response 403 of 561:

Sep 13 18:50 UTC 1996

That's something, at least.  We should still move as quickly as
possible on the Huron site, of course.

(BTW, you did get this guy's name, in case someone else from the
building department thinks otherwise?)

response 405 of 561:

Sep 13 19:59 UTC 1996

Having dealt with the Red Cross before, I'd have to say they're not so
bad.

response 407 of 561:

Sep 13 20:45 UTC 1996

Have they been informed of the circumstances lately, and asked?

response 409 of 561:

Sep 14 16:32 UTC 1996

havve we made any permanent decisions yet?

response 411 of 561:

Sep 15 11:53 UTC 1996

if grex is ?willing? to pay $750 for a damn wall, ... give me the
plans, the money and come back in a couple days. you 'll have your
wall adn i'll be in bermuda on the profits.  good grief y'all!?
  
none of us, surely, popped up with that figure, i hope.

response 413 of 561:

Sep 16 18:51 UTC 1996

True, the site is not available, but as a FYI, current rates for a _finshed
wall_ (construction, paint, one electric outlet, door framing) is between $50
and $60 per running foot.  At Plymouth Rd there were to have been _two walls_
required, of about 12ft and 14ft.  26ft x $50/ft = $1300.  $700-750 to do it
yourself is, at least reasonable.

I'm still looking at another lead.  There may be a need to put up a wall or
partition there as well, so this discussion is not totally off track.  In the
meantime, I'd opt for valeries last possibility.

response 415 of 561:

Sep 17 07:05 UTC 1996

The Red Cross is aware of our problem, but is still trying to decide if they
can free up the space, and still waiting to hear from the city whether they
would allow us to inhabit their basement. I am disappointed to say the least
in how long this is taking to resolve. I am much less happy with the Red Cross
than I was a month ago. I am getting less and less optimistic that we can
count on them. They haven't said no, yet, but I am glad we are looking at
these other alternatives.

response 417 of 561:

Sep 18 08:28 UTC 1996

for one, i am not inthe least disappointed in the miniscule amount of time
it is taking for grex to find a competent home - particualrily given the
dictated and forced circumstances. no american entity should be dictated
to *jump* if some irrational borg snaps its digits absent some imminent
threat to the sanctity and solice of others.

response 419 of 561:

Sep 20 01:52 UTC 1996

The offer is a kind one, but I suspect many people would be uncomfortable
housing Grex in any individual's home.  Though maybe it would be worth
considering.

We've been doing more wheeling and dealing on another site.  I'm not going
to name names at this point because I don't have any idea if that's OK or not.
Still, I think the broad outlines should be discussed in public.

We would rent a nice room of our own in a nice building.  It really meets all
our requirements, but the rent is high.  It would be gradually esculating from
$210 a month to $285 a month during the first year (averaging at $247 a month
for the whole year) and then be $295 a month for the subsequent year.  This
includes electricity, so it compares to about $25+$80 in our current location.

The big attraction is that there is an ISP in the building that would give
us a 112k hardwire internet conection for $175 a month, which is way lower
than the commerical rate.  Since we would be directly connected to them, it
would be a more reliable link than the current phone-line connection we have,
and it would be four times faster than the current internet connection.

Basically, I don't think we can afford this right now.  We'd be gambling that
we could get more donations with a faster link, enough to cover the
considerable increase in costs.

More options are still being explored.

response 421 of 561:

Sep 20 04:39 UTC 1996

I don't think we can afford it either.  I also don't see the point in being
able to afford it.  I'm not convinced that, compared to our other options,
it gains us anything useful.