Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery, I'm glad to hear that you and your wife are safe. Sorry about your huge sacrifices - you and your family will remain in my thoughts and prayers. As will all others who faced this disaster. Frank Farmer Jackson, Miss. On Sep 3, 2005, at 8:59 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > I think that the handwriting in on the wall. But for those who are in > undamaged areas, their real estate may have increased in value since > they CAN survive a category 4 hurricane. > > > ----- Start Original Message ----- > From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] I'm baaaaack > >> on 9/3/05 6:41 PM, Jeffery Smith at jls@runbox.com wrote: >> >>> My wife and I were deeply touched (maybe overwhelmed) by the level >>> of concern >>> you all expressed for us during this past week. I just bought a >>> laptop at a >>> Houston Best Buy store. Camera-wise, I planned to flee with an MP + >>> 50 'lux >>> but accidentally grabbed the M6 + 35/2 Zeiss (sorry). >>> >>> Thank you, all of you, for your prayers. I made out far better than >>> most of >>> the people in my city. The parts of the city that you remember most >>> are still >>> okay. I wanted to be able to take pictures of the post-Katrina >>> devastation, >>> but matters degenerated very quickly to a state of martial law. The >>> now >>> notorious WalMart looting was about 6 blocks from Chris and me. That >>> was the >>> beginning of the end for us, and we fled later that day (Wednesday). >>> I'm quite >>> sure that the elderly lady who lives next door to me is dead by now. >>> She was >>> too frail to move about, and there was literally no decent place to >>> take her. >>> Nobody answered our 911 calls. She would not have lasted a day in the >>> Convention Center. We had to leave our pets behind (two labs and two >>> Siamese >>> cats). That was very difficult, and it still haunts me. >>> >>> The Texans have been wonderful to us. Thank you, Houston!! >>> >>> I was glad to read that the others in my neck of the woods made it >>> out okay. >>> God Bless you all. >>> >>> Jeffery (from a Best Western motel somewhere in Houston). >> >> Jeff, It's good to hear the you and Chris are OK, and it's >> disheartening to >> hear of your elderly neighbor, your pets and of (what seems) the vast >> majority of New Orleans. I hope life gets back to normal for you >> soon, >> though I suspect that's wishful thinking. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > ----- End Original Message ----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >