[Leica] Fw: Reporting live from Portadown and Belfast

["David Medley" <dmedley@whidbey.net>]

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From: Georgette Oden <georgetteoden@hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 5:10 AM
Subject: Reporting live from Portadown and Belfast

>Hey everyone...
>
>I should apologize for the mass mailing; I'm behind in reading for
>Scalia's class and I leave tomorrow so I'm a little pressed for time.
>
>My leica is restored :)  I managed to waltz into the only shop in Dublin
>which carries Leicas and convince the manager to loan me the baseplate
>for a used M4 while he orders me a new baseplate for the M6 (you'll
>recall I dropped mine in a pile of cowsh*t in a field of tall grass in
>the middle of the night while running and trying to reload film
>simultaneously.  Won't happen again!)  He only had the titanium (?)
>anniversary edition M6 in stock and wouldn't let me borrow it :) Total
>cost, 300 Irish punts (US$1.45=3DI=A31)  Thank goodness for insurance!
>
>Tomorrow morning I leave early for Portadown, assuming the trains are
>still running... then after probably staying the night I'll be headed
>into Belfast.  I'm calling a friend in Sinn Fein tonight to arrange a
>place to stay on Lower Ormeau Road, the site of the heatedly-contended
>Orange march come Monday.  Sunday, July 12th, is the traditional big
>bonfire day, and things will be hot all over Northern Ireland.
>
>I'd like to share some informational websites with everyone:
>http://www.saqnet.co.uk/users/LOCC/
>http://www55.pair.com/iowc/1998/
>http://www.iais.org
>
>And here's a quote from a news article on 7/7/98:
>
>"In the last 24 hours there have been 384 outbreaks of disorder; 115
>attacks on the security forces; 19 police injured, one suffering a
>fractured skull. Petrol bombs were thrown on 96 occasions, 403 petrol
>bombs were seized, 57 homes and businesses damaged, 27 vehicles were
>hijacked and another 89 damaged."
>
>Murphy's Law no matter where I go it will be really quiet, so don't
>stress on my account.  In fact I'll be bored stiff, I know it, so don't
>expect any great photos of petrol bombs midflight

>
>Most of the color prints I've taken have come back from the lab here and
>I'm pretty happy although two frames out of about 15 rolls show what
>looks like a light leak.  Ack!  I am exceptionally happy with the 35mm
>Canon lens from David Medley (applause) and I have a Nikkor 105/2.5
>non-AI on the Nikkormat which makes me smile equally broadly. This
>combination of lenses seems pretty ideal to me although if I had a
>bearer or a porter with me to carry one more thing, I'd have another M6
>with a 50mm on it. (if anyone wants their camera to see a little action,
>I promise to not drop it in any fields and return it promptly :) )  I've
>been shooting with Fuji SuperG 800 and some TMAX 3200-- both shot as
>rated and pushed a stop with good results.  I like the color saturation
>of the Fuji film a lot so far.
>
>OK, that's it for now.  I'll be missing the start of the Tour de France
>here in Dublin, but it's worth it.
>
>Feel free to email me with ideas or suggestions if you like.
>
>Missing everyone,
>
>georgette
>
>georgetteoden@hotmail.com