Richard wrote:
> > Sorta like "murphy's law" for astro events...
> >
> > http://flyboy999.freeyellow.com/LinksPage/WhatCanGoWrongWill.htm
> >
> > B^) <chuckle>
>
>
> that is soooo true.
>
> I can add:
< snip >
Richard, do you have any idea how dead-on your additions are? See below...
> 2) of course there is the new gear curse: the more expensive
> and or the
> longer you wanted the gear, the longer the weather is bad
> once you take
> possession
Yep. After a multi-year wait and considerable $$, got my AP900GTO mount end
of January. One clear night (full moon!) since.
> 3) when you are planning a two week long biz trip to another
> continent, the
> weather leading up to your departure will be terrible but the
> day you fly,
> the weather becomes magnificent and remains so until you
> return home, at
> which time it turns lousy again.
Yep. I leave for London on Sunday morning for a week. It's been raining for
a solid week. Guess when it's supposed to clear up? You guessed it, Sunday
night.
> 4) the further the distance you travel and the more time,
> effort and expense
> you incur to reach your site for your astr-expedition, the
> more likely: a)
> you forgot something critical like the bolts that mount your
> telescope to
> the mount b) a solder joint will fail c) the battery you plan
> to use to run
> the rig will not hold charge anymore
I'll always remember the late afternoon I showed up at The Peak, talked to
the folks and asked where Rashad was..."he had to go back home (San
Francisco) 'cause he forgot his truss tubes." ;-)
Clear skies!
Paul