Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A pre-emptive strike is to get all your toys before you get married or commited to a S.O. :) > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html