I have seen other people in wheelchairs on the grass in the telescope field. Besides Erik, it's not SLAS's problem. If you have a problem with that you need to take it up with the governing municipality. I think SLAS does an outstanding job in accommodating the handicapped. On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Erik Hansen <erikhansen@thebluezone.net>wrote:
Sig, Winchester Park is not accessible, there us no wheelchair ramp, to access where the scopes are set up. I have mentioned this many times.
Erik
Eric,
I'm not sure what you mean by, ..." SLAS ... claims to have accessible events."
We DO have accessible events. What do you mean by "claims."
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Erik Hansen <erikhansen@thebluezone.net>wrote:
Sounds like are saying SLAS has no responsibility to have club sponsored events accessible for all who wish to participate. When a private group does a charter they have no such obligation. Are you suggesting SLAS should guarantee the cost of the charter? >
Remember Joe SLAS is publicly funded and claims to have accessible events.
Erik
The problem you pose is simple to solve, Erik. Just have everyone agree,
when they sign on, that the majority rules. -- Joe
________________________________ From: Erik Hansen <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2017 Eclipse Preview
it is the situation that the event is close to Utah, i bet it works out the same as last year. IE, not enough people will be interested to cover the charter cost. But...by all means see if there is enough interest before one is chartered.
Mobility is going to be important. WHAT IF, it's partly cloudy and 28 of
the 40 want to go 500 miles east for better weather prospects? Getting 40 people to agree is difficult. Then there would be a question of extra charges. Who's responsible for collecting the extra charges? It needs to be thought out in advance and contingencies need to be covered. While a bus presents a solution, it also represents problems.
I'm like Chuck in this regard. I want the option of chasing the best probability of seeing the eclipse. I learned from the Venus transit not to commit to a location. I could have/would have had a much better view if I hadn't obligated myself to Harmons. Going forward, I'm going to be selfish at special events.
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com>wrote:
I don't want to fan any flames, but a bus is the least comfortable, claustrophbic means of transportation known to man.
Just sayin....
From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2017 Eclipse Preview
Now with a chartered bus, we could check the weather reports and motor in comfort to a good spot, meanwhile having a good tine talking, eating and using the bus' restroom. Just sayin'. -- Joe
------------------------------ On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 10:46 AM MDT Chuck Hards wrote:
>Exactly. Even going with seasonal trends, it's a gamble. > >Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get. > >On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 8:15 AM, M Wilson <astro_outwest@yahoo.com
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