Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There's definityely something wrong with the rythm of the world... Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 16-mei-06, om 04:04 heeft Jim Hemenway het volgende geschreven: > We've had a lot of flooding in eastern New England in the last few > days; > it has been raining since last Tuesday. > > My town has had its share, but nowhere near as bad as other towns > further north... here's my town, shot with the isDS digital: > > http://www.half-fast.com/May2006-Flooding/ > 28-105mm and fisheye 10-17mm > > The woman who was in that red car drove around three sets of > barricades > in order to get herself stuck under that train overpass yesterday. > > A man who works nearby told me that she gunned the engine well before > entering the water. His estimate was 30 miles per hour. Then when the > engine stalled, she used her cell phone to call 911. > > The fire department removed her from the car but refused her > request to > haul it out of the water, instead they brought her to the local > hospital. > > By late yesterday, the water had risen enough so that only the top of > the roof was visible. > > I wonder if her insurance will cover the loss given that she > deliberately drove past the barricades. > > Jim > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >