Drove a little over 1300 miles from Va to Atlanta to pick up an extremely nice IM. Still have it. Stopped in SC to meet a "pinball forum" friend and we drove the rest of the way to Atlanta. Turns out we were in the Navy at the same time and had similar backgrounds. On the way back, stopped at his house and he invited me in for dinner with his family. They treated me as if they had know me for years.
Good times!