I have been lucky on the job front.

I got my first job sitting in math class as a junior in high school. I was taking all the pictures for the school yearbook and printing them in my home darkroom. The only photos I could not take were the things going on while I was actually in class. The professional photographer that shot them hired me to consolidate his competition. He whispered in my ear "if you want a job come see me after school". I started working for him after school and on Saturday until I graduated and then went full time.

After 6 years I asked for $12,000 per year and he would not pay that. I gave him two weeks notice and started trying to figure out what to do for a job. On July 1st 1978 I drove 888 miles to Oklahoma City to look for a job. I grabbed the phone book and made a list of professional photo labs. On Monday the 3rd I went to the first place on my list and got hired. I went looking for an apartment and found one that day and rented it.

On the 4th of July I stuck around and celebrated the holiday with relatives. On the 5th I drove 888 miles back to Montgomery Alabama, loaded all my possessions in small U-haul trailer hooked it to the 914 and drove 888 miles back to OKC.

I was unemployed for 4 working days total.

I was so broke I ate a lot of rice. The reason I picked OKC as a place to look for a job was my grandparents on both sides lived here. I knew I could go hang out over there on Sunday afternoon and hear the question "can you stay for supper Glen" The answer was always YES!

I did not know anyone in town except my grandparents, and my co-workers.

You had a trailer hitch on your 914? Wow!

Quick drive hello!!

HELLO!




:D

Are you married or single, G-meister?

Wow G-man.

Are ya married yet?

Please come back and tells us about it!

Oh yeah...hello. :D

Yea, I had a trailer hitch that I used to pull my autocross trailer. I was into being real competitive back then so I had 4 sticky tires that I hauled to each autocross. I had to leave that trailer behind but when my parents moved to OKC to retire they hauled it up here for me. It was a trailer big enough for 4 tires only. The tools and an ice chest were in the trunks.

The poor 914 struggled to pull the u-haul. Back in those days the speed limit was 55 so I was not a road hazard. I had to drive in 4th gear.

as he should be.

hi!

no kidding!

Morning Y'all SmileWavy

mertnin, jeff.

glen, do you have a coffee grinder?

Nope. It is a very rare event to brew coffee at home. Mrs Carrera does not drink coffee. I just have my Folger's at work and do without on weekends unless we go to breakfast somewhere.

noted.

If you were contemplating sending me coffee please don't bother. It would be like sending expensive wine to a street drunk. I have tried fancy coffee at friends houses several times and always wish I had my Folger's instead. I appreciate the thought but I will just re-gift it.

tough.

Evening Y'all

eveing all. still at work but slacking off.............

hey, rick.

me with my son:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1355270640.jpg

Arrrg! I hate meetings where you have to fight to stay awake. I had to force myself to participate just to stop nodding off. Stupid chairperson needs to lose the monotone voice and some more practice - clearly out of comfort zone.

Nice one.