'All hope abandon ye who enter here'

Geez, I'd love to have some family around to complain about. It's down to my wife and me, and occasionally, her brother who travels most of the time and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The notion that we are going to be old and lonely is starting to sink in. In fact, depending on who outlives who, one of us is going to be very lonely.

No children, no parents, no nothing. Just POTN (you lucky stiffs).

SuzyView wrote in post #2316258
I treasure the time I have with them now.

At this stage of the game, I treasure the time I have with me now.

belmondo wrote in post #2316279
Geez, I'd love to have some family around to complain about. It's down to my wife and me, and occasionally, her brother who travels most of the time and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The notion that we are going to be old and lonely is starting to sink in. In fact, depending on who outlives who, one of us is going to be very lonely.

No children, no parents, no nothing. Just POTN (you lucky stiffs).

*sniff* we luv you too man!

PetKal wrote in post #2316305
At this stage of the game, I treasure the time I have with me now.

now there's a use of available resources...

belmondo wrote in post #2316279
Geez, I'd love to have some family around to complain about. It's down to my wife and me, and occasionally, her brother who travels most of the time and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The notion that we are going to be old and lonely is starting to sink in. In fact, depending on who outlives who, one of us is going to be very lonely.

No children, no parents, no nothing. Just POTN (you lucky stiffs).

Aww...

belmondo wrote in post #2316279
Geez, I'd love to have some family around to complain about. It's down to my wife and me, and occasionally, her brother who travels most of the time and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The notion that we are going to be old and lonely is starting to sink in. In fact, depending on who outlives who, one of us is going to be very lonely.

No children, no parents, no nothing. Just POTN (you lucky stiffs).

Wanna have a little "Burial Partnership" with me ?
The underpinning principle is as follows: When one of us kicks the bucket, the surviving other gets all the camera gear as well as the spouse of the other to look after.
Please note, should you win, my "brick" ought to go to Connie boy to whom I have willed that lens of his dreams.

We can call that little partnership "BelKal PetMundo".

PetKal wrote in post #2316425
Wanna have a little "Burial Partnership" with me ?
The underpinning principle is as follows: When one of us kicks the bucket, the surviving other gets all the camera gear as well as the spouse of the other to look after.
Please note, should you win, my "brick" ought to go to Connie boy to whom I have willed that lens of his dreams.

We can call that little partnership "BelKal PetMundo".

Not on your life!!! (literally)

I don't want to be worth more to you dead than alive.

belmondo wrote in post #2316437
I don't want to be worth more to you dead than alive.

Very wise words.

Claire wrote in post #2316485
Very wise words.

Childe Klara, if you met my infinitely better half, you would have really understood how superbly wise Belmondo was for declining my offer.

Man, you are really going off the deep end.

And you can't will your wife. She's not chattel, ya know.

Besides, Belmondo has already started divesting himself of his equipment to me, at least as much as the IRS allows with no gift tax.

While I'm sure Peter's wife is very nice, Belmondo's wife may have objections on that score alone...and since they both probably already have the same lenses...the only thing Tom might gain (w/o stress that is) is yet another tripod. Peter on the other hand could gain a slightly used Christmas tree...

Permagrin wrote in post #2316590
While I'm sure Peter's wife is very nice, Belmondo's wife may have objections on that score alone...and since they both probably already have the same lenses...the only thing Tom might gain (w/o stress that is) is yet another tripod. Peter on the other hand could gain a slightly used Christmas tree...

But a well-formed and sturdy one, which is the object of much admiration.

Yikes!! Talking about death is not very much in the Christmas spirit, guys. Snap out of it!
Little grandson went home (unwillingly and only with the promise that he can come back tomorrow). Skip got the Christmas lights on the house and I got the lighted reindeer out on the lawn. Now, only 5 days of Christmas decorating left.....

Maureen Souza wrote in post #2316817
Yikes!! Talking about death is not very much in the Christmas spirit, guys. Snap out of it!...........Skip got the Christmas lights on the house and I got the lighted reindeer out on the lawn. Now, only 5 days of Christmas decorating left.....

I hope I live long enough to see it.

belmondo wrote in post #2316841
I hope I live long enough to see it.

Same here, that is if by "it" you mean the 50 f/1.2.

PetKal wrote in post #2316919
Same here, that is if by "it" you mean the 50 f/1.2.

That, too.