Ok, so let me join in, too :-)

My name is Rainer  Michael Woitok ...  erm ...  please, don't  pronounce
that as in "rain", but rather as in "Rhine".  Rhine, Rhiner, Rhinest ...
got the idea?   And, please, don't even  try to  pronounce "Michael" the
German way :-)

Born '47 and still going  strong, six feet minus  two inches, 64 kg  and
thus rather skinny.  Full bearded because  of too much laziness to shave
every morning.  Mathmatician  by profession,  nature conservationist and
hunter (not a contradiction) by passion.

Working at the university's computing  center here in Erlangen, Germany,
Europe, Sol III, Milky Way,  which is a town (Erlangen, that is, not the
milky  way :-) with a  population   of 100.000+   just  20 km   north of
Nuremberg, this latter  town being  both,  famous and infamous  for  its
history.

Living with  wife  (same  age), two  sons  (15   and 13  years),  a  dog
(Weimaraner, 6 years and well trained)  and two cats  in a small village
about 30 km NNE  of Rothenburg, which is  another German town famous for
its  medieval appeal.  Commuting  from home to  work  by Syncro (12 km),
train (66 km), and bicycle (5 km) and vice versa.

The Syncro, a metallic  blue '89 Caravelle GL, the  second Syncro in our
family life, has joined us six years ago (almost together with the dog).
The previous owner had the original  2.1l FI engine (111 hp and  no cat)
equipped with  a cat and modified  by Oettinger, so   it now has  117 hp
despite of  the cat (not  that I  ever noticed  these additional horses,
except  at the fuel station  :-).   It's got all the  power-you-name-its
except air condition (which isn't at all necessary  in Germany).  It has
cruise control, front and rear diff locks, and it's got those famous 16"
rims ...  :-).  It seats seven (2  (captain's chairs) - 2  - 3), the dog
normally occupying the  space otherwise  used  by the third seat  in the
middle row.  And  it sleeps four,  by way of  a roof tent  which is only
mounted while it's camping season.

Nuff said?  Hope so :-)

Sincerely
 Rainer

'89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16"

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