Can you even fathom what it must take not to fill all those orders, and answer all those emails...... ........... .......... but to keep all that STOCK in? Good lord, I don't even see how 1 person could keep everything ordered that he has to order.
I mean, he keeps a complete line of capacitors and resistors. Keeping that stuff in stock alone could take several hours a week. Countless ic's and transistors that nobody makes anymore. Joysticks and buttons in every color under the sun, then after that he's got oddball colors listed that he bought on clearance or whatever and added to the list. Capkits hand assembled for dozens of monitors. Jamma Harnesses alone would be a full time business. Every connector, pin, and connector housing available, even stuff they don't make anymore. A full compliment of flybacks; kits he put together with flyback/hot/fuse/caps .... cabinet parts in several sizes.
The list goes on and on. You know Bob's the type of guy too that's probably hands on with allll of that, so you can bet he's filling out every order. Plus, on top of all that, HE VIDEOTAPES THEMSELVES PACKAGING ALL THE BOXES UP!
I mean he takes it to a whole 'nother level. I hope he gets the opportunity to relax and slow it down a little bit. He's not having health issues because he's old, he's having health issues because he's a human trying to do the job of 5 robots.
Get well soon Bob! Take it easy!
When I worked a 3rd shift gig on the weekends I usually only got 3 or 4 hours of sleep maybe because I had a normal sleep pattern during the week. I was able to do it because it was only 2 days a week, but I can't imagine how Bob or anyone does that on a regular basis.
