Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Ted, that is a great Selfie! On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 10:32 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > 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. > > 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! :-) > > 1/ I did my first solo parachute jump a few days after my 65th birthday! > > 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! > > 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! :-) > > 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. > > 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! :-) > > And the last? What some might consider a foolish bit of effort for my 80th > birthday. > > 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! > > I reached the goal and at a great big birthday party I was on the floor and > knocked off 80 without blinking an eye! > > 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! > > 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! > > In other words? "If I'm shooting? Just don't stand in front of me!" Have a > nice day! > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > -----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 > > Most people never come close to guessing our age ~_o > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > > > > > > On Jul 2, 2015, at 10:55 PM, Susan Ryan <skalte at icloud.com> wrote: > > > > > > have behaved appropriately for my age up to now > > > > can think of few things more overrated > > > > > > > . Time to change that shit. > > > > GOOOD FOR YOU!!!!! > > > > ric > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto