I remembered,when it came up in conversation...
...with my wife the other night, that the ambulance guy's name was Arttu, not Tero. When she mentioned it, I recalled noticing his name badge and considering mentioning that "Hey, my son had a teammate[*] named the same on his football team", but... Given how casual chit-chat wasn't going particularly well at the moment, I decided against it.
Anki also said she'd heard me talking (or at least attempting to talk) to Arttu while he was strapping me in for the ride, and since she didn't get to come with, this must have been before we set off. So my faculty for the (and propensity to) gab was beginning to return even then.
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[*]: Arttu the fottballer was also a nice and well-mannered (well, certainly for a teenager in a team sport) young lad. His father Kari is an independent tradesman; I think that has something to do with it.
Anki also said she'd heard me talking (or at least attempting to talk) to Arttu while he was strapping me in for the ride, and since she didn't get to come with, this must have been before we set off. So my faculty for the (and propensity to) gab was beginning to return even then.
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[*]: Arttu the fottballer was also a nice and well-mannered (well, certainly for a teenager in a team sport) young lad. His father Kari is an independent tradesman; I think that has something to do with it.
