[Boatanchors] [Milsurplus] [BoatAnchors] An object lesson

[Ian Wilson]

I have seen CD ROMs start to fail after a decade or so. This doesn't
look like a very permanent medium for archival.

Not that I know of any better alternative. OT: attended a most
interesting talk by the Archivist from the LA Film Museum (approx);
they do not regard any currently available digital media as suitable
for long-term archival. Everything is still kept on film (of course,
they are attempting to copy everything but this is a huge task).

73, ian K3IMW


On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Although I don't plan on going SK for a long time (a number of my
> ancestors lived into their late 90s, early 100s, I am gradually preparing a
> document containing photographs of each item, model number, serial number,
> any special features (i.e. additional filters), and what to expect to "get"
> for the item.  By "get" I am putting an "asking" price, an average price to
> expect, and a "rock bottom" price lower than which not to take.
>
> This document will be in a file on my computer, printed out "hard copy",
> and then save the file onto a CD ROM copies of which will be given to my
> wife and each of my 3-daughters.  I will also list possible persons to help
> dispose of the equipment as well as the names of people to absolutely
> refuse to deal with.  Those are the persons, that I know, who offer to
> dispose of all that old junk, paying almost nothing, and then reselling at
> inflated prices.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website: http://k9sth.net
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Don Merz via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> *To:* Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com>; David Harmon <
> k6xyz at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc:* Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; Military Surplus net
> List <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:53 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] [BoatAnchors] An object lesson
>
> The underlying problem here should not be neglected. The fault does not
> lie with the unknowledgable family nor with Apex Surplus. It was unfair and
> unreasonable of this person to accumulate all that and expect someone else
> to CORRECTLY handle it.
> Don't stick your family with some horrendous chore when you die. Treat it
> like planning your retirement. Calculate how many years you think you have
> left and make it a goal to dispose of some percentage of your pile each
> year until you are down to what can be thrown away with minimal loss. If
> you think you have 20 years left, 5% of the pile should go out the door (no
> fair adding new stuff!) every year.
> The aternative is to resign yourself to the thought that it might all go
> in the dumpster. And maybe that is okay too--bizarre as that sounds, it IS
> a valid choice. But if you have never been executor of an estate, then you
> really can't grasp the burden that it all is. We should not be adding hobby
> hoarding to that burden for our executors. It's just that simple.
>
>