I just wish they'd get on and tell us what is coming next, so I can decide what to do with my K20D. (Throw it away is my current feeling )

Glad your camera found a good home and a new Pentaxian has been made .

Mr Jones used to live along the road from me when I was a youthette. In a remarkably normal looking detached house, with no security or high walls or anything. Saw him on occasion in the local shops too. Always comes across as a nice bloke.

I am slightly jealous of you wife's mate, meeting him and having a world cruise.

But I suspect the thought (of both) is better than the reality.

No doubt if I showed the photo of the boat to my eldest he would be able to identify it. He is currently sailing and out of internet reach though.

Well done Mike! I hope you have lots of fun with your bargain.

Like Peter I'm not jealous, well not much. Maybe just a little bit. Oh all right then, yes, I am dead jealous.

I take my own tea to the US. Not that it helps much as you get a cup of lukewarm water . Luckily I prefer Dutch tea (no milk) to English nowadays.

The Pacific Northwest lived up to it's reputation for good coffee though. The beer was good too - lots of lovely micro-brews there.

In US hotels we use the coffee they provide and a third of the water suggested. It just about makes it drinkable. Elsewhere we go for a double espresso. Even then it's not usually a real espresso, but stronger than normal US coffee, and a lot better than a skinny macchiato with a shot of hazelnut and vanilla .

Well I went out an bought a new machine within days of getting home last year, so no I can't live without espresso.

I have drunk my coffee strong and black since my days as a computer operator. I grind my own beans too. We have an excellent coffee roaster near us so I can get freshly roasted coffee in small quantities. yummy.

Phoned about the washing machine - next Monday sometime between 8am and 6 pm is when they'll come. I have convinced them to phone 30 minutes before they come so I can walk the dogs as normal.

Son working all day so no chance of getting any washing done.

And now my b*&&^% car won't start. Garage can look at it on Thursday, assuming I can ever get it going again.

I need another holiday!

Maybe your Jumbulance (love that name!) can pick up a Gwyn in total collapse on it's way through Techno .

Belgium?

Nah, just to France, nearly the same thing but not quite.

Good grief, is this thread still going??

Just back from my hols so will have quite a bit of catching up to do here I can see.

Last year we came back to a broken espresso machine, which was annoying but I can (just about) live without espresso. This year I put a load of dirty washing in the machine to be greeted by alarming clicks, all the lights flashing on and off and an ominous pop. So two weeks worth of smelly washing removed, and husband investigating, but it sounds expensive. . No launderettes for miles either. I shall have to call on a son I can see.

No, but I see they have a link to Pentax User .

I never registered my cameras. partly because Pentax NL is run by their distributor and didn't offer registration.

Just to keep you all drooling and saving

http://www.pentax.jp/japan/imaging/digital/medium/645d/ex.html#top

Edit big files so be prepared to wait for them - they're worth it