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

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

"John Knight" wrote in message
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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).

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.

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

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'

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"Lawrence" Lawrence@astronomer wrote in message
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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

Martin wrote:
"Lawrence" Lawrence@astronomer wrote in message
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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

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
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Martin wrote:
"Lawrence" Lawrence@astronomer wrote in message
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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

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.

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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