My Uncle is full of information...

My uncle Dale is hilarious, full of information and knows people that know people. Dale is my dad's younger brother, looks just like my dad. Actually people have always mistaken him for his brother Roger, pretty funny stories.

Anyway, him and his wife Diane took me to the races, and they had the hook up!

1. We had VIP Joliet Police parking passes, parked about 100 yds from the entrance, compared to 400 yds away in genaral parking.

2. Diane brought a shit load of food, samiches, snacks, beer, water. 2 days at the races - 0$ spent. Can't beat that!

3. Dale works for Equistar/Lyondell in Morris. They make plastics for many everyday products. The plastic pellets they make in Morris are used in garbage bags, dry cleaner bags (the ones your shirts are in when you pick them up), food bottles (ketchup, salad dressing, etc). They also produce forms of gas for other plants to use. But the COOLEST thing that they make? They make the plastic that is used in EVERY Chevy Avalanche truck. All the plastic trim, bumpers...all of it. They have an exclusive contract with Chevy. So this brings reward to Dale, who gets a supplier discount if he buys Chevy. He bought a brand new 2004 Trailblazer for $24,000. MSRP is like $30,000. Not bad.

4. Dale and Diane's neighbor holds the patent on the car jack that is used by the Indy Racing League - IRL. You know the jack they use in the pits that lifts up the whole car? This dude invented it...in his garage! Not too shabby. He made a ton of money on it, however still lives in a condo. Then again, just because you have money, doesnt mean you have to show it off.

Aside from that, he is one funny dude, especially when he drinks. He is also EXACTLY like my dad, so I like being around him. He has the same mannerisms and stubborness that dad had, and a bit of the temper as well.

It was funny, we were sitting out there tailgating and some guy came up and yells "Slinger!" I was shocked to hear that someone else in my family had that nickname. Let alone my uncle! So that was cool to hear.