Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Hi Norman - Welcome to the LUG. I am holding the OZXVO for you > and when I mentioned to my wife where your are, she said "My God > Marvin - "That's where my Kamchatka Vodka comes from, you better > check to see if it belongs to the U.S. or Russia". It seems that she saw > an old TV movie about killing the baby Harp seals by (Canadians ???). > Mary is a wild animal photographer with many camera safaris to Kenya > as I told you on the phone, but only as north as Denali Park in Alaska. > > Anyway - Merry Xmas & Welcome to the LUG > > Marvin >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >In a message dated 97-12-25 20:47:51 EST, you write: ><<=20 > Greetings from Beringia, > I am a recent subscriber to the LUG. Great group, I have enjoyed your > technical discourse (and friendly banter)! I acquired my first, and only= , > Lieca (a IIIf RDST), about 27 years ago. I can attest to its functionali= ty > in the severest of climates -- it works. I do leave it in the Arctic >entryway > for a time to minimize condensation. =20 > >> Another Alaskan Lugger! Merry Christmas! I did that trick a lot when I lived= in Fairbanks when I had more Aurora ops than here in Cordova! I usually= left cameras set up on tripods with cable releases attached in the entryway= ready to go during auroral activity. Tom BTW Harp seals are not found in AK. But I understand are some headless= walruses have been spotted in the Bering Sea. We've got lots of Sea Otters= (1000 or so in view from just outside my office) arround here - They have= very high quality fur - good for hats and mukluks!! or a weatherproof overc= oat!