My Better Half was very good to me. One of my prezzies was an original Doug Ritter Special Edition Photon Freedom Micro. It is now attached to my Spyderco Jester.

I'm going to ask for a Mark II for my birthday, which is coming up in February. I'm reluctantly turning 45. As if I had a choice.

As my younger brother says, becoming a year older is far better than the alternative. Not getting older means you're dead -- or maybe a vampire. Not good news either way.

-- Craig

Hey Doug,

do you have an alternate source for new photons? I don't want to use aeromedix since they screwed up on the order I made for my volunteer ambulance corp. Now I'm in for $200 and it kinda hurts... Plus I've been lied to on the phone and got really "i don't care attitude" from the rep. Plus today is New Years eve, one of the busiest day in the ems and our fly car is using old o2 tanks thanks to aeromedix.

I got a follow up today on the missing shipment. I got a promise to get my money back which I did. No hard feelings just an outfit never to be used again.

Now where can I find an alternate source of Doug's new photons?

Matt:

Not to get into some of the specifics of your posts, the basic fact is that you ordered a oxygen tank and asked that the tank come filled with oxygen. That makes it a hazardous shipment.

Unfortunately, our only shipping option for filled oxygen tanks is the United States Post Office ground service and is the service by which your tank was shipped. We have no control over the delays in the Post Office which occurred with your shipment. We did our part--the tank went out the same day as ordered. We would love to use another shipper but have no choice due to the regulatons.

We are sorry for the delay and have refunded your money. I am not aware of anything else we can do to make you happy but I am certainly willing to try.

Brent Blue MD
Aeromedix.com.