Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Larry, Glad you made it through the return to basic living. We have had that experience a few times with the ice storms that occasionally hit our area. For that reason, I have gas logs in the fireplace, because gas seldom gets interrupted. We have huddled around the fire on more than one occasion. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 12:38 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Belated Terrible Thursday Thanksgiving pics > Living in the Hudson Valley is a mixed blessing. True, the scenery is > beautiful and you are only a few hours away from New York City but the > Adirondack foothills on either side of the valley channel the weather into > unpredictable and often extreme patterns. Just after posting this pics of > a > Thanksgiving dinner, but before I could send a note to the LUG, a strong > storm with 50 mph winds (80 kph) knocked down a very large tree at the end > of our lane. The tree fell across the service wires and took out the > electrical, phone. internet and TV feeds. It also blocked the road so we > couldn't drive out. The temperature dropped to below freezing. Service was > restored this evening, three days later. In the meantime we experienced > the > pleasures of the outdoors in our house, cooking on a butane camp stove, > huddling around the wood burning fireplace and reading with the aid of > kerosene lamps. > > > My grand daughter carves her first turkey while her parents look on > anxiously. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Zenia+carves+a+turkey.JPG.html > > The stuffing in preparation. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Turkey+stuffing.JPG.html > > My dinner plate. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/My+dinner+plate.JPG.html > > My son-in-laws wine selection made everything tastier. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Wine.JPG.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >