[Leica] JULY 4th INDEPENDANCE DAY 2015 !

Fri Jul 3 16:37:14 PDT 2015

thanks uncle t

we’ll try to do a little better by the world

ric


> On Jul 3, 2015, at 7:21 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
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> To all the American crew members wherever you are on Planet Earth, your
> Mother country or outer space. May I wish you all an excellent and safe
> "July 4 / 2015 INDEPENDECE DAY!" 
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> May it be safe and sound, Happy, Enjoyable, relaxing safely in whatever
> manner you can.
> Have a good one!
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> cheers,
> Dr. Ted Grant, Victoria, CANADA.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Ted Grant
> Sent: July-02-15 10:32 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Family snapshot
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> One of the neat things for me regarding age is tell people a moment or two
> of happenings at certain ages during my wild and crazy life! :-)  Most
> people freak out when they hear.
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> In my thirties a major car crash on a half-mile dirt track while driving a
> brand new first time out, "Sprint car!" Flipped it in the air and it came
> down off track and across a ditch upside down! Where I dropped out of car
> into a ditch! NO SEAT BELT!" :-( oh cut up a bit!. Nothing broken, but a bit
> bloody looking! :-) 
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> 1/ I did my first solo parachute jump a few days after my 65th birthday!
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> Jump Master said go!  Hell I went and it was a magnificent experience. My
> biggest fear after landing was when Irene asked me how I was? SHE DIDN'T
> KNOW I WAS GOING TO DO IT! 
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> Until number one son drove her to the airfield! :-) My endorphins were
> bubbling wildly and I said. "It was wonderful!"  Until she "OFFERED!" "I'm
> glad. But let me assure you, that if you ever do it again and even land
> safely? I will kill you!" With ice cold expression and beautiful steel blue
> eyes! Then smiled! :-) HOWEVER I'VE NEVER DONE IT AGAIN! :-)
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> On my 76th birthday day I flew in a USA P-51 Mustang WW2 fighter plane
> shooting down    
> imaginary German fighter planes while twisting turning, rolling over and
> over in the heat of the imaginary air battle. 
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> I do have the first selfie photo of plane and me completely upside down at
> 3000 feet over Olympia, Washington. USA!  :-) I won the battle! :-)
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> And the last? What some might consider a foolish bit of effort for my 80th
> birthday.
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> I began January 20th to work up to 80 sit-ups on my 80th birthday day May
> 27. Began training twice a day and by the last 3 weeks twice every day I
> could do 100 sit-ups! A piece of cake! You just make your mind up, kick ass
> and do it!
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> I reached the goal and at a great big birthday party I was on the floor and
> knocked off 80 without blinking an eye!   
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> Oh someday I'll put up the fighter plane selfie. :-) Those of you who have
> the bio book of me.... "TED GRANT: Sixty years of Legendary
> Photojournalism."  can find the picture in it! 
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> Cool image, "SKY-GROUND ME AND PLANE!! I SMILE EACH TIME I LOOK AT the photo
> AND IT REMINDS ME THAT AT THE COMFORTABLE AGE OF 86  :-) ........... If I
> DON'T THINK ABOUT IT?  "I can still kick ass if need be!" :-) It's called
> the attitudes of life and kick ass when need be!
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> In other words? "If I'm shooting? Just don't stand in front of me!" Have a
> nice day!
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> cheers,
> Dr. ted 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Richard Man
> Sent: July-02-15 8:22 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Family snapshot
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> Most people never come close to guessing our age ~_o
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> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote:
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>>> On Jul 2, 2015, at 10:55 PM, Susan Ryan <skalte at icloud.com> wrote:
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>>> have behaved appropriately for my age up to now
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>> can think of few things more overrated
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>>> . Time to change that shit.
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>> GOOOD FOR YOU!!!!!
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>> ric
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