Ha! I've been living here 27 years, and there's still piles of stuff in
the basement. We are going to begin the "get rid of anything we haven't
touched in 10 years" process over the holidays. I want to see a basement
floor.
I actually ended up cancelling the B&H order - I nabbed a brand-new one
on the 'bay for $160 less, and that's a significant enough number to
make it worthwhile. Should be here by Wednesday, according to tracking.
Should arrive at the same time as the pinchy cap and hood.
On 12/21/14 15:23 : , Chuck Norcutt wrote:
Very good news on all counts. Unfortunately, I haven't used my own
70-300 yet beyond installing the new hood and pinch style cap and
mounting it on the camera. Still too busy doing new house stuff. It
seems never ending. I think we've filled the back end of the Chrysler
van about 6 times with cardboard boxes to take to the recycle center.
But it still looks like we haven't done anything. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/20/2014 2:50 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
Got a bonus check for one of my side gigs, so naturally, instead of
putting
it into savings, I plowed it into new toys. Pulled the trigger on a new
75-300 mk II from B&H, which may or may not get here by Christmas.
Debated on getting one from the 'bay, but decided that brand-new with a
warranty was worth a little extra dosh. Also ordered a pinchy-style
cap and
hood from Amazon at the same time.
Merry Christmas to me. Felt a temporary twinge of guilt because it's for
me.. but Sheri does enjoy my photography. And she doesn't know that I
have
a piece of jewelry coming from a friend of ours who is a jeweler. And
another friend, who's a internationally-prominent jewelry designer
(pieces
in museums and galleries all over the world), is also a musician with
a new
album coming out and he's offered to trade out promotion and
social-media
stuff in exchange for a necklace for Sheri. We haven't finalized the
details yet, but that will be a complete surprise to her since most
of his
pieces retail in the 5-figure range and we could never afford one
otherwise.
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Paul Braun WD9GCO
Certified Music Junkie
Valparaiso, IN
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach
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