RE: Splinterlands, Easter, Rentals, Goals, Life, Death, Freedom... - it's been a weird week for me so I've had to ask myself some hard questions... and YOU should too...
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Thank you so much - I appreciate it, I really do.
I was asked not to share anything via traditional Social Media because of his family (many live out of country).
But I wanted to tell people about the best person I have ever met... he was just incredible...
F1 racer, met wife, traveled the world, retired at 29, went back to school, became Nuclear Physicist, worked, retired in smalllllll town Virginia... married 50+ years to an amazing woman...
How awesome was Tommy and wife??
One time when they were visiting he was telling me about his friend Bobby who he was going to go visit in NM... gets a call from Bobby while we're talking cars and puts him on speaker... I say hello and they catch up a bit... He says to Bobby "I'm with Jim, he's the young man who helped me with my car, I got an Audi RS3..."
Bobby pauses... "An Audi RS3... Oh, like I used to race back in the day! That's a great car "Tommy" I can't wait to see it"
(Tommy and wife were planning to drive out to see Bobby)
He introduces me over the phone, I say hello and chit chat a moment...
He hangs up and I ask him "was that a racing buddy"?
He says "oh yeah, one of my best friends from back in the day... hey you might've heard of him since you sell Audis... You ever hear of Bobby Unser??"
BOBBY. FUCKING. UNSER. On the phone... just chatting... LIKE WHAT?!?!?!?
Bobby Unser is a racing LEGEND if you don't follow Indy and I was just BLOWN AWAY by the fact we were just casually chatting with him...
I looked back at Tommy and was like "who tf is this guy really?!?!"
Anyways - thank you again for your kindness and I hope you get to remodel the camper starting soon!!
Have a great day :)
What a great story! I've heard his name but no, I wouldn't recognize him if I was to see him.
The camper will happen in time if not that's ok too..I know it'll work itself out.
I'm glad I read your post. They're are good people in the world, sometimes I tend to forget that. Thank you for the reminder🤗