Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/22

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Subject: [Leica] Re: North Wales, formerly Steve's M8
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Mon Jan 22 12:19:07 2007
References: <200701221928.l0MJS7Ro021659@server1.waverley.reid.org> <25FD0120-89DA-4F54-9FB5-F107EAC79AD1@optonline.net>

Hi Larry,
I would love a copy of your book. My daughter teaches sometimes in  
the Ocean Sciences department and will probably know your neighbour.
All the best,
Frank


On 22 Jan, 2007, at 20:07, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> North Wales is one of the loveliest and most laid back parts of the  
> UK. I was there as a Visiting Professor at the Univ. of Wales -  
> Bangor. The head of the Ocean Science school, John Simpson, was my  
> next door neighbor. We lived on Mywent Menai, a one block long road  
> next to the cemetery. Very quiet. Of course you are right about the  
> roads. My mind slipped a gear. But I could never drive to  
> Manchester in 1.5 hours in my 1980 SEAT. The engine was only the  
> size of the one in my lawnmower.
>
> At the time I was into video photography and carried a camcorder  
> instead of a Leica. The problem with video is that no one will sit  
> through a 2 hour presentation on You Tube and that precious few  
> guests will do so in the comfort of your living room even if you  
> ply them with drinks.
>
> I did incorporate the experiences of a naive midwesterner to the  
> complexities of living in Wales in a short book, "The Grass is  
> always Grayer Next to the Slate Mine: 45 Letters from Wales" which  
> was published in installments in our local newspaper. It received  
> wide acclaim, mostly from my children. I would be happy to send a  
> PDF file to anyone who wants one. Pictures too.
>
> Larry Z


Replies: Reply from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] Re: North Wales, formerly Steve's M8)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: North Wales, formerly Steve's M8)