Foley's Christmas

2012 Display Under Construction

g2ktcf — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:47:52 +0000

This is the center pole of the MegaTree prior to putting the light strands on. The top pole is rotated into place vertically.

Base of the MegaTree. The center member is a 4×4 Pressure Treated timber that has be “rounded” on one end. It is 2.5′ deep into a 4″ PCV pipe that is embedded in a concrete base.

These are my new window frames. They are made from a 2 3/4″ wide strip of coroplast. There are four colors…Red, Green, Blue and White. The coroplast is flexible which really helps with arches.

Storage for the Window Frame Strips is great…just coil ‘em up and stick ‘em in the attic!

Update on the Plugs and Wire

g2ktcf — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:38:47 +0000

I know many of you are watching this page for updates on the plugs so I will post here as well as the main page of the store. We have sorted and shipped 5,000 plugs so far. This is a time consuming process and I literally have to count each plug as the vendor has “counting” issues

We are working from the top of the list down. If you need to order plugs or wire, be aware that you will be the last ones filled. The goal is to have all of this shipped by the end of this month. Thank you all for making this a GREAT SUCCESS. You will be impressed with the quality as this is top notch stuff.

Moving Day

g2ktcf — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:46:07 +0000

Well, we have finally been able to get the WLC Ventures Online Store up and running. It still has some issues to be worked on but it is working. You are required to register and your regsistration must be approved before you can shop so its best to sign up quickly. This is due to some data formatting issues that we must look over before you start shopping.

EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE REQUIRED!! Folks, we send out all our invoices and other correspondence through email. We will not share your information with anyone and we have a Privacy Statement that says just that. I cannot count the number of orders that sit around waiting on shipping payment.

Oh..and by the way…still waiting for the call to pick up the plugs…gerrrrrrrr…..

and the Male Plugs are history…..

g2ktcf — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:02:08 +0000

Yes, all the male vampire plugs are sold. I still have plenty of wire and about 2000 female plugs left.

I am waiting for the call to pick these up. They should be here ready to go soon.

Christmas in September!

g2ktcf — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:45:08 +0000

Wow…just got a call from my freight forwarder! The plugs and wire will arrive in Houston TOMORROW! It will take a few days for them to get the train unloaded so I may not have these until next week but it is progress!

I would also like to take a moment to thank everyone for being such great support. WLC Ventures is literally exploding at the seams. We are very busy trying to get everyone taken care of as quickly as possible. However, the unexpected SURGE of orders has us behind. The are good things going on though. We are adding the Vastelec FM-02 Transmitters to our catalog as well as Kostyun’s Renard 24HC. Personally, I have a new job that will keep me home more so that WLC Ventures can grow.

Now one word of warning..I only have 400 male plugs and just over 2500 female plugs left. If you were waiting, you may be too late!

You guys are the best!

Tracking Our Shipment

g2ktcf — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:36:41 +0000

Finally I am getting daily tracking updates via this site You can zoom out and see where the Ningbo was at the time it was last reported. I am about to get excited myself!!!

OOCL Ningbo

g2ktcf — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:27:15 +0000

That is the container ship that has our plugs! There are a few ship tracker programs out there but they do not seem to update them very often. This ship heads to Tokyo next and I will try to keep you folks update.

Plug Update

g2ktcf — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:14:06 +0000

Folks, I have had some misunderstandings on the freight arrangements and we have lost a couple of weeks. I have been told that the entire shipment is in the hands of the freight forwarder and should leave China on the 7th. The expected date of arrival in Houston is the 7th of September. Now it will typically take a week to get them out of customs before I have them in my hands. Stay tuned…..

Plugs and Wire

g2ktcf — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:46:59 +0000

Okay..No drooling is allowed. If you do drool, please use something so you do not make a mess and upset the significant other in your life…..

Backup Resistors

g2ktcf — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:00:40 +0000

I just got confirmation that the backup resistors that I ordered are in my box. I have not checked them but this should mean that the orders are about to flow out of my house! I will post a quick update tonight after I get them and check them out.

Oh…Vampire Plugs..the latest update has them being finished late this week. Which sort of puts me in a bind as I am still working the account setup with the freight forwarder! Now I am in a hurry. I still need to see what the next vessel headed to Houston is as that can always cause issues.

UPDATE 7/20/2011: The resistors are correct! Anything with a shipping label printed on 19th and LATER will have a small bag of orange-ish color network resistors in the Receipt envelope! These replace the BLACK Resistor SIPs that are in the kits. For those of you who have already received your kits, I will be sending out padded envelopes with your resistors this weekend.