Is test equipment COMMUNAL?

After working nearly 12 hours over Easter Weekend, I went back into work today only to find that those Thai fonts are STILL INCORRECT. I'm pissed off.  Why did I even work on the weekend, if all my effort still resulted in a WRONG RESULT?!

Anyway, the bug with the Thai fonts required me to use some hardware test equipment.  My test setup was cannibalized while I was on maternity leave about a year ago.  When I asked around if I could borrow other people's development board, no one was willing to lend theirs out.

The reasons are:
1.  I have a reputation for breaking hardware. (Although, I think this reputation is unfairly earned...)
2.  The development boards are old, and expensive and there are only a handful of functioning boards left, and everyone is scared that if they lend it out, it will never come back in working condition.
3.  It's a hassle having to setup a development board... so no one wants to lend it out just to have to set it up again.  Especially if they "suddenly" need that equipment back.

So the question I have is... Is test equipment PERSONAL PROPERTY?  Or is it communal?  I always thought it was communal.  But the way things are going... I might have to start treating the stuff I have as personal and even set up a log to track who I lend it to and when.

I'm irritated.  I'm irritated that my company can't afford to keep us stocked with the test equipment that we need.  I'm irritated that I can't quickly accomplish my task because of missing tools!  I'm irritated that I worked on the weekend and didn't get any of my personal chores done!

Today...life sucks...  I can't believe today is ONLY MONDAY... 4 more days left.  I hope this week starts improving when I wake up. 

O... but on a brighter note. My daughter is wonderfully cute.  I love her more everyday.  She climbs the stairs like a little pro... and she's moved from rice gruel to rice!  Wow!