"HK" wrote in message
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Bethany, eh? I know that barracks well. I dated a gal in Waterbury for a
while, and I used to slow waaaaaaaay down passing that barracks. In those
days, speeders lost licenses, even for the first offense.


If you drove by the barracks, you probably remember the garage I worked at.
It was a Mobil station ... also a small Ford dealership. "Bethany Garage"
on the right side, about 2 miles or so before the barracks heading west.

The owner was a hot ****. He had three sons, all older than me, and was
well versed in handling teenaged boys. He was gruff, tuff, but had a heart
of gold.

I remember the minister of our small, struggling Episcopal church in Bethany
brought his old Rambler station wagon in to be serviced because he and his
young family were going on vacation. While on the lift during the oil
change and lube, the garage owner (a hard core Polish Catholic) started
checking it out and discovered it needed some serious work on the front end
components (tie rods, etc.)

He replaced all the worn parts, aligned it, fixed a few other safety related
issues and make me swear not to tell the minister. Charged him for an oil
change and lube job.

Eisboch