When we were at Adelaide, we needed quotes for the work and the materials. A few people volunteered to get them but nothing ever happened after that.
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually the bingo idea might be a possibility... Courtney, do you know > where we left off on that ages ago? > > > On 20 February 2013 12:53, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What if we did something different this time, and actually... Did a >> fundraiser? >> >> Would anyone be interested in selling stuff? It's not like you have to go >> door to door: just bring samples to work/school and take orders. >> >> What about a bingo? We never did one 'cause we needed an official >> electrical estimate before. Do we have one now? >> >> What about a social? Holding one at a community centre maximizes profit, >> but takes lots of volunteers. Holding one at a bar let's you make money >> from the tickets sold (not drinks), but utterly minimizes the work >> required. >> >> On Feb 20, 2013 12:46 PM, "Justin Lacko" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It seems that for the most part, the general response is "members will >>> need to fund it." So this will probably need to be crowdsourced. >>> >>> >>> On 20 February 2013 12:23, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think all the electrical problems can be considered safety issues, as >>>> our people have proved endlessly creative in the past in rigging power to >>>> whatever devices they want to use. >>>> >>>> Short of physically removing the appliances in the kitchen, they will >>>> undoubtedly continue to be used. With that in mind, Jay's suggestion that >>>> we upgrade that outlet to GFI is reasonable. The cost of the outlet itself >>>> is minimal, and will improve safety. >>>> >>>> I think we should assume the worst case - that the landlord won't pay >>>> for any of these repairs. If Ian gets us a credit towards our rent later, >>>> that's great. >>>> >>>> The last number I heard last night for electrical work was $2000, I >>>> think. How quickly can we raise this, and when can we get the work done? >>>> On Feb 20, 2013 9:55 AM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yeah, I'll put donations we get tonight into the SkullSpace coffers and >>>>> cover the pizza myself. >>>>> >>>>> I think we should prioritize the 'safety'-related upgrades before the >>>>> convenience ones. The GFIs in the kitchen, for example. >>>>> >>>>> Ron >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-02-20 09:24, Justin Lacko wrote: >>>>> > As most of you know, we recently bought a 3D printer and now a very >>>>> > nice-looking rework station is being offered for cheap. >>>>> > >>>>> > With the plethora of devices in the space requiring electricity, we >>>>> are >>>>> > dangerously close to complete saturation of the two breakers most of >>>>> our >>>>> > stuff is on. It's gotten so bad that when the cleaning team came >>>>> last week, >>>>> > the girl who was vaccuuming blew the breaker four (four!) times. >>>>> > >>>>> > I think we're in for some frustration when someone decides to run a >>>>> 3D >>>>> > print job that will take 7 hours, and then somebody accidentally >>>>> blows the >>>>> > breaker mid-way through the job. >>>>> > >>>>> > What are the plans for getting the required electrical work >>>>> completed? >>>>> > We're talking big numbers here (at least $1000 for just some of the >>>>> work). >>>>> > Is anyone willing to chip in to help with this expense? >>>>> > >>>>> > Ron, I think you mentioned donations made at tonight's event could go >>>>> > towards this...? Correct me if I'm wrong. >>>>> > >>>>> > ~Justin >>>>> >>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > >
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