Thank you - Ring is Done !

I just wanted to take a few moments to thank all of the pricescope members that helped me with my engagement ring "saga". A very special thank you to strmd, who gave me his "blessing" regarding my stone. This little cutie is a performer. Thank you strmd, you expertise is such a valuable asset for all of us. To all future posters out there, if strmd says go for it , don't hesitate, go grab that diamond before is gone. You cannot go wrong.
 
Another special thank you to Ellen and all of the "regulars", who always found time to respond to my posts no matter how irrational they were and to Mark @ ERD, who made my vision, a reality. He was such a pleasure to work with.

With that said, I will go back to lurkedom although I'm sure I will pop here and there from time to time. Gosh, I'm addicted to PS. Good luck to all of you who are still in the search. I am sure you will find what you are looking for as well ! You are in great hands.

Knowing myself I probably posted this in the wrong forum. If so, please excuse.

Leslie

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If you judge people, you have no time to love them ~Mother Teresa

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

~~~ When in doubt...don't.~~~

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When the axe came into the forest, the trees said the handle is one of us.
-bumper sticker

Date: 4/12/2008 11:33:11 AM
Author: lesco

Hope you feel better soon. I hope it's not that nasty cold/flu bug that's going around.
I have not been able to get one decent hand shot. I have very unsteady hands so all shots come up blurry.
As soon as I do, I promise I'll post a few. I have a fire thread in SMTR but no hand shots.

Thank you for the compliments on the ring. I'm very happy with my diamond. I can't believe I even doubted the purchase for a minute. I will probably set it on one of those Ritani endless love halo rings in the future. (need to save up a little).

BTW, I bought the SI ultrasonic cleaner. This baby works. I used the silver dip and polishing cloth on a silver necklace I had not cleaned in probably 10 years. It came out new!!! Another excellent reccomendation from the PS community.

You guys are the best!

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."