For those who don't know, Kelly was rear-ended coming home from work on March 28th. She suffered head injuries. She is home and doing better slowly, is getting medical treatment and we have secured an attorney to make sure her future needs are met. But the upshot is that it as put all of my spring time astronomy desires on-hold. I had intended to get re-certified on the SPOC scopes this year and spend more time on club issues, but the accident and legal issue have taken all of my time. I've only managed to re-cert on the Ealing so-far. I want to schedule a L&O session soon and still hope to salvage some of this year, astronomy-wise, but everything depends on Kelly's recovery. Another thing that kicked me in the butt is that my helper at work quit last week, after I spent a year and a half training him. His issues weren't with me, thankfully, but his rate of pay, which I have very little say in. He gave me a glowing report in his exit interview. But now I'm short-handed again, keeping me at work more than I was counting on this year. He may be replaced but any new person will start at the bottom of the training program and be of very limited help for months and months. So thanks for understanding if I don't come-through on any issues immediately.
Chuck, thanks for sharing some things that are going on in your life. I wish you all the best, especially best wishes for Kelly as she heals. Keep looking up and enjoy the wonders of the universe as much as you can! Mat -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:15 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Various For those who don't know, Kelly was rear-ended coming home from work on March 28th. She suffered head injuries. She is home and doing better slowly, is getting medical treatment and we have secured an attorney to make sure her future needs are met. But the upshot is that it as put all of my spring time astronomy desires on-hold. I had intended to get re-certified on the SPOC scopes this year and spend more time on club issues, but the accident and legal issue have taken all of my time. I've only managed to re-cert on the Ealing so-far. I want to schedule a L&O session soon and still hope to salvage some of this year, astronomy-wise, but everything depends on Kelly's recovery. Another thing that kicked me in the butt is that my helper at work quit last week, after I spent a year and a half training him. His issues weren't with me, thankfully, but his rate of pay, which I have very little say in. He gave me a glowing report in his exit interview. But now I'm short-handed again, keeping me at work more than I was counting on this year. He may be replaced but any new person will start at the bottom of the training program and be of very limited help for months and months. So thanks for understanding if I don't come-through on any issues immediately. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Hi Chuck, Kelly and her recovery is more important than any L&O. Take good care of her and giver her our best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. The stars will wait for you. Siegfried On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 9:15 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
For those who don't know, Kelly was rear-ended coming home from work on March 28th. She suffered head injuries. She is home and doing better slowly, is getting medical treatment and we have secured an attorney to make sure her future needs are met.
But the upshot is that it as put all of my spring time astronomy desires on-hold. I had intended to get re-certified on the SPOC scopes this year and spend more time on club issues, but the accident and legal issue have taken all of my time. I've only managed to re-cert on the Ealing so-far.
I want to schedule a L&O session soon and still hope to salvage some of this year, astronomy-wise, but everything depends on Kelly's recovery.
Another thing that kicked me in the butt is that my helper at work quit last week, after I spent a year and a half training him. His issues weren't with me, thankfully, but his rate of pay, which I have very little say in. He gave me a glowing report in his exit interview. But now I'm short-handed again, keeping me at work more than I was counting on this year. He may be replaced but any new person will start at the bottom of the training program and be of very limited help for months and months.
So thanks for understanding if I don't come-through on any issues immediately. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Chuck, I am so sorry to hear about Kelly's troubles. Head injuries are not fun, not for the young and even more so the older your get. Depending on the type of injury, recovery can take a while (and may never be complete). I wish Kelly AND you all the best. In this case, Patience is truly a virtue. If you need to air frustrations, you can email me privately. I worked for an attorney who handled brain injury cases and although it has been a while, I understand. It may be harder on you than on her. I truly hope things work out for the best. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:15:00 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Various For those who don't know, Kelly was rear-ended coming home from work on March 28th. She suffered head injuries. She is home and doing better slowly, is getting medical treatment and we have secured an attorney to make sure her future needs are met. But the upshot is that it as put all of my spring time astronomy desires on-hold. I had intended to get re-certified on the SPOC scopes this year and spend more time on club issues, but the accident and legal issue have taken all of my time. I've only managed to re-cert on the Ealing so-far. I want to schedule a L&O session soon and still hope to salvage some of this year, astronomy-wise, but everything depends on Kelly's recovery. Another thing that kicked me in the butt is that my helper at work quit last week, after I spent a year and a half training him. His issues weren't with me, thankfully, but his rate of pay, which I have very little say in. He gave me a glowing report in his exit interview. But now I'm short-handed again, keeping me at work more than I was counting on this year. He may be replaced but any new person will start at the bottom of the training program and be of very limited help for months and months. So thanks for understanding if I don't come-through on any issues immediately. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
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Siegfried Jachmann