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The professor
The last few days before the start showed a number of unsolved problems.
Our working plan was perfect until I was suddenly made the cook, which
my wife Eva can’t understand. Is there no field where your experiences
can be put to use? she asked. I think I heard some irony in this comment.
She didn’t know I was busy with loading all information into
my GPS system and had devoted 1 hour and 15 minutes to it, but five
minutes before deadline I was in hysterics. To buy a GPS for over
1,000 Euros and then find it not ready to race. Imagine buying a chainsaw
and then open the box to find it in bit and pieces. And when you look
for assembly instructions you find a piece of paper asking you to
search on the web.
This was when I phoned Stefan Wikström and offered him the role
as GPS expert. In return I was appointed cook. Now I suddenly remember
that I have all the information in my GPS for the snow mobile, also
a Garmin, but this is also the point where my computer locks up. I
simply refuse to spend 15 hours on the net, searching helpdesk. Some
may think this has to do with lack of experience…
My first assignment as cook was to order 300 portions of freeze-dried
food in three different tastes. Spaghetti bolognese (my favourite),
chicken stew with curry and meat stew. No fish.
I am also in charge of medication. I can diagnose total burn-out and
wireworms – and treat them. Itchy ass is another of my specialities.
I have taken a quick course in other treatments and am now capable
of sewing up to half a metre long wounds together (that’s how
much thread I have). Two forms of anaesthetics are available, but
for bigger wounds I think the rubber mallet from the tool box is the
better option.
The team is set up.
/PG, prof.
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Lundmark
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Per-Gunnar
Lundmark
Eva.PG.Lundmark@swipnet.se
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2005-12-28
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