On Monday, January 20, 2014 09:29:51 [email protected] wrote:
> Omar, the decision is split. This is a discussion for the next meeting. I am
> against tearing out the storage closet and the wall it resides in. That
> being said I am not against removing the "window" from the other, south
> facing, wall. Stop trying to push decisions through by calling it Synhak
> philosophy and brushing it under the rug. If we have disagreements we need
> to give everyone a chance to speak their piece. See you at the next
> meeting,
> 
> Devin Wolfe.
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

We've been discussing it since we started moving in weeks ago. I'm not sure 
whats left to discuss. So far, I and whoever has helped me have been the only 
people to *do* anything.

Things that could have been done to show that someone actually cares about 
turning it into an office:

* Making sure that wall outlet up front is grounded
* Putting a cover on the wall outlet
* Patching the hole in the ceiling
* Moving furniture into it
* Setting up this mythical SYNHAK, Inc office computer
* Putting locks on the cabinets for secured SYNHAK, Inc storage
* Cutting a hole in the wall for a cat5 jack or other outlet
* Cleaning the vents in the room
* Giving the walls and glass bricks a good scrubbing
* Cleaning the overhead light
* Sweeping *and* mopping the floor
* Patch up the exposed 2x4s on the backside of the office
* Hanging a do-not-hack sign claiming that they've got plans
* Coming up to me when I'm in the space and offering to discuss an alternative 
implementation of a welcome desk
* Sending private emails to me to discuss alternative implementations
* *Any* kind of discussion of an alternative implementation of a welcome desk
* Rebuttals to my proposed implementation with a basis in logic and reality

I challenge anyone on this list to point out where any item from that list has 
happened.

To date, this is what has happened:

* The first week of buildout: I stated many times that I wanted the walls down 
and gave the supporting argument that it would open up the space and create a 
more inviting environment
* Pulled a piece of trim off to figure out what was in the walls
* Removed the thermostat and worked with craig to figure out what circuit was 
sending 24 VAC through the lines
* Put a lockout on the circuit that was doing that and powering the outlets in 
the wall with my contact information
* Removed the thermostat conduit, taped the end off, and coiled it up near the 
ceiling
* Removed outlets
* Carefully removed all the wood paneling
* Took apart the west wall
* Hung the conduit that fed the wall outlets near the ceiling
* Removed the lockout, had the circuit re-energized
* Openly and repeatedly talked about my plans to finish tearing down the rest 
of it
* Made sure all the nails were taken out of the wood I removed
* Stacked the wood in a (mostly) out of the way location
* Carefully dismantled the overhead cabinets and north wall segment
* More nails removed and wood stacked
* Bare wall was scraped of loose paint chips
* Floor was cleaned of all dust, nails, wood scraps, and other messes I left 
behind from the wall
* Continued to elaborate on my plans for the welcome desk
* Took a break to help with move-in
* Started to remove the hardware and trim of the front office

Then suddenly it became an issue.

For the record, I did not do all or even most of the items on the list by 
myself. Others helped, though it obviously does not imply their endorsement.
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