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[PSUBS-MAILIST] Privilege




Yesterday I was having lunch at Wendy's and an elderly gentleman noticed the book Manned Submersibles.  He asked me what my interest in submarines is, and we got into a long discussion over lunch.  He is about 90 years old and a WWII veteran - Navy.  He is also an electrical engineer and patent attorney.  For years he was Chief Patent Counsel for a defense contractor and had several submarine stories to tell.  He asked a lot of questions and I showed him pics of Bionic Guppy and R300.  People such as him are a real treasure, and it was certainly a special privilege to stumble across him.  He had to leave to get to the library, said he had some research to do, but he gave me his card and e-mail address and asked me to stay in touch.  I'll absolutely do that.
I asked my dad to write down all the stories he used to tell about his days as a PBM pilot in the Pacific during WWII.  He said he would, but never did before he died.  Maybe I can get Mr. Humphries to do that.
 
JT