Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-31 Thread Stan Halpin
Ouch! Sorry to hear about your troubles Gianfranco. At least you can be satisfied because you were able to prove two things: a. bad things sometimes do happen to good people; b. it does make sense to carry a back-up body, or two, or three... Good luck with a swift recovery on all fronts. Stan

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-30 Thread frank theriault
On 8/29/05, Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... I had five bodies

Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... I had five bodies with me, *ist D, LX, Fuji GS645, Yashica T5 and Ricoh GR1. The

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Manuel Magalhães
-feira, 29 de Agosto de 2005 15:18 Para: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Assunto: Back home, bad news... Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That's a pain. Welcome back, I hope you get it all sorted out swiftly without spending too much money and aggravation. Godfrey On Aug 29, 2005, at 7:18 AM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Bob W
[sob story] bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1 doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who has one has had problems with them. Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Put your faith in science! -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread keithw
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, [sad tales of mechanical gear failing... snipped.] When I came back home I found both my new computers not working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going there againg...

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Bob W wrote: [sob story] bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1 doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who has one has had problems with them. Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Put your faith in science! Well

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
clever guy) -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29. august 2005 19:35 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Back home, bad news... That's a pain. Welcome back, I hope you get it all sorted out swiftly without spending too much money

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread John Celio
As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... Wow man, when it rains it really pours. Sorry to hear about all your technical problems. I

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations. Hang in there and good luck in keeping the repair/replacemrnt costs reasonable. Shel As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Bob W
Put your faith in science! Well that's an oxymoron. gee, really?