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aeronca65t
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So I'm at this destination wedding in Riviera Maya in Mexico.
Lots of nice folks from all over the world (the bride and groom have no fixed address so they have friends from everywhere......he works on offshore oil rigs and she is an international Scuba diving instructor). My Linda is the groom's godmother.
Anyway, among all this group, I am seated next to Eddie, who is about my age and is an uncle of the groom. Eddie lives in New Jersey and I have known him and his wife casually for years but do not really know him well.
We are also sitting with Andreas who is Eddie's German cousin (I have never met Andreas before and Eddie barely knows him). Luckily, Andreas speaks excellent English.
Andreas asks me what I do and during the back and forth conversation, I find out he's a mechanical engineer for Mercedes Benz. He is a car junky and tells me he has driven the Nurburgring and been to Spa. Cool.
Eddie hears all this and says to Andreas, "I didn't know you were a car guy? Me too!"
So I ask Eddie, what type of cars he likes and he says, "British".
Me: "Really? Like what?"
Eddie: " I have an MGB."
Me: "Chrome or rubber bumber?"
Eddie: "Chrome. It's white with wire wheels."
At which point I tell him I own a white, chrome bumper MGB with wire wheels. Too funny!
He tells me the MGB is a very nice "driver" and that he also owns an Austin-Healey 100/6 which he has restored and is "super nice" (his words). Neat!
Eddie is not a car-show guy, a racer or even an internet user......he just like to drive British sports cars for the fun of it. He's retired but he worked for many years at a heavy equipment supplier that my Dad bought parts at all the time....it's likely they have met. Small world.
Eddie is currently restoring an air-cooled VW Beetle for his daughter as a graduation gift (she just got through med school). Andreas likes air-cooled VWs too, so we had lots of good chatter until the late hours at Jo Jo's outdoor, beachfront bar while the girls sit on the beach and talk about shoes. It was great.
Eddie and I will keep in touch (we live pretty close to each other) and I've sent Andreas my racing schedule. He hopes to schedule a trip to the US at a time when we can go to a race.
Lots of nice folks from all over the world (the bride and groom have no fixed address so they have friends from everywhere......he works on offshore oil rigs and she is an international Scuba diving instructor). My Linda is the groom's godmother.
Anyway, among all this group, I am seated next to Eddie, who is about my age and is an uncle of the groom. Eddie lives in New Jersey and I have known him and his wife casually for years but do not really know him well.
We are also sitting with Andreas who is Eddie's German cousin (I have never met Andreas before and Eddie barely knows him). Luckily, Andreas speaks excellent English.
Andreas asks me what I do and during the back and forth conversation, I find out he's a mechanical engineer for Mercedes Benz. He is a car junky and tells me he has driven the Nurburgring and been to Spa. Cool.
Eddie hears all this and says to Andreas, "I didn't know you were a car guy? Me too!"
So I ask Eddie, what type of cars he likes and he says, "British".
Me: "Really? Like what?"
Eddie: " I have an MGB."
Me: "Chrome or rubber bumber?"
Eddie: "Chrome. It's white with wire wheels."
At which point I tell him I own a white, chrome bumper MGB with wire wheels. Too funny!
He tells me the MGB is a very nice "driver" and that he also owns an Austin-Healey 100/6 which he has restored and is "super nice" (his words). Neat!
Eddie is not a car-show guy, a racer or even an internet user......he just like to drive British sports cars for the fun of it. He's retired but he worked for many years at a heavy equipment supplier that my Dad bought parts at all the time....it's likely they have met. Small world.
Eddie is currently restoring an air-cooled VW Beetle for his daughter as a graduation gift (she just got through med school). Andreas likes air-cooled VWs too, so we had lots of good chatter until the late hours at Jo Jo's outdoor, beachfront bar while the girls sit on the beach and talk about shoes. It was great.
Eddie and I will keep in touch (we live pretty close to each other) and I've sent Andreas my racing schedule. He hopes to schedule a trip to the US at a time when we can go to a race.
I hate computers. :smirk:
