Bruce Napier wrote: > 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 >
How regular - quarterly? - If there are, say, 1000 people on the list, then that's 1000 letters to print and post each time - That's in excess of £1000 a year (not including labour) - I'd rather they spend it on the waterways Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein 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/
