Comments on: Auto Schnapps http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/ Listen to stories on anything from honeymoons to WWII, from award-winning journalists to first-time writers alike, from anywhere in the world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Elizabeth http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-38019 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:07:44 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-38019 <strong>Elizabeth</strong> I have seen many sites before and most of them do not look this good. I cannot wait to let my friends know about this site. Thanks for the excellent content. Elizabeth

I have seen many sites before and most of them do not look this good. I cannot wait to let my friends know about this site. Thanks for the excellent content.

]]> by: Larry Erickson http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-25296 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:57:58 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-25296 Chris, Great writing, your skills are well honed. Your dad and I went on a fishing trip to the Wisconsin River in early 70s. We put the gear, tent, cooler, rods and reels , small boat motor in my '72 Dodge Polara late Friday and headed to the great outdoors. Arriving at around 2 a.m.,we were met by the game warden, on her old Schwin bike, charge 75c/night. Reading your account just brought back that memory. It started to rain and I stuck my finger on the nylon tent and it leaked!! Thanks, Larry Chris,
Great writing, your skills are well honed.
Your dad and I went on a fishing trip to the Wisconsin River in early 70s.
We put the gear, tent, cooler, rods and reels , small boat motor in my ‘72 Dodge Polara late Friday and headed to the great outdoors. Arriving at around 2 a.m.,we were met by the game warden, on her old Schwin bike, charge 75c/night. Reading your account just brought back that memory. It started to rain and I stuck my finger on the nylon tent and it leaked!!
Thanks,
Larry

]]> by: Christopher Gronlund http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2365 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:21:24 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2365 Thank you, Dianne. I was good at picking out my father's good traits from his bad traits. I saw him make a lot of mistakes and vowed I wouldn't make them. I think in looking up to the good things instinctively set off alarms when he was up to not-so-good things, and it was easy to see it was a path I didn't want to follow. Christopher Thank you, Dianne.

I was good at picking out my father’s good traits from his bad traits. I saw him make a lot of mistakes and vowed I wouldn’t make them.

I think in looking up to the good things instinctively set off alarms when he was up to not-so-good things, and it was easy to see it was a path I didn’t want to follow.

Christopher

]]> by: Dianne http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2356 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:09:30 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2356 Well written story - very introspective and I particularly liked knowing what the child was thinking while understanding what the adult was thinking. Good job! Well written story - very introspective and I particularly liked knowing what the child was thinking while understanding what the adult was thinking. Good job!

]]> by: Christopher Gronlund http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2354 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:46:32 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2354 Thanks, Jack. A lot of the mechanics my father worked with sold something on the side to bring in a bit more money: guns, weed, or time spent machining custom parts for things after hours. So it's no surprise there are a lot of us out there with a similar story about our fthers. Thanks for reading, Christopher Thanks, Jack.

A lot of the mechanics my father worked with sold something on the side to bring in a bit more money: guns, weed, or time spent machining custom parts for things after hours. So it’s no surprise there are a lot of us out there with a similar story about our fthers.

Thanks for reading,

Christopher

]]> by: Jack http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2332 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:07:35 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2332 Could almost be talking about my dad, man. Good story. Could almost be talking about my dad, man. Good story.

]]> by: Christopher http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2323 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:32:25 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2323 Thank you, Mary. I think the neatest thing about Common Ties is how we all have different stories, but in the end, they are similar to other stories all around the world. Christopher Thank you, Mary.

I think the neatest thing about Common Ties is how we all have different stories, but in the end, they are similar to other stories all around the world.

Christopher

]]> by: Mary http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2308 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:58:21 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2308 I enjoyed this! I like that it's a 'coming of age' slice of life unlike most others. I felt that I was right there in the shop, looking on. Nice work. I enjoyed this! I like that it’s a ‘coming of age’ slice of life unlike most others. I felt that I was right there in the shop, looking on. Nice work.

]]> by: Christopher Gronlund http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2306 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:10:22 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2306 Thank you for taking the time to read this, Debi (as well as wishing me good luck with my second novel). My father was incredibly caring, but obviously there were times when common sense was not his strong point. Fortunately, I was able to see the good in him and carry those aspects of who he was with me, while recognizing the not-so-good things about him and ensuring I didn't follow in his footsteps. Glad you enjoyed the essay, Christopher Thank you for taking the time to read this, Debi (as well as wishing me good luck with my second novel).

My father was incredibly caring, but obviously there were times when common sense was not his strong point.

Fortunately, I was able to see the good in him and carry those aspects of who he was with me, while recognizing the not-so-good things about him and ensuring I didn’t follow in his footsteps.

Glad you enjoyed the essay,

Christopher

]]> by: Debi http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2292 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:00:37 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/02/15/auto-schnapps/#comment-2292 That was beautifully written, but very sad to read. Good luck with your second novel!! =) That was beautifully written, but very sad to read. Good luck with your second novel!! =)

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