Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/28

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Subject: Disappearing Animals [was Re: [Leica] R9/DRM spider update]
From: phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard)
Date: Fri Sep 28 12:38:05 2007
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GMO bug?
I love your story.
Phil...x


Richard Taylor wrote:

> You know,  disappearing animals may be getting to be a real problem.
>
> A week ago as I was driving back from an errand in Harvard Square and  
> rounding a U-turn to put myself back on Mass Ave, a mouse popped up  
> from under the hood behind my right windshield wiper.  He scampered  
> to the middle of the car, faced forward, stuck his nose in the air,  
> wiggled his whiskers, and took in the scene, enjoying the breeze like  
> a tiny brown puppy.  Seemingly pleased by all this fun, he ducked  
> behind the left wiper and disappeared under the hood again.
>
> I have no idea what happened to him.  He couldn't get into either the  
> car or the engine compartment from where he was but there was no sign  
> of him when I got back to work and looked for him.
>
> Hope this isn't the start of a trend.  It could be serious.  I wonder  
> what it all means...
>
> Anyone else had animals or bugs disappear recently?  We may want to  
> keep track of this stuff.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
> On Sep 28, 2007, at 3:04 PM, Philippe Amard wrote:
>
>> Is the camera missing the spider? just wondering.
>> Phil...x
>>
>>
>> Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>
>>>> Hi All- Today I looked  thru the viewfinder of the camera - no  spider
>>>> in sight!  I figured it had died. I proceeded to take out the  viewing
>>>> screen (which the spider had been on top of), and looked inside - 
>>>> with a
>>>> flashlight. NO sign of the spider. I shook the camera to see if it
>>>> would drop out- no luck. I reinstalled the viewfinder screen, and  
>>>> said
>>>> the hell with it for now. It is not visible in the viewfinder when
>>>> looking thru it - maybe the spider evaporated into thin air- or is
>>>> stuck in some recess of the viewfinder cavity. I think I'll just  
>>>> leave
>>>> the situation alone- I can always send it in to Leica, NJ. Again-
>>>> thanks for all the suggestions - there were many good ones. Stasys
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> THE SPIDER HAS LEFT THE CAMERA!
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> rabinergroup.com
>>>
>>>
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Replies: Reply from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) (Disappearing Animals [was Re: [Leica] R9/DRM spider update])
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] R9/DRM spider update)
Message from phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] R9/DRM spider update)
Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor) (Disappearing Animals [was Re: [Leica] R9/DRM spider update])