Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! Tina On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 6:16 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > 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 :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html