Hey Steve, I think Frank's called off the "Let's Help Frank" fund :) All those who've replied can stand easy :) and "Thank You".
It seems that he's got enough stuff to tide him over for now. Frank, I'm sure we'll have other things to discuss come Feb 1. Cheers to all, Dave -----Original Message----- From: Steve Larson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: what a great place! - Can we help Brother Francis? Hi Dave, I would be the first to chip in, but I am going to rectify this situation. If Franks 24-48 cannot be fixed, I will take the shims from his, put them in mine and give it to him. Then at least one of us has a perfect specimen. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California "Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film." ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 6:48 AM Subject: RE: what a great place! - Can we help Brother Francis? > Folks, > > I know Frank's going to read this but I thought, seeing as how times are > tough for him (equipment wise) and he's offered help to so many others on > the list maybe we could do him a favor in return. > > Anyone willing to join me in chipping in to perhaps get him what he needs - > something equivalent to his beloved Vivitar S1 24-48 lens - I'm not sure > what could replace it or if anyone has a comparable "user" that they are > willing to let go for a song. > > You can reply to me off list if you think you'd like to help out or if you > think I'm being a goofball for asking about this. :-) > > Cheers, > Dave > > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:16:58 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: what a great place! > > > Last night I whined that I'm having some equipment problems. I may <g> > have exaggerated some, but in fact, over the last week or two, I've had > one body and one lens go down. It was my favourite body, and my > favourite lens. > > Several on this list, thinking that I may be completely without > photographic equipment, wrote to me last night, offering to loan me some > bodies and lenses for a period of time. > > That won't be necessary, and I've written each of them individually to > thank them, but I continue to be amazed at what a wonderful community > this is. > > thanks again, > frank > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > >
