.....if you are caught in public with a pair of white gloves sticking out of your back pocket. This thread has me laughing....I do most of these things....at least I now know that I am not alone. ********************** Marielle Fortier Museum Registrar Norwich University Museum Northfield, Vermont ********************** >From: David Lewias <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: You Might Be A Museum Professional If... >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:51:41 EST > >You Might Be a *SMALL* Museum Professional If ... > >Your first task of the day is to check that the bathrooms have enough >toilet >paper and that the trash cans don't need to be emptied. > >You have to two sets of feather-dusters, rags, and cleaning supplies -- one >for the exhibits and the other for the toilets -- and you get to use both >once >a week. > >You have ever been called upon to kick the boiler/HVAC unit that's on the >fritz, give a tour to 3rd graders, and submit a grant -- all in the same >day. >(yup been there, done that) > >You've ever uttered the words, "you've got to check out our gift shop." > >You know the first -- and most important -- information that all new >docents >will need to learn is where the bathrooms are. > >You know what a "docent" is. (No it's not a female deer worth only a >penny!) > >You know how many cuts it takes to cleanly cut through a sheet of >foam-core, >(which by the way is three). Extra credit if you know what local stores >stocks what sizes of foam core, and double-bonus points if you happen to >have >been caught walking around in public with a craft-knife in your pocket. > > >- David - >David Lewis, Curator >Aurora Regional Fire Museum > >www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org > > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).