Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just changed the thread name guys. Sorry to hear that some folks have had bad experiences. Just one vote here for no problems. Just didn't go in any war zones and exercised basic precautions as in going anywhere where lots of folks are around and turistas are inattentive. Hardly unique to European cities. I never felt remotely threatened in several days of walking the length and and breadth of old Barcelona with my M constantly in hand or on display. 864 pictures and nearly as many tapas later, I am a happy camper. I'd come to Barcelona again in a heartbeat. cheers Hoppy >From: "Chris Saganich" <chs2018@med.cornell.edu> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Hoppy does Barcelona - street crime >Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:29:20 -0400 > >A friend was on a bus or train in Barcelona when he noticed his wallet was >missing. In a fit he grabbed the closest sketchy character and demanded >his wallet back making quite a ruckus on the bus shouting and yelling. And >there it was suddenly on the floor, dropped no doubt to quell the >disturbance. The poor guy he grabbed was likely innocent. His crazy >behavior seemed to scare the perpetrators, an old NYC subway trick. > >At 08:35 AM 10/23/2007, you wrote: >>That is what upset me so much when I lost my bag and CL to thieves a >>few weeks ago ... feeling like I had to be suspicious of everyone ... >>and I don't _want_ to be suspicious of everyone as I walk around. >> >>So it ruins more than a holiday. >> >>Daniel >> >>On 10/23/07, lug@steveunsworth.co.uk <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: >> > I know you mean well, but this seems a perfect way of having a terrible >>holiday. >> > >> > Steve >> > >> > >> > <original message> >> > >> > So, don't trust anybody who gets too close - keep a mean and murderous >> > look in your eyes >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 > >Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist >Weill Medical College of Cornell University >New York Presbyterian Hospital >chs2018@med.cornell.edu >Ph. 212.746.6964 >Fax. 212.746.4800 >Office A-0049 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information