F\u00e6ddur \u00e1 G\u00edmssta\u00f0aholtinu \u00e1 h\u00e1aloftinu \u00ed h\u00fasinu hans afa a\u00f0 Smyrilsvegi 28. Gr\u00edmssta\u00f0aholti\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti ekki f\u00ednt hverfi \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 dag, snobbhverfi \u00ed dag.
\nGekk \u00ed Melask\u00f3lann fyrstu sk\u00f3la\u00e1rin, en eftir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fluttum \u00ed Sm\u00e1\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ahverfi\u00f0 14. n\u00f3vember 1953 gekk \u00e9g fyrst \u00ed Laugarnessk\u00f3lann – svo H\u00e1ager\u00f0issk\u00f3lann og Brei\u00f0ager\u00f0issk\u00f3lann \u00feegar \u00feeir voru tilb\u00fanir, V\u00edkingsheimili\u00f0 og svo R\u00e9ttarholtssk\u00f3lann, en \u00fear var teki\u00f0 gagnfr\u00e6\u00f0apr\u00f3f. \u00dea\u00f0an l\u00e1 lei\u00f0in \u00ed Verslunarsk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, lauk \u00fea\u00f0an st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi 1966.
\nVann \u00ed unglingavinnu, f\u00f3r me\u00f0al annars tv\u00f6 sumur \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00dalflj\u00f3tsvatni, sem \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00e1 vegum unglingavinnunnar. \u00dear r\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00edkjum Bj\u00f6rgvin Magn\u00fasson, fa\u00f0ir Eddu Bj\u00f6rgvins.
\n\u00cd j\u00f3lafr\u00edum \u00e1 Versl\u00f3 t\u00edmanum vann \u00e9g oft \u00ed Hamborg, Helena systir redda\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed.
\nVann \u00ed Gar\u00f0yrkju Reykjav\u00edkur og skr\u00fa\u00f0gar\u00f0inum \u00ed Laugardal, \u00ed Grj\u00f3tn\u00e1mi Reykjav\u00edkur og Malbikunarst\u00f6\u00f0inni me\u00f0 Verslunarsk\u00f3la, og hj\u00e1 Birg\u00f0ast\u00f6\u00f0 Reykjav\u00edkur. Keyr\u00f0i sendib\u00edl \u00ed eigu V\u00e9lami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var b\u00e6jarins sem Tr\u00e9sm\u00ed\u00f0averkst\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 rak \u00fear til \u00e9g f\u00e9kk vinnu vi\u00f0 endursko\u00f0un \u00e1ri\u00f0 1968.
\nPabbi \u00e1tti hei\u00f0urinn af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma m\u00e9r a\u00f0 hj\u00e1 Borginni – e\u00f0a B\u00e6num eins og \u00fea\u00f0 var kalla\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1.
\nByrja\u00f0i n\u00e1m \u00ed endursko\u00f0un \u00ed n\u00f3vember 1968 hj\u00e1 Endursko\u00f0unarskrifstofu Bj\u00f6rns E \u00c1rnasonar. \u00dear r\u00e9\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00edkjum \u00c1rni Bj\u00f6rnsson og Sveinn J\u00f3nsson, st\u00f3r-KR-ingur, b\u00e1\u00f0ir \u00f6ndvegismenn. Var\u00f0 l\u00f6ggiltur endursko\u00f0andi \u00e1 \u00feeirra vegum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1974.
\nR\u00e9\u00f0i mig \u00e1ri\u00f0 eftir hj\u00e1 R\u00edkisendursko\u00f0un, vann \u00fear hj\u00e1 Halld\u00f3ri V. Sigur\u00f0ssyni, r\u00edkisendursko\u00f0anda, \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00f6ndvegismanni. Vann \u00fear \u00ed um \u00fea\u00f0 bil eitt og h\u00e1lft \u00e1r, en \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 mig Ragnar J. Ragnarsson og vildi f\u00e1 mig til starfa hj\u00e1 T\u00e9kkneska bifrei\u00f0aumbo\u00f0inu. Vi\u00f0 Ragnar kynntumst fyrst \u00feegar \u00e9g var sendur fr\u00e1 endursko\u00f0unarstofunni til a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra b\u00f3khald T\u00e9kkneska bifrei\u00f0aumbo\u00f0sins hf., fyrst me\u00f0an f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 var me\u00f0 a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed Vonarstr\u00e6ti, og svo \u00ed Au\u00f0brekku, eftir a\u00f0 fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 flutti \u00feanga\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 Ragnar vorum b\u00e1\u00f0ir \u00ed \u00cdslensku plastm\u00f3delsamt\u00f6kunum, hann me\u00f0 flugdellu og \u00e9g me\u00f0 b\u00edladelluna.
