[Leica] As Steve ... warm wishes too for the 2010

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)]

Hi Ted,

First at all thanks for looking and for your kind words to Maria.

She is for the moment my only grand child and I'm so proud... I hope  
have more. My oldest daughter she's not yet married, and for the  
moment I see nobody on the list.... It will be very, very nice to have  
10 and all of them will have learned something very important from  
their grandfather, the value of a word, the value of spare and the  
sense of investing. These kind of thigs are not always learned in a  
High School, and the charachter, I don't know if I can use the word  
"formation" (in english), is something that always belong to the  
person and will be never forget.

This is a great history dear Ted, you did the best investment on your  
live, they will never forget, and probably do the same with their  
grandson, maybe this will be a tradition on the futures generations of  
the Grand's family.

I'll consider this to tell to Maria when she's older, and I will do  
also an estimation of how many grand children can I have...

You should be proud of this and once more thisprouves your great  
humanity sense on the life. Thank you for sharing,

Cheers
Lluis


El 11/01/2010, a las 6:44, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>  
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> Lluis Ripoll Querol offered:
> Subject: [Leica] As Steve ... warm wishes too for the 2010
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>> 2009 was a difficult year for many of us, more for others.
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>> Today I've shot this picture of my granddaughter Maria and I want it
>> be my manner too to send to all my best wishes for the 2010.
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/20100110_5940bw.jpg.html
>> M8, Summilux 75
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> Hi Lluis,
> Maria what a beautiful happy child. I suppose all little folks her  
> size with candy on a stick would be happy. :-) She is a beauty! :-)
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> Grand children are wonderful, small and adults! They are a treasure!  
> My good fortune is I have 10 of them, 6 boys and 4 girls. Not little  
> ones any longer like Maria, some are in their twenties and working,  
> others in college, the youngest 15 in high school.
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> But when they were small I made a comment without any real thought  
> before opening my big mouth.:-)
> The oldest grandson was about to start a job. So I said, of course  
> in thinking I was encouraging him to save money from his small salary.
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> "Chris when you save a $1000 in the bank I'll give you a $1000 to  
> match it, but you can't run off and spend it on something stupid.  
> You must save it or invest it!"  It never occurred to me that a day  
> would come when I'd get a phone call from him. :-) "Grandpa you  
> remember you said you'd give me a thousand dollars when I had a  
> thousand saved?"
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> What do I say? "Oh yeah sure that was to teach you about saving  
> money and investing some." "Well Grandpa when are you going to send  
> me my thousand dollars to invest as I've got my part!!" :-)
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> All of a sudden the light goes on and I realize I'm about to be out  
> a thousand dollars! Well that wasn't such a bright idea. I'd made a  
> promise so I sent him a cheque for his thousand. He was as happy as  
> anything and immediately told his 4 sisters and his cousins across  
> Canada... "hey when you save a thousand dollars Grandpa will give  
> you a thousand as he just gave me a cheque!"
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> I told you I have 10 grand children! Now you know what it's cost me  
> over the years as each saved a thousand! YEP! I'd get a phone call,  
> "Hey G'pa, I have my thousand saved and you told Christopher when he  
> got a thousand you'd give him a thousand. So?" After the first few  
> as they saved their money I began to realize I was paying off a ten  
> thousand dollar debt! :-(
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> Ok ten thousand dollars over the years in my attempt to teach them  
> about saving and investing! Yes a few times it was a stretch,  
> however every dollar with these kids can be accounted for, so it's  
> the best investment I ever made. And I get it back in the enjoyment  
> of how they look after their money in a fashion I never did when I  
> was younger.
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> So Lluis don't make any rash promises about teaching Maria how to  
> save money when she grows up and working. :-) Particularly if she  
> has brothers, sisters or cousins! ;-)
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> cheers,
> ted
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