[SJAAboard] loaner program goals

[leebizz at aol.com]

Hi all,
???? As in the past, I can store telescopes and equipment, so let's not let that be a deciding factor in our discussions about the loaner program.
?????????? Lee


-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Mitchell <wb6yru at aenet.net>
To: Business list for SJAA board of directors <sjaaboard at sjaa.net>
Sent: Thu, 22 May 2008 3:34 am
Subject: Re: [SJAAboard] loaner program goals



Rob Hawley (SJAA) wrote:

>>>Remember our business model is that of a library that expects all of its
>>
>>books to be overdue.
>>
>>I must not have been in class when that was said.  Why should we expect
>>them to be overdue?
> 
> 
> Because we count on people retaining the scopes after the loan is complete.
> It would be a disaster if everyone came to Houge one Saturday and returned
> their expired loans.  I have had to do some major scrambling when loans come
> in without being requested for new loans.  So far it has always worked out.
> At some point it won't.

Are we once again talking about the alleged lack of storage?
I think we have the space, you just don't ask to use it.  I
can store another moderate size scope and have offered to do
so, but I haven't heard anything more about it.

("Moderate size" means it can be squeezed into a Ford Taurus.)

Gary



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