Yeah, don't name drop. That's a crime against humanity. No way in hell could you possibly run into someone who had a hand in the development of the Ritter block. You'd just be bullshitting everyone. That could never happen.
When I was talking to Kent he asked where I was from, and I told him "About an hour and a half southwest of Indy" He asked if I was close to the Merom power plant. I said "yeah, about 12 miles" He told me he had worked outages there and what years, and I told him I was there at the same time. We talked a good bit. I bought a few parts and asked about some others. I paid him for everything and gave him my address so he could ship the stuff he did not have there. When I got them he included a very nice note with his phone # and said he would look for me the next time he worked at Merom.