The Manic Mechanic

It's "Ask Me Anything" month. So, go ahead. ask away. I'm gonna screen comments just to make things interesting. Answers will come as separate entries. The identity of those asking will be withheld if requested.

Now that March has draw to a close, it's time I run down the list and start answering the questions. You guys are a prolific bunch, I got a grand total of, well, one question. That's fine, most of you guys couldnt care less about this meme (or even about asking me anything), and besides, it make life a lot easier on me. :)

bearlover asked: What was it about Jeff that made you take the plunge?

Jeff was a total sweetheart to me at a time when I really needed one. After a couple rocky relationships I essentially gave up trying, and Jeff just, well, 'happened'. We met for the first time in person at the Susquehanna Valley Bears' "Bears in the Park" held at Hershey Park in PA. Prior to that, we would talk to one another online, and had for quite a while. Later that year (2000), we met again during another bear gathering at Rehoboth Beach. We hit it off, with Jeff coming down for a weekend to my place after that, and the rest, as they say, is history. While we are almost diagonal opposites in many ways, we rarely disagree on things. Jeff has been with me through the hardest days of my life, and somehow he manages to stick around despite my often disagreeable nature and mood swings. I never want to lose him.

So, that wraps up my question month. I know, lots of you are dying to ask me something, but unless you can get it in under the wire, you'll hafta wait till next year.