[Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Ted,

You made a difficult choice - both bravely and pragmatically taken.  You've 
set a great example that many of us as we age can learn from, and will 
remember.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 2:57 AM
Subject: [Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!


> Given I have just returned home from a Day in Vancouver where my Grandson
> Kyle and I sold my Mercedes in a step down in life where I no longer 
> drive.
> Unless of course it were a situation as it was when at the age of 13 I 
> began
> my driving lessons on the 100 acre fields of the farm acreage? :-) Quite
> easy really as you could go miles and never crash into anything. Good
> fortune I never have on the streets I've driven about the world either.
> Scared the hell out of myself on occasion!!!! :-)
> I suppose more to do with "The Great Spirit" looking after me! :-) Rather
> than my ability? :-)
>
> Throughout my life of driving stock cars and sprint cars during car racing
> for quite a number of years between assignments. Then during my military
> training in the Canadian Armoured Corp as an NCO, eventually Officer
> training driving tanks, several types of Armoured cars. The GMC 15 ton
> STAGHOUND armoured car WITH TWIN ENGINES THAT COULD ROLL ALONG THE HIGHWAY
> AT 80mph's or quietly creep along tracks through the country side looking
> for the enemy!
>
> And scout cars in a RECCE Regiment. You name it, the vehicles of many 
> sizes!
>
> Anyway with what I considered a great amount of Common Sense due to a 
> number
> of reasons? I took my self off the road as a driver! I need not have an
> accident nor kill someone, possibly self? So I hung-up my driving keys! 
> :-(
>
> Any way one more common sense movement by my own doing rather than having 
> to
> engage in a Government Department of Transport driving examination and
> having some whipper Snapper of a boy telling me.... "YOU CAN'T DRIVE
> ANYMORE!! GIVE ME YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE AND KEYS! :-( :-( In the usual dumb
> ass manners of some government employees.
>
> There are some things sacred in one's life and that's driving a vehicle 
> for
> one of many! And when you deem you can't or don't do it as safely as you
> once did????? TAKE YOURSELF OFF THE ROAD!" YEP A SAD DAY INDEED! BUT 
> COMMON
> SENSE PREVAILS. :-(
>
> In any event a wonderful day also visiting and enjoying the company of
> Tuulikki and Tom Abrahamsson who assisted in this days adventures! :-)
> Thanks folks very much.
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
>
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