Missed out on a chance of a lifetime

[Yuhi]

Originally Posted by andersju

If you live on the other side of the world, going to Europe (and Berlin, at that - one of the most interesting cities around here) can be Big Thing in itself.

Anyway. That's a bummer, man. You're not the only one who's been bitten by the "Other" tab. I wasn't even aware of its existence until months after people had sent personal messages that I should have replied to..

I live in Adelaide, Australia. So a free trip to Germany (on the other side of the world) was awesome by itself! Would have cost an arm and a leg for me to travel to Germany by my own expenses.

And... About the "Other's" tab...

[Yuhi]

Originally Posted by jippiejee

I never saw those messages! There's one saying I won us$750,000 dollar. Wow But that's 2010... should be a little more now taking inflation into account?

Are you serious?!

Originally Posted by coelacanth

So so sorry to hear this. It really is just too bad. Sigh. I'd do for real too if that happened to me.

I hope this somehow "credit back" in your future "luck usage"...

Yup, I believe in karma and I believe it would probably come back to me in the form of a M10 or a noctilux!

[raid]

To be checking email on a daily basis and many times each day has become the norm in the age of social networking. I must do it at the university to manage communications from my students and research collabroators.

Too bad that it happened to you with a winning thing.

[santela]

wow, i would have banged my head to the wall till i bleed to death! (ok maybe not, but at least a few times)

[Araakii]

I actually don't care about the traveling part. Yes it's costly but it's something that you can buy with a reasonable amount of money. But a chance to be with Leica at the news release is something that is hard to buy.