[Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

My father did it a few years ago, when he turned 85. With all his
grandchildren in the same city, he does not have a problem, they gladly
chauffeur him around whenever the need arises.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> Encouragement from me as well, Ted. For a variety of reasons, my father
> did something similar, at a much younger age than you are, and lived
> happily for many years after that, without a car.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> On 23 Nov 2014, at 05:43, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
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> >
> > 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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