Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks everyone. I certainly cannot take any credit for helping him resolve his situation, only for providing a bit of help while it lasted (as did others). 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 Dec 24, 2009, at 3:41 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Nathan, > Great! The positive power of photography! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> You may remember that back in late August I posted these two pictures of a >> man who had been living in a broken down car on the sidewalk by the beach >> since May: >> >> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#635831932_RD2BE >> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#635832032_ctrwP >> >> I cycle past this spot several times a week, and during the months since I >> took these pictures I have occasionally stopped by to chat with him, give >> him some money, lights for his bicycle etc. Last week we had some bad >> weather with cold nights (not freezing, but cold) and lots of rain, and I >> had been concerned about him. When I cycled by on Monday afternoon, he was >> not there but otherwise the place looked normal. Today I came by and saw >> that his things were gone and some garbage men were loading the remaining >> junk onto a truck to take it away. I stopped to talk to them and they told >> me that he now, finally, had got a place to live. After 6 months! I guess >> the latest round of publicity (national TV came to do a story on him in >> November, for a popular programme called Espa?a Directo) helped the local >> authorities get off their collective butt. >> >> I feel very happy with the outcome and about the fact that I was able to >> provide him some small measure of comfort during the ordeal. >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >