[Leica] Yearbook NOW DIGIT!! :-) AND NEW GEAR!!

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

Sheknew you had it.  That's why she bought the piano.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com> wrote:

> I've been practising Ted's strategy successfully since years, but now I had
> a special challenge: new camera - not Leica but a DSLR with zoom lens! I
> knew SWMBO might ask displeasing questions when she discovers that. So I
> kept it in the bag and waited for a good moment. And that moment came quite
> soon, when she informed me that she has decided to rent another e-piano,
> which costs 3x more than the previous one, and also bought a new carbon 
> case
> for our daughter's cello, for a price one could easily buy a used Summilux
> for. Bed she did almost not notice my new camera which I incidentally had 
> in
> my hands! :-D
> Didier
>
>
>
> At 23:06 03.12.2008, Ted Grant wrote:
> >Put the newly acquired piece immediately in your bag and some day about a
> >couple of months later you empty the bag almost at her feet and look like
> >you are having a "Clean Gear Moment." :-) Don't even flinch, just carry on
> >as though it's the same old bag of gear! Carry on cleaning and replacing
> to
> >bag. If necessary carry on some kind of "weather" related subject to cover
> >her thoughts of paying too much attention to you.
> >
> >Now if you are very very very very lucky :-)  you will have established
> the
> >new lens or body right in her face and returned it to the bag. :-) When
> >finished put it away in the same old way. Then have a wee dram of a fine
> >single malt scotch to relieve the tension in your body knowing you got
> away
> >with it! :-)
> >
> >Now see how easy it is? :-) :-)
> >
> >Just ask the old campaigner! :-)
> >ted
>
>
>
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