Jinxed ?

I have become used to fate being unkind with the vehicles in my preserved fleet. Now it is spreading to me as a person !

In London visiting my family what better than visiting Crystal Palace and playing football with my grandson !



Plenty of things other than buses to photograph !






Ready for the off !





Then Grandad takes a kick, skids and neatly falls on to back, luckily on to the grass !



The two cameras in the carrier bag hit the path very very hard.



Despite being in a wallet the Olympus was a write off with a cracked screen and no activity at all.



The Canon functions but has lost the mode selector.

Still to beat the jinx I ordered from a UK firm replacement cameras. I did not realise that they would take such a journey !

SALTASHGB
30/04/2008 10:33 DELIVERED

EXETER,GB
30/04/2008 6:22 OUT FOR DELIVERY
30/04/2008 6:22 IMPORT SCAN

EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR,GB
30/04/2008 0:10 IMPORT SCAN
30/04/2008 0:04 IMPORT SCAN

EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR,GB
29/04/2008 20:38 ARRIVAL SCAN

PHILADELPHIA,PA, US
29/04/2008 8:31 DEPARTURE SCAN
29/04/2008 7:07 ARRIVAL SCAN

LOUISVILLE,KY, US
29/04/2008 5:12 DEPARTURE SCAN
29/04/2008 2:11 ARRIVAL SCAN

LONG BEACH,CA, US
28/04/2008 19:32 DEPARTURE SCAN
28/04/2008 18:57 ARRIVAL SCAN

LOS ANGELES,CA, US
28/04/2008 18:25 DEPARTURE SCAN
28/04/2008 15:45 ORIGIN SCAN

US
28/04/2008 18:28 BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

Tracking results provided by UPS: 30/04/2008 3:00 ET



The replacement Olympus was also an update. If a child can throw it around and then wash it-- maybe it will survive with me ! So as it was raining in Plymouth, why not try it out !

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BTW UPS delivery cost me £5