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Thanks John (and Ann). 2009. Cot On 16 Sep 2022, at 08:05, John Sessoms wrote: Yeah, I think it was 2009, because that was my first time at GFM ... I remember meeting you & him and I wouldn't have if it had been 2007. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

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Yeah, I think it was 2009, because that was my first time at GFM ... I remember meeting you & him and I wouldn't have if it had been 2007. On 9/14/2022 12:56 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Nice report ! ..  but regarding footnote.. I don't think it was 2007 that you brought him to GFM... I was there

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Thanks for the interesting report, Cotty! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 10:58 AM Steve Cottrell wrote: > Filmed her many times over the years, she always seemed very pleasant. Of > course she would never a

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Thanks for your commentary Cotty. Meg’s grandmother (from Cornwall) was a staunch Royalist and the attitude was passed down; I tend to be more interested in who the person is than in the office or position they hold. And thanks for the update on Stefan! I remember meeting him with you and Bob a

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Good to hear Stefan is doing well! I didn’t see you and your son at Grandfather Mountain, but I’ve followed the Stefan reports over the years. Well done, sir! Paul > On Sep 14, 2022, at 12:56 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Nice report ! .. but regarding footnote.. I don't think it was 2007 that

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Nice report ! ..  but regarding footnote.. I don't think it was 2007 that you brought him to GFM... I was there that year and pretty sure I would have noticed. :-) Glad to hear he is doing wella nd have enjoyed his occasional appearance on FB via you. ann On 9/14/2022 10:58 AM, Steve Cottrell

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Ee! Thee had coins in tha pockets We had gravel…. On 9 Sep 2022, at 17:22, Bob Pdml wrote: When I were a lad we had coins in our pockets with the head of Victoria on. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

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Filmed her many times over the years, she always seemed very pleasant. Of course she would never acknowledge us mere mortals with cameras! Did however meet the king (as Prince of Wales) in 2018. I was commissioned by Associated Press to film his Easter message to the Commonwealth. Stefan was wit

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Keep Calm: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LKZhUA3jU2EGw7Mnt0-jfpDxgQ0Y2kye/view?usp=sharing Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

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> On 9 Sep 2022, at 16:42, David J Brooks wrote: > >  >> >>> Not if British pubs start charging 23 pounds a pint >>> >> >> Two possible responses: >> That would reduce one and increase the other. >> Have you been to London recently? >> > > Not since 1975 ( I flew Freddie BTW) > It was abo

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On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 11:08 PM mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > Not if British pubs start charging 23 pounds a pint > > > > Two possible responses: > That would reduce one and increase the other. > Have you been to London recently? > Not since 1975 ( I flew Freddie BTW) Dave B > -- > %(real_nam

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I see that a double rainbow appeared over Buckingham Palace today: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/buckingham-palace-london-westminster-elizabeth-tower-balmoral-b2163038.html Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Sep 8, 202

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Condolences to all in the UK on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. While I find the concept of royalty troubling, I respect those who looked up to her as a symbol of Great Britain and what it stands for. She was a rock of stability in some very unsettled times for her hation and the world. Dan --

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On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 11:14 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 06.09.22 um 16:56 schrieb Stanley Halpin: > > > Just back from some time in Iceland and a brief stop in Greenland. Both > seem pleasant, civilized locales. > > One of them, I don't remember which, has a serious alcohol problem and > a

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Am 06.09.22 um 16:56 schrieb Stanley Halpin: Just back from some time in Iceland and a brief stop in Greenland. Both seem pleasant, civilized locales. One of them, I don't remember which, has a serious alcohol problem and an alarming suicide rate. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologn

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> On Sep 5, 2022, at 1:49 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > No. SNAFU. > > I am seriouly thinking of emigrating. > > Cot > Just back from some time in Iceland and a brief stop in Greenland. Both seem pleasant, civilized locales. Stan > > On 5 Sep 2022, at 18:00, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

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They both rode the waves of ultra nationalism. America First and Britain for Britons. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Sep 5, 2022 at 2:45 PM mike wilson wrote: > > Not forgetting their matching ability to get people to actual

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Am 05.09.22 um 19:49 schrieb Steve Cottrell: I am seriouly thinking of emigrating. There are still good news in all this misery. Priti Prattle has resigned. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/proj

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This does not directly affect the UK, but it is still astonishing: Euro slides below $0.99 after Russia halts gas supplies. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-

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No. SNAFU. I am seriouly thinking of emigrating. Cot On 5 Sep 2022, at 18:00, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Politics aside, I suspect the uncertainty of the past several months has been troublesome, and hopefully is at an end. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an em

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Am 05.09.22 um 19:00 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: I see you have elected a new Prime Minister. No, they haven't. A few thousand members of the Tory party have. Politics aside, I suspect the uncertainty of the past several months has been troublesome, and hopefully is at an end. Stiff upper lip

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Er, no we haven’t and no it isn’t. 141,725 people from a party membership of 172,437 voted for one of two candidates chosen by the party’s MPs. Of those 141,725 people only 56% voted for her. So about 80,000 people in a population of about 47 million who can vote in a general election. Fewer t

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I see you have elected a new Prime Minister. Politics aside, I suspect the uncertainty of the past several months has been troublesome, and hopefully is at an end. Stiff upper lip, olc chaps! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * -- %(real_