[Leica] MAKE IT YOUR OWN CHOICE!

[Tina Manley]

+1!

Tina

On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 6:16 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Ted,
>
> You made a difficult choice - both bravely and pragmatically taken.
> You've set a great example that many of us as we age can learn from, and
> will remember.
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 2:57 AM
> 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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