Re: Unretitled outlaw thread, WAS: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #59
In a like manner the Pentagon is a temporary building slated to be used for records storage after WWII is over. I think someone should tell them. At 08:46 PM 3/4/2003 -0500, you wrote: the current Washington Monument is a temporary standing for the one that they intend to build when they decide what it should be. Herb. - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 19:26 Subject: Unretitled outlaw thread, WAS: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #59 > Like I say, wait till they ask for it back. I mean, we're not talking about > specie here. We're talkin' a Spottie. It's obsolete even by government > standards. Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
Re: Unretitled outlaw thread, WAS: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #59
the current Washington Monument is a temporary standing for the one that they intend to build when they decide what it should be. Herb. - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 19:26 Subject: Unretitled outlaw thread, WAS: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #59 > Like I say, wait till they ask for it back. I mean, we're not talking about > specie here. We're talkin' a Spottie. It's obsolete even by government > standards.
Unretitled outlaw thread, WAS: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #59
>> 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. Like I say, wait till they ask for it back. I mean, we're not talking about specie here. We're talkin' a Spottie. It's obsolete even by government standards. --Mike
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #59
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. > > > > H... 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
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #59
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. > > H... 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!
