[sac-forum] Re: The good news, SAC returns to astronomy

Steve, I am new this club, this being my first year. We got outvoted, That
is a fact.  I don't feel that any board member or AJ or any-one of the club
members have any mal intent to do harm to any of us.  Every one of them have
a good heart, try to teach there fellows astronomers, and make this a fun
thing to do.  Please let's drop this and get back to astronomy, and don't
hold hard feeling because we were on the losing side of the vote. Lets be on
the winning side of astronomy and this hobby.

Sincerely
Thomas Hilton

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Subject: [sac-forum] Re: The good news, SAC returns to astronomy

A sad day for SAC!

Do the SAC members really believe star parties are dangerous and thus 
require waivers?

To me star parties are no more dangerous than life itself. I feel 
SAC is shrinking from responsibility by requiring waivers and is very 
childlike. What is also sad is I did not see even one good reason for 
the waivers.

The key now seems to be not to be a SAC member and then when 
attending SAC events just retain your rights and do not sign any 
waiver. Since there is nothing SAC can do if you are not a member 
that would seem to be the best approach. I'm sure this will come back 
to bite SAC. I used to have respect for SAC.

Jeff

At 02:32 -0700 9/17/05, Steve Coe wrote:
Well, the vote has been taken and the Saguaro Astronomy Club has 
decided to amend the constitution so that a waiver can be put in 
place for the Messier Marathon.

I am happy that both sides got to say what they wanted and that the 
vote was finally taken.

  So, as I said earlier, let's get back to astronomy.  I think we have 
beat this horse far too often and I think that SAC needs to return to 
what it does best-set up some telescopes and look at the sky.

Looking forward to Cherry Road for next Saturday night;

Steve Coe


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