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Subject: [Leica] PESO: Hitch a ride
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:16:40 -0500
References: <9460adc45023650b59c80175a7dab40e@mail.gmail.com> <CAFfkXxsmhKPHJLqbpymuRXtjGE-Btp+Qg5ZM7qXyNZ+DaPuM5w@mail.gmail.com>

Oh yeah, I forgot to comment on the picture itself.  My father (not
over-weight) used an Electric Scooter as he was unable to walk long
distances.   Eric (about the age of the lad in the shot) usta ride on Dad's
scooter like that.

The shot brought back some pleasant memories.

Dad was disabled after an Air Force career of 30 years, WW II, Korea and
Vietnam.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:48 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've seen the various retorts to Jim's picture, and I want to respond.
>
> (Disclaimer:  I quit smoking three packs a day 26 years ago, and I think
> the guy in the shot needs to quit before it kills him.)
>
> No one wants to be fat, especially as grossly fat as the two individuals
> in the image.
>
> Sometimes they're dealt a bad hand.  It could be genes, it could be family
> example, it could even be disease.
>
> I am overweight. Not morbidly; but a combination of genes, chemotherapy
> and Louisiana Food conspired to make me more massive than I want to be.
>
> I eat moderately, but somehow I am a standstill point weightwise, since
> other  disabilities reduce my exercise.
>
>  I guess my point is, be careful when you lash out in remarking about an
> image.  You never know that you might be hurting a friend's feelings.
>
> Besides, we may be looking at pictures of you and saying, "Geez, that guy
> is really fit for his age, but sh*t he's ugly."
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at 
> judgecrater.com>wrote:
>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/hitch+a+ride+sm.jpg.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Leica M3, Canon 50/1.5, Fuji Acros
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Shulman
>>
>> Wynnewood, PA
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 1714
> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>
> USA
>



-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


Replies: Reply from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] PESO: Hitch a ride)
In reply to: Message from jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] PESO: Hitch a ride)