Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28

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Subject: [Leica] OT NOLA Katrina
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun Aug 28 13:14:40 2005

My mother-in-law is very old and very frail. And my wife is very
stubborn. If I left, I would have been leaving by myself.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com




-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Philippe Orlent
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:08 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT NOLA Katrina


Stay safe Jeffrey.
>From this part of the world, it sure looks like a devastating MF.
What is the reason you chose to ride it out? Must be a pretty important
one.

Take absoltely care and keep us informed.
I'll think of you tomorrow.

Philippe


> From: Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:24:12 -0500
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] OT  NOLA Katrina
> 
> I'm keeping an eye on it, which is really unnerving to say the least. 
> Drinking a lot of water and sweating a lot. Thanks for your thoughts 
> and support. My tank is full right now, just in case it gets to be 
> impossible to stay. I can get 300 miles on a tank of gas if I'm going 
> 55 miles an hour. But the freeway is more like 5 miles an hour right 
> now, so I doubt that I would make it to Baton Rouge without running 
> out of gas.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina 
> Manley
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 12:53 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] OT NOLA Katrina
> 
> 
> At 01:34 PM 8/28/2005, you wrote:
>> We're going to ride it out I'm afraid.
> 
> It looks like there is no gas available and the roads are parking 
> lots, but if there is any way for you to leave, I'd get out of there.

> Katrina is heading straight for you.  Even if it does go ashore 
> slightly west, it is a huge storm with hurricane winds 90 miles out 
> from the center.  You still have until tomorrow morning to get out.  
> Don't wait!  If there is no way for you to leave, we'll be praying and

> waiting to hear from you.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
> 
> 
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