Kipling's Just So Story How the Elephant Got His Trunk, set on the banks of
the great, grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever trees
has been a favorite of mine for at least 56 years. Now lots more elephants
will have the opportunity.
Rick
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Bob W wrote:
Just a bit of a heads-up for any of you who might have been thinking of
going swimming in the Limpopo this weekend
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21178793
'About 15,000 crocodiles have reportedly escaped from a farm in South Africa
[...] There used to be only a few
I hate it when that happens!
cheers,
frank
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From: Bob W p...@web-options.com
Sent: January 24, 2013 1/24/13
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Subject: OT: This weekend
Just a bit of a heads-up for any of you who might have been thinking of
going swimming in
On Jan 25, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
'About 15,000 crocodiles have reportedly escaped from a farm in South Africa
[...] There used to be only a few crocodiles in the Limpopo River. Now
there are a lot.[...], said Mr Langman.'
I'm going near any body of water
Limpopo Floods:
A number of crocodile farms suffered the same fate because they are mostly
near major rivers. As all the rivers are inhabited by (plenty) crocs, the
farm losses wouldn't make much difference. Most are small would soon be
eaten by predators anyway. Catching crocs in the wild
On 5/15/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Condolences not necessary. It's actually a pleasant
city. It could use some jobs to replace the 50,000
that Kodak has cut in the last 10 years, though.
I was being my usual snarky self. I've never been to Rochester, so I
oughtn't have
frank theriault wrote:
Several years ago some brilliant entrepeneur decided that a high-speed
hydrofoil ferry service between Toronto and Rochester would be a good
idea. After fleecing various levels of government for money, the
thing was a bust. IIRC, It made all of about two or three round
On 5/16/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
frank theriault wrote:
Several years ago some brilliant entrepeneur decided that a high-speed
hydrofoil ferry service between Toronto and Rochester would be a good
idea. After fleecing various levels of government for money, the
thing was a
David J Brooks wrote:
On 5/16/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd happily pay a ferry fee and travel *through* Rochester to
avoid driving the QEW and going through Buffalo or Niagara Falls.
One does not drive the QEW, one sits and waits for the tractor
trailers to be righted and
On 5/16/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was under the impression that Canadians didn't *drive* the QEW
because they just fly it at very low altitude...
That was my experience on the QEW. I managed to take a friend's truck
to triple digits (in MPH, not km/h), and I was still being
On 5/16/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David J Brooks wrote:
On 5/16/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd happily pay a ferry fee and travel *through* Rochester to
avoid driving the QEW and going through Buffalo or Niagara Falls.
One does not drive the QEW, one sits
Well, in any case, it's worth visiting this summer if
only for the Ansel Adams exhibit at the Geo Eastman
House.
Rick
--- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5/15/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Condolences not necessary. It's actually a
pleasant
city. It could use some
I was at the U of R from 1970 to 1978. Since then, a
lot of highways have sprouted, but the skyline is
=exactly= the same, and the center of downtown has
gone from drowsy to comatose. In the same 29 years
the skyline of Philly has changed radically, even
though this place isn't the center of the
We went to visit a friend of my wifes parents, in Rochester, back in
1983. I don't really remember the city or mch of the trip, except i
remember there was a liquor sale on that weekend.
We don't have those here.
Dave
On 5/16/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, in any case, it's
On 5/16/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
Several years ago some brilliant entrepeneur decided that a high-speed
hydrofoil ferry service between Toronto and Rochester would be a good
idea. After fleecing various levels of government for money, the
thing was a bust. IIRC, It
On 5/16/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was at the U of R from 1970 to 1978. Since then, a
lot of highways have sprouted, but the skyline is
=exactly= the same, and the center of downtown has
gone from drowsy to comatose. In the same 29 years
the skyline of Philly has changed
My how things change. I can remember when you had to watch out because
they would stop you if you were going 2mph over the limit. The thing
about Ontario that impressed me was how clean the restrooms always were.
