[Douglas]

Wait.... So you bought your 18-200 here and it wont work there. And you bought the 16-85 there and it broke over here?

Maybe I was on to something in my first post... (kidding of course. this is a serious situation. At the very least financially. Thats a lot of green to throw away)

And the main reason I brought up the flight possinly causing it was based on my own travel experience. I had 2 screw on filters that were on my camera when I flew back from a trip. The airpressure caused them to be fused together until the seal was broke (meaning one of the filters glass). And this equipment was with me in a carry on case in the overhead bin.