Tom, I try to do that too! The only problems is, that she rarely wants to make large purchases. She is the frugal one of this couple. That is probably a good thing. It keeps me in check and makes sure I don't go too far off the deep end.
Bruce Dayton Wednesday, January 16, 2002, 9:53:33 AM, you wrote: a> Hah Hah. Mine too. When I get the P67II, I plan on hiding it for several a> months. I still always find it helps to give very cooperative approval on a> some major purchase SHE wants to make, when I'm about to make one myself. a> :-) a> Tom C. a> ----- Original Message ----- a> From: "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:38 AM a> Subject: RE: Spousal-approval-wise >> >> ROTFLMAO! Actually, my wife complains much more about computers and the >> Internet (and me being on them all the time) than about the number of >> lenses, bodies, etc., etc., that I seem to be accumulating. She hates >> computers more than the Unabomber, I think. :-) She seems to think that >> all I do is check e-mail and buy second-hand gear from on-line auctions -- >> now where did she get that idea? Har!! Her main complaint is that her >> clothes seem to take up progressively ~less~ space in the bedroom closets >> nowadays, while all my cameras, lenses, telescopes, tripods, computer a> gear, >> etc., take up progressively ~more~ space. She's sure that I'll have our >> place looking like a warehouse if left to my own devices. If she had her >> way, I'd still have all this stuff -- I'd just have somewhere else to put >> it. After all, she can fit her entire complement of photographic gear in >> the side pocket of her purse. :-) "But honey, one of my cameras would a> give >> you MUCH more artistic and technical control over your photography than a> your >> point 'n' shoot camera...." Now THERE'S an argument I never expect to a> win! >> >> Bill Peifer >> Rochester, NY a> - a> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, a> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to a> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
