Just a camera...

Having my once rural neighborhood invaded by suburban sprawl, it astounds me what some folks will toss away. In the last few months, we have salvaged a 2 year old snow blower that wouldn’t start and a practically new lawn mower. The problem with the snow blower was that someone had closed the petcock shutting off fuel flow and the lawn mower wouldn’t cut cleanly. A quick sharpen of the blades on the grinder and it’s cutting like new again.

The old adage is true, one man's trash is another man's treasure.

20droger wrote in post #3062889
The old adage is true, one man's trash is another man's treasure.

Yeah, that's what my ex-wife's 2nd husband said.

Thats why I love yard sales in the rich neighborhoods!

gjl711 wrote in post #3062491
Having my once rural neighborhood invaded by suburban sprawl, it astounds me what some folks will toss away. In the last few months, we have salvaged a 2 year old snow blower that wouldn’t start and a practically new lawn mower. The problem with the snow blower was that someone had closed the petcock shutting off fuel flow and the lawn mower wouldn’t cut cleanly. A quick sharpen of the blades on the grinder and it’s cutting like new again.

Oh,

This is why I generally don't talk to "fellow shooters" and just go about taking pictures.

It's their money and their brains...

i want that lens!

Man, what a lucky salesman. Made more commission than one normally does off the normal joe.

gonzophoto wrote in post #3058283
This makes me happy, I always love seeing terrible photographers with expensive gear. Makes it cheaper for the rest of us and less competition

haha agreed

You should have pointed them in the direction of POTN - imagine how much more cash they'd spend after a few days cruising the lens forum and the camera body forum?

No way José! We have enough photo trash here already (me included).

we should be happy that there are people like that out there. cause if people like that don't by things then the price that we all pay for things we know how to use would twice than what they are.

if they can't figure out how to use something properly then that's there problem.

20droger wrote in post #3058071
with the lens fully extended and banging against her leg, bushes, branches, and even rocks as she climbed up the trail.

saravrose wrote in post #3060787
But, lets look on the bright side if the wife doesn't kill the kit at some point they may sell it off and maybe a real shooter can benefit.. just a thought..

I know I wouldn't want it...