Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-12 Thread John
If you didn't damage the body rails, you might be able to get a replacement finder. On 11/12/2016 12:30 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Yes, I know. The poor thing will never be the same again. Too the brunt of the blow on the FA-1W finder, which will certainly never be the same. On 11/12/2016 3:38 AM

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-12 Thread P.J. Alling
Yes, I know. The poor thing will never be the same again. Too the brunt of the blow on the FA-1W finder, which will certainly never be the same. On 11/12/2016 3:38 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: John wrote: Wouldn't have taken as long as it did if it hadn't been a holiday. I could have gone to my

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-12 Thread Malcolm Smith
John wrote: Wouldn't have taken as long as it did if it hadn't been a holiday. I could have gone to my primary care physician at the local VA clinic. I just didn't want to wait three days until Monday to get a tetanus shot (if I had needed it). And unlike PJ's LX, it will heal in time. +

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread John
On 11/11/2016 4:50 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: John wrote: I've been doing some repairs around here & last night I slipped with a wood chisel & put a deep laceration through the end of my left thumb; split the nail in half. Stopped the bleeding & bandaged it myself last night, but I had to get a te

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Alan C
Too true. If it can happen, it will happen. We old toppies need to incorporate quick risk assessments in our daily lives. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 11:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Well this bloody well sux

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
John wrote: I've been doing some repairs around here & last night I slipped with a wood chisel & put a deep laceration through the end of my left thumb; split the nail in half. Stopped the bleeding & bandaged it myself last night, but I had to get a tetanus shot, and of course the local VA clinic

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
OUCH! Don't you just hate when that happens? I am always inflicting minor injuries on myself. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 3:00 PM, John wrote: > I've been doing some repairs around here & last night I slipped with a > wood chisel & put

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread John
I've been doing some repairs around here & last night I slipped with a wood chisel & put a deep laceration through the end of my left thumb; split the nail in half. Stopped the bleeding & bandaged it myself last night, but I had to get a tetanus shot, and of course the local VA clinic is closed to

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
Igor wrote: Malcolm: In that case, the opposite should be done: you need to cut the "umbilical cord". Him doing well as a junior student at a university is an indication of him being capable of everything (mostly). So, he just needs to realize that, and take a full control of things in his own h

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
Stan Halpin wrote: I am surprised - I thought all youth (I.e., under 30s) had their phones surgically attached to their hand. I understood it happens at age 12, much like "coming of age" ceremonies and tattoos of tribal times. +++ That's what I thought! Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread P.J. Alling
So I guess they can be called human Schnauzers, Hell I don't even want to have a chip implanted in my dog. There's some evidence that a particularly nasty form of cancer can be triggered in some dogs by identity chips and they're not entirely reliable when scanned. On 11/11/2016 12:36 PM, I

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Stan, wait, - not far from now phones (or whatever those devices will be called once they will have "phone" app optional) will be surgically _implanted_ in the hand. And if someone thinks it's a Sci-Fi, - there are already people who voluntarily implant chips into themselves (some do several

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Stan Halpin
I am surprised - I thought all youth (I.e., under 30s) had their phones surgically attached to their hand. I understood it happens at age 12, much like "coming of age" ceremonies and tattoos of tribal times. Stan Sent from my iPad > ... > > Malcolm Smith Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:38:37 -0800 wrote:

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Malcolm: In that case, the opposite should be done: you need to cut the "umbilical cord". Him doing well as a junior student at a university is an indication of him being capable of everything (mostly). So, he just needs to realize that, and take a full control of things in his own hands. S

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
Igor wrote: Malcolm: I don't know how old your eldest, but tethering (what can be tethered) can be a [partial] solution. I am impressed by the simlicity of the solution for tethering kids' gloves that is (was?) widely used in Russia. You take an thick thread/thin rope, or better yet an elastic ba

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
P.J.: Yep, sometimes there are "unlucky streaks". Just relax and don't handle anything critical this week. Malcolm: I don't know how old your eldest, but tethering (what can be tethered) can be a [partial] solution. I am impressed by the simlicity of the solution for tethering kids' gloves

RE: Well this bloody well sux.

2016-11-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
P.J. Alling wrote: Once again to prove that there's nothing mechanical I cannot break, I managed to drop the LX that I keep planning to use, but never do, four feet onto a concrete floor, which even considering that the LX is built like a light tank didn't do it any good at all. This could cap my