The Bridge

You may have heard back on August 1st of 2007 about the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsing suddenly killing 13 and injuring many more.

I used to cross that bridge daily, going to and from work. The collapse left a lasting scar on the public psyche and it's confidence in what was a routine event - crossing a bridge. My oldest son is a Minneapolis police officer and spent many long days protecting the public from its own curiousity.

This last Thursday, just over a year after the bridge fell, a new state-of-the-art bridge has been raised in place of the old and is now carrying traffic across the river. The bridge opened with much fanfare at 5 AM and dignitaries and highway maintenance vehicles led two streams of vehicles across the new span - one from the south and one from the north.

New Shipping Rates

We've added a new option for First Class Mail for shipping smaller orders. If you want to order less than our minimum for free shipping and the total weight of your order is less than 13 oz. you'll have the option to specify First Class Mail for delivery of your order.

Compared to the minimum Priority Mail rate of $4.80 you could save as much as $3.00 on shipping of your item. The US Post office maximum weight is 13 oz. so above that all shipments will go out Priority Mail

9/11 Where were you?

Where were you?

One of those landmark dates in history - anyone who was around when it happened will remember exactly where they were and what they were doing.

Just like when JFK annouced the Cuban blockade or the day he was assisinated. I was a junior in High School, in history class.

On 9/11 I was at home - taking a few days of vacation from work - our phone rang and a friend alerted me to what was happening in New York. I sat mesmerized by the events on TV.

Do not forget!

Introduction

Wecome to our new blog!

I've been doing some reading on improving our eStore and trying to find a better way to communicate with our customers. It has been suggested that an interactive blog is a popular way to maintain a two way dialog.

Obviously it's still not an ideal tool - I'd much prefer being able to greet each one of you in person as you come into the store - but that's just not realistic.

In this blog we hope to announce new products, discuss features of our current products, and most importantly listen to what you have to say.

I hope you'll share with us comments about our site, our products and our service. (Both praise and criticism). We'll listen - and try to improve where necessary - to build on our successes, correct our failures. Our ultimate goal is to give you the best service and products we can.

Dave B.