Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! Loved hearing from you on my Christmas phone call, Ted!! Lots of love, Tina On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> wrote: > That?s great to hear, Dr Ted! The whole LUG?s looking forward to buying > autographed copies to treasure and more copies to send to our favorite > budding FWACs*! > > Best New Year wishes, Ted, and many many more. > > ?howard > > *Fool with a camera, my chosen description of myself and people like me, > as opposed to LUG members > > > > On Dec 26, 2016, at 11:55 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > Hi Howard. > > Thankyou for your suggestion of an autobiography. At the moment I am in > just that project. No completion date. > > As it's bits and pieces covering my photo time from 27 May 1950 when my > dear wife Irene put the first camera, an "ARGUS A2" 35mm point & shoot > film model in my hands as a 2oth birthday gift awakening the photo-monster > within! :-) Ever since! > > I still have it with a roll of film in it. :-) > > As curious as to what exposures are in there? I have no idea what it may > be? It's probably subjects from well over 50 plus years ago? It'll never > get souped as it's going with me! ;-) > > Oh some day before I move to the "BIG DARKROOM" in the sky! OR > WHEREVER? :-) > > THE TRUTH IS? "God wont take me! Nor the devil have me?" > > SO I'M HERE FOREVER! So get over it! :-) :-) :-) > > Here's WISHING every CREW member a fabulous NEW YEAR 2017. > > May your "GREAT SPIRIT" carry you safely and successfully throughout it! > See you next year! :-) > > cheers, > > Dr. Ted C.M. O.C. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Howard L Ritter Jr > > Sent: December-26-16 6:10 AM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] CHRISTMAS WISHES! > > > > That?s a great story, Ted! I guess the LUG will give you a pass on not > posting photos of the event. Once survival had been assured, it must have > been very annoying that despite being in the midst of a heart-stopping > drama, you were too occupied in helping to ASSURE that survival to have > been able to document it. > > > > Hmmm?are you looking for someone to help you write your autobiography? > Selling a few hundred copies to the LUG would be just the start, I?m sure! > > > > Happy Boxing Day! (Or is that tomorrow, and today a holiday in the Great > White North as it is here in the sunny south?) > > > > ?howard > > > > > >> On Dec 24, 2016, at 7:10 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Howard, > >> As we were plunging toward the ice, pilot attempting every flying trick > he knew. He yelled at me to grab the fire extinguisher and when we landed > to jump out, run around to the other side of the chopper, open engine > compartment door and start pumping the fire extinguisher as quickly as > possible at any fire. > >> Now I'm kneeling on the floor, camera in one hand, fire ext. in the > other when I realized God made an error and only gave us two hands and > arms? :-( So something had to be modified given I had camera in one hand, > fire extinguisher in the other? And I'm a normal human being with two > hands. So how was I going to open the door to get out quickly? > >> The first and only time I ever put a camera down with the potential for > exciting photos. Wham!!! we hit and as I already had my hand on the door > handle it popped open and I'm out like a rocket to the opposite side of the > chopper, Rotor blades going swishie-swishie over my head as I dashed around > to the opposite side. Pilot has his door open with smoke billowing out. I > grab handle, pop door open going to be hero of the day? Pilot screams at > me' "THAT'S THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT"!!!!!!!!! OOOPPPSSSS!! :-) > >> Then I grabbed the correct handle and opened to a big poof of smoke! > Mean while rotor blades still swishing just above my head! Seemed like they > were getting closer?????? > >> As it turned out it was a fire within the heating unit. So we had it > out pretty quick. However we then had more than 2 hour flight "without > heat" to the nearest directional DECCA stn. Where we would be able to have > plane servicing. > >> Sorry no pictures of all this as you can imagine I had my hands full > with survival things. :-) Sure had a fast beating heart though! :-) > >> cheers, > >> ted > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Howard L Ritter Jr > >> Sent: December-24-16 3:28 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] CHRISTMAS WISHES! > >> > >> Well, the Great Spirit, who must know by now to keep you on a short > leash, is obviously much with you, Dr Ted, and for that we are all thankful > as well! > >> > >> A blessed Merry Christmas to you and the same year-end sentiments to > all LUGgers. > >> > >> ?howard > >> > >> P.S. Sure would like to hear more about that helicopter plunging toward > the Arctic ice?and to see the photos that the Dr Ted we know would have > gotten. If his equipment survived (Leica? I?ll bet it did!). > >> > >> > >>> On Dec 24, 2016, at 6:04 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >>> > >>> MY CHRISMAS 2016 WISHES TO THE CREW! J > >>> > >>> I wish you all the most exciting moments you can possibly enjoy while > >>> opening a gift from a friend or your caring LOVING FAMILY! J > >>> > >>> I realize the CREW is made up of a number of varying religions. So be > it. > >>> > >>> May I suggest for a "tiny moment" if you possibly can? Here's my "Great > >>> Spirit" that has brought/got me this far? > >>> > >>> "The GREAT SPIRIT?" In reality, each and everyone of us has a "GREAT > >>> SPIRIT". Each religion has a different name for "HE? or SHE?" > >>> > >>> Maybe you aren't involved in a religion? > >>> > >>> BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT? Out there somewhere there is a "Great Spirit" > that > >>> looks after you just as you "click?" The shutter assisting you to > capture a > >>> magical moment. > >>> > >>> Now don't get all "TTTTTTing" J > >>> > >>> Nor get all anti-religion as this has nothing to do with religion? > "WELL AS > >>> FAR AS I'M CONCERNED!" > >>> > >>> My "GREAT SPIRIT" has pretty well always been on my shoulder saving my > ass > >>> during a few of the following! > >>> > >>> 1/ Crashing in a Sprint car during a race on a half mile dirt track! > Flipped > >>> upside down and destroyed! The car was a write off. Me? Stitches in > face and > >>> head! > >>> > >>> 2/ Crashing in a Stock Car then crashed into while I'm upside down > hanging > >>> on my seat belt!" four other cars into me destroying my car! > >>> > >>> 3/ In the high arctic on assignment the helicopter filled with smoke > and we > >>> are hundreds of miles from base camp falling toward the arctic ocean > frozen > >>> ice at 50 below zero. OOPS!JWalked away! Damn cold > >>> > >>> 4/A ski equipped twin Otter plane bad landing on Arctic ice, breaking > a wing > >>> and strut off. Rather bumpy one might say! L > >>> > >>> 5/ Survived two war assignments.. 1967 Mideast and a short time in > Vietnam > >>> 1968. > >>> > >>> 6/ While in the center field shooting at car race and wheel came off > car, > >>> hit & FLIPPED me and cameras into the sky! OH YEA that hurt! I was by > >>> ambulance to hospital! but I survived! > >>> > >>> That merely touches the 65 years as a photojournalist hopping about the > >>> world! That's because my "GREAT SPIRIT" has been on my shoulder all > those > >>> years! > >>> > >>> So there you go a bit about my "GREAT SPIRIT!"J > >>> > >>> HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS DAY & a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017! > >>> > >>> CHEERS, > >>> > >>> Dr. Ted Grant C.M. 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