Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is/was a fascinating history of fishing published by the Bath (ME) Maritime Museum some years ago.? Among other things, in the early (very early) colonial days, they were so plentiful they were used as fertilizer and they were a yard long.? However, by the mid 18th century, Boston harbor was *already* so polluted by human waste that the lobster population there was in decline. Today, all some of us get out of lobsters is allergic reactions.. :-( John Newell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer Cheng" <scheng at aotera.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 7:22:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Leica] LEICA SEMINAR 2009 On Jun 20, 2009, at 15:02, Tina Manley wrote: > All meals. Including a fantastic lobster dinner the last night (or ? > prime rib for those misguided ones who don't eat lobster). There was an interview on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio on ? Friday where 2 east coasters described how, in their parent's youth, ? lobster was food for the very poor and their parents were quite ? embarrassed to be seen eating lobster sandwich at school. How one ? mother use to hide behind the shed at school so other kids wouldn't ? see her eating lobster sandwich. How times has changed. :) Regards, Spencer _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information