Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seth- From reading your post- I'd say you're are living the "good life" ! I'm looking at rebuilding the engine in my 1985 928s probably at a cost of upwards of $15K. I worked as a juror a few weeks ago in Long Beach Calif- made $98.50 - covered my gasoline and lunches. I cannot afford a Ferrari- but looking at then here in LA is still free. Best, Stasys ---- Seth Rosner <sethrosner@nycap.rr.com> wrote: > Alastair, when I was in Paris a century ago, I was a suitable bread stick > carrier though I used to slog straight through the puddles on the rue St > Andre des Arts where I lived. > > May as well begin the day confessing to all my friends on this list that > yesterday I succumbed, burdened my future, both temporal and fiscal, and > acquired a panda-destined black paint M8.2; no, I'm not going to fret that > my 35mm and 50mm optics are silver (the 90/2,8 Elmarit and 25/4 C/R Skopar > are black). Probably will need a new 21/3,8 Elmar as w/a. Forgot to get an > extra battery and memory cards - almost don't know what to ask for in > which > store!! I'm in a particularly busy time in my law practice, have been > engaged as, in effect, a quasi-judge to render a binding decision on a > legal > ethics issue in a substantial commercial litigation. Thursday morning I'm > off to Boston for the Amer Bar Assoc midyear meeting, away till next Wed. > Lucky if I begin to understand this device by March. > > As Frank Dernie, Henning, Tom A., and several others on the list know, in > addition to my almost life-long affliction as a Leicaholic image-maker, > I'm > also a car nut. Yesterday, the sports car market having collapsed at least > as dramatically as have the Leica, Hasselblad, world equity markets and > economies, and being no longer obliged to run financial decisions past > SWMBO, I lost my [alleged] mind and also acquired a new (actually > 'pre-owned') Ferrari, a 575M Maranello. In fact, the private seller and I > closed on the transaction last Thursday late afternoon, the car was > collected Friday in Virginia Beach by transport company and delivered > Saturday to the Ferrari dealer in Spring Valley NY where I went yesterday > for my first visit. Perhaps the best road car that Ferrari has ever made > at > a jaw-droppingly low price (you know, one can buy a pre-owned 8-cylinder > Ferrari in excellent condition in the US$20-30,000. range). > > As of tomorrow I'll be unsubscribed for at least a week. Will miss you > all. > Don't take any wooden nickels. > > Seth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 6:33 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCBilia > > > > You and I both. I had trouble with suitable bread stick carriers as > > well, > > and as for men in hats jumping puddles!!! May have to buy some of GB's > > blow ups ;-) > > > > --- leica@web-options.com wrote: > > > > From: "Bob W" <leica@web-options.com> > > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCBilia > > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:27:05 -0000 > > > > I also went for a walk along the rue Mouffetard yesterday morning. I was > > most disappointed by the absence of proud-looking gamins carrying huge > > bottles of wine! > > > > Bob > > > >> > >> Bob we did exactly the same: same visit, bought the dvd and > >> took the picture: the weather did not behave for me ;-) > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> > >> I hope this doesn't make people feel too bilious! > >> > >> http://www.web-options.com/HCBilia/ > >> > >> When I was at the Fondation HCB this weekend I bought a copy > >> of this DVD > >> boxed set: > >> http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier > >> -bresson.htm > >> > >> It includes a booklet that reveals his address. Since I was > >> going to the > >> Tuileries anyway I took a tiny detour to take a couple of snaps. > >> > >> Bob > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1942 - Release Date: 02/09/09 > 17:40:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information