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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

03/15/2005 02:05:01 PM · #1

Well I'm sorry to say I'll just be a bystander for a while. I managed to loose my camera and my car in the same day... the day before my birthday to boot. So after I take and epty my savings to put a down payment on another car I'll be pretty much broke. I Think a new camera will have to wait until around christmas.

As for what happend well a lttle fifty cent rubber fuel line popped off the carburator. This sprayed gas all over my motor. I smell gas a was going to pull into the drive way about 200 yards up the road. Before I could get there I heard a pop. Soom smoke stated pouring in from the air vents. Panicked I drove into the ditch and jumped out of the car. I opened the trunk to get the fire extinguisher. I then ran around to the from reached in the car a pulled on the hood release. Well the handle pulled completly out of the hole cable and all. So I and left standing there watching my car burn in a brilliant display. Then it hits me this sucks I wish I had my camera, no one will beleive this. Then I remember.... the camera's in the backseat.. of my now completely engulfed in flames car........so here I am at work the day before my birthday smelling like burned plastic... thinking I miss my camera.. and boy I wish I had a beer... sorry about the rant be talking about it makes me feel a little better.

Canon EOS-60D

03/15/2005 02:19:23 PM · #2

OMG that is horrific. I am thankful that YOU are ok. Things can be replaced; you can't. What about car insurance? Were you insured?

I hope you get through this trauma OK. What a bummer of a birthday. I'm so sorry.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

03/15/2005 02:24:59 PM · #3

I only had liability. so insurance is a bust. I made it out of the car just fine smelling like smoke but unscratched. That much I am ery lucky about... besides now I have a reason to get the jeep iv'e been wanting if I can find one affordable enough.

gloda

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/15/2005 02:25:47 PM · #4

That's bad luck, I'm sorry your day started so badly. When I was a child, a pyromanic set fire to our old house. The garage and the car burnt down to the ground. My father's SLR on the backseat in the camera case survided it all unharmed.

03/15/2005 02:28:59 PM · #5

yup somthing told me today would have been a good day to play hookey, skip work and stay in bed. .. but then again I feel like that most days so maybe it wasn't premonition..

Message edited by author 2005-03-15 14:38:10.

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Nikon

03/15/2005 03:08:54 PM · #6

OK now we just had a fire drill at work... if that isn't enough to realy rub it in with irony.....weeee if the day keeps going like this i'm just going to have to buy somepopcorn and enjoy the ride...

Apple iPhone

03/15/2005 03:15:15 PM · #7

Originally posted by tristalisk:

OK now we just had a fire drill at work... if that isn't enough to realy rub it in with irony.....weeee if the day keeps going like this i'm just going to have to buy somepopcorn and enjoy the ride...

Or hot dogs and marshmellows and eat..

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Nikon

03/15/2005 03:23:57 PM · #8

woohoo a bit of good luck I can replace my camera for $400 on ebay. Much nicer than the $1200 that was payed for it a few years ago. Now to see how much I can haggle down the down payment on another car.. might be able to replace both :)

Apple iPhone

03/15/2005 03:31:00 PM · #9

Originally posted by tristalisk:

There ya go...Too bad you dont live in toronto.. we have a good used camera store here... got my 7hi there..

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

03/15/2005 03:35:09 PM · #10

Do you have homeowners insurance? I seem to recall from my joyous days working in an insurance call center that it's homeowner's that covers the items in your vehicle. It's worth a shot.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/16/2005 07:48:54 AM · #11

Nope MK no home owners insurance.. I'm a renter.. never realy thought of insuring the camera.

colda

Nikon D800

03/16/2005 07:58:34 AM · #12

Originally posted by tristalisk:

Nope MK no home owners insurance.. I'm a renter.. never realy thought of insuring the camera.

Dunno how it works over there, but here when you rent it's law that you have some kind of insurance (sometimes this is arranged by the landlord) that covers contents and anything that might happen to the property (fixtures and fittings - not structural). It might be worth seeing if you have anything.

Also, I believe that it's standard that your car insurance (as long as fire and theft are included) will cover a certain value of good lost in the car.

Hope that you do find that you have some cover - the idea of being without a camera is scary!