Guys, please be conscientious about closing BOTH sets of the outside ramp doors while at the workshop next weekend. .... Whatever happens, DO NOT prop open the doors (unless you want InfoAge to send you the heating bill) ... thanks in advance.
In my years of visiting InfoAge, "props" on doors seems to be the method of choice. It was mentioned recently, that an old bubble iMac has been used for years to prop open a door. (InfoAge is a large site with many connected buildings.) A simple response. Why not fix the doors, so they can be opened from the outside without prop-ing them? Either better locks, or fix the jamming, or better "props" which still seal the door, or add a doorbell to fetch help. And post a sign inside the doors to enforce your rule. Such rules are reasonable - fire code for instance - but it's also reasonable to accommodate your guests. If this is a serious enough issue to post a public request about it; it was worth my attention to respond thoughtfully, to suggest the problem be solved. Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
Why not fix the doors, so they can be opened from the outside without prop-ing them?
I assumed the ramp doors are being propped due to laziness, not because they can't be opened from outside. I'll have to check that. There is nothing wrong with propping open a door while actually moving stuff through it. What prompted my message is we often see doors LEFT propped open when people are taking their leisurely time moving stuff or just forgotten about. The heating in that particular building doesn't work so well (way out of VCF's scope; InfoAge is aware of the issue) and I've heard the IA utility bills are huge. Let's do our part by at least being careful to close the doors in the winter. Either way we can't change InfoAge things without permission. We don't even know if they are broken.
And post a sign inside the doors to enforce your rule.
Yes, we will definitely do that.
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