[Noisebridge-discuss] lockers for noisebridge - big enough? funding?

[jim]

    some people have discussed getting more lockers 
and liked the idea. 
    seems okay to me, kind of depending on how many 
and where they actually go in the space. i'd chip 
in a little bit of money, even. 



On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 18:38 -0800, girlgeek wrote:
> Has there been a big desire expressed for lockers?
> -Claudia
> 
> On 2/16/2011 5:41 PM, jim wrote:
> >      well, patrick's offering to spend his own money
> > and is hoping some of us will chip in to pay him at
> > least some of the cost.
> >      as to space, seems to me the discussion has been
> > going in different directions, e.g. the suggestion
> > that we might install some lockers on the "outsides"
> > of the walls of the two classrooms. this was brought
> > up as something to build.
> >      Buying one or more sets of these things would be
> > less trouble, less mess, and more storage for those
> > who want it; also, seems to me a fairly efficient
> > use of space, narrow footprint that accommodates a
> > bunch of people's stuffs, specially if propped up
> > along the classroom walls.
> >      Doesn't seem like a consensus item to me, given
> > all the other stuff that goes on and has gone on.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 17:27 -0800, meredith scheff wrote:
> >> Ya, i thought the idea of lockers was pretty much vetoed.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 5:07 PM, girlgeek<girlgeek at wt.net>  wrote:
> >>          Has there been a consensus at any of the meetings that we wish
> >>          to expend
> >>          space and money on this?
> >>          I wasn't aware of it.
> >>          -Claudia
> >>
> >>          On 2/16/2011 3:59 PM, Patrick Keys wrote:
> >>          >  I've spoken to this guy a few times on the phone over the
> >>          last couple of
> >>          >  weeks.  He runs a legitimate liquidation business.  I might
> >>          be able to
> >>          >  get free delivery.  I can also probably get 3 sets of these
> >>          for $500.
> >>          >  So that's a total of 54 lockers (18 lockers per sets * 3
> >>          sets = 54
> >>          >  lockers).  A benefit of these is that the guy routinely gets
> >>          more of
> >>          >  these lockers so we can have a consistent set of lockers if
> >>          we want more
> >>          >  later.  The top on these is flat, so we can put stuff on top
> >>          of them.
> >>          >
> >>          >  Here's what they look like:
> >>          >  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bfs/2215245807.html
> >>          >
> >>          >  These are my questions:
> >>          >  * If somebody needs more space, then I don't see why a
> >>          person couldn't
> >>          >  use more than one locker.  However, are the individual
> >>          lockers big
> >>          >  enough for most people?
> >>          >
> >>          >  * I might be able to get 3 sets of these for $500, which I
> >>          will pay
> >>          >  myself upfront.  If I do that, would anybody be willing to
> >>          contribute
> >>          >  anything after-the-fact so I can recoup most of the $500?
> >>           Maybe the
> >>          >  plan can be that if you use the lockers, then you contribute
> >>          a one-time
> >>          >  donation to a "locker fund"?
> >>          >
> >>          >
> >>          >  Patrick
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