[Noisebridge-discuss] picking up washing machine Sunday
girlgeek
girlgeek at wt.net
Mon Apr 9 09:49:39 UTC 2012
As I remember, at the start of this discussion it was noted that the
washing machine doesn't work, "maybe all it needs is a belt." A little
question, who is intending to put it into working order?
-Claudia
On 4/8/2012 11:19 AM, Will Sargent wrote:
> You do know that there are two years worth of paper towels in the
> bathrooms right now?
>
> Worst case scenario is more oogles, but the most likely case is
> another piece of junk in Noisebridge that doesn't work right and
> serves no useful purpose.
>
> Will.
>
> On Sunday, April 8, 2012, Andy Isaacson wrote:
>
> On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 11:32:06PM -0700, xone wrote:
> > Seriously? Is there any possibility this can be brought up in a
> > weekly meeting before it is brought into Noisebridge, or at the very
> > least before it's hooked up and turned on?
>
> I think that a lot of people expressed possible concerns about
> possible
> misuse of a washing machine. If it gets misused, then I'm wholly in
> favor of it going away. But I think it'll not be much of a
> problem, and
> it *solves* a problem that I know we do routinely have.
>
> I'm biased in favor of action rather than ongoing discussion,
> especially
> discussion of possible problems rather than concrete problems.
>
> The worst case after "washing machine shows up" is "somebody washes
> something with it". If that turns into a problem, then by all means,
> let's solve and/or discuss the problems. But I don't have a ton of
> patience for "I'm afraid that something might possibly become a
> problem".
>
> I'd be more willing to discuss it interminably if the possible
> consequences were more severe; for example I wouldn't support a
> similar
> "do it and see if it becomes a problem" for things that might cause
> someone to be arrested or lose their job or get unintentionally
> divorced. If there's a concern along those lines, I'm sorry that I
> missed it and would be happy to discuss it, but if the concerns
> are "it
> might be loud" and "some homeless guy might decide to hang out at
> Noisebridge because we have a free washing machine", let's try it and
> see.
>
> Thanks,
> -andy
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