OK... make it 4 meters. On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Thomas Cakalic <[email protected]> wrote: >>> There's an image forming in my mind of Regina, a windswept town on the >>> frozen tundra of Canada, miles from the nearest neighbors. Rising >>> from the plains of 1 story homes and shops is a 2 story retail beacon. >>> It's the Regina Camera shop. In the early evening darkness I can >>> almost see the faces of the customers, bundled against the cold, as >>> they wind thru the streets toward the brightly lit shop. > > Yes, an evocative image!... if I may continue... > > Inside the shop, hard at work is a tall, distinguished, balding > gentleman who wears a perpetual smile with a grey mustachio above it. > He is known simply as WR by his friends and foes alike. Foes, perish > the thought! That is, as the French Canadiens who come from all over > to visit would grin and say, "impossible' . He works hard at keeping > the shop stocked with every kind and brand of photography gear > imaginable. The shop is a virtual treasure chest, a cornucopia of all > good things photographic, and WR is a true and cherished friend to > all. > > As we enter the shop, walking through the lattice-windowed door, a > bell tinkles. WR is on a stepladder installing a 10 meter high > flourescent sign in the eastern window, with large red letters running > vertically, which reads "PENTAX". > > Tom C. > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Derby Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >> Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> >>> There's an image forming in my mind of Regina, a windswept town on the >>> frozen tundra of Canada, miles from the nearest neighbors. Rising >>> from the plains of 1 story homes and shops is a 2 story retail beacon. >>> It's the Regina Camera shop. In the early evening darkness I can >>> almost see the faces of the customers, bundled against the cold, as >>> they wind thru the streets toward the brightly lit shop. >>> >> >> Brilliant, Bob, brilliant >> >> -- >> >> [email protected] >> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >
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