Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] Flooding in Winchester, MA
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Tue May 16 10:36:25 2006
References: <44693313.100@hemenway.com>

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
>
>
>
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