Posted by:
knotheadusc
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Date: December 10, 2023 06:13AM
He went to downtown Wiesbaden yesterday to pick up some art that we had framed after our trip to Armenia last month. As he was trying to park in his favorite garage, he was held up by a car in front of him, which wasn't progressing into the facility.
The driver seemed to be confused by how the garage operates. It was just renovated this year. Now, one no longer has to take a ticket to gain entrance. Instead, the machine keeps track by taking a photo of each car's license plate.
So my husband got out to explain the garage to the two couples, who then stopped holding up the works. They parked their cars, and the driver told my husband they've come to Wiesbaden to visit the Market Church and Christmas Market. There was a concert in the church. Then, they mentioned they are "missionaries" for the LDS church, based in Frankfurt. I guess they decided to take advantage of Saturday and visit our fair, posh city...
My husband, being a very kind and helpful sort, told them they could follow him, because he was headed in the direction of the church and the Christmas market, which no one could miss, anyway. As they were walking, the driver asked my husband his name, and he told him his first name, not mentioning that he's a former member. At that point, my husband noticed the guy was wearing a BYU jacket (with a big Y on it). The driver said he's Brett Romney. Then when my husband told him he was picking up our Armenian paintings, Brett mentioned that his daughter is teaching English in Azerbaijan.
When he came home, my husband said "Let me tell you my story, man..." and launched into a much more entertaining version of this tale, adding that he neither mentioned his past affiliation with the LDS church, nor that his daughter is still an active member. I told him when he shook hands with Romney, he should have done the secret handshake and asked "What is wanted?" He said Brett looks a lot like Mitt.
He looked up Brett on LinkedIn, and it looks like maybe he's a big business guy who has come to Frankfurt to lead the mishies. It's interesting that he wanted to know my husband's name, just because he was nice enough to explain the new parking garage to him. If I'd been with him, that interaction probably wouldn't have happened.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/10/2023 08:23AM by knotheadusc.