lot of snow in the south of The netherlands, more than 20 cm. And because tonight is freezing cold, -14 or more, the salt on the roads isn't doing its job (it works only when it is not colder than -8), which combined with the fact that there is almost no trafic, leads to slippery roads.

So, if I were you, I would reconsider the trip. I would hate it when on the 8 o'clock news we see a Belgian van on its side with a lot of strange boxes and 'electronic parts' scattered around. 

[Q*ris]

Thanks for your advice Ckong.
I indeed decided to stay home today. Temperature dropped down during the night and now the roads are frozen here.
Even the buses on this part of Belgium are all cancelled.
I'll arrange for another date as soon as possible with Gyruss and let you all know.
It should happen this week or the next one though... again sorry about that, better to be safe than sorry.
I'll have a cup of warm wine on you with my 19 monitors friends later this afternoon.

[level42]

Well I just drove from Ridderkerk to Alkmaar without any serious problems, BUT the traffic jams are still crazy even though the roads were all clear of snow.

However I can totally understand your decision and actually am glad because there is no sense in taking any risks or huge traffic delays for this !

Better next time

[Etienne MacGyver]

I am now in hilversum, comming from breda, but the highways are pretty clear for the salt.
some parts are a bit slippery, and in the city there is alot of slippery roads.

Like Andre says there are traffic jams , but in my route not more than on a regular day.

But ofcourse we stand behind your decision!, Safety first, like Eric says; it would be a disaster to hear on the radio that some belgian van ended up in some accident

So enjoy with your 19 friends and take a extra wine to keep you warm inside 

[Q*ris]

Thanks for your understanding guys, I already feel slightly less guilty for letting you down thanks to your comments.
I'll keep you posted here regarding the reschedule!

[Etienne MacGyver]

i did visit gyruss today and i needed to drive like 800 meters from point a where i was working to point b where gyruss lives...

it took me 30 minutes by car 

so be happy you did not go there chrischris !

on the highway was good, the way in the city to my customer was good too, but the city has a lot of one way streets and the part of "leaving" hilversum was totally bad and icy, no salt spraying was done there !

it took me 1 hour from the place i work to the enter of the highway..  wich normally takes me 10 minutes (including red lights!)

so you made the right decision!

[Q*ris]

Thanks for the feedback Etienne. That Hillversum big village sounds more and more like a one way Pac Man maze to me. 
Hope you weren't too much in ahurry and could fix the centipede.

[level42]

Thanks for the feedback Etienne. That Hillversum big village sounds more and more like a one way Pac Man maze to me. 

That's about the best description possible !

We have (about) all the schools as customer there so I have been into about every part and little back-street, but only now I start (about) to know my way around

It was on the news today that they were already out of salt for the roads in Hilversum.....and it seems here too.

Pretty AMAZING considering the same thing happened only 1 year ago. Yep, that's our government, always having a brilliant view of the future and learning from past mistakes.......NOT !

[level42]

Any news ? Is tomorrow "delivery day" ?

Weather forecast looking pretty good here....