\nT\u00e9kkneska bifrei\u00f0aumbo\u00f0i\u00f0 hlaut n\u00fdtt nafn sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i \u00fear og f\u00e9kk nafni\u00f0 J\u00f6fur hf. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir nafnbreytingu bygg\u00f0ist \u00e1 \u00e1formum um a\u00f0 renna fleiri sto\u00f0um undir reksturinn og fj\u00f6lga umbo\u00f0um.
\n\u00deegar \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i \u00fear, haf\u00f0i n\u00fdlega or\u00f0i\u00f0 hallarbylting, Ragnar, \u00d3li P\u00e9tur Fri\u00f0\u00fej\u00f3fsson og Svavar Egilsson h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 velt \u00far st\u00f3li eldri hluth\u00f6fum, m.a. pabba Ragnars (Ragnar J\u00f3hannesson) og Karli Gu\u00f0mundssyni. Fa\u00f0ir Karls var Gu\u00f0mundur Jensson, hann \u00e1samt Ragnari eldri stofnu\u00f0u f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1946. Yfirtakan var framkv\u00e6md me\u00f0 hlutafj\u00e1raukningu, og hlutur eldri hluthafa \u00feynntur \u00fat.
\n\u00dear vann \u00e9g mig upp \u00far b\u00f3karastarfi \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0u skrifstofustj\u00f3ra, s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3rastarf, og vi\u00f0 Ragnar vorum tveir eigendur a\u00f0 f\u00e9laginu undir lok minnar t\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00fear. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1991 var enn eitt samdr\u00e1ttarskei\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9laginu og gamani\u00f0 fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 k\u00e1rna \u00ed b\u00edlavi\u00f0skiptum, og \u00e9g h\u00e6tti st\u00f6rfum \u00fear \u00e1ri\u00f0 eftir.
\n\u00deessi kafli st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed sext\u00e1n \u00e1r, og var b\u00e6\u00f0i besti og erfi\u00f0asti kaflinn \u00ed m\u00ednu l\u00edfi peningalega, \u00e9g var \u00fdmist blankur e\u00f0a me\u00f0 sk\u00edtn\u00f3gan pening, allt eftir \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00e1ra\u00f0i \u00ed b\u00edlas\u00f6lu, sem r\u00e9\u00f0ist e\u00f0lilega af efnahags\u00e1standinu. \u00c1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum voru gengisfellingar \u00f6rar og st\u00f3rar, panta\u00f0ar af sj\u00e1var\u00fatveginum var haldi\u00f0 fram af \u00fdmsum. \u00c9g lag\u00f0i mig allan fram, s\u00e9rstaklega framan af, og fj\u00f6lskyldan lei\u00f0 fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. Svo langt gekk \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00e9g ve\u00f0setti \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 okkar Rannveigar vi\u00f0 Engjasel til hj\u00e1lpar fj\u00e1rhag fyrirt\u00e6kisins.
\nEftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00e6tti \u00ed J\u00f6fur hf. vann \u00e9g svo sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 b\u00f3khald og reikningsskil fyrir \u00fdmsa a\u00f0ila, \u00fear til forr\u00e1\u00f0amenn \u00deema ehf. fengu mig til starfa \u00ed lok \u00e1rs 1999, en Steinunn var \u00fe\u00e1 komin \u00fear til starfa.
