Posted: Dec 22, 2007, 6:01 PM CST
In response to:
I guess I would have to go on some dates before I could be sick of dating...?
There will be story number 2 coming up. Also fresh out of Uli's life ...
Mind you ... I have lead a reclusive life the past many months ... but all these inquiries by friends ... kept grinding away and I gave in and checked the German site and low and behold they had a promotion and let me have a few trial days FOR FREE.
I found out TODAY.
So in I put my castle arch pic and I get bombarded with mails.
Every 20 min. the site wipes my pic!
I uploaded again of course.
I suppose they - being German - want a biometric pic, or what?
So one guy, fun profile writes...
I write back, and he straight away want to yap on the blower (phone)
At first I wasnt in the mood, just having gotten up and being overwhelmed with the response... so he went shopping cat food.
Fair enough.
However, later on in the arvo' I felt like calling, since his profile seemed the best out'a the lot.
I rang, he had a nice voice, sounded sane, sense humor and good stories to tell.
He lives 29 clicks out'a town. I live near the city center.
So we agree to meet near one of the Christmas markets, at a Starbucks, making it EASIER for him who isnt to familiar with Cologne. I cycled into town minus 3 C!
He rings at 16.30 ... telling me it was hell and he cant find a parking spot! I suggest an area, he said he'd been to that street .. he said he'd been there. He would continue looking
So I go to that street and find a parking spot. Block it with my bike.
Ring him, if he was near by still he could have it. He said: Oh, I just driven past that street... and my car wont fit through the entrance of a multi-storey car park.
Meanwhile Germans row up barking and yelling at me... what audacity to block the parking bay. I explain, a friend will be coming whose car wont fit into multi-storey car park. Words fly of three car drivers ... I stand there jaw open.
One got out and grabbed the bike forcefully off of me ... well thats the German CHRISTMAS Spirit, aint it ... I say!
So I ride to the next parking bay which is free. I ring him: He is agitated ... sooking. A tiny car stops, a young turk, who isnt a turk, cos he didnt understand my turkish, tells me he's got to have that parking bay. I ask him to use that multi-storey car park 10 m away from where we are. He refuses and keeps talking til the cows come home. Minus 3 C is cold ... spending it with some idiot arguing for nothing.
Meanwhile Reinhold rings. Exasperated, ... whining ... he cant find a car park... I ask him to get to where I am. No he meanwhile is in another suburb
OK, say I. I will head to the next Christmas market at Rudolphplatz. Its a smaller market and easier to get to for him.
There I stand having a hot claret chatting with an interesting girl I met (the best thing out'a the whole ordeal) He rings, and says he is at Rudolphplatz.
Excellent I say, so if you approach the medieval gate I am near a booth where they sell hot mulled claret. The Market is the size of about 30m by 40 m. You dont get lost. Not when you are 1.99m tall as he is!!!!!
I wait 5 min, 10 min, 15 min... nobody. I ring him. No answer or message bank where you cant leave a message.
Finally after all up 30 min. I get a text message.
"It was not supposed to be. I am back in my car and driving home. It was too crowded for me. sorry! "