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Re: Bio's, was goofing off at work

To: Michael Marr <mmarr@idcnet.com>
Subject: Re: Bio's, was goofing off at work
From: Jim <jdeatsc1@rochester.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 08:12:41 -0400
Cc: Ken Gano <kengano@mcleodusa.net>, Triumphs mailing list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <007601bee641$fad86160$0a0cbece@MarrMichael.vancpower.com>
Mike,
honestly now,  would that be THE Beau of "operational" fame?
The wizard of cutlery?  The Knave of the Knife?
Baron Manfred von Kutkoffen.


Michael Marr wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Gano <kengano@mcleodusa.net>
> To: Triumphs mailing list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 4:03 PM
> Subject: Bio's, was goofing off at work
>
> Ken Gano said:
>
> >It occurs to me that similar
> >information might be interesting here.......
> >
> Here's mine:
>
> Michael (Mike) Marr, 50 next month, second marriage, combined family of
> five, four of which are in college (the last one leaves for college in two
> weeks).  Born in Tilbury, Essex, UK, came to Wisconsin in 1973.  Grew up
> with and worked on Morris Minors, Ford Anglias, Austin A40s, MG Midgets,
> TR3As, MGBs etc etc for my friends, usually for free beer!  I own a 60 TR3A
> that needs a body-off restoration, but every spring for the last ten years I
> have fired it up and think "She'll do for another year!"  Other than the TR,
> my hobbies are sailing, playing soccer, model railways and playing
> blackjack.  I am one of those fortunate people that works from his home - I
> am an engineer and I work for a major electric utility located in the east,
> designing and installing large energy related projects for industrial
> clients anywhere east of the Mississippi.  I travel a lot, therefore.  My
> wife is a magazine publisher in the aviation industry, so she travels a lot,
> also.  We have been known to meet up at airports 600 miles away from home as
> our paths cross.
>
> My constant companion during my workday is my dog, Beau, a black lab who can
> count and can hear the word "frisbie" (his favorite game) from a half mile
> away...
>
> Past cars I have owned, in chronological order:
>
> In the UK:  '59 Morris Minor Van, '48 Morris Minor Saloon, '59 Ford Popular,
> '66 Hillman Imp (what a great car...)
>
> In the US:  '71 Pinto, '74 MGBGT, '60 MGA Coupe, '76 Audi Fox, '67 Ford
> F250, '73 Chevy C10, '80 Datsun Pickup, '81 Audi 4000, '81 VW Rabbit, '84 VW
> Rabbit GTI (hte second best car I have owned), '84 Audi 4000s Quattro,
> '86(?) Chevy Astro Van, '86 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro (definitely the best car
> I ever owned), '90 Ford Aerostar Van, '96 Ford Explorer and a '98 Ford
> Ranger.  I have also had two Tauruses (Tauri?) as company cars, plus sundry
> beaters that I have bought for the kids to drive.  Is this conspicuous
> consumption, or what?  God, I love this country!


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