Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi all, Last minute breaking news!!!! R8 RECOVERED AFTER 14 MONTHS MISSING IN MALAYSIA!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT!:) Here is a private report just received from our intrepid on the spot LUG recovery crew, MC Lau and James (Camera in hand, James Khor--should be James Bond Khor) :) READ ON: Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 20:11:00 +0800 From: MC Lau <mclau@pc.jaring.my> X-Accept-Language: en,zh-TW MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ted Grant <tedgrant@islandnet.com> Subject: Re: R8.. at last! Yes, Ted. We got the camera !!!!!!!! In the earlier message to you., I mentioned Lugger James Khor is instrumental for most of the information. He called me a few minutes ago from Melaka, that he had the camera in his hands!!!!!!! I had arranged the cash for him last night before he shutter back to Melaka this morning. The camera, as according to James, is in excellent condition, the lens is a bit dirty and dusty, but no fungus. The motor drive works just fine. The coming Monday being a Hindu holiday, James will be back to KL by Tuesday, and I will arrange the shipping as soon as possible. The other guy in Melaka had refused my offer of reward, so it will cost you just Rm 4000. I will let you know the amount in USD on Tuesday. Hopefully, you will have the camera in your hands in about 10 days time max. Cheers, MC Lau ======================== There you are folks hot from on the spot in far off Kuala Lumper, Malaysia Man oh man, Life is good when you have friends on the other side of the planet going to the trouble they have to help a fellow LUGGER & photographer on this side of the world. MC and James, I can't thank you enough for the wonderful news and recovery. Looking forward to getting my baby back home!:) So folks this really calls for a huge round of applause for two LUGGERS who steadfastly believed the camera would turn up, even when I was devastated after the loss, it was something like, "keep the faith brother, we'll get it!" ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant