Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger L. Beamon wrote: > > At 09:05 PM 10/4/96 -0600, fl1pper@frii.com wrote: > >Today I was in downtown Denver making pictures of winos and addicts when two > >young hispanic males very firmly asked me for my bag. Not a fool I gave it > >to them. I lost an M setup I've had for many years. Body, lenses, meter - > >everything that I carry with me every day. I put on that bag right after my > >shoes and was never without it. They'll probably sell it to a pawn shop for > >50 to 75 bucks. The police are aware of what I do down there and sincerely > >promised to work to get my stuff back. I wonder how many rocks (crack) a > >Leica goes for these days. May they rot in hell > > > My sincere condolences, Ben. It is like losing a family member.... > Indeed, may they rot in hell! > -- > Roger Beamon, Naturalist & Photographer > Docent: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum > Leica Historical Society Of America > INTERNET: beamon@primenet.com I'll second, or third, that motion! Fortunately Ben wasn't hurt physically. Unfortunately the suspects weren't hurt. The good news is in the relatively short term they (the suspects) have an excellent chance of being coroner's case numbers. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Glenn Wm. Thrall THRALL TECHNICAL WRITING gthrall@ix.netcom.com Southern California ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++