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Originally Posted by CJ
Thanks OSG. Cost aside, I too rather fancy a large SCT.
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Yeah, they are pretty expensive here, but prices are more reasonable in the US (although there would be no real warranty if you buy from overseas).
I also have the problem (as I mentioned in the "A Great Day for Minorities" thread) that having a garden and being there on my own in the middle of the night might be dangerous... My doc said self-defence courses would not be good for me at the moment because of asthma etc. So I would practically be at the mercy of a criminal. I found out that not only guns, but even pepper sprays are illegal (somebody had mentioned pepper spray in that thread).
There are really beautiful buildings by the harbour here with spacious balconies (on two sides!) + view where I would be safe, but they are soooo expensive. Almost 1 million $. So....
Still thinking where I could go to stargaze in peace at night.
I would really like to have a large SCT one day! It is my biggest dream, and I am not somebody who gives up on dreams so easily...
PS: By the way, I was once really assaulted on holiday in South America. Partly probably my fault. I went to the most dangerous place against everybody's advice.... And someone grabbed me and wanted my watch. I must have been in a crazy mood that day because not only did I go to a dangerous place, but then also refused to give this person my watch, although it was very cheap... Just a matter of principle... He didn't use any weapons or hit me though. I remember very clearly how he grabbed my arm with one hand and pointed at my watch with the other hand (without saying a word, maybe he thought I didn't understand Spanish, although I did). And I courageously refused to give it to him.... LOL Then somebody came to my rescue and he basically took the watch off my wrist and ran away. I don't think he was a "professional criminal" because he didn't have a weapon or anything. Maybe he was just hungry? I don't know... After this bout of courage I felt scared though, and the arm he had grabbed ached for a few days! We then also went to a police station, but they didn't do much apart from saying that I was "loca" (crazy) to go there...
