Re: Back Home from Grandfather Mountain.

2017-06-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sorry to hear of Don's passing. Nice guy. Paul via phone > On Jun 5, 2017, at 7:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > Thanks for letting is know about Don. I met him 3 times and thought he > was one of the nicest people on earth. He will be missed everywhere. > > dave > >> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 8

Re: Back Home from Grandfather Mountain.

2017-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks for letting is know about Don. I met him 3 times and thought he was one of the nicest people on earth. He will be missed everywhere. dave On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 8:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Good to see you at the mountain, John. It was a really good weekend. > > I'm at my friend's place

Re: Back Home from Grandfather Mountain.

2017-06-05 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 4/6/17, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >One sad note to the weekend: Don Nelson, former Pentax rep and pretty >much the founder of the PDML (at least he was the one who decided to >turn it over to Doug Brewer) died on Saturday. He'd been in poor >health for a few years and had a stro

Re: Back Home from Grandfather Mountain.

2017-06-04 Thread John
On 6/4/2017 20:13, Mark Roberts wrote: Good to see you at the mountain, John. It was a really good weekend. I'm at my friend's place in Ashe county (about 50 miles from GFM) and got thoroughly soaked on the ride here. The phrase "biblical proportions" pretty well describes the downpour I rode th

Re: Back Home from Grandfather Mountain.

2017-06-04 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On Jun 4, 2017, at 8:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > ... > > One sad note to the weekend: Don Nelson, former Pentax rep and pretty > much the founder of the PDML (at least he was the one who decided to > turn it over to Doug Brewer) died on Saturday. He'd been in poor > health for a few years

Re: Back Home from Grandfather Mountain.

2017-06-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Good to see you at the mountain, John. It was a really good weekend. I'm at my friend's place in Ashe county (about 50 miles from GFM) and got thoroughly soaked on the ride here. The phrase "biblical proportions" pretty well describes the downpour I rode through. I'm hoping for better weather for

Re: Back Home from Grandfather Mountain.

2017-06-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 4/6/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >Pulled in about 15 minutes ago. Got half-way through unloading my car >before it started pouring down rain, so I still have a bit of that ahead >of me before I'll really be home again. > >Baxter hasn't decided yet whether she's going to forgive me for

Re: Back Home

2012-06-25 Thread mike wilson
On 25/06/2012 08:09, Bob W wrote: the grim North Your wish is my command -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: Back Home

2012-06-24 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Rick Womer > > Let's see... > > A weekend in Colonial Williamsburg with the extended family to > celebrate my spending six decades on our planet; > > Then, after 2 nights at home, off to the English Midlands for a week o

Re: Back home and PDMLers GESO

2010-05-16 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/16/2010 2:05 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On May 16, 2010, at 12:09 AM, Cotty wrote: On 16/5/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every corner. And yes, Karin and I thought the Eggleston exhibition was great (but the Matisse

Re: Back home and PDMLers GESO

2010-05-16 Thread Larry Colen
On May 16, 2010, at 12:09 AM, Cotty wrote: On 16/5/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every corner. And yes, Karin and I thought the Eggleston exhibition was great (but the Matisse was even better). Here are some pictur

RE: Back home and PDMLers GESO

2010-05-16 Thread Bob W
> > PS To the many people who said on first meeting me "Ah, so > you're Chris. > > What a shame Bob W couldn't make it" - I'm not bitter (any more) :-) > > Console yourself with how disappointed they would have been > if he _had_ shown up. > Always leave 'em wanting more Bob (International

Re: Back home and PDMLers GESO

2010-05-16 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > We're back from our Chicago and mid west 3 state tour. > Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every corner. Seems like a lot of glass in Chicago.: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/PDMLers/slides/_IGP2697.html Nice gallery.

Re: Back home and PDMLers GESO

2010-05-16 Thread mike wilson
Chris Mitchell wrote: PS To the many people who said on first meeting me "Ah, so you're Chris. What a shame Bob W couldn't make it" - I'm not bitter (any more) :-) Console yourself with how disappointed they would have been if he _had_ shown up. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.ne

Re: Back home and PDMLers GESO

2010-05-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/5/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every corner. And >yes, Karin and I thought the Eggleston exhibition was great (but the Matisse >was even better). Here are some pictures of some PDMLers. >http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk

Re: Back home and PDMLers GESO

2010-05-15 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > We're back from our Chicago and mid west 3 state tour. > > It was great to meet the other PDMLers, put faces and characters to names > and spend time getting to know each other. And the PDML exhibit was a > resounding success thanks mainly t

