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Old 05-08-2013, 05:38 PM   #9
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James N Giles. Your Wiki link brought back memories..
When I was a child I would watch in fascination when "Mr. Giles" would come to our house to repair a television. Never new his first name. Just Mr. Giles, the TV man. I guess I was in kindergarten when he laughed at me, quite roundly, when I inquired if my grandmothers little Admiral black and white TV was out of film.

Years later I helped build a ground network for NASA, and one day was given a quick tour of the Vehicle Assembly Building. Standing there looking up into the engine bells of Discovery, I thought "Gee, I wish Mr. Giles could see me now."
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