I suppose selling astro toys is bad too because someone else is buying them and invoking the curse. Then mea culpa too. Kimball Corson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Wiles" <mwiles@xxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 4:16 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Proof that Astronomy Equipment and Rain are related > First, I'm sorry. Really sorry. I ordered astro toys and made it cloudy. > In the future I promise to exercise the necessary discipline to only > purchase such items during fuller phases of the moon. As I was driving my > wife to lunch just prior to noon (at 11:35 am - note the time) up the 101, > we were discussing the weather forecast for the weekend and the likelihood > that I would again be shut out by the weather for the weekend. Just at that > moment, it rained quite steadily on us for a couple of minutes - at which > time she joked that the equatorial wedge and DSI Imager I had ordered must > have just arrived in Phoenix. > > > Moments ago I checked the tracking on my order to discover that indeed, my > package was scanned into the Phoenix sorting facility at 12:44 PM. Maybe > I'm paranoid, but that seems like definite proof to me that the rain and > astro-toys are definitely related. If it wouldn't get me thrown out of the > state, I would consider conducting additional, more strictly controlled > tests to establish this link. But alas, I'd rather observe. > > > > Again, I apologize!!! :-) > > > > Mike > > > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.