Thanks for the updates Corey and thanks for filling me in on who this is. I did call Rick and get the chance to talk to him. Man, he did get another nice truck as well.
I got a little story to add to this thread, hope you don't mind Corey. I was a young teen, in about 1989 or so. My Uncle Jerry who lives in South Jersey was sourcing some parts for his construction equipment, he owns an asphalt milling company. He found a dealer about 3 hours away in Pennsylvania and wanted to know about having the parts shipped as it was a pretty good drive. The guy on the phone started laughing at him. "Aawww, come on Jerry, you're right around the corner, stop giving me a hard time and just come on over and pick the parts up yourself!!" My Uncle was very taken back by this and was like, "Excuse me?" It took the parts salesman a few minutes to realize that he was dealing with a Jerry Geese that he was unfamiliar with. My Uncle Jerry knew that we had missing links in the family tree so to say so he was very interested to know if there was a relative here. Turns out that there was a Gere Geese who owns a salvage yard in Perkasie, Pa. This would be my Dad's and my Uncle Jerry's uncle, my Great Uncle Gere if I have it right. Gere had 2 boys, Ricky and Jim. I guess Rick would be my 2nd cousin???
The point is, Rick is related to me and I had no idea it was him until Corey said something earlier in this thread. I am reminded that time is fleeting and life is short. I really need to get back in touch with family and show my kids how many great people they are related to.
It's crazy how this thread wound up hitting really close to home.
Thanks again Corey, funny how small the world is.
