Haha, now this thread goes seriously OT.
It almost flatters me that I am mistaken for one of your kind, sorta. But fact is I am german.
I had a stint working with a well known truck maker on Swan Island for a few years. That is what brought me to Portland.
Anybody knows Dick Pruitt Enterprises (in Milwaukie) or Lonnie Gilbertson Machine Shop? Used to go in and out there back then.