I think I have to go to Land's End (Cornwall) to find the Atlantic. Sound good! Chris Web Page http://www.chrisspages.co.uk/ |> -----Original Message----- |> From: owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu |> [mailto:owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu]On Behalf Of Les Baldwin |> Sent: 08 September 2003 07:40 |> To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students |> Subject: Re: Life 101 was business 101 |> |> |> Chris, go out sit in the sand by the big (Atlantic) pond I will bottle - |> mail you some island goodies!! |> |> Bartender!! |> |> Could you please queue some Jimmy Buffett for my friend here? |> Also fire up |> the blender and get the margarita mix out. |> |> My learned friend on the other side of the pond needs a |> latitude adjustment. |> |> Grass (skirts) coconut shells and a few ice cold beers should help keep |> those pesky end of the planet feelings from sneaking in.. |> |> Anybody else want to join in? |> |> SOUND OFF MATIES!! |> |> Oh yeah bring a camera will ya (back in topic) |> |> Les, and yes I am going to see Jimmy his month!! |> ----- Original Message ----- |> From: "Chris" <nimbo@ukonline.co.uk> |> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" |> <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> |> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 6:03 PM |> Subject: RE: Life 101 was business 101 |> |> |> > Cheer up! We will all be dead in .... (not long in the future). |> > |> > Future Man has less to look forward to: |> > |> > Soon: |> > 1. The oil supply will run dry |> > 2. The coal will run out |> > 3 Uranium ..... |> > |> > . |> > . |> > The raw materials, copper.... and iron will run out |> > The trees will run out |> > |> > .......The air will run out. |> > |> > ... |> > |> > The Sun will swell up and vaporise the earth |> > |> > The milky way galaxy will collide with the Andromeda (M31) Galaxy |> > |> > ...... |> > . |> > |> > Just be thankful we live in such a bountiful age |> > Until tomorrow. |> > |> > Chris |> > Web Page |> > http://www.chrisspages.co.uk/ |> > |> > |> -----Original Message----- |> > |> From: owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu |> > |> [mailto:owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu]On Behalf Of BB |> > |> Sent: 07 September 2003 23:18 |> > |> To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students |> > |> Subject: Life 101 was business 101 |> > |> |> > |> |> > |> Greetings Les, |> > |> |> > |> Some risks are much more serious of a family disaster than those you |> > |> pose, |> > |> and may not even show up for years. |> > |> For example, health professionals take risks all day and every day. |> > |> Some make 50 bucks a day, others make 1,000. |> > |> Who do you think jumps in the line of fire most often? |> > |> |> > |> Not to mention the full scope and effects |> > |> of each days' risks in other avenues of photography........are |> > |> simply--unknown, |> > |> and hardly ever spoken of. |> > |> There is no glory of a war, or disaster, to |> > |> bring things to light. |> > |> You can count the times you have taken your risks, you were prepared |> for |> > |> and aware of |> > |> the risk. Not always the case for some avenues. |> > |> |> > |> Most folks (in the states) will lose the benefits you may |> enjoy, when |> > |> they retire. |> > |> This is not unique, this is how things are these days. |> > |> |> > |> Firefighters have risked their lives, they have worked in the public |> > |> sector-expecting certain |> > |> benefits at retirement over the next few years. News flash |> this past |> > |> few months- the 33 dollar medical 'insurance' premium is |> closer to 400 |> > |> dollars. |> > |> |> > |> We really do not have any guarantees that all we work (ed) |> for is going |> > |> to take care of our needs. |> > |> The alga eaters will give us the |> > |> lifetime guarantee for some of those dollars of ours though. |> > |> |> > |> Not all of us have spouses that do not work, or spouses for that |> matter. |> > |> |> > |> The days of most of us being able to carry the whole family |> financial |> > |> load, well now-they have been gone for years. |> > |> |> > |> I live and work in today's world. If you knew me you might |> well view |> my |> > |> life as |> > |> "between a rock and a hard place", the difference is - I do not. |> > |> |> > |> Would any of you have really lived the entire part of your life as a |> > |> professional photographer differently, because of less |> dollars? You |> > |> would not have accepted the work? |> > |> |> > |> Top feeder, |> > |> Bobbie : ) |> > |> |> > |> _______________________________________ |> > |> "Hi Bobbie and all |> > |> |> > |> I understand completely. However, I have risked my neck and my life |> more |> > |> |> > |> times than I can count for God and country, my photography and |> sometimes |> > |> |> > |> just for the fun of it. I have been shot at, jumped from |> airplanes (yes |> > |> perfectly good ones <vbg>) |> > |> and worked more fires than I care to count. Not really giving a darn |> nor |> > |> a |> > |> thought about what "may" happen. I have had friends die in |> a plane, 5 |> in |> > |> one |> > |> shot. |> > |> |> ........................................................................" |> > |> |> > |> |> > |> |> |>
