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October 5, 2021 03:49 AM Forum: Politics

The sky is falling......

Still down.....have seen 30 min to an hour before but not pushing on 5 hours before.....they have major issues on the net and even internally....seems employees badges aren't even working to get them in the doors......

October 5, 2021 04:54 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

New to this.

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Yep it looks like an ETX90 to me..... I actually recommended one of those to a friend who wanted something the grandkids could enjoy when they visit a couple years ago that wouldnt break the bank and it has seen quite a bit of use......in fact they added a 8" SCT to the stable a couple months ago.

October 5, 2021 05:27 AM Forum: Politics

The sky is falling......

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Maybe.....but FB is back as of about 30 min ago. Did you feel the collective IQ level drop a couple points about then? lol

October 5, 2021 09:31 AM Forum: Politics

Ivermectin has been dispensed over 3.7 BILLION times in African Countries since 1987

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Its a tired old quote but sooo sooo applicable when it comes to the USA....."follow the money"

October 6, 2021 06:02 AM Forum: Politics

The LEFTIST Democrat Party WEAPONIZING the FBI and the JUSTICE DEP'T

Posted By Greg Shaffer

That is some crazy shit right there.......

October 6, 2021 09:28 AM Forum: Politics

GOP Pushes US To Brink Of Default

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Rod puts up some whacky shit no doubt but the revisionist crap in this one is beyond the pale.....

Reality check: under the eight years of Obama/Biden, the debt doubled from $10 trillion to $20 trillion, and that was without a pandemic to deal with. They also had the first trillion-dollar deficits in history. Under Trump, the economy boomed, unemployment plummeted to record lows and there were no trillion-dollar deficits for three years. Then, China (yes, I said it) unleashed a pandemic, and the government had to spend trillions of dollars to keep the shut-down economy afloat. Democrats not only supported that spending, many complained it wasn’t nearly enough.

And now Biden actually wants us to believe that it’s Trump’s fault that we have to raise the debt limit, even as he’s pressuring Congress to pass nearly $5 trillion in additional spending.

October 6, 2021 10:25 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

New to this.

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by George Behary
^{I may look at an Orion 8” Dobsonian this week end. What is the price range on these?}
^{Here’s what is included. Any thoughts?}

Orion SkyQUest XT8 8" Classic Dobsonian and Stand
Padded Travel bag for Telescope Tube Assembly
Meade 14mm Series 5000 Plossl Eyepiece
Tel View 2x Barlow Lens
9x50 Finder Scope
Orion EZ-Finder Finderscope
T-Adapter for Nikon DSLR cameras
Solar Filter and Case
^{LaserMate Delux Laser Collimator}

I have no idea what those go for these days but a search of the classifieds here on AM for "Skyquest XT8" should give you some information on that.....Sounds like that one comes with a few accessories as well.....

October 7, 2021 08:19 AM Forum: Politics