Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just saw your mayor on the German TV news, best wishes from all of us in Hannover too. Stay lucky and keep your heads down! Douglas animal wrote: > All the best. > simon jessurun > amsterdam > the netherlands > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:19 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT NOLA Katrina > > >> Thanks, Ted. I can't leave my wife behind, and she has faith in God that >> we'll be safe. I don't see any of us dying. We may lose a roof, but we >> are on high ground (relatively speaking). I'm below sea level, but I >> have a second floor. The problem with evacuating is that the freeway is >> moving at 5 mph and there is very little gasoline anywhere down here. If >> I lived anywhere else in New Orleans, I'd have left. Most of my >> neighbors have no cars and cannot leave. There is Live Oak Middle School >> about 8 blocks from here. If I lose my roof, we will probably trudge >> down there. >> >> Keeping my fingers crossed. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ted >> Grant >> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 1:51 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT NOLA Katrina >> >> >> Jeffery, >> Like others have posted, leave if at all possible! Don't try to second >> guess Mother Nature! Certainly this time. Why! Simply because we are >> experiencing weather conditions around the planet like never in the >> past or as >> violent these days. Quite often fooling even the most experienced >> weathermen and >> >> their electronic gadgets. >> >> In the event you stay and as callous as this may sound under the >> circumstances...... make sure you get pictures! Certainly without >> endangering yourself. >> >> May the Great Spirit give you and family comfort and safety. >> >> ted >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >