Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A Very Merry Christmas to Ted and for that matter all the valued members of this long and friendly list wherever ye may be. Scott > On Dec 23, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > Hi Crew, > Driving? I'll try to make this short? ;-) But then you know me? :-) :-) > It's a story! > > I learned to drive at the age of 13. Drove all over the country side > without a licence until I was old enough, 16 yrs to have one. But most of > that was around the farm and backcountry roads. Not much traffic. > > Since: > 1/ I've drove tanks, Sherman's and Churchill's. Any number of > reconnaissance > type military scout cars. > 2/ STAGHOUND GMC Armoured cars with 37mm main gun & twin engines. > 3/In my twenties I drove "Sprint & Stock Car racing cars on dirt & Asphalt > tracks. > Oh had a few crash and burns and hospital trips! OOPS! :-( > Never had any accidents of any kind driving legally on roads nor hywys. > > A year ago driving in home town a guy started "honking at me!" The worst > thing another driver can do to me! Urgent feelings of "kill!" Then I > looked at my speedometer and I was only driving at 40 klm per hour on a 50 > KLM street. > I was so surprised I hadn't been paying attention to the speed limit nor > my speedometer. > Next street to the right I turned and parked, calmed down and thought > about my actions, driving & attitude! :-( Calmed down, I drove home parked > my car. My oldest grandson came over and took the car home and sold it! > AND I'VE NEVER DRIVEN SINCE! That's a year now! :-( It's driving me crazy > every time I want to go shopping or wherever & maybe being "CARELESS!" > > I was in error when the other driver honked at me because I wasn't really > paying attention to my driving looking at the "speedometer" which also > means??????? > > "MAYBE I WASN'T PAYING PROPER ATTENTION TO OTHER THINGS!" :-( "What if my > in-attention caused a crash or accident or I killed someone or > myself??????? Can I drive today in my 87th year? YES! > BUT? I believe in pure "COMMON SENSE" dictates my life whenever it's > obvious. So there you go folks. "WHY I DON'T DRIVE!" > SAFE DRIVING TO EVERYONE! :-) > cheers, > Dr.ted :-) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Jim Nichols > Sent: December-23-15 7:42 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Greetings > > Herb, I'm only 85, so I shouldn't try to give advice to my elders, but I > will offer a few comments. I find that daytime driving is no problem, > and a lot less stressful than driving at night, so I try to time my > errands, and even evening meals, a little earlier. On my way home one > evening last week, I noticed that the car behind me was driving without > lights. It is easy to forget the lights when there are street lights > every half-block. You might want to consider investing the insurance > money in an inexpensive car to use for daytime errands. > > Your cop story is certainly different from the ones that usually make > the news these days. You might consider a "Letter to the Editor" of the > local paper, to show that the police do include some fine folks. > > Glad you came through it ok. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > >> On 12/23/2015 12:38 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote: >> Happy holidays everyone. >> >> I?ve been pretty disorganized all week and not thinking about >> photography. My car was totaled last Friday evening by what must have >> been a drunk driving without headlights. My car was hit from the right at >> about a forty-five degree angle as I was making a left turn. Street >> showed no headlights as far as I could see in either direction and there >> was no flash of light at my car interior as I was hit. The car spun >> around, crossed the street in the process and ended up in the grass in a >> park, facing the street I had been on. I wasn?t even bruised. Airbags did >> not deploy. I never got any details about the other driver other than >> that he was taken to the hospital, claiming pain. Street so wide that I >> couldn?t even distinguish between cop cars, and the one that hit me. Cops >> didn?t cross the street; the cop with me knew nothing about what was >> known on the other side of the street. He just got my story. All I could >> do re reporting the incident to my insurance company was to tell them to >> get the police report. >> >> An amazing thing did happen. The young cop on my side was chatting me up. >> Possibly to see if I was campus mantis and sober. The conversation got >> into where I was heading, a specific restaurant that I named, and what I >> was planning to eat: a steak, rare. >> >> After the two truck took both cars away, the cop gave me a lift home in >> the back of the squad car. About fifteen minutes later, the doorbell >> rang. It was the cop, holding a plastic sack. He went to that restaurant >> and bought me dinner; refused compensation. I got to tell his sergeant >> about it over the phone, and was told the cop would get a commendation. >> >> Because I?m 93, I can?t tell how many driving years are left in me, and I >> decided not to go through the hassle of buying a car but just use Uber >> and Lyft services. >> >> Herb >> >> >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> >> Question Authority and the authorities will question you. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information