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Hand Sanitizer Blowout | The RV adventure continues | Cisco RCKMNT-1RU Rack Kit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Happy Monday!  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. <\/strong>Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well I\u2019ve had quite an adventure in the last few days, and particularly Sunday. I\u2019ve continued my hunt of a motorhome and settled on a couple brands and models within a certain age and miles range. I found what seemed to be the perfect unit at a fantastic price that was a few hours away. I called and had a great conversation with the owner and ended up going to look at it last Wednesday. While I expected to need to do some repairs, the quantity of them really started to pile up fast. It was a good bit below market value – way more than the repairs would cost, so I kept pondering on it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was nearly willing to pull the trigger when I saw the exact same unit on RVTrader for a tad more money but without all the issues. It had a little wrong here and there but it was being offered by a dealer and they were going to make the repairs. Great! It was in Utah though, which is a 28 hour drive in a normal car, so quite a long trip in an RV but I thought \u201dhey, a person buying a motorhome had better be willing to drive distances!\u201d Ha.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haggled a deal by phone, and got them to agree to let me sleep in the RV for a night when I arrived. They said they\u2019d never had anyone ask that before and that I\u2019d be locked in the fence with the guard dog. Sounded cool to me!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I booked my flight on Sat afternoon for Sunday evening. I planned to fly out at 8pm, arrive at 10pm with the time change, grab a hotel, and then head over Monday to begin my inspection and overnight stay.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My wife had been resistant to this whole plan until I made an executive family decision to get one, and said that if we hated it we could sell. After that she started pondering the whole thing and next thing I know she is showing me yet another unit on RVTrader late Sat night. It was even BETTER than the one in UT. It was even more than the previous one but was worth the difference hands down. Trouble is I\u2019d already put down a $1000 non-refundable deposit and bought a plane ticket to Utah.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, it was better enough that it was worth exploring. And, it was in Florida – much closer! I spoke with the owner Sun afternoon and told him I had a one way ticket to UT that NIGHT. He told me everything I needed to know, described all the updates that had been done, and even had a pull behind SUV for sale as well, which we also wanted. The fact that it was already setup and ready to go was a huge bonus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started haggling price via text and there were long delays between responses. I figured he was pondering or talking to his wife but it turned out he was on business calls (on a Sunday?). We still were not talking the same language on price and I was already driving to the airport. I texted that I would change my flight from Salt Lake to Orlando if we could agree. We were close on price so I went ahead and asked if he\u2019d mind if I diverted my flight to Orlando.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t reply quickly, but I was half way to the airport and needed to make a decision. I decided to take a chance and change my flight to Orlando. I\u2019d deal with the deposit \/ Salt Lake unit later. I pulled up the delta app to look for a change flight option. \u201cYour upcoming flight will allow check in 24 hours prior to departure\u201d. Wait, what? I HAD BOOKED THE FLIGHT IN OCT!!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Oh good grief Charlie Brown. Ok, well, let me start from scratch with booking to Orlando and I will deal with that later. I booked and clicked submit, got the \u201cyou did it!\u201d confirmation, and THREE seconds later he replies and says \u201csorry, I can\u2019t meet will Wednesday\u201d. WHAT?! OMG.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I\u2019m half way to the airport, just booked a flight that boards 30 min after I get there, the other flight wasn\u2019t even in this month, and he says he can\u2019t meet me. Insert image of cartoon with steam coming out its ears.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We talked it out, agreed to meet Monday evening, so at that moment in time all seemed well.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then my flight was delayed two hours due to weather and that\u2019s always fun on an empty stomach with Crohn\u2019s headed to a town where you have no idea what you\u2019ll eat or what will be open – ha. But I figured something out and got my rental car and hotel.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deep exhale.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With any luck, I\u2019ll be driving a motorhome back home in the next day or so. And if not, I\u2019ll be off to Salt Lake \u2026 or the nut house. Haha. Ha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today’s Product Spotlight from Rerun (AKA Rebecca):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cisco Catalyst 1RU 19\u201d Rack Mount Kit <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to another work week! I know Mondays can be hard, but we have a long Labor Day weekend coming up so I\u2019m excited to hit the ground running and make this week as productive as possible!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s product spotlight is going to be focused on our most popular rack mount kit: RCKMNT-1RU <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This little guy is extremely versatile and fits a WIDE variety of products! The RCKMNT-1RU<\/a> is a 19\u201d 1RU rack mount kit that includes (2) brackets and all the screws needed to attach the brackets to your switch! It is designed to help you mount your switches for safety and efficiency! If you are really looking to maximize efficiency and keep your rack clean and organized, you can also add in our Cisco 1RU Cable Management Kit<\/a> in addition to your rack mount kit!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re curious about which switches RCKMNT-1RU fits, here is a quick snapshot of some of the most popular switch series that it fits. RCKMNT-1RU fits many Cisco Catalyst models in the following series: <\/p>\n\n\n\n