[Leica] Impressions of the LUG

[jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)]

You left the part out about kissing it goodbye for 6 months.


At 04:25 PM 10/6/2004, you wrote:
>Jeffery,
>Repairing the meter of your M5 is the utmost in simplicity: write a
>check for about $250, attach it to your camera, mail it to Sherri K.,
>and attach a letter saying FIX PLEASE.
>
>Sherri will probably send you a bill for MORE MONEY PLEASE and then all
>will be well.  :)
>
>Don
>dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
>Of Jeffery Smith
>Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 4:13 PM
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Impressions of the LUG
>
>You should have been here last week. It was the Zeiss-Ikon forum.
>
>It hasn't been histrionic lately. I expected a outpouring of who won the
>
>debate talk, but I think we are actually all so tired of hearing our own
>
>bullshit, it finally has been reaching an extinction phase........
>
>Leica hasn't been coming out with many new innovations in the preceding
>year. So we SHOULD be talking about techniques, books of images,
>galleries
>of images, and how to get the meter on an M5 repaired. We SHOULD.
>
>Jeffery
>
>At 03:33 PM 10/6/2004, you wrote:
> >Hi LUGgers
> >
> >I haven't subscribed to the LUG for a good year or three  - principally
>
> >because:
> >
> >a) Most of the discussion didn't appear to have anything to do with
>Leicas.
> >
> >b) Flame wars (normally OT) were rampant.
> >
> >I subscribed again recently to find it (mostly) courteous and (mostly)
> >on-topic.
> >
> >There also be a number of the 'usual suspects' knocking around from the
>
> >previous era.
> >
> >Tell me guys, has this group really undergone a sea-change? If so, I
>might
> >even stick around.
> >
> >Best
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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