Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sad. If I'd done that as a kid I'd have had my hide whipped off. Eventually I learned to wear jeans, but still. You never know about the helicopter. A little metal man might have flown it up there :P On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:55 PM, Mark Pope wrote: > <quote> > That's going to be one very grounded kid... > </quote> > > Sadly not. The kids get yelled at one hell of a lot, but so > frequently, they now ignore it. When doors get slammed (not sure > if it's by the mother or children in fits of pique, our house shakes.) > > It's made no difference at all to the detritus that ends up in our > garden. At least tennis balls end up being chewed by our dogs if > we don't get to them first. > As I write this I can see a die cast metal helicopter toy on our > conservatory roof. The only way it could have got there is if it > had been flung up in the air and over the garden fence. > > It can stay there until I get around to cleaning the roof. Even > then, it will be put in the bin rather than returned. > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2009) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php? > gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php? > gallery=paw/2008 > > > Thein Onn Ming wrote: >> Better than nothing, I guess. That's going to be one very grounded >> kid... >> On Jun 2, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Mark Pope wrote: >>> Susan, >>> >>> how awful! To his credit, my neighbour came around and told me >>> he had managed to get his son to admit to what he had been >>> doing. He also offered to pay for the damage. Though he did >>> seem to balk a bit when we mentioned the cost...not my problem >>> though. >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> Mark Pope, >>> Swindon, Wilts >>> UK >>> >>> Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk >>> Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog >>> Picture a week (2009) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php? >>> gallery=paw/2009 >>> (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php? >>> gallery=paw/2008 >>> >>> >>> Susan Ryan wrote: >>>> The same thing happened at my house - except that it was my 9 >>>> year old's permanent front tooth that got shattered. Endodontia >>>> for root canal and cap. Out of pocket was about $1000, as I >>>> recall. Neighbors never offered to pay, or even asked how much >>>> it cost. I didn't bother trying to get reimbursed- blood out of >>>> turnip situation. >>>> Sue >>>> On Jun 1, 2009, at 4:04 PM, Mark Pope wrote: >>>>> Take one 8 year old boy from next door. >>>>> Add a badminton racquet >>>>> Take a small stone >>>>> >>>>> mix and....voila! >>>>> >>>>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php? >>>>> gallery=peso&image=window-1.jpg >>>>> >>>>> Cost to parents ?130.00 >>>>> >>>>> The annoying thing is it's made damn-all difference to the >>>>> balls, metal toys and other detritus that ends up in our garden. >>>>> >>>>> Thank goodness they're off on holiday for a week on Wednesday! >>>>> >>>>> Ahhhh peace! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark Pope, >>>>> Swindon, Wilts >>>>> UK >>>>> >>>>> Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk >>>>> Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog >>>>> Picture a week (2009) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php? >>>>> gallery=paw/2009 >>>>> (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php? >>>>> gallery=paw/2008 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> THEIN Onn Ming >> *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com >> www.flickr.com/mingthein >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein