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

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve 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.

If you want to watch your blood pressure don't go to an airport, Mercedes dealership, art gallery, boat yard, or Vail, Colorado (where the average home price is many times the cost of this scope and nobody lives there). There are lots of people out there with lots of dispocash on their hands. You gonna kill us all to stop this bad behavior? Could have some negative ramifications. I mean, the guy with the RC may be unloading an 18" dob or big SCT on Astromart for cheap. Being a bottom feeder has its benefits. :-)

Shawn
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