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it was the "Chili" story that reminded me of it.
In 1965 i was an age 20 naive Canadian boy working on the beginning of the Oil sands project in northern Alberta. Although they called it the "Great Canadian Oil Sands" it was actually majority financed by an American company, Sun Oil, now Sunoco.
As part of the training in the then, all new technology, i and 6 other Canadians travelled the several thousand miles to Pennsylvania, then to "Marcus Hook" where Sun Oils huge refinery was. We spent about 7 weeks there and it was an eye opener for guys like me who had never been more than just across the border into Montana or Washington State <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock">
The size of that refinery complex was mindboggling and it took us days just to learn where we needed to go. The folks working there were all really nice and friendly, treating us so well. Some got a bit more reserved when we began dating some of the cute secretaries in the plant tho <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> Seems that girls and guys the world over find people from far away kind of intriguing and this was no exception.
I did not know that one of the fellows i worked and socialised with was "sweet" on a pretty young woman receptionist that i had been getting friendly with. Me being on an expense account with a new rental car, plus making a darned good salary, made it easy to "wine and dine" a lady properly for the first time in my life!
We had several dates and got along very well, one weekend we even travelled to New Jersey to go to the "Latin Casino" where we saw Al Martino as well as Dianna Ross and the Supremes! That was expensive but well worth it. A feather in my cap, for i had never seen any real famous people in person. The show was awesome and i bragged about that for years!
I had noticed that "Joe" had been sorta cool towards me lately but did not connect the dots until a few days later. At that age i was a huge eater, not putting on weight at all no matter what or how much i ate <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock"> <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol"> those were the days huh? The subject of the best food, quantity and quality came up one morning. We had previously discussed "hot food" as in spicy and i of course has said that i could not tolerate it.
Joe said, hey Wayne, you should try a "Hoagie" if your real hungry, they are real reasonable priced and big! I can hardly eat a whole one for lunch. He and a couple of his friends then took me to a Hoagie stand nearby.
We did not have any such thing as a "Hoagie" now called a "Sub" in my part of Canada in those days and when i got there i was awed!
I ordered and the guy said "hot or cold?". well i thought he meant like in heated up in an oven so said, hot please. When it came it was cold, i nearly gave it back, then decided what the heck, no matter, i just wanted to get my chompers into that giant sandwich. Later i found out that particular stand catered to folk who liked their food......nose running! ear steaming! HOT! <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock">
I took a huge bite and set to chewing, holy crap! All the descriptions in that "Chili story" suddenly applied to me!! Here i was, trying as any young buck would to keep up my "Macho" image while in abject pain and terror! I finished most of it somehow then excused myself to look for a toilet where i proceeded to lose it seemed, the previous weeks groceries at least! Joe was laughing at something as i left <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
There is another story here, quite funny at the time and place, involving the same girl. A bit raunchy but one of these days maybe?
Wayne
In 1965 i was an age 20 naive Canadian boy working on the beginning of the Oil sands project in northern Alberta. Although they called it the "Great Canadian Oil Sands" it was actually majority financed by an American company, Sun Oil, now Sunoco.
As part of the training in the then, all new technology, i and 6 other Canadians travelled the several thousand miles to Pennsylvania, then to "Marcus Hook" where Sun Oils huge refinery was. We spent about 7 weeks there and it was an eye opener for guys like me who had never been more than just across the border into Montana or Washington State <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock">
The size of that refinery complex was mindboggling and it took us days just to learn where we needed to go. The folks working there were all really nice and friendly, treating us so well. Some got a bit more reserved when we began dating some of the cute secretaries in the plant tho <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> Seems that girls and guys the world over find people from far away kind of intriguing and this was no exception.
I did not know that one of the fellows i worked and socialised with was "sweet" on a pretty young woman receptionist that i had been getting friendly with. Me being on an expense account with a new rental car, plus making a darned good salary, made it easy to "wine and dine" a lady properly for the first time in my life!
We had several dates and got along very well, one weekend we even travelled to New Jersey to go to the "Latin Casino" where we saw Al Martino as well as Dianna Ross and the Supremes! That was expensive but well worth it. A feather in my cap, for i had never seen any real famous people in person. The show was awesome and i bragged about that for years!
I had noticed that "Joe" had been sorta cool towards me lately but did not connect the dots until a few days later. At that age i was a huge eater, not putting on weight at all no matter what or how much i ate <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock"> <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol"> those were the days huh? The subject of the best food, quantity and quality came up one morning. We had previously discussed "hot food" as in spicy and i of course has said that i could not tolerate it.
Joe said, hey Wayne, you should try a "Hoagie" if your real hungry, they are real reasonable priced and big! I can hardly eat a whole one for lunch. He and a couple of his friends then took me to a Hoagie stand nearby.
We did not have any such thing as a "Hoagie" now called a "Sub" in my part of Canada in those days and when i got there i was awed!
I ordered and the guy said "hot or cold?". well i thought he meant like in heated up in an oven so said, hot please. When it came it was cold, i nearly gave it back, then decided what the heck, no matter, i just wanted to get my chompers into that giant sandwich. Later i found out that particular stand catered to folk who liked their food......nose running! ear steaming! HOT! <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock">
I took a huge bite and set to chewing, holy crap! All the descriptions in that "Chili story" suddenly applied to me!! Here i was, trying as any young buck would to keep up my "Macho" image while in abject pain and terror! I finished most of it somehow then excused myself to look for a toilet where i proceeded to lose it seemed, the previous weeks groceries at least! Joe was laughing at something as i left <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
There is another story here, quite funny at the time and place, involving the same girl. A bit raunchy but one of these days maybe?
Wayne
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