Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair If you have not done so yet, fit in a visit to the Centre for European Photography just near Sully (may be known as MEP as in Maison Europeanne Photographie - my French is rubbish!) Gerry 2008/9/20 Alastair Firkin <afirkin@afirkin.com>: > Thanks Philippe, I'm sure that what I'm seeing is more of the exception, > but its less packaged here than in Australia. I just groan every time I > think of slices of cheese in individual plastic wrap!! I'm hoping to go to > the HCB foundation today, but I must check it is open on a Saturday > > Cheers and more chocolat to all > > --- philippe.amard@tele2.fr wrote: > > From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> > Alastair: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Chocolat > Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:05:22 +0200 > > Hi Alsatair > I'm happy you like the sights and share them with us. > I enjoy each of them a lot. > > FYI , selling butter, chocolate or foie gras by the pound is not the > most common practice over here, as unfortunate as you may find it. > For instance, French retailer Carrefour is currently Europe's n?1, and > the world's 2nd largest > <http://www.boursorama.com/profil/resume_societe.phtml?symbole=1rPCA> > > I don't know if the trend towards standardized, untasty, pre-packaged > foods will ever be reversed. > I also sometimes miss going to the farm with a tin can to get my milk. > My grand children will never have this opportunity I'm afraid. > Ah! Leica ? la carte, straight from the Photokina, sigh > ;-) > > Keep them coming > Bien amicalement > Philippe, Chevalier du B?r?t de la Baguette au levain. > > > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >>Again this is something we really don't see in Australia: slabs of >>chocolate, broken to required size/weight. Butter is found in huge vat >>moulds and sold by the slice, rather than always being pre-packaged. One >>day I hope we get back to taking our jam jar and having it re-filled -- >>the waste in packaging is one of my big "beefs": >> >>So Breaking the Chocolat: >> >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/PARIS+08/L5900007.jpg.html >> >><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/PARIS+08/L5900007.jpg.html> >> >>http://tinyurl.com/4qrklf >> >>Cheers >> >>Alastair >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > NO ARCHIVE > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com www.stockuk.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076