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-10 Thread Brian Walters
Hi Ann Thanks - the trip was one we had been sort of planning for almost 30 years! Now to go back to some of the places we visited and spend a bit more time there (packing and unpacking every few days does get a bit wearing after a while) Cheers Brian ++ Bri

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Coast to coast would be a very short trip if you have no coasts. mike wilson wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail (that's just my lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking out your travel journal that Christine posted because it is exact

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-09 Thread mike wilson
ann sanfedele wrote: > Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail (that's just my > lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking out your > travel journal that Christine posted because it is exactly the kind of > trip I love -- coast to coast by ground transportation in > one

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-08 Thread Christine Aguila
From: "ann sanfedele" it is exactly the kind of trip I love -- coast to coast by ground transportation in one's country of residence... driving being first choice. Of course, "coast to coast" in some areas isn't quite as long a journey as you too or has I've taken :-) Me too. I love l

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-08 Thread paul stenquist
I've walked coast to coast. That was on Manhattan Island. Paul On Oct 8, 2009, at 2:03 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: Back Home Again I did a coast-to-coast bike ride a few weeks ago. 25 miles. You should come to Canada s

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: Back Home Again I did a coast-to-coast bike ride a few weeks ago. 25 miles. You should come to Canada sometime. Twenty five miles will take you from one end of downtown Calgary to the other end of downtown Calga

RE: Back Home Again

2009-10-08 Thread Bob W
> > Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail > (that's just my lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking > out your travel journal that Christine posted because it is > exactly the kind of trip I love -- coast to coast by ground > transportation in one's country of residence.

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-08 Thread ann sanfedele
Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail (that's just my lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking out your travel journal that Christine posted because it is exactly the kind of trip I love -- coast to coast by ground transportation in one's country of residence... driving bein

RE: Back Home Again

2009-10-04 Thread Brian Walters
G'day Bob On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:13 +0100, "Bob W" wrote: > Welcome back! I haven't been particularly following your blog, but there > are > some great shots there. It needs a bit of editing and an easier > presentation > of the photos and it will be fascinating. > > One tiny little note about

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-04 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > http://www.blognow.com.au/gowest/ Amazing collection of photos! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Back Home Again

2009-10-04 Thread Bob W
> G'day all > > I'm back from my 7 week trip across Australia (east to west > and back again). All up, 4,200 km by train and 10,300 km driving. [...] > > http://www.richardwoldendorp.com/exhibition/index.htm > > > I'm still sorting though my photos in the hope that there > might be a few I c

Re: Back Home Again

2009-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Welcome Back, Brian. Enjoyed the blog & looking forward to more pictures from the trip. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 6:11 AM Subject: Back Home Again G'day all I'm back from my 7 week

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-31 Thread Stan Halpin
Ouch! Sorry to hear about your troubles Gianfranco. At least you can be satisfied because you were able to prove two things: a. bad things sometimes do happen to good people; b. it does make sense to carry a back-up body, or two, or three... Good luck with a swift recovery on all fronts. Stan

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-30 Thread frank theriault
On 8/29/05, Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian > Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much > in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning > after all... > > I had five

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Bob W
> > > >Put your faith in science! > > > > > Well that's an oxymoron. > gee, really?

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations. Hang in there and good luck in keeping the repair/replacemrnt costs reasonable. Shel > As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian > Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much > in luck, but that number's fame

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread John Celio
As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... Wow man, when it rains it really pours. Sorry to hear about all your technical problems. I hop

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
e, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29. august 2005 19:35 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Back home, bad news... > > That's a pain. > > Welcome back, I hope you get it all

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Bob W wrote: [sob story] bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1 doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who has one has had problems with them. Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Put your faith in science! Well

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread keithw
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, [sad tales of mechanical gear failing... snipped.] When I came back home I found both my "new" computers not working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going there againg..

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Bob W
[sob story] bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1 doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who has one has had problems with them. > Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Put your faith in science! -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That's a pain. Welcome back, I hope you get it all sorted out swiftly without spending too much money and aggravation. Godfrey On Aug 29, 2005, at 7:18 AM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not th

RE: Back home, bad news...

