Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

On 10/1/2015 10:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: So we have a Bosch dishwasher. It's actually done well for us, it's coming up on 11 years old. We bought it because it had the fewest buttons of any machine in the showroom. Anyway, a few years ago it stopped washing

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

John wrote: On 10/1/2015 10:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: Boy did I feel ripped off. No, you paid him $120 to take the time to drive out to your house. Pushing the tube back on, he did that for free. OK, drive out to your house and know to look at the friction fit tube.

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

A former colleague of mine developed an approach to teaching critical-thinking skills. In brief, he would ask the student for the solution to a problem, including a listing of assumptions. He would then tell the student that all of his assumptions were wrong: “so, what else could be going on?”

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> On Oct 1, 2015, at 2:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Itemized bill: > > Hitting the equipment with a hammer:$2 > Knowing where to hit the equipment: $9,998 Yep. -- Eric Weir Decatur,

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On 2015-10-01 11:09 , Eric Weir wrote: Not photography-related, but a couple years ago I couldn’t get my furnace to run. I called a friend who works in the industry and does freelance work on the side. He looked at the thermostat, switched it from cool to heat, and the problem was solved. I

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your readingdispleasure.

http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" <sesso...@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your readingdispleasure. On 10/1/2015 10:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: So we hav

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On 10/2/2015 6:04 PM, Ken Waller wrote: FWIW A recall was announced regarding a fire hazard with 'recent' Bosch dishwashers - I'd suggest you check it out if you have a 'recently' purchased unit. Google Bosch recall. Thanks. It turns out mine is affected by the recall. -- PDML

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notherdrunken...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for yourreadingdispleasure. On 10/2/2015 6:04 PM, Ken Waller wrote: FWIW A recall was announced regarding a fire hazard with 'recent' Bosch dishwashers - I'd suggest you check it out if you have a 'recently' purcha

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> On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:42 AM, J C OConnell wrote: > > I had a similar problem years ago when I first got my DS body and was using > it with manual focus lenses. All of a sudden the shutter would only fire > intermittantly and I was about to return it, and then > I noticed

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Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:42 AM, J C OConnell wrote: I had a similar problem years ago when I first got my DS body and was using it with manual focus lenses. All of a sudden the shutter would only fire intermittantly and I was about to return it, and then I

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

On 9/30/2015 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would have been handy to have

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On 10/1/2015 11:09 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Not photography-related, but a couple years ago I couldn’t get my furnace to run. I called a friend who works in the industry and does freelance work on the side. He looked at the thermostat, switched it from cool to heat, and the problem was solved.

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

Bill wrote: So we have a Bosch dishwasher. It's actually done well for us, it's coming up on 11 years old. We bought it because it had the fewest buttons of any machine in the showroom. Anyway, a few years ago it stopped washing dishes. It made all the right noises, and was definitely pumping

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: So we have a Bosch dishwasher. It's actually done well for us, it's coming up on 11 years old. We bought it because it had the fewest buttons of any machine in the showroom. Anyway, a few years ago it stopped washing dishes. It made all the right noises, and

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On Oct 2, 2015, at 6:09 am, Eric Weir wrote: > Not photography-related, but a couple years ago I couldn’t get my furnace to > run. I called a friend who works in the industry and does freelance work on > the side. He looked at the thermostat, switched it from cool to

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Been there, done that, so I always look first to the switch. You’d think one of us dolts would have mentioned that. Good you found it now though. Paul > On Sep 30, 2015, at 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the

Good news, I'm an idiot!

I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would have been handy to have that lens for most of last week. --

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Larry's already great reputation just went up 50 points with that "confession". :) Thanks for sharing with the class, Larry! On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:29 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Been there, done that, so I always look first to the switch. You’d think one > of us

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I wonder what their "repair" bill would have been? J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken > SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I

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Don't worry Larry, we all knew that. ;-) I'm glad the problem was operator error, it gives me more incentive to buy an SDM lens. I'm also glad for you, but we must keep things in perspective. On 9/30/2015 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to

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join the club :-) ann On 9/30/2015 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would

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P.J. Alling wrote: Don't worry Larry, we all knew that. ;-) I found what I'm good at and work at excelling. I'm glad the problem was operator error, it gives me more incentive to buy an SDM lens. I'm also glad for you, but we must keep things in perspective. I haven't had any real

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Larry, There was a Russian TV cartoon for kids: One of the characters, a cat, who is mad at and refuses to speak to his housemate, dog,asks the postmaster who visits their house to pass a telegram "You are an idiot!". But then he finds out that a congratulatory telegram is cheaper, but it

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Nice save! BTDT, when it comes to the overlooking the obvious. Glad you don't have to go through the hassle and expense of a repair. Unfortunately, my copy of the 16-50 has a failed SDM. I'm still debating the modification that makes it screwdrive only. Yonnie On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 4:54 PM,

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So you're now a resident of "ID" ? Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss List ; Nicole Jacque Subject: *** SPAM ***Good news, I'm an idiot! I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair

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> On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:01 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 9/30/2015 8:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: >>> On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship

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On 9/30/2015 9:32 PM, paul stenquist wrote: On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:01 PM, Bill wrote: On 9/30/2015 8:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

On 9/30/2015 8:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens.

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> On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the >> broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I >> switched it from "MF" to

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I had a similar problem years ago when I first got my DS body and was using it with manual focus lenses. All of a sudden the shutter would only fire intermittantly and I was about to return it, and then I noticed the AF/MF switch on the body had accidently gotten switched to AF and that was the

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would have been handy to have