Telescope/astro gear related nightmares?

[pgc hunter]

Anyone ever get dreams where your equipment finds itself in adverse situations, such as being left in the rain?

I seem to get these sometimes....one night I dreamt that I went inside for a quick nap during my obs session, only to wake up to daylight..... and rain!

Another time I dreamt I was trying to rescue my open eyepiece case from the rain, but no matter how hard I try to move, I seem to be and running in a panic in one spot. how frustrating!

Then, I dream that the inside of the rocker box was severley dewed up due to conditions in its storage environment (my room, but in reality there is no risk of dew or damage there!), the primary was completely wet with a whole stack of crud stuck to it, and the exterior of the rocker/mirror box was severely scratched/dented etc.

Needless to say, these are dreams I'm happy to wake up from! Infact I actually feel an acute sense of relief when I do!

Anyone else get these?

[DavidU (Dave)]

A few times I set up the scopes after dinner so they can cool down.Then there is a trip to the shops or pick up a kid while Im in a cold sweat driving constantly looking at the clouds/rain.
Twice I have driven home at quite illegal speeds to rescue the scopes from rain.Melbourne rain one day, raining the next.
However I have had a couple of dreams about when my 6" refractor dropped onto the concrete and smashed the lens.