[SJAAboard] SJAA Loaner Telescope Program

[Gary Mitchell]

Mark Wagner wrote:

> On Sun, June 22, 2008 2:15 am, Gary Mitchell wrote:
> 
> 
>>Many of these same comments could be made about lending
>>libraries too... going in there and reading books on the
>>cheap instead of buying them, etc.
>>
>>Would you argue that lending libraries should only be
>>allowed to lend to people who can't buy books themselves
>>or are just starting out learning to read?  I hope not.
> 
> 
> Hi Gary.  That's silly.
> 
> The SJAA is not a lending library in purpose.  A library is.  The SJAA loaner scope program can be
> what the board determines.  The club as a whole also has input, as the membership is free to
> advise the board of their opinions.  Ultimately, if the membership disagrees with what a board
> does, it can seek to replace it.  We are not a government service.  A lending library it.  The
> board *can and does* determine the purpose of the loaner program, and is not bound by unrelated
> examples.

Once again, you're missing the point.

You remind me of this fellow student in my high school
physics class.  The teacher gave an analogy about free
floating in a void, the point being you couldn't tell
if you were moving.  This student wondered how one could
get in such a predicament and where would you get a
sandwich for lunch.

Gary