Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My brother went to Europe a few years back. He lost his wallet courtesy of some pickpockets in church. At 09:47 AM 5/21/2004, you wrote: >HA! Only camera I ever had stolen was in a Church during a Diocean >Convention. God was good to me though, the insurance enabled me to buy >my M6. >SonC >In a message dated 5/21/2004 9:32:27 AM Central Standard Time, >Thinkofcole@aol.com writes: > >Nathan Wajsman says it's "unnecessary paranoia" to feel as I do that it's >not very wise these days to wander around a strange country with lots of >expensive Leica stuff. >I accept the charge but it's one thing to recover the loss by insuring >one's property and another to face the consequences when you suffer a loss. >My wife and I have had our bags rifled in a nice hotel in Mexico City >many years ago, I have been held up at gunpoint at 3 am in a Times Square >parking >garage -- losing an 18k Rolex-- after getting out of work 15 years ago, I >have had a Leica stolen at a New Jersey camera show a couple of years ago, >one of >my daughters has had her pocket picked on a Madrid subway a long time ago, >and my father-in-law was relieved of a Leica on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, >also >long ago. >I suppose it's just bad luck all around and, besides, nobody should be >out at 3 am I guess. >But most of this happened in the good old days when none of this was >supposed to happen. Today it's differen. -- bob cole >_______________________________________________ >Regards, > >Sonny >_http://www.sonc.com_ (http://www.sonc.com/) > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information