Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Consider the role of Jet freight Transportation Fleets. Fish can get to Denver much more quickly through Air Freight than was possible 30 years ago, or even 10 years ago. I thnk you'd have to go more than 500 miles inland before you had a problem, at least in the large metropolitan areas. AGS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kit McChesney" <leicagalpal@earthlink.net> To: <dcm@pobox.com>; "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 10:39 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica > David-- > > I see your point. Being landlocked, days and perhaps weeks from the coast by > rail, or worse, by horse and buggy, and having no significant airports or > any reliable refrigeration systems, mountain-bound folks here in Colorado > are unable to get much of anything fresh. That's why we only eat Star-Kist > tuna and Spam. > > I wonder how all these five-star restaurants and sushi bars around here > manage? ;-) > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > David Mason > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 4:30 AM > To: leicagalpal@earthlink.net; Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica > > Kit, when I lived in Denver I had a "no seafood" rule. You just can't > get fresh that far inland. This is probably due to growing up on the > coast of NC but I thought it a good rule anyway ;) > > > On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:49:47 -0600, Kit McChesney > <leicagalpal@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Frank-- > > > > Have you ever tried Rain Coast Albacore? It's fished out of the northwest > > U.S. waters, and it's REAL good. I never buy any other kind. Sure, it's $3 > a > > can, but well worth it. A tuna steak is pricey, so why shouldn't good > canned > > tuna be, too? Makes tuna a whole new experience. There is also a tuna > > imported from Spain, in glass jars, packed in olive oil, that is just > > de-vine! I can't remember the brand name just now ... Espinoza? > > > > Kit > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org ] On Behalf > Of > > Frank Dernie > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:37 PM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica > > > > John, I agree with you about everything bar the tuna! > > Frank > > > > On 18 Sep, 2004, at 03:21, John Collier wrote: > > > > > Nope, cutting a couple of holes in plywood is cheaper. Yes it was > > > plywood; nice plywood but plywood none-the-less. There are also safety > > > concerns as plywood is flammable and splinters in crashes. > > > > > > That is not to say that i do not agree with you about the old wood > > > trimmed cars but that is not coming back for a number of reasons > > > beside cost. > > > > > > Basically we have never had it so good in cars, cameras and canned > > > tuna. > > > > > > John Collier > > > > > > On Sep 17, 2004, at 8:12 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > > > >> That was sort of my point. While Volvos were seen as high priced cars > > >> that lasted a long time, other less expensive cars were made that > > >> last a > > >> long time. So the Volvos lose some of that market share. > > >> > > >> One of the professors at Dillard University bought a jag, and when I > > >> took a ride in it, I was appalled. Instead of the rich, orange wood on > > >> the dashboard that I remembered from the 1960's, it had wood-colored > > >> contact paper on the dashboard. I think that might have been cheaper, > > >> but I could be wrong. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information