Popular Post 2Far ★ Posted August 14, 2017 Popular Post Share #1 Posted August 14, 2017 So, circa 1997, I'm waiting in the D Concourse of the ATL waiting to to take my Embraer puddle jumper back to GTR. GTR was only serviced by the Delta Connection at the time, so if you died, you either had to fly DC to Dallas or ATL before you could connect to heaven or hell. It was the last flight of the day, ~9:30 PM and really, only the die hards booked it, because if there was any SNAFU (and there usually was due to weather, mechanicals, crew time, solar spots and/or pilot flatulence) you were stuck in the ATL at a flea bag hotel for another night. I got to the gate early, checked in & was fiddling with my computer, prolly writing self-running macros on XL for our semi-automated customer inventory control project or sumsuch. A group of three guys walks up to the gate, an older gentleman, a nondescript guy, and a guy that I'm sure I have met before Mental roladex says "Steve", no last name, no company, no context. Now, I met a lot of people in that job, from chemical handlers & unloaders to pulp mill managers & VPs. I think it's a guy I've met one-off time in a big meeting. "Steve" meanders back down the concourse & the other two sit down. The older guy has a small pine tree lapel pin (re-enforcing my pulp mill connection). My computer was on, so I opened Lotus Organizer & searched for "Steve". Three entries, none of them this guy. "Steve" wanders back with a soft drink and sits two seats away from me. It takes about 5 minutes to screw up my courage and swallow my pride. I lean over and say, "Hi, I'm 2Far, I think we've met, and I'm sorry, but for the life of me, I cannot remember your name." Guy shakes my hand, "Nice to meet you 2Far. I'm Steve, Steve Forbes." (Ha, I knew it was Steve!) but a blank on the rest of the info. Mental roladex sounds like a Thompson sub-machine gun. Nothing. "And What company are you with?" SF: "Forbes Magazine" Oooooh, that Steve Forbes. Billionaire. Publisher. Former Presidential Candidate. ((Help me out of my shoooooooooooooe)) He was very gracious, It was after his '96 run. I asked if he was going to do it again, and he said he was going to wait until after the '98 mid-term elections to decide. He was on his way to MSU to give a talk. Nice convo. I sat next to the older guy on the flight and expressed surprise that SF was flying on a puddle jumper to GTR. The guy said he goes by helicopter in the NE but flies commercial a lot to the rest of the country. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted August 14, 2017 Share #2 Posted August 14, 2017 At least you remembered his first name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parodybot Posted August 14, 2017 Share #3 Posted August 14, 2017 My first name is Steve too. Steve Parodybot, that's me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted August 14, 2017 Share #4 Posted August 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, parodybot said: Steve Parodybot, that's me. Oh - of Parodybot Magazine? FYI - I'm opting out of the swimsuit issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parodybot Posted August 14, 2017 Share #5 Posted August 14, 2017 1 minute ago, TrentonMakes said: Oh - of Parodybot Magazine? FYI - I'm opting out of the swimsuit issue. Your loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted August 14, 2017 Share #6 Posted August 14, 2017 I saw him a couple of times at the Americade motorcycle rally. Didn't talk to him, but the people who did said he was personable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 14, 2017 Share #7 Posted August 14, 2017 44 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: Oh - of Parodybot Magazine? FYI - I'm opting out of the swimsuit issue. That's wise as they become very very short tempered if you allow them to get wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parodybot Posted August 14, 2017 Share #8 Posted August 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: That's wise as they become very very short tempered if you allow them to get wet. You have robots and gremlins confused, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parodybot Posted August 14, 2017 Share #9 Posted August 14, 2017 Here is my cousin playing in a fountain as proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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