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Subject: [Leica] IMG : The laughing mole
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed Apr 16 23:12:03 2008
References: <000a01c8a050$e590f790$c1654654@GeeBee>

Graham,

It is obvious that you are pursuing the wrong line of work.  You should 
offer your services for hire in ridding one's property of the vicious 
critters.  Your neighborhood would probably be forever grateful.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "geebee" <geebee@geebeephoto.com>
To: "LUG" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 1:04 AM
Subject: [Leica] IMG : The laughing mole


>I bought a hide/blind a while back but have thus far not taken a usable 
>shot from it. The instructions claim, somewhat
> optimistically, that it can be out of the back pack and occupied in a few 
> seconds. It is certainly true that it opens very quickly
> courtesy of the four main steel rings that spring into shape as soon as it 
> escapes the confines of the back pack (decapitation
> cannot be ruled out). What the makers don't mention is that it can take up 
> to a fortnight to get it back into the 18 inch diameter
> back pack. Although I have obviously achieved this each time I have used 
> it I still have no idea how it happened. The first couple
> of times I was so amazed how it suddenly gave in and folded neatly that I 
> foolishly opened it again thinking I had mastered it.
> This resulted in another slapstick session to rival Mr Bean.
> Panasonic DMC FZ50 : Leica DC Vario Elmarit
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2008/08068.htm
>
> After this particular session and ten minutes into my battle to
> reduce it to a size suitable for packing away, moles were surfacing  to 
> see what the rumpus was all about and laughing it up at my
> antics. This one was obviously a huge fan of my slapstick routine:
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2008/IRC.htm
>
>
> --Graham
>
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>
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> http://www.projecthome.org/
>
>
>
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