[Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!

[montoid at earthlink.net (Montie)]

Good on you, Ted, common sense is a valuable commodity.

That said, I'm not sure I'm buyin it! The Merc wasn't traded in
for a one man drone, now parked in the back yard, right?

;-))

Montie

>>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 :-)