Re: [Mesh] Proposal: Co-Invest in 15' Step Ladder

Ah, I didn't see that it slides down to half it's length - that is definitely useful. The old 13ft ladder was a handful to navigate through the hallway, and a 15' or 16' one might not even fit unless it can be collapsed down a bit. I do think it would make more sense for the ladder to be paid out of Omni funds, but the cost share is small enough that I'm not going to nitpick that. I would suggest we approve this purchase. And while we wait for everybody to get on board, maybe we can look around a bit more for a better deal... Patrik On Jan 26, 2018 6:45 PM, "Jenny Ryan" <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote: To Brendan's points: * The ladder you posted lists in specs: Step Ladder Maximum Height - Closed (ft.) - 8.58 The ladder needs to be A-Frame height tall enough to reach the ballroom ceiling (21' - 7' estimate human height reaching = 13' minimum standing from the top step, so 15' safely) * Re: OSHA, the listing I posted states "The Skyscraper M15 exceeds all OSHA and ANSI standards and is rated to hold up to 300 lbs. " The postings Patrik listed all claim to be OSHA-Compliant, as well - can you post a link or quote the code re: aluminum ladders? To Patrik's - Most of the ladders on the Home Depot site all have estimated delivery times of March 1-6, are not adjustable, and store at full height (14'-16'), whereas the one I posted will arrive between Feb 6-9, is fully adjustable, and stores at 8' (meaning it can be transported on a car's roof rack, otherwise this cost would not be split with mesh). Also, the only ones sufficiently tall enough (16') are in the $600 range, except for the last one you listed: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Louisville-Ladder-16-ft- Aluminum-Step-Ladder-with-300-lbs-Load-Capacity-Type-IA- Duty-Rating-AS1016/300388424 That one's $433 and expected delivery between Feb 2-8 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Werner-14-ft-Fiberglass-Twin- Step-Ladder-with-300-lb-Load-Capacity-Type-IA-T7414/ 203134372?MERCH=REC-_-rv_gm_pip_rr-_-300388424-_-203134372-_-N This one *may* suffice (ceiling reachable from the top step), and is fiberglass and $495. The 16' version is $597. Neither would arrive until March, tho. If we go for the $433 ladder, we'd need to be able to store it at 16' and mesh wouldn't participate in the cost-share. Split equitably that'd be $150 each from Omni, Sudo & CCL, or weighted, $250 from Omni and $100 each from sudo & CCL. Jenny Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland! https://omnicommons.org/kitchen `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 5:51 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote: