another one of those weird threads? username and what they stand for...

[Tool Pants]

I did not pick out my user name. It was forced on me by the local Boxster owners many, many years ago after a work on cars days.

I went down a row of about 10 Boxsters in a parking lot helping the owners to put in CD changers after a group changer buy, with all the tools to install a changer in my pants pockets.

This picture was taken by Dan Feinberg (MMD) of one of those cars that day. Car was owned by Jay.

Back then we had an active group of about 220 local owners, and lots of local events. Dan started calling me Tool Pants and the others followed, including the mechanics and staff at my local dealership.

Many years later I went on international Boxster message boards and continued to use the name Tool Pants. Pants in Europe has a different meaning.

I still meet with new local owners to help them with their Boxsters, like in my office parking lot a lunch time. They don't seem to remember my real name so sometimes I am called Tool Pants to my face by a new owner.

[unklekraker]

that's pretty cool! you even post a picture of your user name..hehehehe!
since you've mentioned local boxster owners, do they still exist? if they do, i want to know when and where do they meet. I don't mind going to some other Porsche runs but there's only like 2 or 3 Boxster out of 30.

the background looks so familiar

Originally Posted by Tool Pants

I did not pick out my user name. It was forced on me by the local Boxster owners many, many years ago after a work on cars days.

I went down a row of about 10 Boxsters in a parking lot helping the owners to put in CD changers after a group changer buy, with all the tools to install a changer in my pants pockets.

This picture was taken by Dan Feinberg (MMD) of one of those cars that day. Car was owned by Jay.

Back then we had an active group of about 220 local owners, and lots of local events. Dan started calling me Tool Pants and the others followed, including the mechanics and staff at my local dealership.

Many years later I went on international Boxster message boards and continued to use the name Tool Pants. Pants in Europe has a different meaning.

I still meet with new local owners to help them with their Boxsters, like in my office parking lot a lunch time. They don't seem to remember my real name so sometimes I am called Tool Pants to my face by a new owner.

[Jump]

I coached collegiate track and field for 17 years (jumpers of course) including 14 National Champions and 13 National Runner-ups ! I was also a collegiate jumper myself.

[Tool Pants]

Originally Posted by unklekraker

that's pretty cool! you even post a picture of your user name..hehehehe!
since you've mentioned local boxster owners, do they still exist? if they do, i want to know when and where do they meet. I don't mind going to some other Porsche runs but there's only like 2 or 3 Boxster out of 30.

the background looks so familiar

This is the same parking lot on a different day for the OBC retrofit.

There is a work on cars day in Half Moon Bay on January 27th.

[unklekraker]

Thanks Tool! Nice family pix in the parking lot

PM sent...

[ukchris]

UK -> I'm from the UK
Chris -> That's my name

The only problem is people tend to assume I'm in the UK, hopefully they'll look at the location details.

Figured it was time I had a picture in my signature too..!

[djomlas]

nice sig Chris, so your in UK? j/k

[blinkwatt]

blinkwatt is from a combination of two entirely random thoughts;
my favorite band,blink-182 & I think I was looking at a lightbulb when I was making my user i.d. so I choose watt