--- On Thu, 5/21/09, just john wrote:
From: just john
Subject: [xl7] the worst-designed part of this whole thing ...
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 3:22 PM
Tomorrow the landlady has the carpet cleaners in, so I'm doing my annual packing up of my rig to accommodate her.
And as I put away my XL-7 for a brief stint in the closet, I'm reminded of the stupidest design bit in the whole accessory line: The carrying bag.
For those of you who haven't seen it, it's your basic soft pocketbook style thing with a large flap that covers the compartment and front of it. BUT! There's a handle loop that goes through a slot in that flap. So the protective purpose of the flap is trumped by this slot that would route any rain (for instance) RIGHT ONTO THE XL-7!
Now, since I don't carry the XL-7 around, this really isn't a problem for me, but it's such a STUPID design that I think E-mu and whoever they contracted for this bag should be yelled at at least once a year.
(If I did carry it around, I'd get a better bag or use one of my suitcases.)