[GreenKeys] Volpe v2 boards - most complete and available...

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Okay — I just got an email that put a good point to mind… some people previously couldn’t remember if they had requested boards or paid or whatnot.  Here’s a list, to help out:

Andy B.:  2 - paid
Duncan B.:  2 - paid
Eric V.:  2
George H.:  2
John K.:  2 - paid
John P.:  2
Lester V.:  4
Mike S.:  2 - paid

Please stay tuned :) …..


> On Oct 17, 2021, at 5:18 pm, E. <hanyou at xsmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey all,
> 
> Many who have contacted me about the Volpe v2 boards that they ordered (and others who had not originally) and I haven’t replied back yet.  The reason being is that I’ve run into another little, minor hitch in this years long saga on getting these made ;o .  Jordan Spencer Cunningham did get the ones he could programed, but five or so came back un-programmable, for unknown reasons (probably a bad solder, etc.).  I’ve sent the bad ones back to the shop to be checked out to see what’s wrong and if they could be fixed — but that was months ago and because of the ongoing labor shortage everywhere - the boards, being time consuming, is on the back of the shops's list on things to do (the shop owner was soldering them — now he’s working rank and file also).  At the same time, there were five or so program chips missing for the remaining five boards that still needs to be made.  My guess is that I gifted these chips to folks who were trying to help out with this project a couple of years back and then I lost track of what I did when I originally sent them into the shop to be made.  This wouldn’t be much of a problem as I have ordered new chips… but again - labor shortage - the shop isn’t able to get to them right now…
> 
> …so until I have a better count of what is made and working, I’m holding off on answering people ‘cause I con’t have any good answers right now of what I will have working in full order ;p .  This next week I plan on stopping by the shop to pester them a little.  Thanks all again… including Eric Volpe and Jordan, for their help — and all of you, for your continued patience :) .  I promise you all that this is not lost/forgotten and will be done/completed/sent out soon hopefully soon… eventually, for sure.  Really strange times we’re in ;o … never have seen anything like it 🤷🏼‍♂️ .  If need be - if I don’t have the full amount of working boards that I was planning, I’ll have to unfortunately ration them a bit… anticipating fulfilling full requests to those who have already paid and partial to those who have not… when I get there ~o~; …..
> 
> …and one other minor adjustment to the original plan — these remaining boards will now be sent out via First Class Mail as opposed to Flat-rate Priority, since First Class now costs as much as Priority did a few years back -.- .  I’m already in the hole as far as this project is concerned… originally was a not-for-profit project — but unexpected things have popped up quite a few times already… which is okay, ‘cause there’s a first time for everything :) .
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> Will keep you all updated when things hopefully get closer to being sent out (and direct emails to boot too :) )~