We met in the Army while I stationed at Ft Knox. She was friends with the guy that lived in the next room in the barracks. Her car wouldn’t run one day and she asked him for help. He said he didn’t know squat about cars but Walt next door does. So she knocked on my door and proceeded to tell me her Geo Metro would start but as soon as she would start moving backwards it would stall. I asked her if it had gas in it? She looked at me with this blank innocent look. She didn’t have to say anything as the look said it all. I grabbed my keys and said, “Let’s get you some gas.” At the time I also owned a Motorcycle shop and that’s where my gas cans were. So I stopped in the very dark shop parking lot. I guess she thought I was going to attack her as she tensed up and was going for the door handle. I explained to her it’s ok I own the place and this is where my gas cans are. She finally relaxed when she saw me plug in the security code.
We dated for 4 months and got married. That was over 18 years ago.
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