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Damn- damn damn!
Today the local council replaced the bust light that is a few metres away from
my observatory. Damn....... For a couple of weeks now it has been gloriously dark - but of course the clouds stopped most imaging. Lawrence Harris |
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Lawrence wrote:
Today the local council replaced the bust light that is a few metres away from my observatory. Damn....... For a couple of weeks now it has been gloriously dark - but of course the clouds stopped most imaging. Lawrence Harris A few months ago a number of youths walked past our house, one of them armed with about 8 feet of scaffolding pole. He swung it at the streetlight next to my fence and presto! Darkness. Much cheering from his gang (and me). Just a thought. (The light came back on again the next night by the way). JK |
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"John Knight" wrote in message ... Lawrence wrote: Today the local council replaced the bust light that is a few metres away from my observatory. Damn....... For a couple of weeks now it has been gloriously dark - but of course the clouds stopped most imaging. Lawrence Harris A few months ago a number of youths walked past our house, one of them armed with about 8 feet of scaffolding pole. He swung it at the streetlight next to my fence and presto! Darkness. Much cheering from his gang (and me). Just a thought. (The light came back on again the next night by the way). Shaking a streetlight is reckoned to cut off the power. Something to do with ensuring they don't become 'live' if damaged in a RTA. Can't condone doing it though. |
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Shaking a streetlight is reckoned to cut off the power. Something to do
with ensuring they don't become 'live' if damaged in a RTA. Can't condone doing it though. I've never attempted this *ahem* but a sterm boot to the base usually does the trick T |
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Tony Pottrell wrote:
Shaking a streetlight is reckoned to cut off the power. Something to do with ensuring they don't become 'live' if damaged in a RTA. Can't condone doing it though. I've never attempted this *ahem* but a sterm boot to the base usually does the trick Please - they're called 'Size 9 Kenetic Readjustment Devices' Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaminorbeta.co.uk AIM/iChatAV: JCAndrew2 "We deal in the moral equivalent of black holes, where the normal laws of right and wrong break down; beyond those metaphysical event horizons there exist ... special circumstances" - Use Of Weapons |
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"Lawrence" Lawrence@astronomer wrote in message ... Today the local council replaced the bust light that is a few metres away from my observatory. Damn....... For a couple of weeks now it has been gloriously dark - but of course the clouds stopped most imaging. Lawrence Harris Get yourself an air rifle :-) Martin |
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Martin wrote:
"Lawrence" Lawrence@astronomer wrote in message ... Today the local council replaced the bust light that is a few metres away from my observatory. Damn....... For a couple of weeks now it has been gloriously dark - but of course the clouds stopped most imaging. Lawrence Harris Get yourself an air rifle :-) Martin Hmm... I'm only guessing (of course) but I doubt that either of my rifles (one greak barrel and one pre-charge) would penetrate the glass in the lamp in front of my house. I can break a beer bottle with a couple of shots, but the glass only has to become a fraction thicker (wine bottle) before they struggle at anything over five feet or so. There are places that will increase the performance of an air gun so that it *may* (and I mean MAY) have the power, but this would be illegal, and you would likely be charged as if you had a standard bullet round firing weapon - i.e. a .303 Bren machine gun! Ironically, standing directly beneath the lamp and hurling a large flint would likely be just as effective, but likely to incur a lesser charge. There is (perhaps understandably) a strong anti gun feeling within the police force at the moment, and you would likely be charged (and sentenced) for being spotted near a lampost with a half authentic looking spud gun. Tim |
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This is old advice, but if it has a photocell on top, they used to be
attached by a twist fitting and could be disconnected accordingly. "Tim Hicks" wrote in message ... Martin wrote: "Lawrence" Lawrence@astronomer wrote in message ... Today the local council replaced the bust light that is a few metres away from my observatory. Damn....... For a couple of weeks now it has been gloriously dark - but of course the clouds stopped most imaging. Lawrence Harris Get yourself an air rifle :-) Martin Hmm... I'm only guessing (of course) but I doubt that either of my rifles (one greak barrel and one pre-charge) would penetrate the glass in the lamp in front of my house. I can break a beer bottle with a couple of shots, but the glass only has to become a fraction thicker (wine bottle) before they struggle at anything over five feet or so. There are places that will increase the performance of an air gun so that it *may* (and I mean MAY) have the power, but this would be illegal, and you would likely be charged as if you had a standard bullet round firing weapon - i.e. a .303 Bren machine gun! Ironically, standing directly beneath the lamp and hurling a large flint would likely be just as effective, but likely to incur a lesser charge. There is (perhaps understandably) a strong anti gun feeling within the police force at the moment, and you would likely be charged (and sentenced) for being spotted near a lampost with a half authentic looking spud gun. Tim |
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JRS: In article , dated Tue,
12 Apr 2005 23:03:20, seen in news:uk.sci.astronomy, Tim Hicks posted : Ironically, standing directly beneath the lamp and hurling a large flint would likely be just as effective, but likely to incur a lesser charge. There is another problem with that. If one is successful, it will suddenly get too dark, in comparison with what one's eyes are accustomed to, to see descending directly towards one's head one large flint and an unknown number of lamp components. Reminds me of the story of the dog, the field, and the AA gun. -- © John Stockton, Surrey, UK. Turnpike v4.00 MIME. © Web URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/ - FAQqish topics, acronyms & links; Astro stuff via astron-1.htm, gravity0.htm ; quotings.htm, pascal.htm, etc. No Encoding. Quotes before replies. Snip well. Write clearly. Don't Mail News. |
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Dr John Stockton wrote:
JRS: In article , dated Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:03:20, seen in news:uk.sci.astronomy, Tim Hicks posted : Ironically, standing directly beneath the lamp and hurling a large flint would likely be just as effective, but likely to incur a lesser charge. There is another problem with that. If one is successful, it will suddenly get too dark, in comparison with what one's eyes are accustomed to, to see descending directly towards one's head one large flint and an unknown number of lamp components. Reminds me of the story of the dog, the field, and the AA gun. lol! True enough. Tim |
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