[Leica] I'm baaaaack

[jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)]

Thanks so much, Don. We are comfortable here with the Texans' reception. 
They let us bring three small dogs into a No Pet motel, and look the other 
way when we put food from the free breakfast in our pockets. I've heard that 
it is more politically-correct to call us "evacuees" instead of "refugees", 
but I feel more like someone seeking refuge, not someone who bailed out. 

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From: Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] I'm baaaaack

> Jeffery,
> It is really good to hear from you.  I do believe that your home will
> be very valuable as I can not see rebuilding homes that will be 10
> feet under sea level:  sort of the same thing as having an office on
> the 100th floor of the rebuilt World Trade Center.
> 
> You will love Houston, the traffic is intense but the people are
> wonderful, warm, helpful souls.  I believe the best camera store is
> still Houston Camera Exchange down near Bel Air Blvd near West
> University or about four miles west of Rice University.
> 
> Enjoy what you can, and love your family.
> 
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
> 
> On 9/3/05, Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote:
> > My wife and I were deeply touched (maybe overwhelmed) by the level of 
> > concern you all expressed for us during this past week. I just bought a 
> > laptop at a Houston Best Buy store. Camera-wise, I planned to flee with 
> > an MP + 50 'lux but accidentally grabbed the M6 + 35/2 Zeiss (sorry).
> > 
> > Thank you, all of you, for your prayers. I made out far better than most 
> > of the people in my city. The parts of the city that you remember most  
> > are still okay. I wanted to be able to take pictures of the post-Katrina 
> > devastation, but matters degenerated very quickly to a state of martial 
> > law. The now notorious WalMart looting was about 6 blocks from Chris and 
> > me. That was the beginning of the end for us, and we fled later that day 
> > (Wednesday). I'm quite sure that the elderly lady who lives next door to 
> > me is dead by now. She was too frail to move about, and there was 
> > literally no decent place to take her. Nobody answered our 911 calls. 
> > She would not have lasted a day in the Convention Center. We had to 
> > leave our pets behind (two labs and two Siamese cats). That was very 
> > difficult, and it still haunts me.
> > 
> > The Texans have been wonderful to us. Thank you, Houston!!
> > 
> > I was glad to read that the others in my neck of the woods made it out 
> > okay. God Bless you all.
> > 
> > Jeffery (from a Best Western motel somewhere in Houston).
> > 
> > 
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