Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Don. I'd never heard of that. This sort of infuriating behaviour is mainly limited to airport parking around these parts. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Wednesday, 20 December 2006 12:52 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Is the M8 the Edsel of cameras? Hoppy, In Atlanta there are many restaurants with insufficient parking compared to the space inside the restaurant. So, they hire "valets" that overrev a cold engine and park the care somewhere over yonder. When you want to leave you get to wait possibly a very long time to get your car back and also get tip the fine person for returning your car in under twenty minutes; hence the name varmint parkers. What makes it worse is now many shopping emporiums now use this with all the good space near the entrance dedicated to the varmints so you either walk and extra 300 yards or pay the dude $5. All in all good for my budget and good for my waistline as I tend to avoid places that do this and refuse to use the varmints in I have to go to such a place and get the modest excercise of walking. :) Don don.dory@gmail.com On 12/19/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Don, cultural reference explanation required! I'm with you on the vehicle > and movie references, please explain varmint parking > shrubs. > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto: > lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Don Dory > Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2006 14:27 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Is the M8 the Edsel of cameras? > > I have a great deal of fun with the Mercedes and BMW drivers in Atlanta > driving a seriously bent 87 F150. Think of the old deMille movies and the > Admiral yelling "RAMMING SPEED" Well worth the room I get on the road > compared to the disdain from the varmint parking shrubs that exist all > about > my part of Atlanta. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 12/18/06, Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 18, 2006, at 8:00 PM, jon.stanton@comcast.net wrote: > > > > > Sam Walton drove an old pick-up truck.. > > > > > > Calif Governor Jerry Brown refused the Governors Limo opting for a 10 > > > year old Chevy > > > > My daily user is a 1994 Dakota pickup with a very bent front bumper. I > > figure my priorities are out of order if my truck is worth more than my > > camera. > > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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