The best thing about a meet like the Miller-Meteor Reunion meet is meeting the people who worked in the industry and hearing their stories. I'd like to share one that I particularly enjoyed. This was told to us, by the way, while we were on the third floor of the former A.J. Miller building in Bellefontaine, OH.
PCS member Fred McPeck, an attendee at a few International Meets including Flint, worked for Miller and M-M in many progressive capacities over the years. He says he started working in the Miller plant, and was told to clean up at the end of the day. When his supervisor returned, Fred was scrubbing the concrete floor. The supervisor told him that was not necessary. Anyway, that's not the good story.
Fred was a salesman for the company, and attended a funeral directors' convention with them. This was the first time Miller had displayed coaches with hidden rear door hinges (as opposed to exposed hinges). He was in the company display booth and noticed an older man pulling the door, trying to open it. He went over and opened the door for the man, and showed him the hidden hinges. The man was very pleased. Fred, the young salesman, introduced himself to the man, "Hi, I'm Fred McPeck." To which the man replied, "Hi, I'm Emil Hess."
That would, of course, be the elder Mr. Hess of the Hess & Eisenhardt company. That's funny!
PCS member Fred McPeck, an attendee at a few International Meets including Flint, worked for Miller and M-M in many progressive capacities over the years. He says he started working in the Miller plant, and was told to clean up at the end of the day. When his supervisor returned, Fred was scrubbing the concrete floor. The supervisor told him that was not necessary. Anyway, that's not the good story.
Fred was a salesman for the company, and attended a funeral directors' convention with them. This was the first time Miller had displayed coaches with hidden rear door hinges (as opposed to exposed hinges). He was in the company display booth and noticed an older man pulling the door, trying to open it. He went over and opened the door for the man, and showed him the hidden hinges. The man was very pleased. Fred, the young salesman, introduced himself to the man, "Hi, I'm Fred McPeck." To which the man replied, "Hi, I'm Emil Hess."
That would, of course, be the elder Mr. Hess of the Hess & Eisenhardt company. That's funny!