Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What power drill should I buy?
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:22:19 -0700
References: <MNELJONCHOKNFLMBFJCCGENHCAAA.kitmc@acmefoto.com>

Kit

One of these days I will have to explain what kind of a
place La Jolla is.

Jerry

Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote:

> Jerry--
>
> You found a Linn Sondek for how much? Good lord, man, you couldn't buy the
> box for that! What kind of garage sales do you visit? Do people in your part
> of the country sweep their floors with a broom once, and then throw into the
> trash? I'm coming to visit!
>
> I have a funny garage sale story. When I was in college, I had a friend
> whose mother was quite the little fashion plate. She enjoyed buying
> so-called "designer" clothing. She also enjoyed garage sales. One day she
> was at a certain garage, and was inspecting various items arrayed on a
> table, and came across a very nice leather purse, marked with the insignia
> of the designer Etienne Aigner, which was at that time, the letter "A" with
> some design attached to it. The seller was asking $5.00 for the bag (this
> was a bag that retailed for maybe $200.00 at the time). Anyway, she couldn't
> believe her luck, and asked the seller, who was just a very down-home sort
> of woman, "Is this the real price?" To which she replied, "Yes, someone give
> me that darned bag as a present, and ain't none of my initial is an "A"!
>
> Kit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jerry
> Lehrer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 2:35 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] What power drill should I buy?
>
> Kit
>
> Though I don't go to many garage sales, I think that my best
> buy was a  mint Linn Sondek with top of the line arm and
> cartridge, for $100 (Probably half of you don't know what I
> am nattering about!).
>
> Jerry
>
> Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote:
>
> > Jerry--
> >
> > You got a Bosch drill at a garage sale for $5? I think we need to go into
> > business. You find cool bargains, and I'll set up a Web site called
> > www.acmestuff.com and we'll make a mint!
> >
> > Kit
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jerry
> > Lehrer
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:21 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] What power drill should I buy?
> >
> > Kyle
> >
> > The industry must love people like you. Keep doing it,
> > as that is probably what enabled me to find a super
> > Bosch power drill and kit at a local garage sale for $5.00
> > Looks as if it had only been used to drill 6 holes! Top of
> > the line rechargeable, with spare battery etc.
> >
> > The only Leica that I found at any garage sale, was a IIIc with
> > a Summitar for $25. Loads of Argus C3s.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Kyle Cassidy wrote:
> >
> > > So I'm in Home Depot yesterday, I need a drill because I need to drill
> six
> > > pilot holes to put hardware on my kitchen cabinets. And I pick up this
> $24
> > > corded Royce drill and this guy next to me, covered in drywall dust with
> > > kneepads and goggles around his face, hair sticking out from his yellow
> > hard
> > > hat looks over and says "Buying a drill for your wife?" I immediately
> > > dropped it like it was a spider and grabbed a 36 volt Hilti TE 6-A
> Rotary
> > > Hammer drill with a $1,059 sticker price, gave him a "what the hell are
> > you
> > > talking about kemosabe?" look and edged sideways out of the tool corral
> > > shouting "hey, I'm building a four room extension. Last weekend I built
> a
> > > freakin sixty foot SAILBOAT out of TEAK."
> > >
> > > So I drilled my six pilot holes. Thinking I might drill something else
> in
> > > again in a couple of years if the mood strikes me.
> > >
> > > I think this is EXACTLY how I ended up with my leica....
> > >
> > > Speaking of which, I posted some new pix, mostly girls:
> > >
> > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/paw/2003/16/index.html
> > >
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