RE: OT: Buyer Beware

2019-04-16 Thread jcoyle
Even dealer parts sometimes leave a lot to be desired - a head gasket for a Ford Escort only had cooling holes punched on one side! Led to a very hot engine... John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML On Behalf Of Alan C Sent: Tuesday, 16 April 2019 2:45 AM To: pdml@pdml.net

RE: OT: Buyer Beware

2019-04-16 Thread jcoyle
In the late 80's I had a Chrysler Galant (not sure if there was an American equivalent), small 4-door, manual gearbox vehicle. As I was driving into the sixth floor office car park, I heard a 'ping' noise from under the car and the clutch pedal went down to the floor. Turned out the clutch

Re: GESO Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

2019-04-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Thanks for those. My heart was sad to see the fire. My sympathies to the French people for their loss and for all of us for the loss of a historic space and icon. Regards, Bob S. On 4/16/19, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. > > Dan Matyola >

Re: GESO Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

2019-04-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/4/19, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm catholic only by birth not by practice, but watching Notre Dame burn >last night was crushing. I immediately recalled how I was overwhelmed by >the majesty and history of this ancient cathedral when I visited it on a >spring afternoon

PESO: She will survive

2019-04-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Based on everything I have heard and read, I believe this masterpiece survived the Fire: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/1/19/rose-window Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

2019-04-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 3:13 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > I’m catholic only by birth not by practice, but watching Notre Dame burn > last night was crushing. I immediately recalled how I was overwhelmed

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Postmaster
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 16/4/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>We are staying a few days in the Cotswolds - Painswick area right >>outside Gloucester. We are using it as a base to foray out to see the >>medieval. A time in Bath, over to Avebury, a time to Wye Valley. We

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Bob Pdml
Maiden Castle is in Dorset, not really the Cotswolds, but doable if they have a car. I love Maiden Castle and the whole of West Dorset. If they are literary-historical types and are in the area I recommend a trip to Bincombe with a copy of Hardy's "The Melancholy Hussar". > On 16 Apr 2019, at

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Bob Pdml
If they're in that area they should also visit Wells., which is still medieval, and Britain's smallest city. http://www.visitwellssomerset.co.uk/ Stonehenge too, of course. There's so much good food in London it can be impossible to choose and you end up eating McDonalds... I would recommend a

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you're in the Cotswolds and going to Avebury, up the Fossway there's a Roman Villa that's worth a visit. In the general area, there's a wonderful earthworks called "Maiden's Castle" that's worth a half day hike, and of course there's the huge Uffington White Horse and the walk along the

Re: OT: Veneration of the Crown of Thorns

2019-04-16 Thread Bob Pdml
They can probably afford to buy a new crown of thorns now. The one I saw looked pretty old. > On 16 Apr 2019, at 15:46, John wrote: > > News I heard yesterday was most of the artwork inside had been saved. This > just came up in my news feed: > >

GESO Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

2019-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I’m catholic only by birth not by practice, but watching Notre Dame burn last night was crushing. I immediately recalled how I was overwhelmed by the majesty and history of this ancient cathedral when I visited it on a spring afternoon in 2003. Extending a business trip by a day, I wandered the

Re: PESO: I remember it well

2019-04-16 Thread Bulent Celasun
Its greatness, in every sense, can be seen very well from this angle. I believe they will soon make whatever they could to restore it. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread mike wilson
> On 16 April 2019 at 19:09 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 16/4/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >We are staying a few days in the Cotswolds - Painswick area right > >outside Gloucester. We are using it as a base to foray out to see the > >medieval. A time in Bath, over to

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread mike wilson
> On 16 April 2019 at 15:55 Larry Colen wrote: > > > I've got a couple of friends from the Oregon coast heading to GB in a > short while. There are quite a few folks on this list that live, or > visit that part of the world, though my memory and geographic knowledge > isn't good enough to

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/4/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >We are staying a few days in the Cotswolds - Painswick area right >outside Gloucester. We are using it as a base to foray out to see the >medieval. A time in Bath, over to Avebury, a time to Wye Valley. We >spend two night in London on the

PESO: I remember it well

2019-04-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The last time I saw Paris: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/5/7/ile-de-la-cite Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you're in the Cotswolds and going to Avebury, up the Fossway there's a Roman Villa that's worth a visit. In the general area, there's a wonderful earthworks called "Maiden's Castle" that's worth a half day hike, and of course there's the huge Uffington White Horse and the walk along the

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Sandy Harris
On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 10:56 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > I've got a couple of friends from the Oregon coast heading to GB in a > short while. An online travel guide: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/United_Kingdom > In a FB Messenger discussion, Mark said: > We are staying a few days in the

OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

2019-04-16 Thread Larry Colen
I've got a couple of friends from the Oregon coast heading to GB in a short while. There are quite a few folks on this list that live, or visit that part of the world, though my memory and geographic knowledge isn't good enough to know if anyone is within even a day's drive. But, if anyone

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2019-04-16 Thread John
I'm registered. There look to be about 34 places left. I *AM* camping, so y'all better bring your rain gear. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Veneration of the Crown of Thorns

2019-04-16 Thread John
News I heard yesterday was most of the artwork inside had been saved. This just came up in my news feed: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-of-the-worlds-richest-french-billionaires-donating-a-combined-300-million-to-rebuild-notre-dame/ On 4/15/2019 20:03:35, ann sanfedele wrote: So very very

Re: PESO - Love Me

2019-04-16 Thread Bulent Celasun
Larry, You mean, this?: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/canal-knowledge-1.272220 :) Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: PESO - Love Me

2019-04-16 Thread Larry Colen
Bulent Celasun wrote on 4/15/19 12:30 PM: From Amsterdam... but may not be what you might expect. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/32673697257/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/ Aha, canal knowledge. Bulent -

Re: PESO - Love Me

2019-04-16 Thread Bulent Celasun
Dan, Bob, thank you for your comments. Bob, I loved that cinema image! Very inviting. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/