Thanks, DH. Those are days of past, for sure. Life seemed so simple, growing up back there. When I left, pizza was first coming out. Powdered milk was all I knew, and to actually have a steak of any cut was a rarity.
Funny story- One of my ex co workers, an Irish ex military drill sargeant, would call me once in awhile out of the blue. Him and I used to teach apprenticeship class together. That job sometimes took us to states back east for training. Anyway the last time he called me, he asked what was my dads name again? I’m thinking, what’s he asking this for?!
So, I tell him, and he’s very grateful. I ask what’s up? He says he’s waiting for his return flight to announce its time to board, and he’s in a bar and the bartender is an old school Filipino guy. Just from association he was able to score free drinks!! He used me!
DH- before the apprenticeship instructor training spread out, all our training used to be in Albuquerque. It was at a large hotel, I want to say the Marriot, across from a large mall. I can’t remember the city, but I remember we were close to the Sandia lift that would take us to the top of that mountain to that restaurant.
Funny story- One of my ex co workers, an Irish ex military drill sargeant, would call me once in awhile out of the blue. Him and I used to teach apprenticeship class together. That job sometimes took us to states back east for training. Anyway the last time he called me, he asked what was my dads name again? I’m thinking, what’s he asking this for?!
So, I tell him, and he’s very grateful. I ask what’s up? He says he’s waiting for his return flight to announce its time to board, and he’s in a bar and the bartender is an old school Filipino guy. Just from association he was able to score free drinks!! He used me!
DH- before the apprenticeship instructor training spread out, all our training used to be in Albuquerque. It was at a large hotel, I want to say the Marriot, across from a large mall. I can’t remember the city, but I remember we were close to the Sandia lift that would take us to the top of that mountain to that restaurant.
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