Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/11

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Kaput Sad update
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Sep 11 18:21:41 2007
References: <200709120026.l8C0OpFJ012055@server1.waverley.reid.org> <E2438747-B30F-4F23-ABB0-C162D1C79A86@netvigator.com>

On Sep 11, 2007, at 6:12 PM, Howard Cummer wrote:

> Hello Luggers,
> I feel like Joe Btfsplk - the character in the L'il Abner comic  
> strip who was followed around by a rain cloud!! My M8 has been lost  
> by DHL somewhere between Wilmington Ohio and Dillenburg Germany.  
> Talking with the polite operators who read what the computer says  
> about the whereabouts of my camera proves beyond doubt that garbage  
> in equals garbage out. Of course, Purolator Canada limits insurance  
> to a maximum of C$1,000

I'm sorry Howard...bummer,

how come it's not insured for what it's worth?

Steve


> so if the camera is gone (and the last trace is from August 30th) I  
> am out about C$3,600. I have initiated a search by both Canada Post  
> and DHL which promises to report tomorrow. Of course, the camera -  
> serial number 3104564 - is worthless unless repaired and there is  
> only one place where it can be repaired and that is Solms. If  
> someone with sticky fingers is silly enough to send it for repair I  
> may still get it back. The prospect of having to buy another one is  
> not very exciting.
> Yours sadly,
> Howard (not back in Vancouver)
>
>
>
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