skipping __init__ and using exploiting a class member instead

[Peter Cacioppi]

At the risk of sounding like a fogey, I actually think I did, at one time, know the distinctions between "our projects protocol" and "the language proper" for C++. I read Scott Meyers books on C++ and STL a couple of times each and helped design the protocol that kept us reasonably safe. 

But this was all a long time ago, and those parts of my RAM are now storing Breaking Bad plot twists and the nuances of the Federer or Nadal debate.