Eisboch wrote:

"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


Vaguely...I think. Was it near the turn you took for the Waterbury road?