Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Charles Robinson I guess I just never buy new vehicles. I got my model 1989 motorcycle in 1993 for just about $3K and I'm still riding it. I got my last Subaru for about $3K about 6 years ago... it's got over 260,000 miles on it and still going strong. I couldn't stomach paying over

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-14 Thread Larry Colen
On 1/10/2012 10:40 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 Looks normal to me, but then I often go off on a tangent. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Fun! Good catch, Dan! cheers, Christine On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 Comments are always appreciated Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks everyone for looking, and thanks for all the comments. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 12:43 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Fun!  Good catch, Dan!  cheers, Christine On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:40 PM, Daniel J.

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-13 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 12, 2012, at 19:28, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Fun shot! There was an ad showing on Canadian tv when Smart Cars first came out showing one parked like that, but it was pulled when it was realized that it's illegal to park that way here. I guess that pulling into traffic from

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
The basic hatch runs about $12-13K. That's cheap for a car, and starting to be typical for a motorcycle. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jan 12, 2012, at 19:28, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Fun shot! There was an ad showing on Canadian tv

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-13 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 13, 2012, at 12:50, Steven Desjardins wrote: The basic hatch runs about $12-13K. That's cheap for a car, and starting to be typical for a motorcycle. I guess I just never buy new vehicles. I got my model 1989 motorcycle in 1993 for just about $3K and I'm still riding it. I got my

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
On 1/13/2012 1:03 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jan 12, 2012, at 19:28, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Fun shot! There was an ad showing on Canadian tv when Smart Cars first came out showing one parked like that, but it was pulled when it was realized that it's illegal to park that way

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-13 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
You owned a Saturn? Oh... cheers, frank :-) --- Original Message --- From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Sent: January 13, 2012 1/13/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking They don't get much better mileage than my 1993 Saturn SC2 got

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sent: January 13, 2012 1/13/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking They don't get much better mileage than my 1993 Saturn SC2 got either, which I think is appalling.   -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
I assume they'd be cheaper used, but apparently not much depreciation yet. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jan 13, 2012, at 12:50, Steven Desjardins wrote: The basic hatch  runs about $12-13K.  That's cheap for a car, and starting to be typical

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I want one ( well, if I were still driving I would ) ann On 1/11/2012 17:49, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking On Jan 10

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-12 Thread Darren Addy
In these parts they are called Smart Cars and I guarantee that you will feel Very Smart driving one, right up to the moment of impact. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-12 Thread steve harley
on 2012-01-10 11:40 Daniel J. Matyola wrote http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 i saw this behavior a few times in Paris a couple of years ago; you did a good job of framing it with context i would like a tiny car to do errands in town, but i'm not sure the Smart would be my

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
LOL, Darren! They are called Smart Cars here as well, but there is no way I would drive one on our interstate highwasys. with the heavy truck traffic we have. Truck drivers might never notice these little mosquitoes. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu,

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Steve. I saw several parked like this in Rome, but this one was positioned so that I could grab a fairly clear image of both the small car and the way it was parked in relation to the other cars. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-12 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
--- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: January 12, 2012 1/12/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking Thanks, Steve. I saw several parked like this in Rome, but this one was positioned so that I could grab a fairly

RE: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-11 Thread John Coyle
Nice one Dan - saw that several times in Italy! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, 11 January 2012 4:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: UNparallel

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
in Italy! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, 11 January 2012 4:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: UNparallel Parking http://photo.net/photodb

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-11 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:40, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 I giggle

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, then force those wimpy little cars OFF the road. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:49 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I cringe when I see them on the road. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 Comments are always appreciated 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, please visit the link

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-10 Thread David J Brooks
Nice Dave On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 Comments are always appreciated Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-10 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:40, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 I giggle every time I see those cars. :-) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson --

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
LOL. Epic parking. On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:40, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14961453 I giggle every time I see those cars.  :-)  -Charles -- Charles Robinson -

Re: PESO: UNparallel Parking

2012-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks David, Charles and Steve! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: LOL.  Epic parking. On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jan 10, 2012, at

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Ken Waller wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Ken Waller wrote: 2010/3/17 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. No, he's

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-18 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking Ken Waller wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Ken Waller wrote: 2010/3/17 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: OK, missed your

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ken Waller From: Mark Roberts Ken Waller wrote: 2010/3/17 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. No, he's just being obtuse.

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On 3/16/2010 12:47 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On 3/16/2010 12:47 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. No, he's just being obtuse. -- PDML

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread ann sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On 3/16/2010 12:47 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce. Dan M On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Well seen, rather amusing. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 11:16:36 AM, you wrote: DJM Parking is always at a premium in Rome: DJM

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ecke. Where are you located? We have a few Smart Cars in the New York / New Jersey area of the US, but not that many. Dan M On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:04 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/3/16 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Parking is always at a premium in Rome:

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
GROAN ! Nice Puns, Mark, Larry, JC and Ann. It's a good thing I had my wide angle zoom . . . Dan On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:25 AM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On 3/16/2010 12:47 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: OK,

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Mark Roberts
ann sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On 3/16/2010 12:47 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. No,

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/17/2010 11:06 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On 3/16/2010 12:47 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :}

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice catch. Were is the PPA when you need them Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Parking is always at a premium in Rome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 Comments and criticisms welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Cotty
OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. No, he's just being obtuse. I thought it was acute shot Looks like we're going to have another protracted pun thread on out

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread eckinator
2010/3/17 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Thanks, Ecke.  Where are you located?  We have a few Smart Cars in the New York / New Jersey area of the US, but not that many. You're welcome =) I'm in Hamburg, Germany. Before, I lived in Cologne where it was about as bad in some places. In

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread eckinator
2010/3/17 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. No, he's just being obtuse. I thought it was acute shot Looks like we're going to have

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ecke, You have heard about the Real Estate bubble in the USA? Prices go up, new building rages, and then things go bump in the night! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:50 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/3/17 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Thanks, Ecke.  Where are

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking 2010/3/17 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread eckinator
2010/3/17 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Ecke, You have heard about the Real Estate bubble in the USA? Prices go up, new building rages, and then things go bump in the night! Regards,  Bob S. Totally, Bob but we are talking Germany's richest city with lots of old, solidly invested,

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Parking is always at a premium in Rome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 Comments and criticisms welcomed. Har! Fun shot! Even though they're shorter than most SUVs are wide, it's actually

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The lawmakes are thinking? That's dangerous . . . Dan On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 5:43 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Parking is always at a premium in Rome:

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Ken Waller wrote: 2010/3/17 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. He's cornered the market on humor. No, he's just being obtuse. I thought it was acute shot Looks like we're

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-17 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking Ken Waller wrote: 2010/3/17 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get

PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Parking is always at a premium in Rome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 Comments and criticisms welcomed. -- 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

RE: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread J.C. O'Connell
] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 2:17 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Unparallel Parking Parking is always at a premium in Rome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 Comments and criticisms welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 2:17 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Unparallel Parking Parking is always at a premium in Rome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765

RE: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread J.C. O'Connell
://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking Well

RE: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread J.C. O'Connell
...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking Well, of course that is also accurate, but it misses the double meaning I intended. It is unparallel in that the car fails

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well seen, rather amusing. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 11:16:36 AM, you wrote: DJM Parking is always at a premium in Rome: DJM http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 DJM Comments and criticisms welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread eckinator
2010/3/16 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Parking is always at a premium in Rome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 Comments and criticisms welcomed. I see that here all the time and it is even legal but it never occurred to me to take a picture for others to whom it

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking Well