with minutes to go

Manuel G burst into the GBO and asked me if he could use his CCD camera instead of the MallinCam to record the eclipse. Huh? It was moments before the event. He argued it would be better quality. Agreed. But I said only if he could guarantee that he have it up and running perfectly within 3 minutes. A little last-minute, dude. I wasn't entirely surprised when he ran away to retrieve his equipment...