Re: [FWDLK] Dave Strangand must be a Saint

I guess I need to tell this story to the list. The Calendars are great and I got 5 of them. I have given one to my daughter and one to my son. If I get to Oklahoma I will give one to my other daughter. I kept one for myself. Gotta keep the Kids looking at Mopars even if they are grown and out on their own. Any way back in December, I sold a couple of parts to some folks in Germany on Ebay. You may recall the problem I had and the question I had about shipping over seas. Well the problem was resolved as the folks were coming to the good ol' USA fiord a visit and said they would come and pick up the parts at my house. Well the date of the trip was set and the date to be at my house was April 1 (no I didn't even think of April Fools Day). They were to call a couple of hours before arriving here (Shinglehouse, Pa---where in the world is that?????) Any way no calls came and I tried to stay off the internet and keep my calls and incomming to a minimum. About 5:30 PM as I was in my garage looking up a part number, I heard a car drive up. I looked out and knew at a glance that the people who were getting out of the Dodge Stratus were from Germany. I open the garage door and sure nuff it was them. They had tried to call but found the line busy 2 times so they came on into Shinglehouse. They tried the Dollar General Store (yes we have one here) and found no one who knew me or where Bee Hollow Road was. They tried the Unimart--nope no one knew either so they found the Post Office. Now there they found someone that knew me and where I lived so they received directions and drove here with out any problems. It is easy because you get off Rt 44 onto Horse Run and then turn left onto Coons Crossing and then come 1 mile and turn right onto Bee Hollow Road---No problem here!!! Well we went and they got the parts and then exchanged stories about their cars. The one is a real nice 59 Fury 4 door and the other is a 59 Plymouth 2 door HT that is under restoration. We had supper and invited them to stay the nite rather than go out after dark and try to find Niagara Falls (about 2 1/2 hours away) and a motel up there. Now to get to the point I was going to get to in the first place. I gave them a Forward Look Calendar to take home with them. Maybe some day they will be on the List. We had a very nice time talking and just getting to know each other for the little while they were here. It is great to meet folks and to have a common hobby. No problem taking at all. We had another very nice time meeting Dirk and his family from the Netherlands a few years ago at a motel in Harrisburg. Dirk and I had the grand opportunity to roam around the Carlisle fair grounds a whole day together. Another pleasant time. Well I better get off. I just can't say something short I guess.