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Post by hansz on Nov 9, 2013 9:50:42 GMT -5
Well, I don't, and we - as a family - did our share to enlarge the Canadian community: my eldest brother is a landed immigrant (1974), and he and his wife have 3 children and 10 grandchildren...
So, MICKEY!!
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 10, 2013 13:52:22 GMT -5
Dear friends, and I mean that not merely as a salutation.
Thank you very much for your kind letters. I was not seeking sympathy nor do I deserve it. I am so embarrassed.
I thought I would take a respite from Camera Collector for a few days to get my brain back in gear. I still feel badly about erasing an entire thread and I still don't know how I did it. But I am glad nobody ordered me exiled or beheaded at dawn.
Going without CC and its very special people for these few days has left a gaping hole in my daily ritual.
I am not usually subject to blue funks or being down in the dumps. But neither am I a back slapping cheerful Charlie. I'm just your average mild mannered introvert. No more tantrums from me I promise.
Now I have some catching up to do.
I am not naming all the letter writers. Should I omit one I would really merit decapitation.
Once again, Thank you.
Mickey
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Post by hansz on Nov 10, 2013 14:19:38 GMT -5
Very, very well! Let's get back to business, old friend.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 21:49:13 GMT -5
Glad you are back, Mickey. And although you may be many things I don't thing an introvert is one of the -- unless an introvert is someone who tells jokes that sometimes makes his readers groan.
W.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 10, 2013 23:19:02 GMT -5
Glad you are back, Mickey. And although you may be many things I don't thing an introvert is one of the -- unless an introvert is someone who tells jokes that sometimes makes his readers groan. W. Thanks, Wayne. It is good to be back with real, honest to goodness people. An introvert is someone who would rather have a dull black camera than a shiny chrome one. The groans are my reward for all my hard work destroying threads. Mickey
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Post by daveh on Nov 11, 2013 4:42:04 GMT -5
Mickey,
I often have several goes at trying to get the right wording and this post is no exception. In the end I have gone for the short and concise version:
You mean far more to us than any thread on here. It's wonderful that you are back.
Dave.
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Post by Randy on Nov 11, 2013 9:50:45 GMT -5
Welcome back Mickey. I really missed you.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 11, 2013 10:15:12 GMT -5
I am blushing. Please stop. As Hans says "let's get back to business...". BUSINESS I have a number of old and not so old cameras that do not conform to everyone's idea of what a camera should look like and/or behave. Some are that way just for the sake of being different. Others are different to meet the needs of form follows function. But all are oddities for some reason or other. A fairly familiar example might be the 1840 Voigtlander Daguerreotype 'Canon' that is on the cover of the McKeown's Cameras of 2001-2002. Could a thread of Oddities be of interest to enough members to justify itself? Mickey
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 11:14:43 GMT -5
Sounds like a great idea. Start 'er up!!
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Post by Peltigera on Nov 11, 2013 14:09:42 GMT -5
It is an excellent idea, Mickey.
And welcome not-having-gone-away.
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Post by daveh on Nov 11, 2013 16:56:17 GMT -5
Could a thread of Oddities be of interest to enough members to justify itself? Mickey Most, if not all, the members are oddities themselves, so an oddities thread would be like being at home. It's an excellent idea.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 11, 2013 18:09:24 GMT -5
OK. I printed out "Creating a New Thread" I'll study it and when I feel I probably wont destroy anything I'll give it a try. Hmmm. A good portion is about polls. I wonder when our next elections will be held. Back to me homework. Mickey
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Post by herron on Nov 12, 2013 10:03:14 GMT -5
Mickey ... we can always start another thread ... but we can't replace you. Welcome back, partner.
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Post by olroy2044 on Nov 12, 2013 22:10:29 GMT -5
Hey Mickey! You cheated me out of a trip to Canada! I was about to come up there and drag you back to the CC! I thought I was finally going to get to meet you! All kidding aside, glad you're back, my friend! Roy
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 13, 2013 0:19:49 GMT -5
Roy,
You and your wife would be most welcome at the Oberman Arms. There is lots of room. There is even a private basement apartment, if one wishes privacy, that is at ground level so it is not too basementy. Decor is authentic 1972.
Indeed, the red carpet is out for any CC'er.
I know I am a disgrace when it comes to electronics but I am a pretty good tour guide/chauffeur when it come to showing off my favourite city.
Mickey
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