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Originally Posted by AstroJunk
My tiny twenty isn't even much of a challenge for an 80 year old...
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I am happy there are so many enthusiastic big dob fans, but there is a difference between being an enthusiast and the realities of living with one, or more, of them.
Most 80 year olds would not be able to do that on their own, and not to rubbish the achievement, even now, in my late sixties, i would not want to be up on the ladder on a damp cold night when the ladder is soaked in dew. The reality is that big dobs are a younger man's thing. Sure there are some exceptions, but as in my case, once your over 65 the big dob usually has to go for many reasons. Enjoy it while your young, and you won't really miss it later on when your dodgy knees and arthirisis won't permit you to use ladders, and your eyesite has diminished to the point where you can't use its reach, and you have had to switch to imaging to stay in the game. When you do finally try and sell it you will find few buyers and all will expect to pick it up for next to nothing, so they are usually a bad return on the investmant - yes even SDMs. Thats the facts.