Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: What recession?
From: leica at ralgo.nl (leica)
Date: Fri Feb 20 09:25:33 2009
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Wonderful .............. new career opportunities for the pensioners!

Thanks for cheering the week-end, Jayanand.

Bruce.

On 20-feb-2009, at 17:36, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Larry,
> You will be surprised:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/business/20repo.html
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin
> <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>wrote:
>
>> Complaining about high Leica lens prices? Don't be a cheapskate.
>>
>> Because of an inflated former job title, I am on the mailing list  
>> of a
>> magazine "Showboats International." This glossy rag features  
>> luxury yachts
>> costing upwards of $1,000,000. The pages are replete with 100 ft.  
>> plus
>> boats, featuring interiors that would put Westminster Castle to  
>> shame.
>> Tucked amongst the ads for Rolex watches and executive jets is one  
>> from an
>> Italian pen maker, Tibaldi. Partnering with Riva, an Italian  
>> classy runabout
>> maker, Tibaldi offers an inlayed wood ball point pen for a mere  
>> $3000. Come
>> on now. It's a ball point pen that probably doesn't write any  
>> better than a
>> Bic.
>>
>> One of the articles is an interview with a yacht owner, an aged man
>> sporting a nubile young female companion far too young to be his  
>> daughter.
>> Dangling from his shoulder, like a piece of jewelry, is a Leica  
>> IIIf. The
>> text of the article suggests that his hobby, in addition to clipping
>> coupons, is adorning his floating palace with functional antiques  
>> - the best
>> products from each era. The centerpiece is a collection of old Leica
>> cameras.
>>
>> Obviously luxury yachting is one segment of the economy that the  
>> world
>> recession hasn't impacted. Boatyards specializing in construction  
>> of yachts
>> for the super rich are backed up for years. Although a few have  
>> been caught,
>> most of the Bernie Madoffs of the world are alive and living on their
>> floating pleasure domes off the Cote d' Or.
>>
>> So spring for that new 18 mm lens. Keep Dr. Kaufmann on his yacht.
>>
>> Larry Z
>>
>> P.S. I'm bitter because, as of this morning, my investment  
>> portfolio has
>> lost 50% of its former value.
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)