Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:37:58 +0200
Reply-To: "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
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From: "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Organization: RRZE (Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen)
Subject: Re: where we're from?
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Ok, so let me join in, too :-)
My name is Rainer Michael Woitok ... erm ... please, don't pronounce
that as in "rain", but rather as in "Rhine". Rhine, Rhiner, Rhinest ...
got the idea? And, please, don't even try to pronounce "Michael" the
German way :-)
Born '47 and still going strong, six feet minus two inches, 64 kg and
thus rather skinny. Full bearded because of too much laziness to shave
every morning. Mathmatician by profession, nature conservationist and
hunter (not a contradiction) by passion.
Working at the university's computing center here in Erlangen, Germany,
Europe, Sol III, Milky Way, which is a town (Erlangen, that is, not the
milky way :-) with a population of 100.000+ just 20 km north of
Nuremberg, this latter town being both, famous and infamous for its
history.
Living with wife (same age), two sons (15 and 13 years), a dog
(Weimaraner, 6 years and well trained) and two cats in a small village
about 30 km NNE of Rothenburg, which is another German town famous for
its medieval appeal. Commuting from home to work by Syncro (12 km),
train (66 km), and bicycle (5 km) and vice versa.
The Syncro, a metallic blue '89 Caravelle GL, the second Syncro in our
family life, has joined us six years ago (almost together with the dog).
The previous owner had the original 2.1l FI engine (111 hp and no cat)
equipped with a cat and modified by Oettinger, so it now has 117 hp
despite of the cat (not that I ever noticed these additional horses,
except at the fuel station :-). It's got all the power-you-name-its
except air condition (which isn't at all necessary in Germany). It has
cruise control, front and rear diff locks, and it's got those famous 16"
rims ... :-). It seats seven (2 (captain's chairs) - 2 - 3), the dog
normally occupying the space otherwise used by the third seat in the
middle row. And it sleeps four, by way of a roof tent which is only
mounted while it's camping season.
Nuff said? Hope so :-)
Sincerely
Rainer
'89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16"
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| Rainer M Woitok | Phone: (+49-9131) 85-27811,-27031 |
| Regionales Rechenzentrum | |
| Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet | Fax : (+49-9131) 30 29 41 |
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| D-91058 Erlangen | |
| Germany | Mail: Woitok@RRZE.Uni-Erlangen.DE |
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