Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The LUG is BAD. Was Re: M2 contrition
From: Javier <japho@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:29:16 -0400

> I think it's amazing that over a year I have heard 10 guys gleefully
> reporting their secret Leica transactions, it has often been a thread.
> I am not able to previsuallize such a thing in my 21 year marriage with
> my particular wife.
> I can't picture what she would do because I can't picture me doing it.
> Do I sound holier than thou? That's not usually me.
> If she bought some big expensive thing without me knowing it I would be
> shocked and she had never done so. She did charge up a card I didn't
> know about once...
> Mark Rabiner

Actually I can understand this even though I'm not married.
Whenever I buy a body or lens I get a silly speech from my
girfriend about buying things I need more, like clothing or a
refrigerator. Naturally, I find myself buying items covertly in order
to avoid the lengthy and pointless lectures.
Javier