Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/12

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Subject: [Leica] hoppy and the floodwaters
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:51:01 +1000
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We are all fine.Now owner of riverfront property, which is a LOT better than
many unlucky folks with the river IN their houses. Water up to mailbox at
yesterday's tidal peak. Down to second last laptop. 24 hrs with no rain.
Still no power for a couple more days. Send wine (in a boat) ;-).

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
NO ARCHIVE

On 12 January 2011 15:44, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote:

> Glad you're safe!
>
> All the best from Paris!
>
> Tarek
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> Tarek Charara
> <http://www.tarekcharara.com>
>
> NO ARCHIVE
>
>
>
>
> Le 11 janv. 2011 ? 23:23, Geoff Hopkinson a ?crit :
>
> > Thanks for your thoughts everyone. Leica stuff and family are now safely
> > installed with friends on a mountain. It would take 100 metres over
> Noah's
> > swimming pool to get to us here.  We probably only had ten more minutes
> > before we were stuck for a week. Last exit is probably under now anyway.
> > Still hopeful it won't rise another three metres or so to reach our front
> > door but whatever. We will find out in a week or so.  We are VERY lucky
> with
> > probably thirty people confirmed dead and of course thousands are out of
> > their homes and some are now getting their third flood through their
> > property in a week
> >
> > Now the only question to debate is does brown water look better in BW???
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
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