The 40th TPBM Random Chat and Zane Recommitment Thread

Paris must be feeling alot better today she is trying to eat the cats food and thats after ive moved it , lol

Miniflash wrote in post #11058927
Columbus Day i think lolFed day off ,

Oh, I did not realize it was a day to celebrate that great explorer and discoverer of America *poke Crissa* What a glorious day Yeah, no, she has a real job, she doesn't get it off.

short5 wrote in post #11058995
Oh, I did not realize it was a day to celebrate that great explorer and discoverer of America *poke Crissa* What a glorious day Yeah, no, she has a real job, she doesn't get it off.

haha Andys got a fake Gov't job so he has the day off

I make the annual calendar, we're off

Miniflash wrote in post #11059065
haha Andys got a fake Gov't job so he has the day off

Good for you guys, enjoy your day

Skrim17 wrote in post #11059173
I make the annual calendar, we're off

I knew you were a closet Columbus fan.

lol, as long as we speak truth to power.

A hawk just swooped in and tried to get birds at the feeder right outside the door. I heard a bunch of scattering and birds crashing into the house while they escaped so I looked up just as the hawk swooped through and landed on the bench 3 feet from the open door. There is a screen but he was SO close for a few seconds, really cool.

That is cool Zane , i love watching hawks here fighting with birds flying with critters in tow all cool as long as its not miss Mini

7D arrived. Can't wait till the battery charges. Looks nice! A bit unhappy about the way the Amazon reseller handled the product, though... It came in a box for a 28-135 kit. Apparently the separate the lens from the camera in the kits and sell the lens separately. Everything that's supposed to be there is there, but it's a bit dishonest.

My battery is charged

Guineh wrote in post #11059423
7D arrived. Can't wait till the battery charges. Looks nice! A bit unhappy about the way the Amazon reseller handled the product, though... It came in a box for a 28-135 kit. Apparently the separate the lens from the camera in the kits and sell the lens separately. Everything that's supposed to be there is there, but it's a bit dishonest.

A bit shady for certain. That also brings up the question of if this is a bona fide US product or if you ended up with a gray market body that is going to be an issue if you need warranty work somewhere down the line.

Of course, it is your fondest hope you never need warranty work to begin with. Either way, it is a great camera and I hope it performs flawlessly for you. Go shoot a duck!

I would certainly write the seller an email and complain. It isn't a ver clean way of doing business.

DDA wrote in post #11058664
Exactly what I'm doing I may be able to do a quick test in the coming days, but won't be able to really use it as I'd like for a loooong time though

I was the same with the 5D, it was a week before I got to use it at all.

short5 wrote in post #11058770
Even then it is not allowed here and she would not snatch it.

I had a type a OCD couple I was ready to kill. I often got clients that would be nervous wrecks about deciding stuff but this woman was the worse. She actually printed out pictures of leaves and flowers from plant in the design and papper clipped them to paint swatches ajj over fretting that the colors wouldn't work. Now I can see that a bit with flowers but the leaves? They are green, and not always the same green as you seen online or as printed.

Jasper wouldn't snatch it up either, but would hover knowing that most likely it will be his. If I dropped a T-bone, it would still be mine.

Wow, that is very OCDish, probably worse than any I have dealt with. I find the worse is when both partners are just as bad as each other in the decision making arena. Off hand I know of 3 couples in 15 years that were extremely bad, including the ones I am dealing with now. One set I actually threatened to fire if they never got their act together. And the funny thing is, all these customers were very nice people, just could not make up their minds.

short5 wrote in post #11059343
A hawk just swooped in and tried to get birds at the feeder right outside the door. I heard a bunch of scattering and birds crashing into the house while they escaped so I looked up just as the hawk swooped through and landed on the bench 3 feet from the open door. There is a screen but he was SO close for a few seconds, really cool.

That's cool.

Off again to pick up some cheques, and take some pictures.

Woolburr wrote in post #11059506
A bit shady for certain. That also brings up the question of if this is a bona fide US product or if you ended up with a gray market body that is going to be an issue if you need warranty work somewhere down the line.

Of course, it is your fondest hope you never need warranty work to begin with. Either way, it is a great camera and I hope it performs flawlessly for you. Go shoot a duck!

It is rare that a deal that beats all deals is on the up and up. I often spend a little more but I can't be bothered with bargain hunting too much. If I am ordering something rather than buying at a store, like I normally do, I tend to buy from one of the big reputable camera outlets like B&H. I usually do a search and look at one of the sites that lists all the sellers and prices. Usually most the listings are the same and then there are a few cheaper ones, then there are the very cheap obvious scams. I buy from one of the places that all have the same price. All the other ones always have a hitch.

I hope it is all good Mike.

Afternoon everyone. Hope you are all having a good day. I did not get to go see my monkeys

FocalPrincess wrote in post #11057264
Chet, random trivia...they took the phosphates out of Cascade here now too. So much for getting decent dishwasher detergent in PA.

G'mae all. Deeds, can't wait to see what you turn out with your new toy!

Cat, shhhhh, I snuck Sasha a pizza crust the other night. In my defense, I put it in her dish?

Do I need to send you care packages of Cascade now? Hope you are all feeling better

Harm wrote in post #11057279
morning all....man i feel sooo exhausted. even went to bed early last night. Prob fighting some bug or something

Hope you feel better soon Harm (maybe use the excuse that you are sick, you can avoid seeing the in-laws?)

cylentka wrote in post #11057376
*waving at everyone*

Hi... bye!

Hi Wanda, Bye Wanda

Becky N wrote in post #11057497
You know out of context, well...

Miniflash wrote in post #11058965
Paris must be feeling alot better today she is trying to eat the cats food and thats after ive moved it , lol

That sounds like great news.

short5 wrote in post #11059343
A hawk just swooped in and tried to get birds at the feeder right outside the door. I heard a bunch of scattering and birds crashing into the house while they escaped so I looked up just as the hawk swooped through and landed on the bench 3 feet from the open door. There is a screen but he was SO close for a few seconds, really cool.

Cool, could you see what type of hawk it was?