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« on: November 03, 2006, 10:44:01 AM » |
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A few minutes ago a young man walked into my place of business and asked for me. I came out and he introduced himself and said he was a teacher at one of our Jr.High Schools. He had a problem and my daughter inlaw who teaches with him said I might be able to help him.He was looking for empty 35mm film canisters and hadn't been able to find any . She told him I was still using film and had all sorts of stuff at my store. Well, we'll cut to the chase and say he walked out with a box full(approx 150 or so). You just never know where "stuff"will end up. Just a light moment on a Friday morning. Regards,Bill
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"things as it is" Shunryu Suzuki
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Dean Williams
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 11:23:04 AM » |
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I wonder what he wanted them for, Bill. I remember years ago, someone made a boat out of them. Well, they float very well...
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Dean W
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 12:16:53 PM » |
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A boat -- Har! That's a good one Dean. He uses 'em for the same thing I do. Reloading with bulk film. There's no place around here for me to get any, so I have mdcarma go mooching at the mini labs and send 'em. They just throw 'em in the trash. For those uninitiated, those mini lab machines cut the film off, leaving a little piece sticking out of the cassettes. Tape yer film to it and wind away.
Hey, wait a minute --- you said cannisters? You mean the little cans? Maybe he is building a boat. Or making pinhole cameras out of 'em, which is more likely. A popular school project.
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Dean Williams
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 04:44:54 PM » |
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I thought Bill was talking about the cans that film comes in. There really was some person who made a kind of pontoon boat out of the cans. I remember a write up about it in one of the photo mags of the '70s, I think.
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Dean W
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Bill
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 05:07:41 PM » |
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I'll see my daughter inlaw later tonight and find out what the heck is going on. Or should we just go ahead and speculate for awhile??? Regards,Bill
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Dean Williams
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2006, 05:18:34 PM » |
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Speculation's fun. And, if we keep talking about it on the internet long enough, it becomes fact, right?
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Dean W
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2006, 05:31:05 PM » |
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And after it becomes fact, but before it is posted on Snopes.com we can all sell a lot of empty film cans on ebay for high prices (insert Monty Burns evil laugh here).... I can dream
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josphy
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2006, 05:35:03 PM » |
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I bet $100 he's an art teacher and wants to use them for his students to mix paints in.
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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2006, 09:16:41 AM » |
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I hope it's not for a Howard Huges type thing ...
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« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2006, 07:17:55 AM » |
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They also make great Salt and Pepper shakers.
Larry
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Film photography and the Soviet Union are not dead. Just downsized.
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Bill
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« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2006, 03:28:42 PM » |
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I'll let you know tomorrow(Tues) but let's really try. This is nowhere near rocket science.Ha. Regards,Bill
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Bill
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« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2006, 10:50:59 AM » |
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Well josphy was correct with the art teacher. Seems there was a half day in service for the teachers.This particular teacher came up with an idea to make one of those toys which has a wooden bead on a string and a pencil or dowel inserted through the bottem of the plastic film canister.You attemped to flip the bead up into the canister. Like one of those toys from Mexico. They also had to decorate their"project". A room full of teachers flipping beads. I wonder if this had anything to do with "no child left behind"? Anyway thanks for playing. Regards,Bill
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