On 17 May 2007, at 19:08, Sue Burchett wrote in reply to Mike S:
>> I wonder how may of the boaters near the top of waiting lists either
>> remember that they put themselves on such a list or still want to be
>> there?
>> (For that many.how many of them have died or gone intoi old people's
>> homes
>> since they put their names on the list?)
>>
>> We run a few moorings at the London Canal Museum. for which we have a
>> waiting list. A vacancy came up recently for the first time for a
>> coule of
>> years, and my colleague who deals with such matters had to work his
>> way
>> half-way down the waiting list before he found anybody who was still
>> interested.
>>
>> Mike Stevens
>
> Maybe reapplying every year would make sense.
>
For BW, I'd have thought a regular letter asking people to confirm that
they still wished to be on the list would be no difficulty. You know -
'return this slip within 4 weeks or we will remove you' type missive.
––
All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
