I actually thought we only agreed to replace the outlet ourselves, not move it.
That's a nice looking kitchen, we don't need the landlord saying we "ruined" anything by cutting holes in the wall. On the other hand, if it's being professionally done, replacing and moving it should be fine. On Feb 20, 2013 3:30 PM, "Ian Trump" <[email protected]> wrote: > As per the decision last night were going to proceeed with the move > and replacment of the two plugs in the Kitchen. > > > > Ian > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [ > [email protected]] on behalf of Courtney Lofchick [ > [email protected]] > *Sent:* February 20, 2013 15:28 > *To:* Justin Lacko > *Cc:* Discuss, SkullSpace > *Subject:* Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Electrical Needs - Getting the Ball > Rolling > > Next Tuesday might not be the best day. After the election, I'm sure the > new board will want to meet. Maybe the week after? > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://www.mbcsc.ca/checklist >> >> So it seems that we need an annual financial report, and we need to >> have a clear idea of what we want to use the money for. "Ongoing >> operational costs" is not applicable; but improvements are. We need to very >> strongly describe our community involvement and what we give back to the >> membership/community. >> >> I think that with some planning we could put together a persuasive >> application package, if we have some members committed to working through >> this. Who is willing to meet about this next Tuesday, after the meeting, at >> the boardroom table? I'm proposing we go through the checklist and see what >> we need. >> >> Jay, do we have an annual financial statement? Would you be able to >> draft one up for us? >> >> ~Justin >> >> >> On 20 February 2013 15:11, Courtney Lofchick <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> filling out forms, providing budgets, reports etc. >>> here's the website if you want to take a look >>> http://www.mbcsc.ca/home >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> So what is standing in our way of doing the bingo thing now? >>>> >>>> >>>> On 20 February 2013 13:16, Courtney Lofchick <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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...? 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