I've followed you up enough road to say you're about the biggest lagger I've ever seen Jeff. Six hours tops from Encinitas given no hassles along the way....
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 7, 2004 4:27 am
... Yup but VERY few potty breaks. :D Don't care. I'll get there. As truck is a truck, 65 or 70 is the way to go. More SUV drivers would be alive today if ...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
Oct 7, 2004 5:19 am
Nah, you're just an old fuddy-duddy. It's not the potty breaks (can't expect everyone to carry a piss bottle) but the fact that you don't keep up! HOTS is the...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 7, 2004 5:31 am
Hey, good to have a few episodes of the Bill and Jeff Show here for a change. Great to hear from you Bill. Sorry you wonıt be showing up. Iım sure Jeff...
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LeFevre, Paul
welltraveled...
Oct 7, 2004 4:59 pm
... Yeah, I know -- but I seem to remember Curt posting a supportive follow-up :) ... Or go straight up the 15, avoiding Orange County altogether, then take...
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lefevre@...
welltraveled...
Oct 7, 2004 7:49 pm
The spammer who posted that last message has been banned from the list. Sorry about that :( Paul...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 7, 2004 9:59 pm
... Now that you mentionI think I took 5 to 56 last time I went. I guess its not Lunch in Santa Barbara but rather Lunch in Buttonwillow :-( That said, I...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 7, 2004 10:04 pm
Fellow TACos, The aftermarket GOTO controller that I attached to my AP 900QMD mount has failed, and the situation looks bad. The tale is below if you're ...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 7, 2004 10:07 pm
... I'm game. Whatever is both fastest but also least aggravating. Sometimes it's better to keep moving along a longer route than to be stop-and-go on a...
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billdean@...
billdean_ski...
Oct 7, 2004 10:43 pm
Hi Paul, The FS-2 from Michael Koch is pretty nice and allows a good deal of customization. Andras Dan's Pulsar is quite a bit niftier in terms of feature set...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 7, 2004 10:55 pm
Hi Bill, First, I'm sorry we won't get to see you at Calstar. Bummer. Second, these are great recommendations. Do you have URLs for any of these? I'll...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 7, 2004 10:55 pm
... Sounds fine to me. Lets be in touch next wednesday and set a firm time. We might actually consider 8:30 AM if we are going on 15 and my preparations are...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 8, 2004 5:52 am
One serious item regarding the I15. Be mindful of the construction on the I15 near I15/215 Cajon pass area. Check the Caltrans site. IIRC northbound has been...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 8, 2004 6:30 am
Wait a minute, donıt we turn off before then? Isnıt that the pass over to the desert? We will go 10 to 210 or something like that. Thanks for the heads up,...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 8, 2004 4:30 pm
... Yeah. I was being a bozo. Sorry. I am going the 10 or 210 to the 101 and on up. It's far more picturesque which is more important to me for some odd...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 8, 2004 4:41 pm
... Thought maybe you just wanted more observing space for yourself. Sending the rest of us to Death Valley for the weekend. Hey, not a bad idea.... ... ...
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Jon Ruyle
jonruyle
Oct 11, 2004 5:33 am
If there is anyone else who would like to share a cabin at calstar, please email me privately. I haven't reserved one yet, but will if there are any takers....
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LeFevre, Paul
welltraveled...
Oct 11, 2004 5:31 pm
... Jon, Did you talk with Paul Sterngold? He was looking for someone to share one he'd already reserved... Paul...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 11, 2004 5:38 pm
I grabbed that one, Paul. I have a question. Are the cabins a short walk from the observing field. I am thinking to leave my car down there and walk up and...
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Jon Ruyle
jonruyle
Oct 11, 2004 5:54 pm
Right- I emailed him almost right away but was still too slow, so I figured there may be at least one more who wanted to stay in a cabin. I had ruled out ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 11, 2004 6:04 pm
... Sorry Jon, sort of... :-) Hope you can find someone to share. ... Yeah, that sounds fine. I was just hoping to leave the car there as a lockable...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 11, 2004 6:42 pm
... I'm eager to hear what Paul LeFevre has to say about this. The good news is that we're in unit #8, which is closest to the Calstar site as the crow flies....
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 11, 2004 7:04 pm
I've stayed at the cabins. They are not a walking distance. They down by the lake hence the 200' drop. I'd simply move my car to near the exit at dark. Or like...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 11, 2004 7:31 pm
Thanks for the info Jeff. Our cabin is full but I guess Jon Ruyle is looking for someone to share. Curt ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 11, 2004 7:43 pm
Thanks for the info, Jeff. It was my vague recollection as well, that the walk between the two was difficult. I think your suggestion of parking a car...
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Jon Ruyle
jonruyle
Oct 11, 2004 9:56 pm
I rented a cabin with some friends a couple of years ago (calstar 2001, I think), and we observed until dawn each day then drove to the cabin and slept. It ...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 11, 2004 10:03 pm
I had several responses from the TAC (north) group. You might post there as well. Paul ... _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself -...
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nanzfamily
Oct 12, 2004 2:37 am
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