Thread: Older Members?

Greetings All,
When I was a little younger I knew a chap called Arthur. Arthur had been a skin hunter after the war and had done well enough to have bought a brand new Landrover in 1958 from the proceeds. He was not a big chap and his hips had taken a beating. I ran into him up town one day and stopped for a chat. He was using a walking stick and it turned out he had just had his second hip replacement done. Being a bit cheeky I asked "Now you've had both hips done will you be back in the Kaweka's chasing deer again soon?. Arthur paused for a moment and I was sure he was thinking about his hunting days. Shortly he replied "Yes" another pause and then "On some of the flatter stuff mind".
At that stage Arthur was likely younger than I am now and have always been impressed by his candid answer. Currently, engaged in my own scrap with mobility, I often think of him. He died of cancer a few years later and I don't know if he ever got out in the bush again. It hardly matters.
Regards Grandpamac.