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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Jem Kime
From: "Jem Kime" <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 08:58:22 -0000
References: <000d01c1bbe7$a76f1900$dee00d50@steveuns>

Steve,
that's right, it's not Stephens!
It was called Nobby's Cameras, it's in a shopping centre called The
Coliseum, behind Debenhams on Church St. about 100 yds from the Arndale
Centre.
07808 581072 if you need more detailed instructions,
regards,
Jem
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Unsworth <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 9:26 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Jem Kime


> Jem
>
> The shop's in Manchester isn't it? Whereabouts (I'm assume that it isn't
> Stephens that you bought)?
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jem Kime
> Sent: 22 February 2002 19:49
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Jem Kime
>
>
> Jim,
> Kind of you to ask, and I shall reveal all.
> Up until last Summer I'd been living a lazy life and able to read, digest
> and respond to any of the myriad mailings this list produces (I came back
to
> 214 today).
> Early July I stopped moping sround looking for TV work and took on two
> different jobs which neccessitated spending some serious work time to
> getting things going. I started lecturing two to three days a week at
> schools and these are spread out around the north of England so that feeds
> my desire for travel, and simultaneously I took over running a camera shop
> which deals solely in used (and classic) photographica.
> In November I decided that the shop was interesting enough to devote some
> investment money into so I've bought it.
> (Cue the old story about the man who won a fortune and decided to buy a
> camera shop and run it until the money ran out...)
> Well it seems to paying its way well enough and should repay the
investment
> easily within a year so I'm very happy with that.
> I'm waiting to get on-line at the shop and then I'll be able to waste my
> free time there talking to you guys rather than cleaning/fixing the
cameras,
> cleaning the shop, selling gear, speaking to customers, etc. !
> I came back onto the LUG after hearing that the M7 is waiting in the wings
> and hopefully hear some of the gossip and reaction to it, I haven't been
> disappointed.
> I shall be at FOCUS here in the UK (at Birmingham) on the Sunday, which
> happens pretty much at the same time as the PMA over in the 'States.
> I'm also looking forward to seeing whoever in Photokina again this
> September, the coffee's on me this time Jim !
>
> best regards,
> Jem
>
> P.S.
> The best thing about owning a camera shop is that I've been able to cure
> myself of collecting! I'm happy to sell all my collected gear and just
keep
> the user stuff! Brilliant! It's an expensive cure, but it works...
>
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