7 Nov
2023
7 Nov
'23
2:54 p.m.
If your item is tagged, it will be removed from the warehouse and stored in
a secure area on-campus until you are able to collect it.
I understand that the 2-3 weeks before the warehouse is closed will be
hectic for most people given the holidays, so I do not expect everyone to
come to collect, but I do implore everyone with possessions in the building
to at least notify Doug or me so that we can tag & isolate it. I have heard
of incidents in the past where people's personal property has been
misidentified as warehouse surplus and disposed of - I want to avoid this
more than anything else.
Once the warehouse is closed, if there are still uncollected items, we will
of course periodically nag people to come collect them.
Another important thing to note to everyone - if you claim to own an item
in the warehouse, and we later find that it either did not belong to you or
had been *donated* to VCF, there will be trouble - not just for you, but
for us. Please don't defraud museums!
-Thomas Gilinsky
On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 9:43 AM William Donzelli via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
How long do people with tagged items have beyond 1
January 2024 to
claim their items?
(clarifying, otherwise everyone will tag their items and the problem
will not be solved!).
--
Will
On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 9:17 AM Thomas G via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hello,
After 18 years of acquiring artifacts, our warehouse is in need of
reorganization, as well as major renovation work - climate control, roof
repairs, etc. A total restructuring, inventorying, and refurbishment of
the
warehouse is planned to commence soon - some
steps such as the
installation
of climate control have already been taken -
however, planning this
process
is made difficult by the fact that a number of
our members have their own
personal belongings stored within, many without proper tagging or
documentation as such.
On January 1st, 2024, the VCF warehouse at Infoage will be closed for
renovation and organization. During this time, no items will be permitted
in or out of the warehouse bar those permitted *directly* by the VCF
Warehouse manager - Thomas Gilinsky - during monthly repair workshops.
As such, if you have any personal belongings stored within the warehouse,
and would like to retrieve it, or have it tagged and set aside for you to
collect later, please contact either me at thomas.gilinsky(a)vcfed.org, or
Doug at douglas.crawford(a)vcfed.org. Please provide *verifiable* *proof*
that the item you are describing is your possession.
*ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT CLAIMED BY JANUARY 1ST, 2024 WILL BE ASSUMED TO BE
THE
POSSESSIONS OF VCF.*
Donations to VCF will still be accepted during this time - we have other
areas to store them while the warehouse is reorganized.
Thanks,
Thomas Gilinsky
Vintage Computer Federation Warehouse Manager