Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny? Let?s ask the natives! Dr Ted?comments? ? ?howard > On Jun 5, 2017, at 8:42 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > Howard, > > He is Canadian. We can't attempt to understand the workings of that > mind. ;-) > > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > > On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:36 AM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> > wrote: > >> What strikes me as most remarkable about this scene is the utter lack of >> curiosity and wonder manifested by a man who considers it more important >> to >> mow his lawn (!) ? RIGHT NOW! ? than to pause for a couple of minutes for >> the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to safely (in his estimation) witness >> at >> close hand and marvel at one of Nature?s most fantastic, primordial and >> dramatic spectacles. I keep trying to picture myself in his position, >> doing >> what he?s doing, but I always end up at the fence, spellbound. >> >> Incredible. >> >> Or was the photo staged by the man and his wife as a bit of wry visual >> humor, and as soon as she?d made the photo, they were both glued to the >> fence, agog? >> >> ?howard >> >> >>> On Jun 5, 2017, at 1:30 AM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at >>> gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Is this an example of Canadian calmness, or someone bucking for a Darwin >> Award? >>> <http://www.timescolonist.com/man-who-mowed-lawn-with- >> tornado-behind-him-says-he-was-keeping-an-eye-on-it-1.20394290> >>> >>> For a moment, I thought, "I wish I'd taken it." But on second thought, >> no. >>> >>> :-) >>> --Peter >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > ? > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information