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Subject: [Leica] was Friday flower..now war stories
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat Sep 16 17:46:57 2006
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On Sep 16, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Steve Barbour offered:  LIKE WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Subject: [Leica] was Friday flower..now war stories
>
>
>> well... here's one Ted ...recently, I woke up on the ground  
>> outside  my home to the tune of two rescue squads busy placing  
>> IV's into me...
>> my wife found me unconcious, my camera on the ground nearby...
>>
>> I had stepped (bare feet) on a fire ant mound...received 30-50  
>> bites...
>> soon lost consciousness, not sure how long...  I had some nice  
>> photos  in the camera as it turned out later, including one taken  
>> just as I  lost consciousness...<<<
>
> Holy Cow Steve that's getting right into the shoot! Yer not  
> supposed to get into situations of that nature unless yer getting  
> paid great piles of money for taking the fire risk of being a "wild  
> ant photo feast!" ;-)

and I wasn't shooting the ants, seems they were shooting me...though  
I never knew what hit me 'til later...

it was fun and games, sure got Dominique's attention...

all fine now...


> I for one am absolutely glad you survived old buddy, look at all  
> the future good fun visits... we might not have.....

c'mon down Ted...I have enough syringes full of epinephrine for both  
of us...

:-)

> had if the "ants had done you in completely!"  Bad scene my friend  
> let's be careful out there when you know these critters are around.  
> I bet you will after that kind of episode!:-(
>
> Glad yer all A-OK!


thanks, Steve
>
> ted
>
>
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In reply to: Message from heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger) ([Leica] Museo Silver Rag)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Late Friday flower.)
Message from scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin) ([Leica] Late Friday flower.)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Late Friday flower.)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Late Friday flower.)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] was Friday flower..now war stories)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] was Friday flower..now war stories)