Boom boom went my heart

@sallypup (57307)
Centralia, Washington
July 14, 2018 3:44pm CST
I am attached to my little hundred dollar camera like others might be attached to their house keys. I like taking photos. Its a recording of my life. So one of my sisters called- not usual. Family calls me maybe three times a year. She had had knee surgery and wanted to talk. Okay. Meantime I had placed a box that had items meant to go to the Goodwill there by the front door. And my phone had needed charging so I charged it there by the door- AND by that donation box. So I'd just finished taking a photo of a little chair that I might give away when the phone rang and startled me into not being in my routine. Yup. I went to show the photo to the possible taker and no camera. That sent both me and hubby into gyrations through the house. Where? Which surface? What had I been doing when?? I finally found it and there it lay- knocked down into the donation box. You bet I am deeply grateful that I happened to look down into that particular corner, under the box edge. And I mean grateful with all my heart.
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@rebelann (110771)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Jul 18
I'm glad you found your camera, I keep mine in the camera bag unless I plan to take pot shots.
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 18
@rebelann You are organized. Congrats. My camera is little and fits easily into my pocket.
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@rebelann (110771)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jul 18
I learned that from mom @sallypup she always kept her kodak in the case it came in and when she gave me my 35mm Nikon she included the bag. I still treasure that camera but who processes 35mm anymore
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 18
@rebelann I bet somebody does if you can handle the cost- go on line and look around.
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@Spontaneo (14707)
• United States
14 Jul 18
Oh gosh! I am glad you found the camera! I do like my 1st ever digital camera. However, I still like the good 'ol 35mm cameras better. I bought 3 digital cameras on sale on eBay in either January or February and not one would work. So, I still use the same digital camera I have always had. Do you like your's?
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Jul 18
@Spontaneo I'm sorry you had such a bad deal on those cameras. I do like this camera. One of the great things about this particular camera is that there are no batteries to replace. The battery inside the camera is a rechargeable one. It comes with a battery charger that plugs into the wall. Easy peasy. I'm not good at all the little lens changes. Shoot and run is my speed.
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@Spontaneo (14707)
• United States
14 Jul 18
@sallypup If I would look on eBay, what would the search term be? Extremely interested!
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Jul 18
@Spontaneo Power shot Canon- 5X zoom. Common camera. Mine is beat up looking.
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• United States
15 Jul 18
I can imagine the panic you felt when it went missing. It is doubly good that you had not yet gone to the donation center, or that your husband hadn't gone in your stead.
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• United States
15 Jul 18
@sallypup I had a cheapish little canon camera that I used to treasure. I am not sure it still works but I took that thing everywhere. I would make sure I had my phone, camera and wallet before I left from anywhere and that was just a $50.00 camera.
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum That sounds like the camera that I currently use though I think it cost me more toward 100.00.
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum You're right. It brought home to me how much a camera is an integral part of my life.
@MALUSE (69428)
• Germany
14 Jul 18
I can so feel with you. Things like that can happen to me, too.
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@MALUSE (69428)
• Germany
15 Jul 18
@sallypup This happens to me, too!
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Jul 18
@Maluse I guess the good part of losing the camera was me searching through my house- I found a couple more things to donate while I looked for the camera.
@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jul 18
Whew! Lucky woman. I would look at every item now before I put it in the car.
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 18
@andriaperry I officially need a strait jacket. Now I can't find a DVD that I checked out from the library. This stress is going to kill me.
@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
15 Jul 18
Wow, I'm glad you found your camera. I carry mine everywhere I go. I keep it at all times in my purse unless I'm making a picture. My brother and his wife and grandkids are touring out west and they lost all their cameras but those on one phone.They will have practically no pictures to show when they get home. They had taken pictures of the ground canyon, the corn palace and all the places they'd seen. All lost.
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
16 Jul 18
@RubyHawk I am trying not to be upset.
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 18
@RubyHawk I'm terribly sorry that happened to your relatives. I kind of did the same thing: I took photos of my trip to Arizona and South Carolina, came home and danged if I can find the little memory card that those photos are on.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Jul 18
@sallypup I would be so upset if I did that. I love having pictures of everything.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
22 Jul 18
I bet you are. I can just imagine how frantic you were trying to find it.
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@wolfgirl569 (93510)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Jul 18
Glad that you found it
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@Icydoll (36725)
• India
15 Jul 18
Very glad you found it
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@Jessabuma (31706)
• Baguio, Philippines
15 Jul 18
Wow! That's nice! I am glad you found it
@banksim (5196)
14 Jul 18
Making memory of every event
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