Hi Rob, We got home late from Brisbane after settling the kid in after holiday. I only saw the second half. Wallabies improved a lot but for a while it almost looked like a league game. Simply running the ball 1 up when they got close to the AB's line just won't do. Too easy to get possession back. AB defence was pretty solid and Wallabies didn't seem to know what to do when that defensive wall formed up. AB's themselves weren't great either they didn't capitalise on winning possession back and it just see-sawed up and down the field. Good desperate Wallabies defence to hold them out, so they can be happy with that. Scrum acquitted itself well. Attack needs more flair. Thanks for the pics of the bino mount. It would be handy to have a few closeups showing components, if you don't mind. Might be a good project. Have seen some of them made from alloy, but timber should work OK. Cheers, Paul. From: corona_australis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [nswnra] Re: Tri Nations Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 20:22:48 +1000 Well not by 30 but 10 will do. The AB’s retain the Bledisloe for the 9th yearrunning. And 13 test matches in a row against Australia that New Zealandhave won. Stats from the beginning… 162 test matches, 112 to NZ, 45 to AUSand 5 draws…. shucks!!!! we’re good…………. hic! ok Beer goggle are on So after 5/9 matches in Tri Nation 2010 NZ on 19, AUS on 4, SA on 0. NZ playSA next but even if NZ loses AUS would have to win every match with a bonus point to equal NZ and I’m not sure what happens then. Maybe it will be a play off in Hong Kong. The game started out great with both sides looking like they were going to play exciting rugby in the first 20. But then both teams looked pretty flat until about the 50th minute. NZ were better in defence often pushing the attacking Wallabies back. But they lacked at the break down allowing the Aussies to capitalise with turn over ball. But the Aussies just couldn’t do anything with it. Cheers,CS Rob From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Corona Australis Sent: Saturday, 7 August 2010 13:06 To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [nswnra] Re: Tri Nations Forecasting snow for Christchurch today, that should cool things downfor the match tonight. I remember in my rugby playing days and the great thing about playing rugby it’s an all-weather game. My favourite was playing in the rain and big puddles and lots of mud. Which always turned into a competition onhow far you could slide the opposition into the spectators. Or sliding intothe goal from a couple of meters out. I don’t think snow will worry theAB’s but it might be a tad frigid for the Wallabies, especially the Queenslanders. Should be a great game, we having dinner early so I can watch the pre-gamewind up. To tell the truth I think the Wallabies will come out fighting theywill be a lot tougher to beat than last week. Still AB’s by 30 For the latest from both camps…. http://www.allblacks.com/http://www.rugby.com.au/ Cheers,CS Rob From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul McGuiness Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 18:41 To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [nswnra] Re: Clear Skies 04/08/2010 Thanks for the pics Rob. Looks great, counterweight taking all the strain off it. I'll search out some plans when I have more time. I hope Robbie Deans has tough hide, he'll need it. May the best team win. One thing for sure, it's sure to be a great game. Cheers, Paul.From: corona_australis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [nswnra] Re: Clear Skies 04/08/2010 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 17:11:29 +1000With a para mount your bino’s sit where ever you want them too. A few years ago I had a pair of 30x60’s and the strain of trying to hold them steady gaveme a crook neck. Glen’s banana chair idea is better than trying to free hold bino’sthe size of something like 20x80’s steady-ish but I still can’t avoid image shakelike I can with a para mount. AB’s on home tuff, and with a Wallabies coach on home turf oh won’t the crowd be dirty lol… AB’s by 30 ;^) Cheers,CS Rob Here’s a couple of photos of my para mount with dew straps attached. I find theheat off my eyeballs fog up the ep’s and the front end attracts dew like a finderscope does. You can sit on a chair or stand whatever you feel like. I use to use itlaying on a trampoline. From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul McGuiness Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 15:09 To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [nswnra] Re: Clear Skies 04/08/2010 Thanks Rob, a couple of pics would be good. The 20x80's are great but I findholding them for any length of time a real pain, so i don't use themas much I should. Glen's banana lounge idea is OK, but limits you towhat patch of sky you can see. Hmmm, clear skies vs rugby. Decisions decisions.Those beer goggles might be needed. You may needthem to drown your sorrows when the AB's are flogged. Cheers and good luck for saturday night!! Paul On 06/08/2010, at 1:13 PM, Corona Australis wrote: Hi Paul, I’ll throw some photos up later, it’s a mount I use for my 20x80’s it worksreally well and saves having try hold them steady as you go. I don’t know, it will have to have some premium ply in there I like woodbut certainly cut down from the typical obsession style dob. Somethingthat folds up into a large suitcase size that I can throw in the car withouthaving to almost fully dismantle it. When I take the 16” out to Leyburn inSeptember I’ll have to put the mirror back in the freight box it came inand split the mirror box from the rocker box plus poles and Secondarycage which I made a padded soft case, will all fit in the car pretty well. Rugby starts at 5:30pm Sat nite : ) might be observing with a grin on mychin…. but probably through some beer goggles lol. Cheers,CS Rob From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul McGuiness Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 08:25 To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [nswnra] Re: Clear Skies 04/08/2010 Hi Rob, Good to hear the car is a goer. Pardon my appalling ignorance, but, what sort ofdesign is a "parallelogram mount". I don't thinkI have come across one, do you have any pics? There are lots of designs for lightweight scopes,the problem is building enough strengthwithout excess weight. It makes me wish I had somewelding skills, just imagine what you couldbuild with a TIG outfit and basic alloy sections.Beats timber and ply for weight and strength. Will keep a lookout if there is a viewing sessionSaturday or Sunday night. Cheers, Paul. On 06/08/2010, at 6:11 AM, Corona Australis wrote: Hi Paul, Got the car back last Monday, all seems to be working ok so far. Good to have it back and be able to get around the place, especially when youlive out in the boonies Rang Isaac about my mirror it still hasn't been coated yet. Apparentlyhe is waiting on having a jig made up for his machine so not sure whenI'll get it back, was hoping to have it by now or at least before new moon. The 8" is a great little scope with no Argo so it's back to star hoping. Stillremember enough no to need any charts but it's a bit rough on the old neck though, part of the reason for getting an Argo in the first place. The only annoying thing is everybody is using the fire places of a night. It has methinking of building a collapsible 12" grab and go scope. Finished modifying my parallelogram mount, so now I can send power upthrough it while it can freely rotate. Will give it a whirl over the weekend Seems I'd had a dew strap go missing through Aussie post so waiting on areplacement, expecting it to arrive today. Anyways hopefully it will be nice over the weekend, looking forward toanother session or two Cheers,CS Rob From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul McGuinessSent: Thursday, 5 August 2010 21:00To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: [nswnra] Re: Clear Skies 04/08/2010 Hi Rob, Sounds like a good session. We saw most of the list at Glen's also.You are lucky to have a good size reserve scope while the 16" is away.Hope the 16" (and your car) is back together soon. The weather doesn'tsound too bad for the weekend. 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