Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ditto, from the male side. Well said, Tina. Aram and Margie, 38 years and still going...... -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 2:59 PM To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection > Whoa! Sorry you guys have had a bad experience with marriage but maybe > you > just picked the wrong women! I don't think my husband would say that > marriage is a license for women to steal. We share everything. Marriage > is wonderful when you choose the right partner. We couldn't imagine life > without each other. He is my other half and my best friend. > > Tina > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Chris Crawford < > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > >> You've learned an expensive lesson: Marriage is simply a license for >> women >> to steal. I've never, thank God, been married, but I've dealt with the >> family-law system a lot over the years because I have a 15 year old son. >> My attorney, who is a young woman, told me that any man who marries in >> the >> United States is as stupid as a chicken who would support Colonel >> Sanders. >> I've seen several friends with wives who cheated on them constantly, then >> left for another man, and the courts punished the husband for his wife's >> whoring by letting the ex-wife steal everything he owned. My attorney >> told >> me that men get zero benefit from marriage. >> >> I got custody of my son 4 yrs ago. His mother has never and will never >> pay >> a dime of child support. The state couldn't care less. I don't care, I >> don't need her money and am honestly happy that she leaves us alone (she >> rarely sees our son, she lost interest in him after having a new baby). >> My >> ex got NOTHNG I owned when she decided to leave for some loser 'badboy', >> because we were not married. All she got was child support during the >> years she had custody of him. >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 5/30/12 3:07 PM, "Ken Iisaka" <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: >> >> >Going through a very acrimonious divorce process, I just received a >> >demand >> >letter from my ex demanding all of my photographic equipment acquired >> >before the separation date. That includes numerous M bodies including an >> >M8, and a bunch of lenses including some spectacular lenses like >> >Noctilux >> >and APO Summicron 90mm. >> > >> >Considering that she has previously claimed highly inflated values for >> >my >> >equipment, I'm hoping that I would be able to get 50% of the value >> >towards >> >a new set of equipment based on her valuation. >> > >> >Looking at what I use the most, I think I'd be very happy with a MM, >> >APO-Summicron 50mm for most of my work, and Olympus OM-D E-M5 with a few >> >lenses for color work. In the film days, I used Leica exclusively for >> >BW, >> >and a Nikon for color. I look forward to these simpler days. >> > >> >-- >> >Ken Iisaka >> >first name at last name dot org or com >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Leica Users Group. >> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > >