Jon sent me an email with tickets for their next cruise. The one to Antarctica. I think he sent the email over a year before the voyage date. Only 400 passengers on board so he had to book well in advance.
When they were leaving, he let me know. I was able to track him southward past the Falkland Islands using an app Marinetraffic.com it's was a free site, but only for radio transmission. Satellite tracking option is expensive.
One night , Jon sent me an Email asking if I knew a particular couple from my town. He said, "they don't know you"
I knew who they were, but they didn't know me. I once installed a piece of carpet in a downstairs room when they purchased their home in the late 80's
The couple owned a lumber brokerage 10 miles from town and sold lumber all over the world. I found out later they had two other outlets. One in Tacoma WA, and another in Long Beach CA.
That was so, so strange, Jon meeting these people..... during a cruise to Antarctica.
A few months earlier, I drove to up to their business to look the place over.... either for some repairs or to bid on redoing the office.
I never even knew this business existed. The office probably had over a dozen people working in it. I was a wee bit surprised at their operation.
The job was way larger than I would do, so I didn't even measure it.
Now, back to the story. Here's Jon and Shirley and they meet a couple at dinner one night. Jon discovers the couple is from Coos Bay and queries them about me, the of course, Jon emails me about their encounter. What are the chances.
Ok, ok, I'm getting to the end
I went to measure a room for that couple this afternoon. They added on a new bedroom.
Not long after meeting the couple today, I told them I knew about their trip to Antarctica. I mentioned Jon and Shirley from New Zealand. They remembered them well and spoke highly of them. A very nice couple they said.
The world is a small place.
I found out from Jon, from New Zealand, while 10,000 miles away on a cruise in Antarctica, that Pat and his wife, from Coos Bay, Oregon had sold their business and retired.
Small towns can keep secrets.
When they were leaving, he let me know. I was able to track him southward past the Falkland Islands using an app Marinetraffic.com it's was a free site, but only for radio transmission. Satellite tracking option is expensive.
One night , Jon sent me an Email asking if I knew a particular couple from my town. He said, "they don't know you"
I knew who they were, but they didn't know me. I once installed a piece of carpet in a downstairs room when they purchased their home in the late 80's
The couple owned a lumber brokerage 10 miles from town and sold lumber all over the world. I found out later they had two other outlets. One in Tacoma WA, and another in Long Beach CA.
That was so, so strange, Jon meeting these people..... during a cruise to Antarctica.
A few months earlier, I drove to up to their business to look the place over.... either for some repairs or to bid on redoing the office.
I never even knew this business existed. The office probably had over a dozen people working in it. I was a wee bit surprised at their operation.
The job was way larger than I would do, so I didn't even measure it.
Now, back to the story. Here's Jon and Shirley and they meet a couple at dinner one night. Jon discovers the couple is from Coos Bay and queries them about me, the of course, Jon emails me about their encounter. What are the chances.
Ok, ok, I'm getting to the end
I went to measure a room for that couple this afternoon. They added on a new bedroom.
Not long after meeting the couple today, I told them I knew about their trip to Antarctica. I mentioned Jon and Shirley from New Zealand. They remembered them well and spoke highly of them. A very nice couple they said.
The world is a small place.
I found out from Jon, from New Zealand, while 10,000 miles away on a cruise in Antarctica, that Pat and his wife, from Coos Bay, Oregon had sold their business and retired.
Small towns can keep secrets.
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