E is for Ellie
I worked with Ellie when I was stationed at the crypto school at Lackland Air Force Base from 1983 – 1987. She left the Air Force shortly after that, and we stayed in touch. I visited her a few times when she lived in Michigan, but then we lost touch. Imagine my surprise when I learned she was living in a small town near my parents — actually in the town my parents had just moved away from when they bought their home a couple of years ago.
We arranged to meet while I was visiting my parents for this trip, and it was fun to catch up. We met for lunch and had to leave the restaurant to make room for the dinner crowd — and for me to meet my parents for dinner. We didn’t run out of things to say, and we didn’t spend too much time rehashing “the old days.” I can’t speak for Ellie, but I don’t remember a lot of details from that far back anyway. It’s nice when you can pick up where you left off with a friend, even after many years.
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Sounds like it was a lot of fun to catch up. It’s lovely to meet old friends and not feel that awkwardness that time can sometimes throw into the workds.
Tasha
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It nice to have a friend or two that you can just pick up where you left off, even if it’s been years. Thanks for sharing your A-to-Z posts! Looking forward to the rest.
It’s so much fun to have a good natter after a long absence.
A true friend is one you can just talk with forever, even if you haven’t seen each other in awhile.
How lucky you two met up again after all this time. I’d like to experience something like that.
Grrr! I’m so jealous. In my day, women were not allowed near the crypto gear (not that it was hard to extrapolate from the VCC units) and you spent four years with it!
I’m glad you got to catch up with your friend, and that she’s so close to “home.” Sounds like another fine part of a great trip.
I was a crypto maintenance tech for 12 years. Grin. About the time I earned my commission, the equipment became remove and replace only, and my career field virtually disappeared via absorption into a more encompassing one. It’s odd to go to NSA’s Cryptologic Museum and see formerly classified equipment on display.
I think this is the test of true friendship!
Smidgen Snippets & Bits
They said something about old friends being the ones you can pick right up with after years and it’s like there was no time at all since your last visit. Of course, the saying is a lot more succinct.