{"id":2624,"date":"2007-12-28T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2007-12-28T10:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/2007\/12\/28\/mac-says-thank-you-to-the-beetle\/"},"modified":"2018-01-02T07:38:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T07:38:25","slug":"mac-says-thank-you-to-the-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/mac-says-thank-you-to-the-beetle.html","title":{"rendered":"Mac says\n      thank you to the Beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"error-file:xhtmlTidyOut.log\" src=\"https:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/12\/mac-small.jpg\" align=\"left\" height=\"100\" hspace=\"12\" width=\"64\" \/>Regular contributor Mac had some thoughts on hearing that The Ant is stepping into the Beetle&#8217;s very large shoes&#8230; <\/p>\n<p> First there was the Beetle that for years kept the E Mail Globetrotters Letter going and what a job and now there is the Ant. I had to smile at the names.&#160; The Beetle has for years been over kind to me printing travel nonsense and stuff from suitcases of travel notes from 83 years&#8230; in and out of the military service. It is an end of an era unless you can persuade her to contribute some in the future about her travels when she has time to travel and you can use anything she gives you.&#160; I am grateful for all the kindnesses she has shown me. At my age I am constantly losing friends but usually to death, this time it is to a kind of retirement. Never let anyone else use the title The Beetle. I don&#8217;t know what I am saying but golly she sure kept the Globetrotter going for years. Maybe we could make a statue of the Beetle or something. <\/p>\n<p> For all your kindness and good stories Beetle&#8230; a plenty. 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