Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Did not your wife wake you up? Alice would have saved me I'm sure, she hates when I scream, run, and shiver in bed. ;-) Philippe who like the story Le 27 mars 12 ? 20:47, Duane Birkey a ?crit : > Subject: Trip to Wetzlar and new M7 > From: "BIRKEY, DUANE" > <dbirkey at hcjb.org.ec<mailto:dbirkey at hcjb.org.ec>> > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 13:50:55 -0500 > > > > _____ > > Hi Folks, > > I just got back from a trip to Europe and have enjoyed reading the > last > several weeks of Lug digests. > > The highlight of my time was the few days I spent around Wetzlar with > my cousin Berndt and visiting the factory where he works. (which is > none other than Leica's camera and optical works) > > For those who have not made a pilgrimage to Wetzlar, you really must > do > it. > > Anyhow, my cousin Berndt took me into a workshop to show me something > I'd really be interested in. He told me that this was something I had > to see. He opened a metal cabinet and pulled out a wrapped object, > about the size of the M-6. I asked him if it was the new M-7, my > heart > was pounding, he smiled and said "open it." At that moment the door > started to open at the other end of the room. Berndt said "run, we're > not supposed to be in here". So we took off running, out of the > office, down the hall, and I heard people shouting in German behind me > and Berndt said "keep running". > > Well in our rush to leave, I had neglected to put down the camera > which > I was still holding as I ran, which probably wasn't a great idea. > But, Berndt said run and run we did. > > For those of you who enjoy police shows, you realize that hardly > anyone > ever successfully escapes police or security forces, unless they're > the > good guys. Well, Berndt figured out that he could probably claim > that he was chasing me and salvage his job. So he yelled something in > German, tripped me and grabbed my foot and started pulling my leg as > hard as he could. Sort of like I'm pulling each of your lug legs > right > now. I can't wait until I can get my hands on the actual product > whenever that might be. Till then, I'll just have to dream. > > Duane > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information