Woman and telescopes

[boboco]

that reminds me of this picture:

If I recall correctly that image is usually used in a err... slightly different "usually done in the night time" kind of activity.... ;-)

[yesyes]

If I recall correctly that image is usually used in a err... slightly different "usually done in the night time" kind of activity.... ;-)

Hehehe, I think it applies to all aspects of life...

[TrickySpot]

'Yes' is easier to achieve if you sit back and let her spend an absurd amount on shoes and clothes first.

Hear Hear!!

So I hear you asking how much my DOB and 'accessories' actually cost me? Well then....£DOB + £HANDBAG + £SHOES + £EARRINGS.......

[haitch]

Got to laugh at this one.

My 14" dob was bought without the wife knowing and placed in the corner (as much as you can fit a 14" dob in a corner) of my home office and left there. It was 2 weeks before she noticed it!

[hurfords]

yesyes - love the artwork - will use in a prezo I have to give next week, should provoke a reaction from the audience! :-)

[yesyes]

Oh it wasn't me who done this. This was just a picture that went around in one of these funny emails ....

[LukeSkywatcher]

This is SEXIST and should be closed down as the other sexist thread was.

[beamish]

So not only has she (Helen) given you the go ahead for the scope but also for an Obs.

SWEET.

LOL that's the first thing I spotted too, sweet move !

[lulu57]

When Astronut was lusting after a GoTo-Dob-Dalek-thingy at the Salisbury SP, I seem to remember saying "I think you should get one.":)

....And I would never dream of asking permission to buy boots, handbags or shoes. What a comic notion!

[yeti monster]

Why do people feel the need to ask permission? If you have earned the money, have the desire, then do it.

[Beulah]

Why do people feel the need to ask permission? If you have earned the money, have the desire, then do it.

I concur wholeheartedly - but in my case, I needed a little "financial injection" to complete the telescope-related transaction, so I had to seek permisson.

In my household, as long as the bills are paid, the food's on the table, the balance is in the black, then I can spend my hard earned pennies (literal pennies) on whatever I want.

[yeti monster]

When I bought my 10" SNT, all I had to ask permission for was the use of the c*r to drive down to collect it.

[great_bear]

Why do people feel the need to ask permission? If you have earned the money, have the desire, then do it.

Because having a family comes with responsibilities. One needs to double-check in case perhaps an essential repair, baby clothes requirement, or maybe a savings plan for something - may have been overlooked. As a family, it's important to be seen to be "singing from the same hymn sheet" (so to speak) to avoid resentment and other problems building up for the future.

In my case, it's pretty easy, since I have an agreed astro budget each month which gets transferred to a seperate PayPal account, and any proceeds from selling off old eyepieces or other gear (perhaps non-astro bits) will go into that same "AstroPal" account

Larger purchases - if important and infrequent - are not unreasonably withheld...

[yeti monster]

^^^Whilst I can certainly agree with that, it isn't quite the same as 'having to ask permission'.

I've never felt the need to hide a purchase from Mrs. Yeti, although I know of several instances where Mrs. Yeti has responded with the old "Oh, that old thing! I've had it ages!", when asked "Is that new?".

[great_bear]

it isn't quite the same as 'having to ask permission'.

I think people don't perhaps mean it as literally as it sounds

(then again, maybe they do! - it can be easier to have one person in charge of finances, and I've now delegated that entirely to Ms. Bear.)

[Rosanella]

that reminds me of this picture:

Love the picture We're indeed more complex creatures than men

[Capricorn]

We're indeed more complex creatures than men

Usually means that you have more fuses that blow, then we have to repair them.

I can see 2 lights for Woman On/Off but cannot see the button that changes the state.