[Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!

[Steve Barbour]

bravo Ted for your strength and courage in this, and to Jim for his wise note of support.

Steve



> On Nov 22, 2014, at 7:17 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:
> 
> A very wise move, Dr. Ted.  About four years ago my parents were going
> through something similar, in that my father (my mother didn't drive) was
> getting very iffy on the road.  Unfortunately (or fortunately) he
> collapsed in a parking lot one morning, and had a pacemaker installed
> later that day.  We convinced him that, even though the pacemaker
> installation required a few months off the road, he was best served by
> making it permanent.  Thank goodness he had his spell with the car safely
> parked, and surrounded by other people.  If he'd have collapsed alone in
> the house it could have been the end.
> 
> In both cases both Dr. Ted and my father are still around to tell the
> tale, the rest of the world none the worse for wear.  Don't be shy about
> hitting up your legions of admirers for a ride!!!
> 
> Best,
> Jim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf Of Ted Grant
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 9:58 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: [Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!
> 
> 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 :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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