Out of Focus and off topic...

CabanSail

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I have just purchased a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR lens from Amazon. They will only deliver this item to Mainland UK addresses, so I supplied the address of a relative.

They turned up yesterday to deliver it but nobody was home, so they left it with a neighbour

Now both the neighbours have only recently moved in & are renting. My relatives don't really know them other than to wave hello. How can a courier driver assess if they can be trusted with an expensive lens? Could they not have left a card with a number to call & arrange delivery when someone was definitely home?

The neighbour is honest & has not been down the local pub to flog the lens for £100 & it was collected today.

I don't know why they don't just give out their consignments to any person who is passing their van & can sign a form?

I will be having words to Amazon about their choice of Courier

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AnCatDubh

An interesting and nice list

Would you add any?

CabanSail

Saw this in the Metro this morning.

Have a look at the Blog of Croy Devenish Phibbs Quite an interesting family.

shrapnel222

posted this in films but doesn't seem to be getting much love there.

might be more appreciated here. Yann arthus bertrand has done a film on our planet and it is being broadcast or shown/downloadable for free on the 5th June. I have no idea how good or bad a documentary it's going to be but there is no doubt in my mind there will be some spectacular imagery, well worth downloading and watching on the biggest screen available

http://www.home-2009.com

Pigwidgeon

So, who wants to do my leaving cert for me?

Ricky91t

I'm sure people will moan that this should be put in the leaving cert forum but i'd mainly like to wish good luck to the other photographes(As i spend most my time in here ) I know of 3 others doing their leaving so good luck and spend more time studying than on boards.Its only a week and a half for most and i'm sure people on here will know you're busy.Most of all don't get worked up over exams you've just sat,focus on the next one!

mrmac

Second that!
Best of Luck all of you!

trishw78

Good luck to one and all...

Dublin_Gunner

AnCatDubh wrote: »

An interesting and nice list

Would you add any?

Yeah, the picture of the Vietnamese child running naked on the bridge, with burned flesh.

Arguably one of the most iconic of the 20th century.

challengemaster

I think I'm a bit too relaxed over the whole thing...lol. Ah well.

Good luck Richard, Kate, and whoever else that's slipped my memory.... memory of a goldfish I have.

Party in Richards house June 20th! :pac:

Ricky91t

challengemaster wrote: »

I think I'm a bit too relaxed over the whole thing...lol. Ah well.

Good luck Richard, Kate, and whoever else that's slipped my memory.... memory of a goldfish I have.

Party in Richards house June 20th! :pac:

Landyman is doing it too i think! Haha 20th?Im finished the 12th will be in the uk on the 20th.Haha.

challengemaster

I'm not finished til the 19th fking Applied maths.

Mycroft H

I'm doing it too unfortunately

I was halfway sending messages to yous when i realisied there was a thread going. Anyway, the best of luck in english tomorow, and the rest of them.

I'm finished the 15th, but i've physics and accounting on the one day, which is horrible

/Shudders at the thought of it.....

Pigwidgeon

So is it just the 4 of us?
Good luck (and to any lurkers who we've forgotten about!)

damn you ricky i'm not finished till the 17th! I had to go and pick spanish and economics didn't I?

Oddly enough, I'm really not panicking...yet... I'll probably be a wreck in the morning!

Mycroft H

challengemaster wrote: »

I think I'm a bit too relaxed over the whole thing...lol. Ah well.

Good luck Richard, Kate, and whoever else that's slipped my memory.... memory of a goldfish I have.

Party in Richards house June 20th! :pac:

What are you thinking of doing next year?

challengemaster

landyman wrote: »

What are you thinking of doing next year?

Science in TCD

Bio, chem, physics and applied maths... My exams are going to be so much fun.

For some reason I always thought you were older....hmm... G'luck anyway dude

Nforce

Suddenly I feel very...very....old

This year is the 20th anniversary of my Leaving Cert...back then we wrote on papyrus


Best of luck to all!

Ricky91t

kateos2 wrote: »

So is it just the 4 of us?
Good luck (and to any lurkers who we've forgotten about!)

damn you ricky i'm not finished till the 17th! I had to go and pick spanish and economics didn't I?

Oddly enough, I'm really not panicking...yet... I'll probably be a wreck in the morning!

:pac:

I'm not panicking either actually looking forward to getting them over and done with...Think it is just us four

randylonghorn

challengemaster wrote: »

I think I'm a bit too relaxed over the whole thing...lol.

Yes, you are!

That said, better too relaxed than in a panic!

Good luck to ye all, hope ye all do brilliantly!

kensutz

Good luck to ye all.

Mycroft H

challengemaster wrote: »

Science in TCD

Bio, chem, physics and applied maths... My exams are going to be so much fun.

For some reason I always thought you were older....hmm... G'luck anyway dude

Whys that? The username? I was brought up around land rovers and i already own one! I thought the username was appropriate lol. Anyway get some sleep, a lot of writing ahead of ye!

nilhg

Best of luck to you guys (and gal), my young lady is doing it as well and its much worse than when I did it myself...........

shrapnel222

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Yeah, the picture of the Vietnamese child running naked on the bridge, with burned flesh.

Arguably one of the most iconic of the 20th century.

also the little ethiopian boy and the vulture. it really is for me one of the most troubling images of the 20th century.

rahtkennades

kateos2 wrote: »

So, who wants to do my leaving cert for me?

Yeah, why not. Can't do any worse than last time I did it!

Best of luck to all those out there doing exams at the mo!:)

Calina

I'm moving house at the moment. Wish I could wave a magic wand and all that.

Ricky91t

Let's just say now i'm panicking,Paper 1 was great,Paper two looked great from what i've read and now it's being re-done great!

AnCatDubh

Hey - good luck to you all. Had been thinking about this a few days back but hadn't gotten around to posting about it.

Don't worry about the panic setting in. Time will fly over the next week or two and you'll then wonder what all the sweating was about. Oh, but time flys even when you are not having fun.

If you believe what they tell you, you'd think the best days of your lives are over. A little secret that they don't tell you is that it is all just beginning and the best is yet to come - by a mile.

A few of you hoping to do photography / fine art or similar too - here's wishing you all good luck in achieving it. All of you people mentioned on thread are awesome in your own rights. We've high hopes for ye. Onward and upwards.

Good luck.

Pigwidgeon

they would put english on saturday now

have to say though paper 1 was really nice, any of you's do the comprehension on Henri Cartier-Bresson? I came out and all my friends were said "bet we know what comprehension you did" paper suited me really well I have to say.
After about 10 mins of trying to decide what essay to do, I did the one on indecision

Ricky91t

kateos2 wrote: »

they would put english on saturday now

have to say though paper 1 was really nice, any of you's do the comprehension on Henri Cartier-Bresson? I came out and all my friends were said "bet we know what comprehension you did" paper suited me really well I have to say.
After about 10 mins of trying to decide what essay to do, I did the one on indecision

I know weekend was gonna be a huge amount of study for maths!
Very annoyed about this :mad:

Anyway paper 1 I did the animal welfare one,Up to date on all that stuff and the text 3 part B on photography exhibition,Really liked the paper flew through it and pleased with what i did :pac:

Tallon

Good luck to everyone, hope you's do well