Hey, did you get my invite? Try the GMail and Googletalk. They are quite amazing products. Not released yet, but I have friends there so the invite is for their beta. On 9/30/05, John Jensen <jwjensen356@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > No. I meant the Peter Nebergall who is now in the RUG. > > JJ > > --- "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > If you mean me John, I am back in the US now. > > Peter K > > > > On 9/27/05, John Jensen <jwjensen356@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > > Peter, are you still in Germany? By your previous > > > responses I took it that you are in the U.S. > > > > > > John > > > > > > --- Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > I have a couple of Soviet-era cameras... Kiev, > > > > Start, Fed... and I have > > > > to agree... > > > > As an Ossi myself, I laugh at Pentacon's first > > > > request after unification, > > > > which was for the west to "please send > > accountants; > > > > we do not know how > > > > much our products cost us to manufacture..." > > > > Governments do a poor enough job of their job -- > > > > governing. Keep away > > > > from all else.... bitte sehr? > > > > > > > > P.J. Nebergall > > > > > > > > On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:30:35 -0700 "Peter K." > > > > <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > writes: > > > > > Just be glad governments don't manufacture > > > > cameras. Imagine the cost > > > > > to > > > > > mannufacture and the quality, or lack of I > > should > > > > say. > > > > > > > > > > On 9/27/05, Jeff Dilcher > > <dilcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 06:42:40PM +0000, > > > > jon.stanton@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > "Giving one out of 4 dollars I earn to the > > > > government isn't the > > > > > root of > > > > > > all evils, but when I can't afford the > > camera I > > > > want, itis pretty > > > > > low on the > > > > > > tree..." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't kid yourself....You give far more > > than > > > > 25% to the > > > > > > government...even at the lowest tax bracket > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know. Then include state tax, local sales > > tax, > > > > car tax, gas tax, > > > > > and > > > > > > (insert your favorite tax here). > > > > > > I feel guilty. I should be doing more.... > > > > > > --- > > > > > > Rollei List > > > > > > > > > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > - Subscribe at > > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > with 'subscribe' > > > > > > in the subject field OR by logging into > > > > > www.freelists.org <//www.freelists.org> > > <//www.freelists.org><//www.freelists.org> > > > > > > > > > > > > - Unsubscribe at > > > > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > > > > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by > > logging > > > > into > > > > > www.freelists.org <//www.freelists.org> > > <//www.freelists.org><//www.freelists.org> > > > > > > > > > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available > > at > > > > > > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Peter K > > > > > ÓÕ > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Rollei List > > > > > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > with 'subscribe' > > > > in the subject field OR by logging into > > > > www.freelists.org <//www.freelists.org> < > //www.freelists.org> > > > > > > > > - Unsubscribe at > > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > with > > > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > > > > into www.freelists.org <//www.freelists.org> > > <//www.freelists.org> > > > > > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Rollei List > > > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' > > > in the subject field OR by logging into > > www.freelists.org <//www.freelists.org><//www.freelists.org> > > > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with > > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > > into www.freelists.org <//www.freelists.org>< > //www.freelists.org> > > > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Peter K > > ÃÂÃÂ > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org<//www.freelists.org> > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org<//www.freelists.org> > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > -- Peter K ÃÂÃÂ