Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Every time your wife asks if the camera in your hand is a new item, you should tell her "no dear, it is one that I have had for years but do not use much". If you are caught unpacking a camera, it is always a "just arrived repair from the shop". Of course you should never ask about her new items, be they shoes , clothes, or perfume. Remember, what is good for the goose, is better for the fox. Joe From: <ClassicVW@aol.com> > > A few excuses/ways to avoid the spouse/signifigant other's wrath... > > 1. NEVER use the household checking book or credit card account for your > purchases. Start some sort of slush fund and buy using cash or money order. > > 2. Buy all your bodies the same- either all black, or all of them chrome. > It's easier to hide them that way. > > 3. Only keep one or two bodies and lenses in plain view at a time. Rotate > them in and out of storage so one or the other doesn't stand out to the wife/ > S.O. Store your gear in Rubbermaid plastic boxes at the bottom of a closet, > and just one camera bag 'ready to go', don't keep your stuff out, lining 6 > shelves in the study. > > 4. NEVER leave shipping boxes and their packing peanuts in the house after a > purchase. If you need to return the item, go out and get another box, they're > not that difficult to find. > > 5. If you DO get snagged by the signifigant other as you are tearing through > those packing peanuts and pulling out that brand new M7 and lens, break down, > drop to the floor, and become a blathering fool, screaming "It's all THOSE > guy's fault on the LUG" over and over. > > 6. If #5 above doesn't work on her/him, you'll be forced to resort to the > "last resort" to save your marriage/relationship and OK a similarly-priced > item that she/he has wanted but you've resisted. (example- new living-room, > new dining-room furniture, wallpapering the dining-room, etc.) > Just don't get caught opening the boxes of that 8-Leica body, all-collector > items from eBay, including the gold commemorative model. THAT'LL cost you a > new BMW M5 SUV. Have enough sense to have those cameras shipped to your work > address for God's sake! > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html