Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This type of accident happens everywhere in the world. I remember always being warned on New Year's Eve not to approach unexploded fireworks--in every country where I have ever spent New Year's Eve. That's why I thought this "no duds" guarantee sign was funny. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Jul 5, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Robert Baron wrote: > An astute observation, Nathan. Could you safely return the duds in a > bucket > of water? > > Unfortunately, not everyone thinks these things through. I saw a piece on > the television news last night about a poor soul up near Tulsa who died of > throat injuries when - you guessed it - a fireworks projectile did not > function as promised and he looked into the barrel to see what was wrong. > > Sadly, you just cannot make this stuff up. > > --Bob > > > ==On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> I wonder how the "No Duds" guarantee is implemented...if people are >> expected to pick up unexploded fireworks and bring them back to the shop, >> then I would stay well away from there ;-) >> >> That picture is my favorite, BTW. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 4, 2011, at 7:04 PM, Robert Baron wrote: >> >>> As Ken Carney, the other member, wrote in a separate post, we went >> searching >>> for photogenic fireworks stands yesterday; more than a little nostalgia >> was >>> also involved in our mission. >>> >>> Given the few remaining stands, the burn ban, the real possibility of >> arrest >>> and the heat (104F) we stopped at one. >>> >>> Ken's shot somehow turned into b&w (it must have been the heat) ( >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_MG_9554.jpg.html) but I >> decided to >>> stick with color (it was definitely the heat). I think there is probably >>> more nostalgia than art here, but anyway Happy 4th to all. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/FireworksStand/ >>> >>> --Bob >>> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >