*****Re: [Milsurplus] ARC-5 and other Docs

[ed sharpe]

but... you should have raided the dumpster and saved what you could have.

we get calls  sometimes from people at companies and go help.... unload the 
dumpsters.....
but... alas sometimes it goes and we do not find out...

what did your company make?

Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <antqradio at juno.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] ARC-5 and other Docs


>I understand the sentiment of this thread but lets be realistic, no one
> individual has the storage space available for the tons of documents that
> were disposed.  And just putting the documents in boxes in a dry
> environment, does no one any good either.  If the collection is not
> cataloged, it is next to useless.
>
> I watched as the company I once worked for dispose of their history.  I
> was told that it was on the orders of the new parent company.  It was sad
> to see several 30 foot containers of paper go to the recycler.  Even
> worse was to see prototype equipment go to the dump.  I took what I
> could, but the amount of material was enormous.  Even with an
> understanding wife, it was more then I could put in our two car garage
> and basement.
>
> If we need to blame anyone for this loss, lets blame ourselves.  The
> "bureaucrats" are just doing what the majority wanted, a leaner
> government that costs less to operate.  Although it doesn't seem to me
> that our government has gotten any smaller these last six or so
> administrations, regardless of party affiliation.  But then, some strides
> evidently have been made.  Who knew?
>
> Just my two cents,
> Jim
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:47:43 -0500 David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
> writes:
>>
>> jwatkins wrote:
>>
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > Not that I like to defend the bureaucrats, but remember that we also
> don't
>> > like to pay to have this stuff stored.  The Library of Congress is
> one of
>> > the places that at least one copy of all of these documents should
> have been
>> > sent to for safe keeping, but they don't have the funding to even
> properly
>> > take care of what they have.
>>
>> I understand if they couldn't store it; it's the mind-set
>> that prevented them from even considering offering to
>> let people in the public take it that just chaps my.... ahem.
>>
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