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Subject: [Leica] The darndest thing!!
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:30:56 +0200
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Impressive!
Both the photo and the "suspension".

But not that uncommon ;-)

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Barcelona+2009_001/Howard-Barcelona-1120198_001.jpg.html
I bet Lluis will know the place, and perhaps also Geoff, Nathan and  
other visitors to Barcelona.

Amiti?s
Philippe


Le 1 sept. 10 ? 20:08, H&E Cummer a ?crit :

>
> Hi Luggers,
> While in Genoa Bay for lunch on Monday we walked up the hill to look  
> at the oldest residence in the Bay - a boarding house built for the  
> lumber mill workers in the late 1800's. Sawn lumber from Genoa Bay  
> was loaded on tri masted sailing ships and sent as far away as New  
> Zealand and Italy. The house has nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms  
> and a huge living room - dining room area with spectacular views  
> over the bay. But the show stopper is the hull of a 40 plus foot  
> sailing boat, minus the keel, suspended from the ceiling of the  
> great room.
> There are pictures of the crane used to load the boat into the house  
> - through an opened side. Shirley, the present owner, just smiles  
> when you ask her "why would anyone do such a thing?" When you sit  
> under the boat you don't feel comfortable - wondering if the  
> suspension points will hold.
>
> Check it out:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2010/GenoaBoat5panW.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2u4z87h
>
> C&C always welcome.
>
> Cheers
>
> Howard
>
> PS: Thanks to everyone who commented on my earlier photos both on  
> and off line.
>
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