Meet the Schei - Man!




The Schei-man, the Hatchman and the Panamera

One of our dear family friends is Kjell Schei.  Kjell is a family member and business partner with our other great family friend, Jimmy Barrier, and runs the Porsche dealership for Barrier Motors.  This of course gives Ken (aka "The Hatchman" as designated by Jimmy Barrier) a reason to visit the Porsche dealership rather frequently and drool over the gorgeous, hot cars.  Kjell and Ken are always negotiating options and prices on each new model.

Ken's current favorite is the sleek Porsche Panamera which actually carries four passengers very comfortably.  I have ridden in the back seat several times when Jimmy and Patty have picked us up to take us to events together, and the back seat is roomy and I didn't feel even the least bit crowded.  It is a hot, ufast car however, and I love to drive it myself.

Kjell is also known as "The Schei-man", also designated by Jimmy Barrier.  We have another friend who was in the meat business for years whom Jimmy still refers to as "The Meatman", but that is another story.  Kjell is also a great golfer.  I haven't had the chance to play golf with him this summer, but I still recall a fun game we played at Overlake Golf Club a couple of years ago or so when it had gotten so dark that we really couldn't even see the ball until we walked right on top of it after each of our hits.

Is it a done deal??

Schei-man does not mean "shy" however since Kjell knows just about everybody in the area.  A couple of weeks ago, Ken and I ran into Kjell at Cantinetta, the hot new restaurant on Old Main in Bellevue as I mentioned in my recent blog posting.  And of course, Kjell was connected to everyone there that evening including the restauranteur, Trevor Greenwood.

Now about that Porsche Panamera . . .