Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/07

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Subject: [Leica] Bad times, good times.....
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:37:17 -0500
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So sorry to hear this!  What a nightmare.  The only thing worse would be to
have been mugged in the theft of the cameras.  At least you were not there!
 Best wishes for getting a good insurance settlement.

Tina

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Alex Hurst <corkflor at iol.ie> wrote:

> Went to a great family weddin' in Adare, Co. Limerick this weekend.
>
> The bride was radiant; the flowers were spectacular (courtesy of my
> talented florist wife - now retired, except for special family occasions);
> and a great time was had by all. Except I had to shoot the wedding with a
> loaned Sony P&S (albeit with a Zeiss lens) - in Polish, because I couldn't
> find the language menu.
>
> Burglars had smashed their way into our hotel townhouse the night before
> while we were having dinner nearby. We were lucky - all that was lifted was
> my bagful of Nikons (it could have been Leicas), plus my wife's purse,
> which was recovered next morning minus money but otherwise intact.
>
> What really hurts is not the loss of the cameras and some very good
> lenses, but that I didn't have the tools to do the job I was intending to
> do. So it goes.
>
> I'm sure there must be some similar stories knocking round in the Group.
> In this case the timing was lousy....
>
> Best from criminalised Ireland.
>
> Alex
> --
> Alex & Carmel Hurst
> Waterfall
> Near Cork
> Ireland
>
> Tel: +353 21 454 3328
> Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A)
> +353 87 988 9927 (C)
>
> email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us)
> email while travelling: <corkflor at gmail.com>
> Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally)
> UK email (when there) corkflor1 at o2.co.uk
> Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor
> Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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