My family and I were excited last nightMy family and I were excited last night and my dad was in tears for a little bit. We got his dad's Nazi ring and rifle back. My grandfather was in during WW2 fighting for the Germans and he was taken prisoner in 1944. An American soldier took this... See More »
Buying my first new vehicle in my lifeBuying my first new vehicle in my life, a new 2027 Mercedes Benz C Class. Realized I had the money and always bought used. I had money saved up from an inheritance I received in 2007. I test drove one and liked it. I am having it ordered in a... See More »
My ex GF and I are still on good termsMy ex GF and I are still on good terms to this day. I felt guilty not opening up being transgender and she wasn't happy at all with me making the excuses. It was 15 years ago, I finally opened up coming out as transgender to her. She took it well and... See More »
A neighbor is lucky to have me for supportA neighbor is lucky to have support from me, her name is Nicole and is into her 7th month of her transition. Plus her family is glad I am there for her helping through her transition. It was tough for her at first when she did come out, ex wife left... See More »
Mom was glad I remembered somethingMom was glad I remembered something on Tuesday, her birthday. She came to see me Tuesday at work and I was in the Snap On tool truck. I seen she wanted to see me and did get to get inside. That is when I remembered asking him if he had any pink Snap... See More »
Been a week this week, good working hours inBeen a week, good working hours doing repairs on BMWs fixing oil and coolant leaks and a 3 clutch jobs. One was a new customer's and she has full confidence in me now. Dealer tried to screw her wanting to replace parts not needed to be replaced. She... See More »
Family was glad to see me last weekFamily was glad to see me last week. Stayed at my cousin Karl's place. Plus had nieces and nephews including aunts and uncles including friends happy to see me. This was in Germany and went great. Seen places visiting them. One was at a Mercedes... See More »
Found out a cleaning place is happy with my workFound out a cleaning place is happy with my work. My boss and service manager were told this lately. They do house cleaning having two Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans in their fleet, started to go where I work at for repairs. New customers and one of... See More »
Going to Germany to visit other family members and friends next monthGoing to Germany to visit other family members and friends next month. I have family there still and staying at my cousin Karl's place. I do this at least twice a year and they are glad I do this. Karl and I are close, we were born the same day and... See More »
Boss is happy with my workBoss is happy with my work with no comebacks. I am his head wrench on Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche, VW/Audi, Mini Cooper vehicles. He owns two auto repair shops, work at his European and Japanese one. I am completely happy there, him and his wife... See More »
Did get another license latelyI did get another license lately, my LSID license and my boss is glad I have it now. It deals with getting keys and theft deterrent parts for vehicles now which is required . I was thinking about and knew it was worth it in the long run. It was not... See More »
My newest dog and I are doing well togetherMy newest dog Bruno and I are doing well still. My family says I am much happier since I got him. He is much happier too. Bruno is spoiled, knows my co worker Katie very well. She comes out with a dog treat for him in the morning and he knows at the... See More »
I did get excited at work, one of my favorite Mercedes Benz models came inI did get excited at work today, one of my favorite Mercedes Benz models came in,a 2023 G Class. I always liked these, remember working on them at the dealership doing services and some repairs. Oil change and a humming noise in the rear which I did... See More »
First time as Mika going to my 20th high school reunion was challengingFirst time as Mika going to my 20th high school reunion was challenging and decided to face it. I did not want to go at first and then changed my mind going. I went and it was interesting how everyone reacted. Lot of my female classmates asked about... See More »
Found out a family member is giving me a carFound out a family member of mine is giving me a car. It is with a great uncle of mine, 1959 Mercedes Benz 220S sedan. He is in the process of getting it to me shipped out from Germany to the United States. My love of Mercedes Benz started with this... See More »
Something changed in me during my transition too,sexualitySomething changed in me during my transition too, my sexuality. It was my sister and then my wife that noticed it. I did open up into a year into my transition to them about it and it went well. I told them I had feelings for men too and they said... See More » (1)
New neighbors have been cool about meHave two new neighbors that have been cool about me. Met them after coming home from work, they spotted me and I came over to meet them. Both noticed something about me and did tell them I am a pre op MTF transsexual and took it well. Before them,... See More »
A new dog in my lifeI have a new dog in my life, a year old German Shepherd name Bruno and it was love at first site. A co worker of my sister's had him fostering him and she was glad it was me that I got him. He came up to me and socialized very well telling her I... See More »
My sister made my dayMy sister made my day, found me another dog that I liked. I had to put my last dog, a German Shepard down in March I had for 12 years, back legs gave out. She was a great dog and companion to me. She knew it was time and told me about one a co worker... See More »
Boss made my day todayBoss made my day, He did get older 1980s tv carts from a picker he knows, 20 of them and they came in today. He has 20 more of them. I did get 5 of them and getting 2 more. I have at least 3 vehicles apart for repairs at one time. I already have 2 of... See More »
My oldest son decided to surprise me this afternoonMy oldest son decided to surprise me this afternoon, he has been in the Marines for 6 years now and have not seen him for 6 months. Found out he went on leave coming home this morning. He had a talk with my boss and a few of my co workers on this how... See More »
Went to a car show and was surprised what happenedWent to a car show and was surprised what happened. I brought my 1975 Mercedes Benz 300D to show it and was the first European vehicle with mostly American makes. I bought it 20 years ago and was garage kept when I did this. I was in the pre 1983... See More »
I have started giving back to some people that helped me outI have been giving back to some people back that helped me during my transition, 3 are make up artist that work at a Sephora. Taught me make up very well during my transition which I did get the hang of it. An image consultant too seeing confidence... See More »
A couple customers like me a lotA couple customers like me a lot and my boss is glad to hear this. They are a couple whom have a fleet of Mercedes Benz vehicles. Started coming to the shop I work at 3 years ago and they liked my work right away to a couple of them I started working... See More »
Making new friends was not easy at first for meMaking new friends was not easy at first for me, this was at age 8 after immigrating to the United States from Germany when I was 8 years old, said I talked too weird with my German accent. It took time and finally happened with my friends Jeff, Mark... See More »