[MR] RE: heraldry

[Dave Montuori]

>> There is also the non-trivial task of scanning the multiple thousands
>> of pieces of paper currently in Laurel files (I've heard rumor of 20+
>> filing cabinets, I do not know if it's true or not).

18 filing cabinets and 27 banker's boxes last I checked. I am told that
the current staff is moving more inactive files out of the cabinets and
creating more boxes, in order not to have to acquire another cabinet for
quite a while.

> You shovel papers into a scanner with a document feeder and shovel
> them back into the files on the other side. Boring, but not difficult.

One out of every two sheets would jam the feeder. Possibly more than that.
I am not kidding -- most of the sheets are in pretty rough shape. And what
do you do with the ancient devices whose "forms" are paper napkins?
(Admittedly an uncommon case but we *do* have quite a few.)

Evan, former Laurel Staff Grunt

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