[Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!

Sat Nov 22 20:43:04 PST 2014

Jim Shulman OFFERED:
Subject: Re: [Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!

>> 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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Hi Jim,
Thank you good Sir because all forms of encouragement helps one get past and
over the days when you feel. "I can still do it. Just get in the car nip
down to the Mall and pick those things up!" And the day you weaken and do
so????? It's the day you make one simple little error and kill someone or
injure them seriously! :-(
Then you'll never be able to forgive yourself.

Thank you very much for the support.
cheers,
ted 

-----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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