Date:         Tue, 5 Jun 2001 08:53:23 -0600
Reply-To:     Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM>
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From:         Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM>
Organization: TransCanada
Subject:      Re: List Census
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hmmm...
name: Keith Adams

age: 26 in human years

sign: Virgo (does that matter anymore or was that just a 70's thing?)

heritage:  run of the mill pasty-white WASP who can't tan.  English snobbery,
Scottish spending habits, and Irish temper.  Not a good combination

marital status: gettin hitched in a week and a half (June 15)

job:  metallurgical engineer.

where:  Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  Born and raised.

hobbies:  racing at the velodrome, mountain biking (new Santa Cruz Superlight -
woo hoo), road riding.  Also the treasurer of Calgary's VW club (
http://www.clubveedub.com ).  I love cars (European ones), although my weakness
(?) is pre-73 Porsche 911s.  More than anything in the world I want a 1973 911
S w/o sunroof.  I have a soft spot for Porsche 914s as well.  I also have a
friend in Calgary with a 1956 Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing which is just - wow.  My
dad has a 1969 Mercedes 280 SE 6 cyl coupe (Euro spec).  My first car was a
1975 BMW 2002 (note to all parents out there - don't let your 16 year old son
drive a 2002).  But I want my next project to be a pre 60 Beetle sliding rag,
or an oval window beetle, or a 15 window split bus.  Tipping a pint of Guinness
is also another good hobby.  Oh that and drinking Australia Shiraz.  mmmmm....
I've been snowboarding for 14 years, but only get out a couple of times a year
now.  Also take the dogs skijoring.  Love to go road tripping in the Westy and
use any excuse for a road trip.  My wife to be in originally French, so I try
to keep my French Immersion skills up to date.  I took French from kindergarten
to grade 12, but never had a chance to use it after that.  So I am slowly
improving.  My comprehension is excellent, but speaking (and especially
written) can be pretty broken at times.  It takes a while to get the brain
warmed up.  Other hobbies I guess would be just tinkering - fixing things
around the house, building scale models, pondering life while laying on my back
staring at the underside of the Syncro.

pets: 2 cats - Emily and Merlin, both rescued from places they weren't wanted.
2 dogs - both 100 lb mutts, Joey and Sam (dumb and dumber).  Again, both
unwanted rescues.  The best pets are the ones who need someone to love them.

current vws:
- 1986 Westfalia (Camper GL) named Roxanne "Roxy" for short.  White with the
brown interior.  Had her since Feb. 2000
- 1987 Syncro 7 passenger named "Hugh" short for "Huge piece of junk".  Bought
as a project.  Had him since Feb. 2001.  Currently has a new VC and I'm picking
up a new starter today so we can move on to the next problem!  He's almost
mobile.  Just a couple more minor things.
- 1998 Golf Wolfsburg Edition "Lucy".  Bought her new when I got out of
university.  Has 16" OZ F1 Cup Plus wheels, H&R sport springs, blacked out
Hella FF MkIV look euro lights.  I love her to pieces but we're selling her
because we never drive her anymore =(  I don't commute anymore which is a good
thing I guess, so she just sits and gathers dust.  Too expensive to keep as
yard art.

past vws: only a 1959 transporter single cab.  terminal cancer case =(

All my friends drive VW's and we're the only ones with a Vanagon.  Talk about
counter culture....

Cheers,
Keith