Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 16, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Steve Barbour offered: LIKE WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Subject: [Leica] was Friday flower..now war stories > > >> well... here's one Ted ...recently, I woke up on the ground >> outside my home to the tune of two rescue squads busy placing >> IV's into me... >> my wife found me unconcious, my camera on the ground nearby... >> >> I had stepped (bare feet) on a fire ant mound...received 30-50 >> bites... >> soon lost consciousness, not sure how long... I had some nice >> photos in the camera as it turned out later, including one taken >> just as I lost consciousness...<<< > > Holy Cow Steve that's getting right into the shoot! Yer not > supposed to get into situations of that nature unless yer getting > paid great piles of money for taking the fire risk of being a "wild > ant photo feast!" ;-) and I wasn't shooting the ants, seems they were shooting me...though I never knew what hit me 'til later... it was fun and games, sure got Dominique's attention... all fine now... > I for one am absolutely glad you survived old buddy, look at all > the future good fun visits... we might not have..... c'mon down Ted...I have enough syringes full of epinephrine for both of us... :-) > had if the "ants had done you in completely!" Bad scene my friend > let's be careful out there when you know these critters are around. > I bet you will after that kind of episode!:-( > > Glad yer all A-OK! thanks, Steve > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information