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Subject: [Leica] The darndest thing!!
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:46:46 -0500
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here they're displaying the most attractive aspects of the vessel
it looks good

the other - not so much

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
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On Sep 1, 2010, at 1:30 PM, philippe.amard wrote:

> 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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