Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It has quite a few friends, e.g. http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2011/hindenburg-leica.jpg Marty On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 9:16 AM John Lee via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Richard, > > I think I?ve found a new home for your flamb? Leica M9 and lens. It?ll be a > companion to another Leica that shared the same fate. > <https://www.artphotoacademy.com/hindenburg-leica/amp/> > > > -John > > On Monday, May 16, 2022, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > Douglas, a 2004 Toyota RAV4 stick. Great car otherwise. I don't think any > > car would normally have a catastrophic failure like this. Like, even with > > no oil, no coolant, no anything would cause a car to combust. > > > > On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 4:34 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > > > > My sympathies, Richard. At least no one was hurt, bar things. What was > > > the car make and year? Spontaneous combustion is unusual but maybe > there > > > is a weakness in that particular model. > > > Douglas > > > > > > On 14/05/2022 02:30, Richard Man wrote: > > > > The long story of the car flamb?: > > > > About 4 weeks ago, my wife Karisu had a minor accident, not even a > > fender > > > > bender, but apparently the previous owner HAD a major accident, the > > frame > > > > was bent, blah blah blah, but finally we picked it up last night, and > > in > > > > fact went to see Dr. Strange. Body shop didn't say anything about > > having > > > it > > > > checked, just said "byeeeee!" (I had some bad vibe about the body > shop > > > but > > > > with the car in their hands already, not much we could do...) > > > > I took today off, planning to decompress by going to the Monterey Bay > > > > Aquarium, and some odd stuff happened, AC wasn't working, but then it > > > did, > > > > accompanying by "VSC Trac" and engine check lights, so I said, hmm, > we > > > > should probably have the car checked out on Monday, then a couple > > seconds > > > > later "let me pull out to the next exit," then a couple seconds after > > > that, > > > > "nope. we are pulling over NOW" Stopped the car, smokes coming out, > and > > > we > > > > were like, GET OUT, now. now now > > > > Flames shooting up. It was quite an excitement, more than I ever want > > to > > > > see, let alone to our car. I left my iPhone and my Leica in there. > > > Daughter > > > > wanted to go back to get her bag, and I was like, "nope, we need to > > move > > > to > > > > the OTHER direction" > > > > Well, then you saw the video and photos. We just went to the tow > place, > > > and > > > > I picked out my Leica brand burnt toast. So in fact, Leica is not > > > > indestructible, despite its reputation. > > > > BUT everyone is alive. It could have happened in many worse ways, I'm > > > sure > > > > the insurance will want to talk to the body shop. I suspect maybe a > > > sensor > > > > or two or three malfunctioned, but who knows. There's definitely NO > > > > evidence left > > > > > > > > > > > https:/richardman.photo/nPICS/280824095_10217124534264203_ > > 6088291997705888193_n.jpg > > > > > > > https://richardman.photo/nPICS/280968545_10217124531664138_ > > 2221344561762196172_n.jpg > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard http://imagecraft.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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