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True story. I was an member of a small Rotary Club in the 90’s. I have never joined anything in my entire life, but my boss “suggested” I do so, so there you go.
Aside from the networking bs, etc., it really is a good organization - Rotary played a huge part in almost eradicating polio from the planet in the 90’s. Anyway- story for another time. (Look it up)..
So every year, we had a $10,000 Superbowl pool - $100 a square (duh), and in 2000, I had 3 and 6 as my numbers - only one square. We all know what happened.
3 months later, Randy, the chair of the contest calls me.
“Hey Doug, what’s up?”
“Same ol’, how you doin’?”
Chit chat, chit chat....
Randy - “You don’t know why I’m calling, do you?”
Me - “No.”
( aside- I actually kinda remember that I had those numbers, 3 and 6, but being s dyslexic from hell, forgot or transposed them. Anyway by then it was totally forgotten)
So that’s the story- actually took home $5K, cuz the other half went to Rotary International for projects they do worlwide on a very local level, where at the time 97 cents of every dollar donated went directly to the local village or province for the project.
Anyway, not about aRotary, but ITV was definitely some tasty icing on a very nice cake.
I watched the game with a friend and first Architect I ever worked , Mike, ten years my senior ( we went to the ‘79 game), our wives and his brother and his wife.
I was 51 years old, been waiting a long time, and is to this day, one of the great afternoons of my life. No voice for two days, not even a squeak.
Not to be s downer, but Mike died st 80 yesterday - one of the good ones. But he did get to see last year - we talked about the games every week.
Wow - that escalated quickly. :cheers: