[PRCo] Re: Seasonal thoughts

[Schneider Fred]

Not the least bit surprised, Bob.



On Dec 23, 2008, at 5:55 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:

> I will continue this way-off-topic string of e-mails with an  
> anecdote along
> the lines of Fred's incident in Krakow. My "small world" meeting also
> occurred in Europe.
>
> First, I need to set the stage: my office is in Morton Grove,  
> Illinois, and
> I live in Buffalo Grove, about 20 miles north of there.
>
> At a trade show in Frankfurt, Germany last year I met a Swede, and I
> introduced myself as being from Morton Grove, Illinois.  In the  
> course of
> the conversation he mentioned that he was familiar with "Buffalo  
> Grove".
> I was surprised since I hadn't spoken the words, "Buffalo Grove."
> I repeated that I work in Morton Grove, and added that I live in  
> Buffalo
> Grove.  It turned out that before moving back to Sweden in 2006, he
> lived in Illinois and worked for a company in Buffalo Grove, only two
> miles from our house!
>
>