Significant other aka the pack horse

[egpj]

While cruising the highways and byways of Cartago, Costa Rica I noticed a photographer carrying his camera on a tripod by the side of the road. It was some sort of digital Canikon and I could not tell what specifically but what really caught my eye was his better half.

She was carrying a huge camera bag and that made the old mental wheels start turning. After the rust dust settled, I engaged the mouth gear and turned to the beautiful lady sitting beside. "My Love" I said, "that girl was carrying the Wubby for him" (this delightful creature had given my camera bag the nickname "wubby" after a childs blanket. You know, the kind of thing they need with them where ever they go. Funny girl, ehh) Then, I threw caution to the wind and asked, "would you carry my Wubby while I take some pictures?" To this she responded, "Really, I can't. That bag is so heavy and that girl only has to carry cheap digital lenses anyway. You know, you could switch to some of those ugly lenses and then I could carry your bag." To this I put my one arm around her and gave her smooch on the forehead and that ended the discussion. She is a clever girl and I was terribly out matched on this one.

Perhaps some of you older and wiser forum members could have turned this in favorable direction. I seek guidance from all the Obi-wahn's out there. What should I have done in this instance to get the outcome I wanted?

 

[reagan]

You walked away from that conversation unscathed and without a single piece of gear protruding uncomfortably from any body orifice... I'd say you handled it pretty well and got about as good an outcome as one should sanely expect.

 

[egpj]

I was kind of thinking along the same line but hope springs eternal. She does hold lenses while I change them and base plates as well while changing film. I thought about asking if she would keep a lens in her purse for me but I do not think the relationship is quite there yet.

 

[VinceC]

The most likely outcome is that she acquires some cheap point-and-shoot and starts taking better pictures than you do. (Not meant to be a reflection on you but an anecdote of what happened to me.)

 

[egpj]

She has already picked up on of my MP's to take a few shots. This has left me wondering what the results would be. The only thing she has commented about was, "That camera is so heavy!"

You were attracted to that lady for a reason and one of those things was her creativity/vision. If it was me in that situation I would just sit back and think to myself, "D@MN, I know how to pick'em!"

 

[dostacos]

this is how I thought your story was going to end......




On their wedding night, the young bride approached her new husband and asked for $20.00 for their first lovemaking encounter. In his highly aroused
state, her husband readily agreed.

This scenario was repeated each time they made love, for more than 30 years, with him thinking that it was a cute way for her to afford new clothes and
other incidentals that she needed.

Arriving home around noon one day, she was surprised to find her husband in a very drunken state. During the next few minutes, he explained that his
employer was going through a process of corporate downsizing, and he had
been let go. It was unlikely that, at the age of 59, he'd be able to find
another position that paid anywhere near what he'd been earning, and
therefore, they were financially ruined.

Calmly, his wife handed him a bank book which showed more than thirty years
of steady deposits and interest totaling nearly $1 million. Then she showed
him certificates of deposit issued by the bank which were worth over $2
million, and informed him that they were one of the largest depositors in
the bank. She explained that for the more than three decades she had
"charged" him for sex, these holdings had multiplied and these were the
results of her savings and investments.

Faced with evidence of cash and investments worth over $3 million, her
husband was so astounded he could barely speak, but finally he found his
voice and blurted out, "If I'd had any idea what you were doing,



I would have given you all my business!"

That's when she shot him.

You know, sometimes, men just don't know when to keep their mouths shut.

 

[reagan]

”I thought about asking if she would keep a lens in her purse for me but I do not think the relationship is quite there yet.”

Yeeeeeah, believe I'd rethink that. Purses have handles and can be swung at high velocity instantly. Lenses only add to the weight of said pendulum projectile. Once provoked, the sweetest and foxiest of ladies can go from zero to screaming, bludgeoning maniac in about 1.3 nanoseconds. 😱

 

[PeterL]

The charming girl that also happens to like me happened to be carrying *and* using an ancient Zenith on the first time we had more than very brief contact. But, just in the way that I wouldn't like to carry her extra bags while travelling if she overpacked, I guess she wouldn't like to carry around my bodies, lenses, light meters, tripods and loads of film while sightseeing.

Fortunately, she's a light traveler, and I'm a back-to-basics photographer, so we get along nicely carrying our own stuff.

Peter.

 

[MelanieC]

I guess chivalry really is dead.

 

[reagan]

I guess chivalry really is dead.

...and decayed. 😱 You're right, Melanie. We're schmucks - of the schmuckiest sort.

*hat in hand, digs toe in dirt*




(Who didn't see this comin'?)

 

[egpj]

...and decayed. 😱 You're right, Melanie. We're schmucks - of the schmuckiest sort.

*hat in hand, digs toe in dirt*




(Who didn't see this comin'?)

I refuse to cave in on that note! Chivalry is not dead and neither is the game that goes on between the sexes! Of course I was not serious about her carrying the bag but might as well see what the comment brings fourth out of that lovely lady. You know, I respect her for her quick response that was both witty and reflected her knowledge of me. She upped the stakes and had me dig deeper with respect and enjoyment into her mind.

Now, I have to admit that I am not married to this lady but she is about as close as I have gotten in a long time.

LOL, what an enjoyable exchange that was! To see her initial reaction and then her mental delight over finding something that would put me in my place but in such a feminine and pleasing way.

Women are so interesting and fun! I love em!

 

[egpj]

oink, and again I say, oink

LOL, ohhh please. :angel: