Günter & Helga Machts

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Günter & Helga Machts Town Electric

Parents of Ingo and Astrid, now live in Kleinmond

From my visit 2003

Georg Ruf

[SandyB]

My  goodness  Gunther  still  going  strong ...  I remeber  he  could at times  ahve  a nervous  temprament  ..  I  remember  when  I  was  an appie  at  Town  electric   ..  he  had a  huge  bell  installed  in our  tea  room ..  and boy  did  he  stick to  the  clock ..  at the end  of  tea  time he would  press  the  button  on  his  desk  and clang us out  of  the  tea  room ..  Sweet  revenge  ... The  bell  was  quietly  removed  when he went out  one  morning ...   and  installed  under  his  desk ...  next  time  he  pressed  the  button  at  the end  of  tea  time  the  bell  rung  right  under  his  desk .. nearly  giving  him  a  heart attack  . everybody  had  in  the meantime  moved out of  the  tea  room  to witness  him  jumping  up  out  of  his  desk  in  fright  and  come  flying down  the stairs  screaming  blue  murder  and  some  unknown  german  swearwords ...  just part  of the  fun  he  eventually  saw  the humour in the  prank ..   but  we got our bell  back   albeit  ringing a  bit  less  persistently ...

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

@ Sandy

I had a smile of what you said about Günter, but disregarding that, he is a very valuable friend of mine and we still have occasional contacts by phone. Günter is now 81 and has slowed down a lot. Helga realy looks after him. I had about 4 visits to them since i have left Oranjemund.

I hope someone will supply me the email adress of Ingo Machts so i can communicate with him

Peter Reschke also wrote me wrote, what a nice surprise

Georg Ruf

[SandyB]

Ja George ..   Uncle Gunther ...  was  very  fond  of  him as   he  had  a  good  heart and  tried  to  nurture good  values  in us  naughty  appies  ..  once again  never forgot  him  and  was  so happy to  see his  picture   and  to  see  that  he  is  still with us ...

          Sandy

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Wildflowers Reserve Hermanus with Günter and Helga Machts about 10 years ago

Video >>>> http://www.livevideo.com/video/Georgswa/3743071AEB74404483CFBBD21B5BE966/wildflowers.aspx

[Alfred Boehme]

Hi George I was a appie under Uncle Gunter Machts he was the foreman at mining electrical (gemsbok workshop) 1984? he had a garden and used to grow tamatoes he would let us have it in german if we came arround the gravel road to fast and dusted him and he's garden while he was doing the watering I brought he's bakkie back full of dirt and mud did he give it to me that day after that I used to clean the bakkie at a other workshop before I drove back, it was great working with him

Alfred

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Hi Alfred

Hope you could see Helga and Günter in the video

[Alfred Boehme]

George I did try no luck maybe next time

Keep well going on leave soon :emot186:

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

@ Alfred

Pity about the video, no chance without broadband

Have a nice leave

Georg

[Alfred Boehme]

thanks will do have a  :Weed_Spin_2: and a happy new year

[Michael Alexander]

Thanks to John Creedy, here is a snap of Gunther Machts!