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Ever run your car out of gas? Yes. At least I thought so. I went into this little gas station and filled up only to find out something else was wrong. The guy who owned the gas station was really nice and started helping me. Well, my '67 Chevelle had a High Performance engine in it and it wasn't getting gas, so this guy gets a little peanut can with gas in it and he pouring it down the carb as I'm turning it over, The carb backfired and shot a flame out the carb and the guy jumped and splashed the gas all over his arm. He started running across the parking lot waving his arm around and trying to pat it out with his other hand. I'm yellin' at the dude "Roll, Roll, Roll". He finally patted it out and he was burnt pretty bad, the flesh was falling off of his arm, and hand. He called emergency (they didn't have 911 yet, this is about 1986). They came and got him into the amblance and took him away. a couple of weeks later the station closed up and it never reopened. I never got the chance to tell the guys thanks and that I was sorry he got hurt.
Ever have a moment of true (transcendent) mental clarity? Yes.
Ever been completely betrayed out of the blue? Yep! I had a girlfriend of 5 years and we had been through a lot together. Well, one day she dumps me for another guy that was a friend of some mutual friends of ours, we weren't even fighting or anything. If it wasn't for her doing that I would have never met my wife and I wouldn't have the great life I have today. That was the best and worst day of my life.
Ever put yourself directly in harm's way to help someone else? I have never been in a situation that would require it, but I would.
Do you have a favorite TV show? No, not really. I don't watch much TV. I really used to like Still Standing. That show was a freaking riot.
What's your favorite food? Ribeye Steak, nothing else compares. I could eat it every day and night. It doesn't hurt that I have never had bad colesterol. My wife won't let me though so I'm lucky in that respect.
If you had a good friend who you knew was cheating on his wife, but you didn't really know (or like) the wife, what would you do? What if your friend asked you to cover for him? I had that happen.
Ever served on a jury? Can you tell us about it? Yes. I served on a Federal Grand Jury a few years ago. It was a mult-imillion dollar civil case wear the guy was sueing his aunt and the company she owned. He had brought in a big client for her company and he believed that he was a partner in the company with her. He was always paid and W-2'd, not what you get if you're an partner. Well, she got tired of his crap and finally fired him and he wanted half the company. It turned out that during the course of all their dealings that it was discussed that they would partner up. So, it turned out to be a verbal agreement and we ruled in his favor. I'll tell you, I really tried to hold out because the dude had to know he wasn't being paid as a partner but the verbal agreement was what tipped the case and we ruled in his favor. That dude played up to the jury so hard, he was crying about what a hardship it was for him while he was going through this court battle at the same time building himself a multi-million dollar home outside of Pheonix. What a wuss!
Do you have any quote or passage from a book that means something special to you? "Whether you think you can or think you can't you're right". I think it was in the biography of Henry Ford.
What movie have you seen most-recently that you thought SUCKED, and you would tell your friends to avoid? Napoleon Dynamite.
What movie have you seen most-recently that you really enjoyed and would recommend to your friends? I had never seen The Bourne movies untill recently, just about a month ago actually. I thought they were cool, I dig conspiracy movies like that.
Pets? Dogs vs cats? I like them both but, we can't have cats. We have a Staffordshire Bull Terrior, he's the best dog I've ever had. I'd trust him alone for days with a newborn baby, he'd protect the kid. They're nicknamed the Nanny Dog. They are very closely related to Pit Bull Terriors, My dad raised Pits while I was growing up.
If you woke up tomorrow with a staggeringly powerful intellect (like an IQ of 400), where would you direct the power of your mind? Peace on Earth man, Peace on Earth. If everyone on the Earth was honest and had great compasion toward others, this would be the best place ever.