"Mike Derby" wrote:

earlier in the year I 'splashed' out buying a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses,
since when it has been mostly cloudy and hardly stopped raining.

The astronomy folks are well aware that the purchase of a new expensive bit
of glass guarantees rain; the duration is proportional to the cost. When a
local fellow bought a very nice computer controlled scope, club members
were organizing a lynch mob!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G