Re: Some amateurs just sicken me.....

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:14:23 -0500, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
<TPG@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Read here somewhere about an amateur waiting on delivery of a 24" RC
>Optical scope. He's going to use it in his driveway. It costs what,
>$60,000.00 for the scope & God knows what for the mount. This just
>isn't right, no one should be allowed to spend that kind of money for
>a personal scope. Even though I'm a Republican, I'd be in favor of
>legislation to watch for those kinds of expenditures and stop them
>dead in their tracks. The money should then be confiscated and given
>to the needy.
>
>I want this kind of behavior stopped & I want it stopped now.
>
>Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

First, don't know how you found out about it but I do have a 24 RC on
order but that's about all you got right about me. I have an
observatory on my property in which I intend to install the scope
which has been promised me the 3d quarter of this year. The mount
was custom made and is already in place. Don't know what you mean by
a RC "optical" scope as I don't believe RCs are used in any other
capacity. My astrophotos are very well know within the amateur
community, and this scope will give me the light grasp I've wanted for
years.

How I spend my money is really no concern of yours. I'm quite well
off, and earned every penny during my 30 years in business and
invested well. I give to charities because it's the right thing to
do, but alll of my money (even combined with yours) will not relieve
the suffering in the world today.

Clear skies,

Seymore Johnson
.

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