Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/30

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 08:25:04 +0530
References: <CABXy406JBEQxq4Nx1LHLZMp1Ce-GLw52gSQ1q_za-zRdpYte9Q@mail.gmail.com> <CBEC08D7.15844%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <CA+yJO1DbWqZUP1ju_Xs6ydtGVat_v0Zu9F4teS7stQ2N3UYVOQ@mail.gmail.com> <BLU139-DS54AD58F1E37B327C11127B80B0@phx.gbl>

Same here. Neela and I are 33 years married. I think the younger generation 
in the West seems to be unable to work through problems inherent in a 
relationship, being brought up the last few decades with a very strong sense 
of entitlement, which percolates down to relationships as well. In the East, 
this is still less of a problem, though it is moving in the same direction. 
Unlike many on the list, who have extreme blinkers on when it comes to 
arranged marriages, I think they work well, because both the parties come 
into the marriage knowing that compromise is essential - which is a good 
basis to start with.
Cheers
Jayanand

Sent from my iPad

On 31-May-2012, at 8:09 AM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ditto, from the male side.  Well said, Tina.
> 
> Aram and Margie, 38 years and still going......
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 2:59 PM
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection
> 
>> Whoa!  Sorry you guys have had a bad experience with marriage but maybe 
>> you
>> just picked the wrong women!  I don't think my husband would say that
>> marriage is a license for women to steal.  We share everything.  Marriage
>> is wonderful when you choose the right partner.  We couldn't imagine life
>> without each other.  He is my other half and my best friend.
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Chris Crawford <
>> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> You've learned an expensive lesson: Marriage is simply a license for 
>>> women
>>> to steal. I've never, thank God, been married, but I've dealt with the
>>> family-law system a lot over the years because I have a 15 year old son.
>>> My attorney, who is a young woman, told me that any man who marries in 
>>> the
>>> United States is as stupid as a chicken who would support Colonel 
>>> Sanders.
>>> I've seen several friends with wives who cheated on them constantly, then
>>> left for another man, and the courts punished the husband for his wife's
>>> whoring by letting the ex-wife steal everything he owned. My attorney 
>>> told
>>> me that men get zero benefit from marriage.
>>> 
>>> I got custody of my son 4 yrs ago. His mother has never and will never 
>>> pay
>>> a dime of child support. The state couldn't care less. I don't care, I
>>> don't need her money and am honestly happy that she leaves us alone (she
>>> rarely sees our son, she lost interest in him after having a new baby). 
>>> My
>>> ex got NOTHNG I owned when she decided to leave for some loser 'badboy',
>>> because we were not married. All she got was child support during the
>>> years she had custody of him.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Chris Crawford
>>> Fine Art Photography
>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>>> 260-437-8990
>>> 
>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>>> 
>>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My latest work!
>>> 
>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
>>> Become a fan on Facebook
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 5/30/12 3:07 PM, "Ken Iisaka" <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> >Going through a very acrimonious divorce process, I just received a 
>>> >>demand
>>> >letter from my ex demanding all of my photographic equipment acquired
>>> >before the separation date. That includes numerous M bodies including an
>>> >M8, and a bunch of lenses including some spectacular lenses like 
>>> >>Noctilux
>>> >and APO Summicron 90mm.
>>> >
>>> >Considering that she has previously claimed highly inflated values for 
>>> >>my
>>> >equipment, I'm hoping that I would be able to get 50% of the value 
>>> >>towards
>>> >a new set of equipment based on her valuation.
>>> >
>>> >Looking at what I use the most, I think I'd be very happy with a MM,
>>> >APO-Summicron 50mm for most of my work, and Olympus OM-D E-M5 with a few
>>> >lenses for color work. In the film days, I used Leica exclusively for 
>>> >>BW,
>>> >and a Nikon for color. I look forward to these simpler days.
>>> >
>>> >--
>>> >Ken Iisaka
>>> >first name at last name dot org or com
>>> >
>>> >_______________________________________________
>>> >Leica Users Group.
>>> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Leica Users Group.
>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information


Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection)
Reply from tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray) ([Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection)
In reply to: Message from ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka) ([Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection)
Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection)
Message from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Reorganizing my equipment collection)