I was thinking of my first real job in Pasadena. It was at the Stonebraker's
76 Union Service. It looked pretty much like this. Where the jack is at the
left, on the other side of the service bays, I had dug a whole and put in a
tire stand, where we used iron bars about 18 inches long, and we would
break the bead of the tire from the rim. then we would take the inner
tube out of the tire, and patch the hole with a rubber patch of about 1
inch by 1 inch. Then we would put the tube back into the tire, and make
certain the tire was back inside the rim. The final step was to inflate
the tire, and remount it on the car.

The worse job at the station was cleaning the rest rooms, especially the
female one. I worked at the station until I left for BYU in 1952-3. My
boss, Ovena Stonebraker, remarried when her husband died of cancer
and became Mrs. Mayo- and they still ran the service station.

Oh, before July, I should have my life story finished. I have a few of
the pictures that have to be made at Office Depot, so they will show
various events, or persons in my life. Most of the family feel that
Genealogy is when you confuse the dead & irritate the living.

And that to be a genealogist, you must lose your census. Seriously,
I am in contact with grandmother Gates' father's family. You may
recall that She never saw her father, as he left the home before her
birth. He remarried and they had 5 kids, whom moved to Montrose
Colorado, where Robert Newton Steel is buried. there are two of
my cousins that are emailing between the three of us.. so we will
know whom the family is, and was. Also, my Grandmother Nebeker
(Nana) was a Lloyd. And the Lloyd family genealogist is in email
contact with me. It seems that Nana's grandfather was born out
of wedlock in England. Although he knew it, he never told anyone,
and we found out about it via a stepmother's marriage just before
he could have been conceived. Two of his step sisters were born
before his birth... His father had him in his house with all the
step children, and some adopted children also. That was in England

I believe that if the genealogy is not done, then I will not have
completed my life's task.... it is up to me to do it. Not many of my
children are interested. And thouse whom are have their own work
which may not be the same as my life's task.

Trent, my brother is a health enthusiast, as is Melinda, my daughter.
Also, my wife is having us eat healthy. Laura is the expert in this
area, and her kids have been eating healthy for some time.
You know, Jeff was into this area before his mother, my sister died,
and still is interested in this area. He just had a birthday last Saturday
and recentlly Amy gave him their third child, a girl to help his son's
know how to treat the fair-er sex.

If anyone is in contact with Janice, let me know. . I would like to be in
communciation with her... I can email Jill, and have.

My sister, Les and I have been in contact with my Uncle Fred's girls,
and I wrote Aunt Orale - but she does not write back, and is not
interested in talking on the phone. She does enjoy letters, however.

Oh, the week after our 50th anniversary, Brandon will be here with
Heather. And, Nikkie will be married to her red headed sweetheart.
If you are in the area, the reception will be here, and in either Idaho
or His home town... you can catch Nikkie on her facebook, and get
first hand info.....

bye for now...it is 11:00 pm, and we go to Bellingham tomorrow..