On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Gregory L. Hansen wrote: > Chris Brogden said: > > > On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Gregory L. Hansen wrote: > > > > > The boss said I'm free to take it home and use it, it just has to > > > remain NIST property. And that's nice, except it sure puts a damper > > > on things like getting minor repairs done, collecting accessories, me > > > moving away in six months, etc. > > > > Hmmmm... well, I'm sure tons of government stuff is accidentally misplaced > > each year. I'm not advocating theft, but *cough* *cough* I'm a big fan of > > cameras winding up with someone who'd appreciate them. ;) > > The equipment is periodically inventoried by forces outside of our group. > But it doesn't have a NIST number, it has an NBS number (the National > Institute of Standards and Technology used to be the National Bureau of > Standards), and a tech I talked to said she thinks they threw out the NBS > records and don't track that equipment any more. I'll have to try to find > out more. > > Ah, bureacracy!
Yup, gotta love it. Personally, I'd consider "borrowing" the camera, putting in a few hours of unpaid OT, and calling it even. chris
