Mar 24
Scott Flores.
Scott lived on Magnolia. about a block lower then Jim Anderson,
I think I met him through Jim and Bob R
In any event we seemed to hit it off, Scott was handy with tools and automotive stuff. Definitely had hobbies that fascinated me radio controlled Helicopters and planes .
Scott took me sailing on his Cal 20 in the bay , cementing my love for sailing.
Scott sold me my MGA A great classic British sports car , While I was employed this care was definitely for someone with greater means. Very expensive to keep running.
While our friendship developed over time I was closer to Jim Anderson. and Bob R
Scott had a cute girlfriend Courtney Turman. Who had an awful brother Brad Turman.
Courtney was Scott's girl and they seemed bound together. I'll have to ask Scott what happened to separate them,I never knew.
Scott and me are still friends and we have been through a lot together over the decades
He is in New Mexico and I miss seeing him, I need to take a trip and visit.
I think we had some sense of competition over the years but it was never conflicting.
Our business dealings have always seemed fair to me.
Scott has some personality assets which I just never had. A better communicator I think.
I have some complimentary talents which he has less of. I'm comfortable with it.
I tried to get him some training in systems analysis.
I spoke to the professor and asked how he was doing? He said Scott does as well as he can but what you need to understand is that You have a talent for this and not everyone has it. This helped me to understand and gain some perspective on what I brought to the table.
In 1990 +/- Scott and me reconnected at the Quarter pounder restaurant on Grand and Boulevard way this after over 15 years of lost contact,
Quite a coincidence.
Anyway we rekindled our friendship and Scott and Scott's dad Dave welcomed me into the family and Introduced me to the Yacht club. I had purchased my Islander 30 and loved to sail. This was one of the things Scott introduced me to in High School.
One funny incident
In 1997 I married Natasha
Scott had gotten a Divorce from his wife Maureen who i liked but clearly they were not a great fit. Divorces are never pleasant this one did not seem as bad as some others.
In any event some time later Scott called me up and invited me to a party to meet his new girlfriend.
I remember walking up to the front door of the house in the Fruitvale area. The door opened and Woah there is Alma Peterson .... Alma and me had worked together at Lawrence Berkeley Lab in the late 70's Alma worked in the photo lab and I was an electrical specialist. While I liked Alma it was mostly our common like for Mustang cars that connected us. She had a Red Coupe and I had a 69 Mach one. We often had Lunch together at Building 6
We had pleasant chats and talked about cars and her plans to eventually move to Alaska. I thought it was brave and admirable.
So Imagine my Surprise when she met me at the door . Imagine the Look Scott gave me when he realized I knew Alma for many years before he met her.
I am glad that our relationship had always been platonic it made all things less complicated.
Scott and Aama were married and are still Married.
Scott has always been there to help when i needed him, I have always been willing to help him whenever he needed me.
It's a friendship that perhaps we both take for granted .. I often miss our adventures together.
