Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]WOW--and I touched this very camera on Wednesday--maybe the good karma will rub off! :-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Sep 21, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Neil Beddoe wrote: > I took mine on a cycle ride with my children yesterday and had it in > a small camera bag in a pannier on the back of my bike. We stopped > in a playground on the way back and I was just putting the camera in > its case when my daughter fell over and started to cry. I quickly > stuffed it back in the pannier thinking "I must remember to put > that away properly" and picked her up for a cuddle. Anyway, we left > the park and cycled home for a couple of miles along footpaths and > busy roads. When I got home there was some minor domestic emergency > which occupied me for about 40 minutes and after it was dealt with I > went to the bike to get the camera to load the pictures onto the > computer. No M9 and attached 35 summiliux! > > I ran around the house in a panic and looked in all the places I > might have left it when I got home but no camera. Having descended > into a headless chicken impersonation, I jumped back on the bike and > set off the way I had come home. After about half a mile I came > across it peacefully sitting right in the middle of a gravel path > unmarked and apparently enjoying the view. My son and I cycle on > the path regularly and I estimate that about 20 people walk past in > an average hour so the fact that nobody saw it and picked it up is > incredibly. > > I don't believe in luck but I think I've got a four standard > deviation M9. > > Neil > > > . > > This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom > it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and > confidential. Accordingly any unauthorised use is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > the sender as soon as possible. > > It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or > sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of > any transaction, unless specifically agreed otherwise. All market > prices, data and other information are not warranted as to > completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. > Any opinions or advice contained in this Internet email are subject > to the terms and conditions expressed in any applicable governing > Marble Bar Asset Management LLP's terms and conditions of business > or client agreement letter. Any comments or statements made herein > do not necessarily reflect those of Marble Bar Asset Management LLP. > > Marble Bar Asset Management LLP is regulated and authorised by the > FSA. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information