Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, David, it's simple....I'll say it slowly....in our culture, (and in my family's opinion, when I was growing up...) there were things that were "necessary" and things that were "extravagances"... Cars, houses, furniture, lawn equipment (beyond the basic $125 lawnmower) were "essentials".....cameras and audio and watches etc. weren't!!! It was "OK" to have a $1000 lawnmower, a $15000+ car, and "new" furniture (when the old was FINE - and comfortable)....AND a $29 camera, just to take care of the "necessary" pictures (kids). To have a $1000 car, $100 lawnmower, old (SOLID) furniture with scratches, etc. AND $10,000 worth of camera and audio equipment is consider "frivolous" or "irresponsible"....even though the above mentioned stuff meets my needs exactly!! I didn't say that I commented on my neighbor's purchases -- IT"S THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!! If you make snide comments about my Leica or my old car, then I'm gonna go after your bass boat.... In fact, contrary to what you may feel based on my posts to this list, I don't even KNOW my neighbors (exc. one) after owning my house for SIX years+ !!! They have interests VERY different than mine (my interests are "invisible"--photography and ham radio with simple wire antennas -- and we have NO antenna restrictions!) But let me step outside with expensive toys, THEY notice!!! Just my comments/reactions....your past experiences may/obviously vary... Walt On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, David Morton wrote: > Walter S Delesandri writes: > > > I never understood the mindset that a couple with one kid > > "needs" a couple of 20K cars to drive around town, or a > > $200K 4 bedroom house to live in (mine cost $39K, and is > > plenty nice), but can't possibly "afford" a decent camera > > that'll last FIVE TIMES as long as the car!! > > I've never understood the 'mindset' that cared how other people spent > their money. You like & want cameras, they like and want cars, chac'un a > son gout! > > David Morton | "Times are bad. Children no > dmorton@journalist.co.uk | longer obey their parents and > David.Morton@openconsulting.co.uk | everyone is writing a book." > (+44) 171 917 6272 | Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) > >