I suppose that has changed too.
What a difference a few decades seem to make.
On 5/16/07, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My how things change. I can remember when you had to watch out because
they would stop you if you were going 2mph over the limit. The thing
about Ontario that impressed me was how clean the restrooms always were.
I suppose that has changed too.
Torontonians just got an Ansel exhibition at the AGO (Ran Nov-Feb).
Probably not as good as the Eastman House one though.
-Adam
Too bad the ferry's gone.
Rick Womer wrote:
Well, in any case, it's worth visiting this summer if
only for the Ansel Adams exhibit at the Geo Eastman
House.
Rick
On 5/16/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Torontonians just got an Ansel exhibition at the AGO (Ran Nov-Feb).
Probably not as good as the Eastman House one though.
I went.
Wasn't impressed. The prints weren't huge (as I expected), and there
really as much of his Yosemite-type stuff as I
frank theriault wrote:
On 5/16/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Torontonians just got an Ansel exhibition at the AGO (Ran Nov-Feb).
Probably not as good as the Eastman House one though.
I went.
Wasn't impressed. The prints weren't huge (as I expected), and there
really as
On 5/15/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got back from a weekend in Rochester, NY.
snip
My condolences...
-frank
;-)
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Condolences not necessary. It's actually a pleasant
city. It could use some jobs to replace the 50,000
that Kodak has cut in the last 10 years, though.
--- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5/15/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got back from a weekend in Rochester,
frank theriault wrote:
On 5/15/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got back from a weekend in Rochester, NY.
snip
My condolences...
-frank
;-)
Funny how you don't really appreciate a place until you leave. Lisa and
I still go back to Rochester for visits occasionally. It's got a
Once I rented 1984 and The Killing Fields for a depressing evening.
It worked fine. Thank God I had lots of beer ;-)
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the little rangefinder focusing patch is
now slightly out of vertical alignment, which it wasn't before. I guess the
camera must have sustained a blow - although I really can't remember that
happening. Coming home from my little Christmas getaway, the camera was
is fixable.I really liked the fishing boat shot you
showed Jeff amd me.
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:23:47 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: OT: This weekend has been a load of Crap
Frank,
My condolences on the crap
--- Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, QEW is short for Queen Elizabeth Way. You're right about speeds
in California. Last summer I drove to California, and typical speeds on I-5
were 75-90 mph, but almost no-one travelled any faster. Have you driven in
Europe?
Nope, never driven
--- Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, QEW is short for Queen Elizabeth Way.
Oops, I stand corrected. I asked the same question myself one snowy winter in
Toronto. I guess there must've been a snow ball or a muffler over my ears that
day g.
Pat in SF
Didn't get any time to shoot the old ship along the shore line.
But that's on my list for next time. (It's an old wood vessel that
would have been used 300 years ago.) It's in the vicinity of
St. Catharines.
The one you see from the QEW? I think that's a tourist trap.
--
Steve
[EMAIL
That's the one. I thought it a reproduction as well,
like the one here in Columbus, OH. But at least ours is in the water!
BTW, What does QEW stand for?
Collin
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:06:47 -0500
From: Steve Sharpe [EMAIL
--- Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, What does QEW stand for?
Collin-
QEW = Queen's Expressway. The standard MPH to km per hr conversion always gets
to me on a trip north of the border as well. The eyes see 100km/h and the brain
goes Whoa when it only roughly translates to
Actually, QEW is short for Queen Elizabeth Way. You're right about speeds
in California. Last summer I drove to California, and typical speeds on I-5
were 75-90 mph, but almost no-one travelled any faster. Have you driven in
Europe?
Pat White
Queen Elizabeth Way,or more appropratly,stop and watch the boats go
faster wayG
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 13:04:57 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: The weekend in Ontario
That's the one. I thought
Most people use Toronto as a warm up for when they go to MontrealG
(sorry Andreg)
Dave
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 17:19:51 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: The weekend in Ontario
Hi, Collin,
Hee-hee! You're
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