\nH\u00fan haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna me\u00f0 m\u00e9r vi\u00f0 b\u00f3khald, og f\u00f3r \u00e1 b\u00f3karan\u00e1mskei\u00f0 og r\u00e9\u00f0 sig svo til \u00deema ehf. og fyrir \u00feau tengsl komst \u00e9g \u00fear a\u00f0 seinna, fyrst sem verktaki, svo starfsma\u00f0ur. Sk\u00f6mmmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00f3f st\u00f6rf f\u00e9kk stofan nafni\u00f0 Grant Thornton endursko\u00f0un ehf. eftir samninga vi\u00f0 erlenda endursko\u00f0unarstofu.
\nSem ungur ma\u00f0ur me\u00f0 l\u00e1gt sj\u00e1lfs\u00e1lit haf\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki tr\u00fa a\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r myndi takast a\u00f0 skapa n\u00e1i\u00f0 samband vi\u00f0 konu, en \u00e1\u00f0ur en n\u00e1mi \u00ed Verslunarsk\u00f3la lauk, hitti \u00e9g Rannveigu Karlsd\u00f3ttur, tr\u00falofa\u00f0ist henni 1966 og vi\u00f0 giftum okkur 1967.
\nVi\u00f0 Rannveig hittumst \u00ed Silfurtunglinu hausti\u00f0 1965, \u00e9g var \u00f6kuma\u00f0ur kv\u00f6ldsins, en \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur, Bibbi og S\u00e6var – allt \u00e6skuvinir \u00far Sm\u00e1\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ahverfinu – voru \u00fear a\u00f0 skemmta s\u00e9r.
\nSaman eignu\u00f0umst vi\u00f0 Rannveig \u00ferj\u00fa b\u00f6rn, Brynhildi, Helgu Lilju og Brynj\u00f3lf G\u00edsla, hvert \u00f6\u00f0ru gl\u00e6silegra og betri manneskjur en \u00e9g nokkru sinni var.
\nRannveig f\u00e9ll skyndilega fr\u00e1 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1981, a\u00f0eins 32 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul. Vi\u00f0 vorum n\u00fdkomin heim \u00far fer\u00f0 til Bandar\u00edkjanna, Bimma var n\u00fdfermd, og vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um stuttu \u00e1\u00f0ur keypt okkur h\u00fasi\u00f0 Hrauntungu 23 K\u00f3pavogi, sem H\u00f6gna Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir teikna\u00f0i, en Rannveig n\u00e1\u00f0i aldrei a\u00f0 flytja \u00feanga\u00f0 inn me\u00f0 m\u00e9r.
\nSeinni konan, Steinunn \u00de\u00f3risd\u00f3ttir, starfa\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma sem einkaritari Ragnars \u00ed J\u00f6fur hf., byrja\u00f0i \u00fear sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00f3f \u00fear st\u00f6rf, en haf\u00f0i unni\u00f0 \u00fear \u00e1\u00f0ur. H\u00fan \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i bo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a m\u00e9r samfer\u00f0a – og giftum vi\u00f0 okkur \u00e1ri\u00f0 1985.
\nMe\u00f0 henni fylgdi Kjartan – og saman eigum vi\u00f0 Steinunn tv\u00f6 b\u00f6rn, Eyj\u00f3lf Karl (Adda) og \u00de\u00f3ri \u00d6rn.
\nDellur hafa hrj\u00e1\u00f0 mig fr\u00e1 fyrstu t\u00ed\u00f0, b\u00edladellan \u00fe\u00f3 verst \u00feeirra, eins og \u00feessar s\u00ed\u00f0ur bera me\u00f0 s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
F\u00e6ddur \u00e1 G\u00edmssta\u00f0aholtinu \u00e1 h\u00e1aloftinu \u00ed h\u00fasinu hans afa a\u00f0 Smyrilsvegi 28. Gr\u00edmssta\u00f0aholti\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti ekki f\u00ednt hverfi \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 dag, snobbhverfi \u00ed dag. Gekk \u00ed Melask\u00f3lann fyrstu sk\u00f3la\u00e1rin, en eftir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fluttum \u00ed Sm\u00e1\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ahverfi\u00f0 14. n\u00f3vember 1953 gekk \u00e9g … Continue reading