another one of those weird threads? username and what they stand for... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Chills · 12-16-2006, 04:54 AM

My screen name is the same on all the boards I join. It's what everyone calls me in real life, too, since there are about 1,000 Chris's out there. Chills is just easier.

"Chills" first started in 8th grade. I walked into the gym locker room and our coach had put our names on the lockers. Mine said "CHills" since my name is Chris Hills.

Chills stuck and the name has become even more appropriate because I'm a mountaineer and I love (I mean LOVE) the cold. Once the temp gets above 65 degrees I'm miserable.

Chills is also what the ladies get when I walk into a room.

silverboxter · 12-16-2006, 07:03 AM

PECivil - Used to work in Old Town, San Diego until y2k. Traffic on the 15 just got to be too much...live in Hemet. Transferred to beautiful downtown San Bernardino.

I used to do "real" civil work. Now I'm in management...spreadsheets and meetings now!

pecivil · 12-16-2006, 04:28 PM

hemet to san berdo ain'tt too bad. My grandma lives in hemet. Interesting mix of people there. But some great view of those mountains.

The 15 traffic is SO bad, but lemme tell you about a commute, my friend. I was working at a crappy job with no chance of moving up, living and working in orange county. I connected through a construction super at one of my job sites, and he hooked me up with a SE he knew who just started his own firm and needed another experiencd SE to help. Only problem is he is based in downtown SD. We hit it off immediately, and for 2 YEARS I commuted from north orange county to downtown SD, exactly 99.8 miles door to door, each way. I did work from home Tuesdays & Thursdays, but MW&F was a ********************, and I love to drive. Last August we made the decision and moved & bought a home in Poway. Poway is nice, and the 15 traffic clears up right where I get on the fwy. Not too bad. The OC is WAY more congested than down here. Every freeway looks like the 15.

silverboxter · 12-16-2006, 04:49 PM

PECivil-

Been through Poway...talk about beautiful mtn views! Congrats on the job. Yeah, the drive to San Berdoo isn't too bad but there's construction in Redlands that slows things down a bit. Actually, there's construction everywhere! I used to ride my bike around Mission Bay everyday during lunch...boy do I miss that. The bike ride through the Inland Empire just can't compare.

Are you married?...is your wife a teacher? Mine is...seems like alot of engineers marry teachers. I guess it's a good combo...just like cops and nurses. : )

pecivil · 12-16-2006, 07:12 PM

oh yea married for 19 years! I have 14yr old and 10 yr old sons! I am geting old, but the boxster helps keep me feeling young. My wife is not a teacher, but she is a nurse! She has been an RN for 20 years. She does psych......probably that's why she was drawn to me....I'm friggin nuts. We call her nurse ratchet....

married with kids yourself I suppose?

Monte

silverboxter · 12-16-2006, 08:35 PM

PECivil-

Yep, married for 16 years. We've got the set...my son is 8.5 and we just had a b-day party for my daughter. She's six. We heated the pool and had a huge party. The kids had a blast. Now on to xmas.

The grey hair is starting to poke through. Not too bad yet. The Boxster makes me feel like I'm in my twenty's! When we bought it back in September, all my buds at work kept asking if it was a mid-life C'mon!, I just turned thirty-nine!...that's not mid-life, right?

-Will

pecivil · 12-16-2006, 08:43 PM

coincidences! My sons birthday party is tomorrow!! We are having the usual big shindig. I am 42, but no gray yet. I got the same mid life crisis stuff from everybody when I got it in October 04. They can think what they want, but I had wanted a Porsche since my dad got his 914 in 1972 when I was 8.

I just finished swaping in a 3.4 carrera engine into the thing. It really kicks some butt now. Have you done any "mods" to yours?