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Hi from RI
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:25 am
by hrstrat57-RI
Hello from RI USA.....waiting out a hurricane and while the power is still on thought I would say hello
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:50 am
by David Kilpatrick
Batten down the hatches - if you have any hatches. Good luck. Never been in a hurricane, closest has been at Atlantic storm in Tenerife which whipped palm trees around like they were straw and washed cars down the roads into the sea. We stood on the balcony and felt the storm raging around us. They don't build using stuff like shingles and siding, though, they build Arab style so the houses are normally just blocks with flat concrete roofs - not so much dangerous material flying around in the air.
David
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:35 am
by pakodominguez
Apparently we are lucky enough and It won't be a Hurricane anymore, but just a Tropical Storm (REF:
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/hurrica ... 1/Irene?hp)
BTW, Welcome
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:02 am
by Birma
Welcome hrstrat57-RI - hope you and all the PCA members on the East coast get through the storms o.k.
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:30 pm
by Dr. Harout
PCA-Yerevan branch was out again today for shooting and I'm really exhausted, and errr.... I.... what was I going to say?
Ah, yes... welcome to the forum hrstrat57-RI, I'm sure you'll enjoy your surf here. After all we're all good guys here
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:29 am
by hrstrat57-RI
Thanks for the welcome all!
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:46 am
by InTheSky
Hello !
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:03 am
by [SiC]
Welcome!
Hope you managed the hurricane
Br,
/Zeb!
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:05 am
by KevinBarrett
Hi there! How did you weather the storm?
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:04 pm
by hrstrat57-RI
KevinBarrett wrote:Hi there! How did you weather the storm?
No power for about 5 days.....other than a mess in the yard to clean up no damage. My double covered Mustang GT convertible survived unscathed too, which was a pleasant surprise. I was pretty concerned a tree would drop on it.
Unfortunately tho my A 700 is busted from being dropped the w/e before in the hotel lobby after a fun time shooting my nieces wedding.
Tech says it is toast. Running on A 100 only and mulling over what to do going forward.
Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:37 pm
by Birma
Ouch
- sorry to hear about the A700. At least Sony has some options for you to think about
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Re: Hi from RI
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:24 am
by hrstrat57-RI
Birma wrote:Ouch
- sorry to hear about the A700. At least Sony has some options for you to think about
.
Was seriously leaning towards jumping ship and selling off Minolta/maxxum/sony gear and moving to Canon 7D EOS / not impressed so far with what I read about the A 77/ A 65.....
Now leaning towards a used A 700 from KEH at least until I decide what I want to do moving forward.