• Connoisseur
    10 Jul 2015, 1:56 a.m.

    Last night we had plans for a great get-together with 5 Hong Kong collectors, but Typhoon Linfa had other plans for us:
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    I've never been through a cyclone, but we were told that businesses closed and even the subway stopped running. So when the warning escalated to an 8, on a scale of 1 to 8, the group had to cancel.

    But one intrepid member decided to brave the elements and drive, notwithstanding the weather, to our hotel after dinner. And it was for a very good cause:
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    That guy was Kelvin Leung, who occasionally posts here and also moderates a Chinese language forum. Kelvin couldn't find a CF3 in Hong Kong --they are sold out here-- but was fortunate to locate one on a business trip to Las Vegas.

    Here's a photo of me with the cyclone-fearless Kelvin:
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    It was a memorable meeting. Tonight the rest of the group hopes to meet and I think you'll like the reports.