Re: Your house is on fire

From: John Steinberg (seesig_at_bottom.invalid)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:16:02 -0500

Thurston Howell, III wrote:

> . . .and you only have time to save one of your telescopes, one of your
> eyepieces, and one of your astronomy books. Which ones are they?

Three Words: Replacement Value Insurance Coverage.

(Okay, that may be four words, but math is not my strong suit.)

I might save the 3-volume Burnham's only because the man suffered
enough in life, but only after all living things have been saved first.

Although I will note that all insects, arachnids and the like are on
their own.

The rest is just glass, metals, rubber, plastic and easily replaced.

What would you enjoy seeing going up in smoke?

For me, a toss up between some really awful Rini EPs and a book about
urban astronomy. I won't reveal the author, title, publisher or
purchase point, but it was born to warm a hearth. 

-- 
-John ``Born Right the First Time'' Steinberg, High Epopt,
Living Slack Master, Church of the SubGenius.

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