costly

The weather is warm and pleasant, there is a draught of hot air moving through the room, it is like sleeping in the open air. None of the German fear of "Zugluft", which always leeads to the rigorous sealing of doors and windows to prevent any kind of a draught. Germans fear and hate Zugluft, it is bad for their health and mental equilibrium or something. Zugluft is a German word, it is the unhealthy air from a draught, which will make Germans sick with fear and loathing.

Go downstairs, go to the bathroom, make breakfast and return upstairs again. 

When all of this is over, telephone the doctor. The young woman answers, and says that she will call the radiologists to see what they have done with the results of the examination. That is kind of her.

Then the doorbell sounds, it is the postman with a small package. The package contains an adapter for a tripod head. It is made in China, it does not have the same ultrafine quality of the things made in Switzerland, but it is functional and it will do the job.

Spend the morning doing small things and then go to the doctors at ten. The young Iranian woman with the ever so slightly disdainful expression signals that she is ready to listen, then the young Oriental woman who had spoken on the telephone earlier finished her call. This led to an instant dismissal by the Iranian woman and now all things had to be dealt with with the friendly Oriental person. This is preferable anyway, who enjoys being looked down upon for being old and decrepit with some urological problem?

All the dates are set up for the middle of August, this will make certain planning quite difficult. But thank everybody and leave.

Then go to buy apples and butter and vinegar, think about it and give in to temptation and buy a box of icecreams as well.

At home again, read about that lens seen second hand in the shop. It is an extreme wide angle. Check that it is not some older model. Read a few reports, but these are not really the business. Some of the tests have to be read with care, there is talk of distortion and retrofocus , and whatever.

It is a good lens, by a good maker.

Go out to the shop, and make inquiries. The lens seems in order, and it all seems to be at a reasonable price.

So buy it.

So be it.

Take it home and make a few preliminary tests. The lens is good, and will provide good service.

But it was costly.