My girlfriend..ugh..

archaeoman wrote in post #5245705
My wife tells me: "Put it where I won't move it"

..and so I do.

I agree 100%

Two bad things my Finace did

Opened a window which blew a bday card with $300 in it in the trash (long story, never recovered but got sick from jumping in the trash looking for it)

She ding'd my one of a kind Dale Perry cue on the side of a table cracking the grains.

Hope your lens is ok!!

runninmann wrote in post #5246613
I have a rule for myself with my backpack. It's either open or it's zipped. I never (so far) close it without zipping it. If, for whatever reason, I don't want to zip it, then I don't close it. Works for me.

I tried that. It didn't work. Now I close the bag ALWAYS after I have removed what I want out of it.
I must admit, what happened to me was partially my fault. What made me think I could take my camera gear on my boat to begin with.......

Okay, imagine if you will. My family is out on our brand new boat. I had my camera bag wide open on the rear seat (stern for you boaters and Navy people). I am taking photos of our daughter fishing in the bow. A coworker is coming up on a Jet Ski. So I turned to take a few photos as they approached. By the time I realised they were not stopping, the wall of water was already on its way into the boat.

Several things went through my mind in the next couple of seconds.
"Do I jump out of the boat, and beat him to death with my camera?"
"Do I have enough anchor weight to hold his body at the bottom of the lake?"
"Will a flare gun do enough damage to him?"
Amongst other things.

That was last June. My camera and lens went to Canon to be checked out. They reworked a circuit board for the autofocus, and said the rest of the camera was fine. The lens was too outdated for Canon to even look at it, so I took it to a local shop. They said it would be a waste to clean it, as it's in perfect condition.

He paid for the cleaning, the shipping, and renting me a loaner when I needed it, when my camera was out for service.

The next camping trip is this June. I sincerely doubt I'll be making the same mistake again. I think I saw on Craigslist that someone is selling a G2 with an Ikelite housing. That may be my new boating camera.

I put a hook and loop (aka 'Velcro') setup on my bag so that even if I neglected to snap the buckles closed, the bag would somewhat automatically close itself by virtue of the hook and loop sides coming into contact with each other. It serves as enough warning (hearing the 'rrriiiipp' sound start) to let you know that you are a fool if you continue to lift the bag!

gotta always zip the backpack... if im lazy or in and out of my backpack i zip one side and the top... that way, at least nothing would fall out if it got tipped over.

If you are not happy with the results as it was before then I would suggest you sending it to Sigma. But if you are satisfied than keep it

You spelt ex-girlfriend wrong in the title.

Hermes wrote in post #5398519
You spelt ex-girlfriend wrong in the title.

yeah, he said that she dropped his gear, but he didn't state if he dropped her!

rooftopsuicideclub wrote in post #5245453
2. i remind my girlfriend that my camera equipment, if broken, will most likely be replaced out of our joint savings. i asked her politely to pleeeeeeeease make sure that if she, for instance, moves it off the kitchen table to set it for dinner, to make sure it's clipped shut to prevent accidents.

bahahahahaha lord