<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447305753837_3596">In regards to the printer, I had not yet read the costs of the printer when I replied (the problem with emails is we get the newest one first, and we have to read all the emails to fully understand what has taken place). In this instance, $11k for a printer seems overly expensive, and I personally would never have spent that much. But, I do not know who made that decision or why. But even in my own organization I have had workers piss away money for this or that tool or object because "I needed to get the job done", but if they had taken a few seconds to ask me, I could have handed it to them out of our shop or supplies. Making stupid decisions is just part of human nature. I do think we need to look at the entire picture. While costly, maybe the delux printer allowed them to double their work or it really increase our membership or cash inflow. I am a realestate investor in real life, and I always tell people I do not care how much a property costs, I mostly want to know how much it will make me. So, while costly, if the printer is paying for itself, then who cares.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447305753837_3596"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447305753837_3596">Speaking of costs, one of my concerns is the high costs of these LNC meetings and also our 2016 convention. I also dislike seeing our DC staff tied up for weeks scheduling out an event. I would suggest we instead put that job onto a commercial travel agent in the DC area. They could not only arrange our site, but also our transportation to the site, and probably at a cheaper price then what our staff comes up with. (I am assuming of course staff is not currently using a travel agent?). I believe our next LNC meeting is likely going to be in California? I would therefore suggest we try using a DC travel agent for this. My consideration for a site would be that it be at a hotel where the rooms cost less then $100; it has a free airport shuttle, and a free breakfast, and a meeting room that is reasonably priced.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447305753837_3596"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447305753837_3596">Redpath mentioned a stand-in candidate for Presdient. Actually, if we don't get anything better then what I have read about so far, I would seriously like to see somebody like Redpath take up the torch. Bill is cool and collected and intelligent and besides Redpath would be a great name to have on a ballot, and certainly he would make a better debater or president then Hillary or Donald Duck.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447305753837_3596"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447305753837_3596">Roland ND</div> </div></body></html>