Tom
Wishing your wife a speedy recovery, as has been said, health is real
wealth, much more than all the zuikos we could have. To have both would be
heaven though.
Regards
Titoy
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Scales <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 11:04 AM
Subject: [OM] What an odd day....
> This has truly been an odd day.
>
> Honestly, it really hasn't been going well. For those of you that have
been
> on the list for awhile, you know that my wife's health has been very poor.
> The last seven months, though, have been pure heaven. Her transplanted
> pancreas has been working and she has been healthier than she has been in
> many years. It has truly been life changing.
>
> Unfortunately, the last few days haven't gone as well. She has become ill
> again and her pancreas isn't functioning as well. She went into the
> hospital and they are trying to figure it out. They are hopeful that it
is
> just an infection and they can clear it up. The signs are positive -- the
> pancreas is still functioning and doesn't seem to be rejecting.
>
> So, I just got home from a long day at the hospital, trying to keep her
> spirits up. The kids are at the babysitters for the weekend, so it is
just
> me and the cat. He is truly uphappy -- you can tell he wonders where
> everyone else is and seems to need a lot of attention.
>
> Let's hope it all goes well.
>
> When I got home though, the opposite end of the spectrum kicked in. There
> was a huge box from UPS on the porch -- the first of the two kits I just
> bought. The seller described everything as mint condition -- which
usually
> means it was a small truck that ran over it, rather than a large truck.
>
> Not in this case.
>
> I am slowly pulling out the pieces from the box. It is almost magical.
>
> I just pulled out a 35-105 zoom. In the original box. With the hood. In
> the original packing. With the instruction manuals and the original
receipt.
> It barely looks like it has been mounted on a camera.
>
> Next came an OM-1n. Also in the box, manual, receipt. With the Shoe 4.
> With the little plastic protector in the shoe. With the plastic protector
on
> the base plate. With the MD cap. SN 1836xxx. Purchased on October 11,
1980
> in Australia. It's like opening a brand new OM-1n from another time.
>
> OK, let's reach in the box again -- a Winder 2 in box. Purchased May 8,
> 1983 in Singapore.
>
> An OM-4. August 11, 1984. Honolulu
>
> 28/2.8, 35/2.8, screens, caps, filters. T32, T20.
>
> Every lens has a thin OM filter on it.
>
> Guess I'm at the bottom of the box. I can breathe now.
>
>
>
> If I'd worked for Olympus I'd have felt like this every day.
>
>
> Time for bed.
>
> Tom
>
>
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