Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So sorry to hear this! What a nightmare. The only thing worse would be to have been mugged in the theft of the cameras. At least you were not there! Best wishes for getting a good insurance settlement. Tina On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Alex Hurst <corkflor at iol.ie> wrote: > Went to a great family weddin' in Adare, Co. Limerick this weekend. > > The bride was radiant; the flowers were spectacular (courtesy of my > talented florist wife - now retired, except for special family occasions); > and a great time was had by all. Except I had to shoot the wedding with a > loaned Sony P&S (albeit with a Zeiss lens) - in Polish, because I couldn't > find the language menu. > > Burglars had smashed their way into our hotel townhouse the night before > while we were having dinner nearby. We were lucky - all that was lifted was > my bagful of Nikons (it could have been Leicas), plus my wife's purse, > which was recovered next morning minus money but otherwise intact. > > What really hurts is not the loss of the cameras and some very good > lenses, but that I didn't have the tools to do the job I was intending to > do. So it goes. > > I'm sure there must be some similar stories knocking round in the Group. > In this case the timing was lousy.... > > Best from criminalised Ireland. > > Alex > -- > Alex & Carmel Hurst > Waterfall > Near Cork > Ireland > > Tel: +353 21 454 3328 > Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A) > +353 87 988 9927 (C) > > email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us) > email while travelling: <corkflor at gmail.com> > Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally) > UK email (when there) corkflor1 at o2.co.uk > Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor > Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com