MikieO I believe was the correct spelling of his other forum name. Never became a member here as he left Chile just about the time this forum got going not to mention he was 100% done with Chile after 18O and also for health reasons (Parkinson’s).
He really did have the ultimate surf shack in Chile. Used his decades old US construction experience to throughly renovate an oceanside house on Playa Chica, Las Cruces to US standards that even had outlets for 120V devices like his US heavy duty washing machine, dryer, fridge and more.
Got to know him after 27F when he was the only forumite who actively came looking for me after i was knocked offline and stayed that way for about a week due to the Llolleo grid damage.
So for the next years, we enjoyed occasional get togethers drinking beer, wine, enjoying cookouts or cookins, watching movies, discussing politics and social issues and viewing the “scenery” from the porch.
And I bumped into him frequently while shopping at the San Antonio hiperLider.
We had a falling out of sorts right before the scamdemic but it was already known that he was set on leaving Chile with 18O being the catalyst at the same time his Parkinson’s advanced.
I only found out about his death secondhand many months later when my wife stumbled on a post by his daughter on Facebook (I do not use Facebook).
Salud in the afterlife Miguel. I wonder if you are watching the thrilling show on this realm from a higher density.