Munich and Krefeld, Germany

Up about 6:30. Showered and listened to the news. I had breakfast with Gordon, paid the hotel bill, and went to the plant. The hotel will close at the end of March. They have also started charging 6.50 for breakfast, per day, apparently whether or not the guest goes into the breakfast room.

I spent the morning loading the Parts Master files and correcting the programs for BLW. About 12:30 I was eady to print the Parts Master, but couldn’t get the paper far enough to the left in the printer. I finally located an “Imbuss Schüssel” (allen wrench) and took the spacer out of the printer so the paper carriage more to the left coming can (a real German sentance!) I got several copies of the Parts Master printed out for the Steering Committee meeting.

We had some kind of beef strogenof for lunch — not too bad.

The Steering Committee was delayed 15 minutes, again. BLW’s biggest problem is that they keep delaying … never get something going on time. The Steering Committee didn’t solve a thing. Only good question was why the A.C. Service Bureau wasn’t taken over yet.

Gordon and I had to leave directly after the Steering Committee meeting to go to the airport. Good traffic; arrived and turned the car in more than an hour before Gordon’s flight left for London. I had a Coke with him and discussed the possibility of moving to Munich. I think it would be a good idea. Then I wouldn’t have to travel so much.

I flew back to Düsseldorf. Nina picked me up at the airport. Peter Chasterneuf was with her. Dawnmarie had lost a tooth during the week. Nina took Peter home later and picked up his dirty wash. We went to bed about 11:30 p.m.

Transcribed from my journal.