Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/27

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Subject: [Leica] Re: borrowed equipment & wives! a Leica moment. ;-)
From: Ken Wilcox <klw.51@home.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 12:16:16 -0400
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Ted,

I like my method better. I take my wife with me to the dealer's "Leica 
Days" and let her watch as I drool over the item that I lust for. Then SHE 
gets out her plastic and buys it for me.

Ken Wilcox


At 08:42 AM 10/27/2001, Ted Grant wrote:


>Gentlemen, (well OK read "married gentlemen!")
>What we have here is the key to why all we Leica crazies don't have a ton of
>gear, even more so than whether we had the money to pay for it or not! And
>the operative phrase is:
>
> >>- or more accurately, my wife can't on my behalf! <<<<
>
>Now without that guiding hand of wifely common sense economic restraint just
>imagine how wonderfully in debt we'd all be ( but well equipped) ;-) if
>that..."mill stone wife bean counter" ;-) would just let us get whatever we
>wanted! :-)
>
>Actually there's the reverse of this guiding hand where the "husband is the
>bean counter" ;-)  However, we wont go into that one! ;-)
>
>But in the end they always act in our own best interest and I've discovered
>the secret is to let them go on a little holiday.... "as inexpensively as
>possible" and while they're away and before they return strange packages
>arrive on your door step! ;-)
>
>And "Gee whiz honey those new Leica boxes are old ones I'm sort of just
>cleaning out the cupboard !" ;-) Now if you can get her to swallow that one
>you're cool and got it made. :-)
>
>However, some day when you arrive home from work and see the Fed Ex receipt
>left after a pick-up and the address for the shipment is to your local Leica
>dealer................  you know she's got your number and you have to
>devise a new purchase system! :-)
>
>And any of you guys who pull this off and it works please let the rest of us
>know how you made out! ;-)  But no matter what happens never tell your wife
>I told you what to do as I have enough to handle with one wife without all
>your wives trying to get at my throat.
>
>Besides if  "she who must be obeyed" knew I encouraged this kind of
>operation she'd invite your wives over for an "all hands on deck" keel
>hauling of you know who! :-)  And I don't do "under water" for long periods
>of time very well! ;-)
>ted
>
>Ted Grant Photography Limited
>www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>
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