Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/31

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Subject: [Leica] 4 Ted's next Big Day
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Tue May 31 13:35:48 2005
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Didier Ludwig wrote:
>>For something really adventurous (Ted's 90th? :-), a ride with a 
>>Messerschmitt Me-262, the first operational turbojet powered aircraft, 
>>might be right thing. I've read even the most experienced pilots left this 
>>airplane as pale as clay (if they could land it, at all).<<<

Henning Wulff responded:
Subject: Re: [Leica] 4 Ted's next Big Day


 > I think the point is to give him a thrill, not to drive him into the
> ground at near supersonic speed. Also, all this has to be vetted first by 
> Irene, and I don't think this one would get by her. Or he'd have to be 
> really sneaky, which he might have tried in the past already with such 
> things as camera purchases....  :-)<<<

Thanks for the thoughts about my final thrill and potential resting 
place.:-)

However, I said to Irene I thought the next one should be a submarine dive! 
Which she quickly responded...

"I'll buy you a snorkel and you can "DIVE" in the bath tub! Discussion 
over!" ;-) So there you go lads, it's decided.

Nothing like a decisive wife of 56 years to make decisive decisions! ;-)

ted 



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