Can the lens be salvaged.

My favorite, best, most loved, most expensive, most treasured, the lens that Carlton called: “Your lens that cost as much as a car” got damaged on the way over last fall.

As usual, it was in my carryon. But it must have had a great bump somewhere along the way. My bad, it should have been in a hard lens case. It wasn’t.

So, today – before the promised gale – I went out and took 300 pictures. It does an acceptable but no longer a fantastic job.  Autofocus is marginal at best. So, it really needs to be retired. 

Yes, since last we the local weather has been hyping our upcoming gale/big surf. Sort of like winter snow storms back east. Everything has been tied down. Boats have been secured. Tarps have been removed. Yesterday’s cruise ship was canceled. Goodness knows where it went. The beach parks are all closed.  

It is supposed to be at its worst here this afternoon. So, I am charging up all of my toys – just in case. I have a new dead tree book to read. And, my insulated mug is full of coffee.  Good to go.  

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I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
Will Rogers.