Re: [Leica] Leica Guilt?

[Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>]

Gene - yes you are right - I in fact have a homeowners policy that does 
just that for items that on riders - both my M6 and TriElmar are on 
riders.  I was even able to get a repair on the M6 paid for 18 months after 
the fact because my wife identified that this could be done.

ernie
'73  N2PFL


At 08:06 AM 3/3/03 -0600, you wrote:

>Ernie
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>If it gets damaged or run over by a truck, then turn it in to your
>insurance company and get it replaced.  All you have to do is make sure
>your home/Apartment owners insurance covers your valuables - Most do.  You
>can have it specifically cover for replacement cost and there is no
>problem.  I have had to use mine several times due to lightning damage to
>my ham radio equipment and other household appliances.  It also covers your
>cameras and jewelry when away from the house.  Worrying about damaging this
>stuff is a waste of time and effort.  Go out and use it, you will feel a
>whole lot better, and you bring joy to those who get to see your work.
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>Have fun
>Gene
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>                       Ernest 
> Nitka 
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>Kit - for me sometimes I break out in a cold sweat thinking - " If I
>drop this rig and it's run over by a Mack truck that's $5000 !"  But
>I'm getting better.  Went out with the M6 with TriElmar yesterday and
>had a good time - took some interesting images.  My answer to this
>paranoia is to have enough backup cameras so that a trip to the repair
>station is not worth agonizing over.
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>ernie
>On Sunday, March 2, 2003, at 02:54 PM, Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote:
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> > Jerry, Seth, Faneuil et al--
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> > I'd say that whatever you purchased, if it brought you pleasure, it was
> > worth the investment. If you anguish over the thing instead of using
> > it or
> > enjoying it, then perhaps it wasn't the right idea. (This attitude
> > might be
> > something you might want to address in therapy, and may have nothing
> > to do
> > with whether the object in question was or wasn't a good investment!)
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