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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD6845.D1754E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One of my sales reps tells me that the impression out there is that = Underwater Applications is going out of business. Here's the real scoop: The closeout sale recently posted has nothing to do with UAC's current = business status. I should have done this a year ago. I have a lot of = obsolete inventory (stuff that turned out not to be popular, stuff that = didn''t work in its intended application(s), stuff that was superceded = by something better), as well as a lot of personal dive gear that I = don't use any more (I can only carry one camera at a time). My wife and I had/have been planning to have another child for a while = now. This would require her to reduce her hours (she's the one with the = good job). That would mean that I would have to get a good job with = benefits and regular pay. So, we put the plan into work. Fortunately the = timing was right. She became pregnant about the same time that I was = lining up a "real" job. On March 23, I started at Raptor Systems, a = maker of networking security products, as a customer support engineer. = After verifying that my wife was out of that high(er) risk first = trimester of her pregnancy, we announced that a new baby is due the = first part of October. Now, what to do with the company. I wasn't sure before I started the = job, but now I am. Orders will typically ship on Mondays. I can = occasionally get one out during the week, but it's hard. I will reduce = the product line to those most popular items (one analyzer, the = portable/entry level mix system, the partial pressure mixing panel, our = small OCA filter system, Lawrence Factor's big filter system, filter = cartridges, oxygen grease, oxygen cleaning solution). I will continue to = rebuild Haskels for O2. After the o-ring inventory is gone, I will = discontinue the o-ring kits (the manufacturers now have them, anyway). I = will no longer (after the inventory for these things is gone) build = custom mix systems (unless the money is real good) or custom hose = assemblies. I will teach some technical level courses locally (it will = now be difficult to travel to other places and impossible to travel on = weekdays). So, the bottom line is, orders will be delayed a few days. After the = inventory is reduced, which will probably take 6 months to a year, = product lines will be focused to the popular 2-3 mixing systems. Call, = write, fax, e-mail with any questions or to place orders. Sincerely, C. Randy Bohrer, President Underwater Applications Corp 15 Brewster Rd Framingham, MA 01702-6217 tel: (508) 628-9520 fax: (508) 820-3337 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD6845.D1754E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>One of my sales reps tells me that the impression = out there is=20 that Underwater Applications is going out of business. Here's the real=20 scoop:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The closeout sale recently posted has nothing to do = with UAC's=20 current business status. I should have done this a year ago. I have a = lot of=20 obsolete inventory (stuff that turned out not to be popular, stuff that = didn''t=20 work in its intended application(s), stuff that was superceded by = something=20 better), as well as a lot of personal dive gear that I don't use any = more (I can=20 only carry one camera at a time).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>My wife and I had/have been planning to have another = child for=20 a while now. This would require her to reduce her hours (she's the one = with the=20 good job). That would mean that I would have to get a good job with = benefits and=20 regular pay. So, we put the plan into work. Fortunately the timing was = right.=20 She became pregnant about the same time that I was lining up a = "real"=20 job. On March 23, I started at Raptor Systems, a maker of networking = security=20 products, as a customer support engineer. After verifying that my wife = was out=20 of that high(er) risk first trimester of her pregnancy, we announced = that a new=20 baby is due the first part of October.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Now, what to do with the company. I wasn't sure = before I=20 started the job, but now I am. Orders will typically ship on Mondays. I = can=20 occasionally get one out during the week, but it's hard. I will reduce = the=20 product line to those most popular items (one analyzer, the = portable/entry level=20 mix system, the partial pressure mixing panel, our small OCA filter = system,=20 Lawrence Factor's big filter system, filter cartridges, oxygen grease, = oxygen=20 cleaning solution). I will continue to rebuild Haskels for O2. After the = o-ring=20 inventory is gone, I will discontinue the o-ring kits (the manufacturers = now=20 have them, anyway). I will no longer (after the inventory for these = things is=20 gone) build custom mix systems (unless the money is real good) or custom = hose=20 assemblies. I will teach some technical level courses locally (it will = now be=20 difficult to travel to other places and impossible to travel on=20 weekdays).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>So, the bottom line is, orders will = be delayed a=20 few days. After the inventory is reduced, which will probably take 6 = months to a=20 year, product lines will be focused to the popular 2-3 mixing systems. = Call,=20 write, fax, e-mail with any questions or to place orders.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Sincerely,<BR>C. Randy Bohrer,=20 President<BR>Underwater Applications Corp<BR>15 Brewster = Rd<BR>Framingham, MA=20 01702-6217<BR>tel: (508) 628-9520<BR>fax: (508)=20 820-3337<BR></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD6845.D1754E80-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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