[Leica] people watching a football game NOW: CELL PHONES AND LEICA M8!

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

This is exciting news, Ted. I hope you have a terrific time with Tom
and the M8. Sounds like a super way to spend a day. I'll be very
interested to hear if you find handling issues. I hope the firmware is
recent!

I hear you absolutely about cell phones. I only use one when I travel.
When I drive I have my wife answer it or it doesn't get answered. I
see way too many scary incidents on a daily basis with the darned
things.

Adam (who's lusting to hold that M8)


On 9/19/06, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Adam Bridge offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] people watching a football game
> > Complete with <insert prejudicial term here> on cell phones and
> > playing games in the stands....
> > > arrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
> > > A great capture - too good for my taste. I DO hate cell phones.<<<
>
> Adam I agree with you 100% because unless under an emergency situation
> they're nothing but a damn pain in the ass! Ignorant people who never turn
> them off in restaurants, theatre, church! And worst of all, yapping away
> while driving! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh KILL!!! ;-) Oh and yes they have! :-(
>
> Drivers and cells should automatically loose their driving privileges and
> cell phone for a minimum of 2 years for openers if they're in a crash or
> fender bender.
>
> Hell there's enough dumb butt people driving as it is without yapping and
> distracted while driving!
>
> OK folks rant off. :-)
>
> I did have one as a Christmas gift a couple of years ago, paid the monthly
> fee on time and never told anyone I had a cell phone. But like digital
> things I never learned how to do all the damn things it could, because if I
> needed it I'd surely be upside down in a sinking vehicle or boat requiring
> an immediate response team assistance! :-)
>
> It would be a very quick emergency conversation! :-)
>
> However, my number became an in coming call some how and I gave the phone 
> to
> my grandson and cancelled the contract! His mother set it up again under 
> his
> name. But he could only use it for keeping in touch with his mom & dad or 
> an
> absolute emergency situation., Grandpa's rules! :-) Hey I can be a mean
> assed Mother when it comes to seeing my grandchildren get through life as
> safe as possible. I know I'm a mean assed G'pa, tough!
>
> I want him to learn how to carry on face to face conversations, not the
> addled brain crap most people most go on with on a cell phone.
>
> Yes I acknowledge they are most useful in emergency situations and have
> saved lives.
>
> But the dumb blonde driving her convertible at high noon hair blowing in 
> the
> wind laughing in conversation about the night before is about as far from 
> an
> emergency as one could be. Unless her husband finds out! ;-) But in that
> case I think it might be a tad interesting to listen in! ;-) ;-)
>
> Hey it wouldn't be polite to listen on a conversation like that! ;-) Oh
> yeah!!!! :-) :-) Get all ears man! :-) Of course it would be as long "you
> weren't there engaged in the last evening's romp! " ;-)
>
> Oh yeah I forgot the Leica reason! :-)  ... Tomorrow afternoon I'll have 
> the
> good fortune to play with an M8, :-) Tom Abrahamsson's and I'll give you 
> the
> old man's opinion absolutely unbiased. True, I will, and after 50 years M
> experience I figure it's going to be interesting. Don't change the channel!
> :-)
> ted
>
>
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