[pasmembers] Re: Scope Rentals?
- From: Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: PAS Members ListServ <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 11:35:05 -0700
Yes, but the scopes, i don't think are ready for borrowing.
We'd have to ask Bruce and he is out of town this weekend.
Bruce and i are working on setting up a rental agreement, and a fee for
borrowing, that is returned upon return of the scope in the condition it
left in. We haven't gotten that done yet but that is one of the goals this
school year. Since no one has needed or asked, who is a current PAS member,
to borrow a scope from the club, we haven't gotten it done yet, but I will
be working with Bruce to get that all figured out.
We need some paper work saying the scope is ours and it has to come back to
us in the shape it left, plus have a place to check out eyepieces, etc. And
a holding fee, probably in cash, in case the scope gets damaged or not
returned. I believe Bruce has 2 scopes almost ready. At one of the
meetings, we were discussing repairs of some of the club scopes, and the
sale of other scopes and parts, and that's all i believe we accomplished so
far. A discussion, but not a completion of. So, let's get with Bruce to
find out the status, and I will work on the check out forms.
Terri
On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Alex Vrenios <axv@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If she joins PAS for the year she'll pay $25, which would allow her to
> "borrow" a scope. That membership fee is just about what I would expect to
> pay for a rental scope for a few days.
>
> Alex
>
> On Oct 2, 2014, at 10:36 AM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Leah (input to your question, not aimed at you, but in response to your
> question and written for the group to read),
>
> When we (a couple of the members and myself) did research to find out if
> anyone in the Phoenix area, or the USA rented scopes to people, we found
> that only one place back east did scope rentals to people not in their club.
>
> PAS has scopes to borrow, but you have to be a PAS Member to do so, and
> right now, they may not be ready to borrow, as Bruce is still doing repairs
> on some of them. Soon as they are ready, members can borrow the scopes, or
> sets of eyepieces at no cost.
>
> However, the idea to go out and do a star party with this gal, is ok, but
> if it is a private showing, meaning her and the scope person, that has a
> fee attached. No freebees. And for that, she should go through me to set it
> up.
>
> The other idea is to have her attend, for free, any public event we have
> coming up around the date she is in town.
>
> If anyone in the club wants to lend out their scope, still go through me,
> because the booking doc is your agreement with Judy, that she will pay you
> for the use of your scope. Plus, that way there is insurance (liability)
> just in case. It doesn't replace your scope, though, so if you lend out
> your scope, even with pay involved, you have to put up with someone who
> might break something on the scope and PAS insurance doesn't cover that.
>
> Personally, no one touches my scope. But, i'd be willing to rent myself
> out, with a scope, to take her on a night tour, for $$$. As would a few of
> you.
>
> Leah, you can share the above ideas with Judy. And if she wants to borrow
> someone to give her a night sky tour, have her contact me to set it up. : )
> I won't be the one doing it, probably Eric or someone else with a larger
> scope, so she really gets her money worth. But I will need a booking doc
> from her. And the fee, if you want to let her know is $150 for 2 hours.
>
> I read above that she wants to go camping with your scope, should you lend
> her a scope. That worries me. So much can happen with camping and that
> could mean leaving the scope out over night at the location and not
> covering it in the daytime, etc... there are all sorts of factors that "I"
> will not lend my scope for.
>
> Just my thoughts on this. And some of us do not have insurance on our
> equipment, should something happen to it. I'd be sure it is insured,
> because if you don't have your equipment, you can't do events for / with
> PAS until you can afford to replace it.
>
> Have a super day, Leah, and everyone reading this!
> Terri
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:39 PM, LPhxAZ <lphxaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> does anyone have any suggestions for Judy? (see message below)
>>
>> I don't know if there are any scopes for rent, but maybe someone would
>> like to go out observing with her, and bring a scope.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Judy Wokoun <judyamwokoun@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *To:* Astronomy-Questions@xxxxxxxxx
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 01, 2014 6:19 PM
>> *Subject:* Scope Rentals?
>>
>> Good evening.
>>
>> I'm a part of the Seattle Astronomical Society in Seattle, WA and I have
>> a trip to Phoenix planned around the new moon in April. I don't trust the
>> airlines at all to handle my scope so I was wondering if there are any
>> places in the area, or possibly even your organization, that rent out
>> scopes for a few days? I plan on camping for a few of the days that I'm
>> there to do some general observing and would love to have a scope as
>> opposed to just binoculars.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Judy
>>
>
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