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L O W L A N D S - L - 06 September 2011 - Volume 03<br>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color:#5b1094">M.-L. Lessing</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:marless@gmx.de">marless@gmx.de</a></span></span><br>
Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Phonology" 2011.09.06 (02) [EN]</span></p>
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<div><font size="4">Dear Mark, I just saw the fires near Bastrop on TV here in the
news. Looks frightening. Have you packed your things for an emergency? Can you
sleep at night? I sincerely hope the fire spares you, and I send you all our
german rain too. We had a little much of it lately. No grilling weather here
either -- but our situation cannot be compared to yours!!</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">All the best!!</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Marlou</font></div>
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<div class="im">From: <span><span style="color:#790619">Brooks, Mark</span> <span><a href="mailto:mark.brooks@twc.state.tx.us" target="_blank">mark.brooks@twc.state.tx.us</a></span></span><br>Subject:
<span>LL-L "Etymology" 2011.09.02 (02) [AF-EN-NDS-NL]</span><br><span><br></span></div><div class="im"><span>Coincidentally, the town in Texas that has the
largest of the wildfires in my area is Bastrop. Bastrop is about 30 – 50 km
east of Austin. History tells us it was settled by the Dutch. I don’t know if
that’s true, but they sure could use some water right now.</span></div></div><div class="im">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I live about 30 km north of Austin and about 30 km
from a different fire at Steiner Ranch. Our dry conditions are just as bad. In
fact, Williamson County (where I live) has banned welding, grilling or
barbecuing, and cigarette smoking. I don’t smoke or weld ;-), but being Texan
I do barbecue and grill. In Texas grilling is one of our constitutional rights
(just kidding). Fortunately, we did all that before the ban went into
effect.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>We’d be more than happy to take some of that rain
from next door in Louisiana and
Mississippi.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">
----------</p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color:#5b1094">Mark and Ruth Dreyer</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:mrdreyer@lantic.net">mrdreyer@lantic.net</a></span></span><br>
Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Member's news" 2011.09.06 (01) [AF]</span><br><span class="gI"></span></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="gI"><br>
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<div><font size="2">Beste Vrinne:</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Onnerwerp:</font> LL-L "Member's News."</div>
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<div><font size="2">Sekerlik in 'n jaloerse bui oor die aandag wat Onse
Hannelore in haar sorge geniet, het ek dit goed gedink om op my beurt 'n
padongelug te ervaaar...</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Gisteraand op pad werk toe loop ek pad-oor na my
bestemming, en daar in die middel van die pad, strak-oor die sebra-kruising
(voetganger oorgang) slaan 'n moter teen my wat die vrye linksdraai gebruik. Hy
maak darem 'n breë draai en tref my in die middel van die pad teen die middel
van my regte boud...</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Met moeite smeer hy sy regte draai-ligte; glas,
buis, raam, beuel, montering en selfs die draadjie met my gat weg, en die
regtekantse afronding van sy voor-bumper teen my linker-kuit weg. Wel, val
het ek nie, maar getol? Eat your heart out Rudolph Nureyev! Ek lewe, ek weet nie
hoe nie, maar keer, weet nie hoe nie, terurug huis-toe. Vandag is ek doktor
en poliesie toe, dis 'n 'hit & run' gewees, en nou sit so teertjies
soos eens in my skooljare, ek onthou. Hiermee rig ek 'n dop en dam op,
Hanne Onse aan u herstel toe, en wens tog die selfde my toe, toe!</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Aan die breër geselskap;</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Surely in a fit of jealousy at the attention
that Our Hannelore in her cares enjoys, I thought it good in my turn to have a
road accident...</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Yesterday evening off to work I crossed the road to
my destination & there in the middle of the road, in the middle of the
zebra-crossing (pedestrian crossing) a car taking the free left-turn hit me. He
made rather a broad turn & got me in the middle of the road against
the middle of my right buttock...</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">With pains he smeared off his right indicator
lights; glass, reflector, frame, cone, mounting & even the electric wiring
off on my arse, & the right-side terminal of his front bumper against my
left calf. Well, fall I did not, but pirouette? Eat your heart out, Rudolph
Nureyev! </font> <font size="2">I live, I don't know how, but
returned home, I don't know how. Today I visited the doctor & the police, it
was a hit & run, & now I am sitting as tenderly as once in my
school-years, as I remember. Herewith I raise a brandy & water, Our Hanne,
to your recovery & wish me the same, hey!</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Met Liefde,</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Mark.</font></div></font></div><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">
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Subject:Member's news<br><br>To Hanne, Mark and Mark best wishes for safety and recovery. Stay out of trouble for a while at least!<br><br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA</span></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">
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