2005-08-29 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Gianfranco, It is too much bad luck to just one man. Fátima is another place you van go. But if you live in Italy...:) I hope that's the first time and the last such things happend to you. Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Gianfranco Irlanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: segunda-feir

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Now that's just sad... Caveman wrote: A caiman from Cayman Ate a jamaican Then spit back all the bones And arranged them in cones John Forbes wrote: Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman? The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It is not impossible f

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-18 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:09:00 +0100, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You mean like this one (which I have slightly colinised)? > > A pleasing young girl of Nantucket > Was * > And * > But * > So ** > > I must say I prefer the une

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-18 Thread John Forbes
You mean like this one (which I have slightly colinised)? A pleasing young girl of Nantucket Was * And * But * So ** I must say I prefer the unexpurgated version John On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:41:52 -0400, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-18 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:30:59 +0100, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A snapper from Oxford named Cotty > Was widely regarded as dotty > His photos weren't bad > But his jokes were just mad > And his verse was much worse; it was grotty. Very clever, John!! Of course, my favourite limericks

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread John Forbes
A snapper from Oxford named Cotty Was widely regarded as dotty His photos weren't bad But his jokes were just mad And his verse was much worse; it was grotty. On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:42:36 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 17/9/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed: A caiman from Cayman

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/9/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed: >A caiman from Cayman >Ate a jamaican >Then spit back all the bones >And arranged them in cones ...but not understood by a layman Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps ___

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread ernreed2
John said: > Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman? > > The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It is > not impossible for it to be completely submerged in a bad hurricane. In > 1910, or thereabouts, a hurricane killed 10% of the population. > >

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread Caveman
A caiman from Cayman Ate a jamaican Then spit back all the bones And arranged them in cones John Forbes wrote: Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman? The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It is not impossible for it to be completely submerged in a

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread John Forbes
Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman? The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It is not impossible for it to be completely submerged in a bad hurricane. In 1910, or thereabouts, a hurricane killed 10% of the population. Not a nice place to be at

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread Keith Whaley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Forbes posted: It's good that Ivan has not caused as much mayhem in America as feared. However, spare a thought for some who were not so lucky. http://www.caymannetnews.com/2004/09/738/imagination.shtml Thanks for that link; I found it sobering. I'm still hoping to h

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread ernreed2
John Forbes posted: > It's good that Ivan has not caused as much mayhem in America as feared. > > However, spare a thought for some who were not so lucky. > > http://www.caymannetnews.com/2004/09/738/imagination.shtml Thanks for that link; I found it sobering. I'm still hoping to hear news of m

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
How terrible! John Forbes wrote: It's good that Ivan has not caused as much mayhem in America as feared. However, spare a thought for some who were not so lucky. http://www.caymannetnews.com/2004/09/738/imagination.shtml John

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Behind Jeanne are Karl, Isis and Javier. . . Steve Desjardins wrote: Glad to hear it. You folks have had a rough couple of months, and Jeanne is still coming. The remnants of Ivan are getting here now, but that will mostly be rain and flooding.

RE: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread Steve Desjardins
Glad to hear it. You folks have had a rough couple of months, and Jeanne is still coming. The remnants of Ivan are getting here now, but that will mostly be rain and flooding. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540)

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-17 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/04, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed: >In a nutshell - I am still standing :-) Nice one Cesar. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-16 Thread Graywolf
Ya! -- Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Well, Ivan has come and gone for me. I spent it at the folks. We lost power about 12:20 a.m. They are still without power. Lost no shingles and only one piece of siding. All is well - just a lot of limbs to clean up and the neighbor's fence went down. My house -

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good to hear you're well. Congratulations. Paul On Sep 16, 2004, at 9:14 PM, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Well, Ivan has come and gone for me. I spent it at the folks. We lost power about 12:20 a.m. They are still without power. Lost no shingles and only one piece of siding. All is well - just a

Re: Back home again

2004-06-07 Thread graywolf
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Back home again Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 20:54:56 -0400 There will be a prize for anyone who can identify Frank in that image. -- Bill Owens wrote: Just got home from a fantastic weekend with PDML'ers on Grandfather Mountain. There will be more later (we're exh

Re: Back home again

2004-06-07 Thread frank theriault
Am I eligible for the contest? -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Back home again D

Re: Back home again

2004-06-06 Thread graywolf
There will be a prize for anyone who can identify Frank in that image. -- Bill Owens wrote: Just got home from a fantastic weekend with PDML'ers on Grandfather Mountain. There will be more later (we're exhausted) and I'm sure over the next few days more attendees will be signing on with comments.

Re: Back home

2001-12-16 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Rob Studdert wrote: > > > Hi Ann, > > It's good to hear from you (I am sure that everyone else feels the same :-) > Hope so! > (snip snip)... >(can you remember which part of the roll you shot? I can't, I'll > have to cite us both as authors if I publish any :-) I totally forgot I took A

Re: Back home

2001-12-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Dec 2001 at 10:30, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > I think I left for my Odyssey just before you were getting > home from yours. Just let me say, if I hadn't already,how > much > I enjoyed your visit. Hope to see some fireworks > eventually, but as I'm in the throes of getting snaps > organized an