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Old 22-07-2005, 08:55 AM
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i came across this today on CN

it was a vinyl shed and high winds apparently the scope survived


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Old 22-07-2005, 09:28 AM
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bugger, i reckon the corrector plate would have at least broken.
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Old 22-07-2005, 11:36 AM
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Old 22-07-2005, 01:40 PM
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Old 22-07-2005, 02:48 PM
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Oopsh! I only had a few '*hic' drinks and I saw the Shed and '*hic' well, I fort it wozza dunny an I tripped on summpen an crash '*hic' I crashed'ed indo it. Didden know it hadda teleshope, er tellazope, er . . . opitical fingy in it '*hic'.

Ah, wozza matter, juz brush the dird off!! '*hic'
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Old 22-07-2005, 02:58 PM
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Oopsh! I only had a few '*hic' drinks and I saw the Shed and '*hic' well, I fort it wozza dunny an I tripped on summpen an crash '*hic' I crashed'ed indo it. Didden know it hadda teleshope, er tellazope, er . . . opitical fingy in it '*hic'.

Ah, wozza matter, juz brush the dird off!! '*hic'
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Old 22-07-2005, 03:09 PM
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Old 22-07-2005, 04:22 PM
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My goodness. I hope the scope survived intact. This is no laughing matter as thousands of dollars worth of equipment could have been damaged. I certainly would not want that to happen to me (or to anyone I know).

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Old 22-07-2005, 10:15 PM
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Why did he set up his scope in a kiddies fun house anyway?
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Old 22-07-2005, 10:19 PM
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he was hiding it from his wife. her xray vision saw it and she blasted the shed to pieces with high energy ultra violet. meanwhile the eyes in the back of her head gave him that glare that made him shrink into the couch and wish he had been part of the telescope that died.....
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Old 22-07-2005, 10:34 PM
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That happened to me once..
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Old 22-07-2005, 10:41 PM
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Old 22-07-2005, 10:46 PM
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The OTA fell outa it's cradle & hit the deck..(8" newt) Broke the finder & focuser clean off..
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You definately read and watch too much Sci-Fi. By the way, I think you will find that it was Ultra-Violent light she used to destroy the shed, not ultra-violet. LOL
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Old 25-07-2005, 08:29 AM
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Just read the article on CN.

What a TURKEY.
A plastic shed held together with plastic bolts, not tied to the ground in any way and sitting in the middle of a windy plain.

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Old 25-07-2005, 09:16 AM
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lol, what a crazy guy... feel sorry for the scope tho
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