Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >Indeed, Minneapolis will be cold. Actually this year is very warm. We're averaging in the 20s these days. That's PLUS 20. People are walking around in shorts and T-shirts. Ice fishermen are VERY unhappy. >I worked an assignment there over the winter in the mid-80s. Arrived >at the airport to pick up a car. Waited 45 minutes before the car >was ready. Was given a form to sign that acknowledged that if the >car could not start because of the cold, it was my responsibility to >get it back to the rental company. I asked why the wait was so long. >They said -- car would not start. I tore up the rental contract and >took a cab. >Also -- do not sneeze in the direction of anyone you like. It turns >into buckshot at -28F. My favorite is when my eyebrows start freezing. A strange sensation. But not this year, it's warm! Where's my excuse to buy the Swedish Military Special Edition Ball Bearing Whale Blubber Leica M3? Karen - -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html