I truly am sorry to hear that Glenn :-( You have to wonder what the f**k some people are thinking when the do things like that.
As an aside, 2 days ago a couple of young punks though smashing the front driver & passenger side windows of my car would be a good idea, and went ahead and did it. No attempt at theft, just vandalism. My first ever car, had it for 2 weeks, and this shit happens. What makes it frustrating is they got away with it. Looks like they did it with a hammer. Funny thing, that night I had dreams of smashing all there fingers and toes with the very same hammer. I know this pales into comparison compared to what happened to you but I've been stewing about it since it happened. Just needed to vent. <g> BTW, I did get some very nice pictures of damage using my *ist D & 28-105 4.5-5.6 PZ :-) http://tinyurl.com/d9lkd Dave On 7/10/05, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note to self: if I'm ever jumped by a half dozen younger, faster > guys again (and I hope not -- once is too many), and I'm carrying > the K1000, do not protect the camera; use it as a weapon instead. > Probably would've cost me the FA28-80/3.5-4.7 that was on it, but > that body's as hard as their fists and harder than mine. > > Another note to self: for getting knocked on my ass on pavement, > the K1000 is probably the most rugged camrera I've got right now. > > Final note to self: on the other hand, something with automation > might have stood a better chance at capturing a useful image of > my assailants fleeing the scene as I, thoroughly dazed by multiple > blows to the head and a fall, tried to shoot without a flash. > > And a whine: the flash they first damaged knocking it off the > camera and then took with them, was my last still-properly-working > flash. > > After nearly a quarter century of being out-and-visible without > being physically attacked, my streak has ended. I got bashed. > > The good news is that physically I shall heal (large swelling > on my right cheek with no purpling, bruising under both eyes > so small it looks like a mascara smudge (except that sp far > it's blue, and I wear black mascara), a scraped elbow, and the > biggie is a bruise inside my torso (no purpling on the skin) > that makes it too painful to take a deep breath or stand up > completely straight). Basically nothing but mere pain. > Admittedly rather a lot of pain, but the anger is still > larger than the pain. And will probably last longer. > > (More details, if anyone wants more info than I've written > here, are available at: > <http://www.livejournal.com/users/dglenn/593294.html> and > <http://www.livejournal.com/users/dglenn/593914.html>.) > > -- Glenn > >
