For God's sake man, go easy on yourself! It's not as though you had any
choice in the matter. Surely the woman can understand this.
Steve Roman, Champlin, MN
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From: dhurley@xxxxxxxx <dhurley@xxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Online auction editorial (Off topic)
> NOW LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!!
>
> With all this talk of auctions and garage sales and pawns shops
>and bargain OM's I just couldn't take it any longer. The urge was
>uncontrollable!
> When I went to lunch today, I grabbed a Big Mac and Fries and
>headed to the nearest pawn shop. Fortunately, The only thing Olympus in
>the display case was an IS - something @ $319.00. Breathing a sigh of
>relief, and pulling my hand away from my wallet, I turned to leave. Just
>then the owner says "Whacha lookin' for?" I mentioned Olympus and he
>said "Just a minute, I got some behind the counter I wasn't gonna put out
>for a coupla weeks yet."
> He tossed 4 bags of stuff on the counter, told me to dig through
>it, and holler at him if I found anything interesting and he'd put a
>price on it. Under several off brand zooms for nikon, probably 20 cokin
>filters (all loose in a bag), miscellaneous pc cords, etc, an OM 10,(just
>average cosmetics) and an OMPC, (nothing special) there was an OM2n, mint
>cosmetically, with 50mm f1.8., so I held it up hollered how much.
> He yelled back "$125.00 for the body and $40 for the lens."
> I told him no thanks, I got two already, just thinking this one
>might be good for spare parts since the foams all gooey in this thing and
>its a full stop off on the meter! (Pawn ticket on it was 7/94) He ran
>over and looked at the foam in the back, told me I could have the body
>for $50.00. I told him to throw in a body cap (of which there were none
>in the bag) and he had a deal.
> He wanted to know why I didn't want the lens, so I showed him the
>sluggish operation of the aperture and the obvious oil on the blades. He
>asked if the oil could get out of the lens into the camera, and I had to
>tell him I didn't see how, and then he turned around and convinced me to
>accept the lens in lieu of a body cap! The deal also included shoe 4,
>with the required crack, strap, and LITHIUM battery.
> First thing I did when I got back to the car was drop the Lithium
>cell in the trash bag and install my spare 357's from the glove box,
>viola, the meter matched readings with my other OM2n I keep in the car!
>Now if the oil on the blades will just go back where it belongs?
> Now, do I say to my wife, "Gee whiz honey, look here in my camera
>closet. My OM's are multiplying!!" Or should I try to convince her the
>Gods of Olympus wouldn't have forced it on me if I wasn't meant to have
>this camera?? Naw, I think I'll just put it in the closet. Maybe in a
>year or two she'll notice something different, say something to the
>effect of "didn't you only have 5 camera bodies?", and I'll say "No, I've
>ALWAYS had six, what planet have you been on!"
> See what you did to me!!
>
> I too am a Zuikoholic.........I wonder if I should go back
>tomorrow and look at that OMPC with the generic winder? I bet I could
>get it for $100.00, maybe he'd throw in another body cap?
>
>Daryl Hurley
>
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