[Leica] IMG: Cuban Cigar

[j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz)]

Excellent idea! The thing is, Cuban cigars are the best in the world!
JM 


Jean-Michel Mertz
68750 - Bergheim

 
> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:40:11 -0500
> From: images at comporium.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Cuban Cigar
> 
> When we did cataract surgeries in Honduras, we carried our own sterilizer
> with us.  The doctors would buy Cuban cigars in Honduras and put them in
> the sterilizer to carry back to the USA.  They were never discovered ;-)
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr>
> wrote:
> 
> > I love that photo ... ! It reminds of an incident we had with the US
> > Border Police more than 10 years ago when we went through the checks at
> > Columbus Airport on our way back to France after our daughter's wedding -
> > the one who lives in Savannah, GA. I had a handful of Cuban cigars in my
> > suitcase, which they discovered. The officers'reaction was, at that time,
> > adapted to the political context: in a second, we were surrounded by a
> > dozen policemen, dogs, etc. They searched our luggage thoroughy - that's 
> > an
> > understatement - and I had to destroy the cigars, of course. We missed 
> > our
> > flight. I was allowed to keep the box ... I am very happy the US-Cuba
> > Relationship gets a bit less tense - I guess this is why your son could
> > enjoy this Cuban cigar his dad had bought when you last visited the 
> > island.
> > F?licitations for your Grandson!
> > JM
> >
> >
> > Jean-Michel Mertz
> > 68750 - Bergheim
> >
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:01:48 -0500
> > > From: images at comporium.net
> > > To: lug at leica-users.org; olympus at thomasclausen.net;
> > MUGers at yahoogroups.com; paw at micapeak.com; seephoto at micapeak.com
> > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Cuban Cigar
> > >
> > > PESO:
> > >
> > > We just got back from a very quick trip to Charleston to meet our new
> > > grandson.  Thomas Frederick Manley (Red) is still in the hospital and
> > won't
> > > get to come home until Sunday, but he's doing really well and all tubes
> > are
> > > out. His mom is staying with him.  Our son Tim enjoyed a Cuban cigar 
> > > that
> > > his dad brought back for him:
> > >
> > >
> > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/PESO/G0000XpGI0ZlvTdI/I0000plhcgeXj5uw
> > >
> > > Leica M240, 50/1.4
> > >
> > > I have lots of photos of the baby that I'll post later ;-)
> > >
> > > My new Leica SL is supposed to get here today!
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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