. . . . . . . What an emotional rollercoaster. I cried out in pain at your loss, I grieved with you through your journey towards acceptance of your bitter fate, and I soared with elation at your unheralded recovery.
Now I must visit the facilities and then head for home.
Lucky dog. I dropped my Oly on the first day of Burning Man 2005, and it is destroyed. I bought a replacement and it was messed up BAD. I returned the replacement, but didn't get a refund because the replacement was lost in the mail USPS. I bought another replacement in a rush because the Bonaire Trip was approaching rapidly. Thankfully the second replacement arrived in time, and worked fine. Whew!
Now I wait about a month to hear the Post Office response to my claim (I did have the sense to insure the returned original replacement camera)
Clearly it is kharma related. You are a better person than I, so kharma treats you better. Congrats on the recovery.
Wristshot