\u00c9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 starfa hj\u00e1 T\u00e9kkneska bifrei\u00f0aumbo\u00f0inu 4. j\u00fal\u00ed 1976. Sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g byrja\u00f0 \u00fear var nafni f\u00e9lagsins breytt \u00ed J\u00f6fur hf. a\u00f0 kr\u00f6fu Alfa Romeo. Flj\u00f3tlega kynntist ma\u00f0ur \u00fdmsu \u00ed vi\u00f0skiptum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al hvers kyns v\u00f6ruskiptum, m\u00e1lverk \u00e1 m\u00f3ti b\u00edl ofl. Gu\u00f0ni \u00ed Sunnu var einn af \u00feeim sem versla\u00f0i hj\u00e1 okkur, og borga\u00f0i me\u00f0 farmi\u00f0um. Var m\u00e9r bo\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00fdta hluta \u00feeirra fyrir mig og fj\u00f6lskylduna, eins og h\u00fan var \u00fe\u00e1. Ragnar J Ragnarsson, \u00fe\u00e1 forstj\u00f3ri J\u00f6furs, f\u00f3r l\u00edka me\u00f0 s\u00edna fj\u00f6lskyldu \u00ed s\u00f6mu fer\u00f0, og einn kunningi hans a\u00f0 auki. Harry var s\u00e1 kalla\u00f0ur og var nota\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00fdmis sm\u00e1 vi\u00f0vik var\u00f0andi vi\u00f0hald h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0is ofl. <\/p>\n
\u00c9g man a\u00f0 \u00e9g heilla\u00f0ist af ve\u00f0rinu og umhverfinu, en \u00fe\u00f3tti margt mi\u00f0ur, s\u00e9rkennilegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 ry\u00f0gu\u00f0 hn\u00edfap\u00f6r \u00ed bo\u00f0i, og fleira \u00ed \u00feeim d\u00far. Fari\u00f0 var af sta\u00f0 \u00ed desember 1977, og vi\u00f0 dv\u00f6ldum yfir j\u00f3lin og \u00e1ram\u00f3t held \u00e9g l\u00edka.
\nN\u00fdlega voru Bimma og Binni G\u00edsli a\u00f0 rifja upp fremur skuggalegar minningar \u00far \u00feessum fer\u00f0um, byrjum \u00e1 fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn Bimmu:<\/p>\n
“\u00c9g var a\u00f0 labba me\u00f0 Binna, man ekki n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hvert vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 fara en finnst a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum veri\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 kaupa eitthva\u00f0. \u00c9g leiddi hann og \u00ed minni minningu er hann m\u00e9r \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd en einhverra hluta vegna man Binni \u00feetta spegilvent, hann var alla vega g\u00f6tumegin. \u00dea\u00f0 kom b\u00edll og renndi upp a\u00f0 gangst\u00e9ttinni r\u00e9tt fyrir framan okkur og \u00fat komu tveir menn. \u00deeir st\u00f3\u00f0u og h\u00f6llu\u00f0u s\u00e9r upp a\u00f0 b\u00edlnum og \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g er r\u00e9tt komin framhj\u00e1 labbar annar \u00feeirra af sta\u00f0 og kemur upp a\u00f0 Binna og tekur \u00ed hendina \u00e1 honum. Hann byrjar svo a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 lei\u00f0a hann me\u00f0 s\u00e9r til hli\u00f0ar \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 segja or\u00f0.
\n\u00c9g leit \u00e1 hann og toga\u00f0i Binna a\u00f0 m\u00e9r og j\u00f3k hra\u00f0ann og labba\u00f0i einbeitt \u00e1fram og h\u00e9lt fastataki \u00ed hendina \u00e1 honum. Ma\u00f0urinn labba\u00f0i me\u00f0 okkur nokkur skref en stoppa\u00f0i svo. Hann st\u00f3\u00f0 og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 eftir okkur \u00ed sm\u00e1t\u00edma en sneri svo vi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1ttina a\u00f0 b\u00edlnum. \u00c9g man ekki eftir a\u00f0 hann hafi gefi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r hlj\u00f3\u00f0 allann t\u00edmann og \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0um vi\u00f0 Binni ekki heldur. Vi\u00f0 l\u00f6bbu\u00f0um svo \u00e1fram og beyg\u00f0um \u00fat af g\u00f6tunni stuttu seinna.
\n\u00deetta t\u00f3k \u00f6rugglega ekki nema 1-2 m\u00edn\u00fatur allt saman.”
\n\u00dea\u00f0 hvarfla\u00f0i aldrei a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 Binni myndi eftir \u00feessu fyrr en hann nefndi \u00feetta a\u00f0 fyrra brag\u00f0i fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum. \u00c9g er nokku\u00f0 viss um a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i aldrei tala\u00f0 um \u00feetta vi\u00f0 hann \u00ed millit\u00ed\u00f0inni.”<\/p>\n
H\u00e9r eru svo minningar Binna G\u00edsla fr\u00e1 fer\u00f0inni – ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur d\u00f6kkar:<\/p>\n
“Vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 labba \u00e1 gangst\u00e9tt (stutt fr\u00e1 h\u00fasunum sem vi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed) vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 umfer\u00f0arg\u00f6tu. Bimma var h\u00e6gra megin vi\u00f0 mig og \u00e9g g\u00f6tumegin (eins og \u00e9g man \u00feetta). L\u00edtill sendib\u00edll (l\u00edkur \u00feessum \u00ed minningunni (sj\u00e1 mynd ne\u00f0ar) st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0i vi\u00f0 vegkantinn og \u00fat steig ma\u00f0ur. Hann kom brosandi og vingjarnlegur upp a\u00f0 m\u00e9r og \u00e9g horf\u00f0i \u00e1 hann. Hann t\u00f3k \u00ed vinstri hendina \u00e1 m\u00e9r og reyndi a\u00f0 lei\u00f0a mig \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 b\u00edlnum. Bimma toga\u00f0i fast \u00e1 m\u00f3ti og flj\u00f3tlega sleppti hann takinu. Vi\u00f0 gengum hratt \u00e1fram og t\u00f3kum h\u00e6gri beygju upp \u00e1 gras og hlupum \u00fea\u00f0an \u00ed \u00e1ttina a\u00f0 h\u00fasunum. \u00c9g minnist \u00feess ekki a\u00f0 Bimma hafi vilja\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum \u00feessu leyndu. En \u00e9g mundi alltaf eftir \u00feessu og sag\u00f0i P\u00e1l\u00ednu fr\u00e1 \u00feessu fyrir m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum. \u00c9g rifja\u00f0i \u00feetta upp vi\u00f0 Bimmu fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum og h\u00fan var hissa \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g mundi \u00feetta. \u00dea\u00f0 var mj\u00f6g athyglisvert a\u00f0 minning m\u00edn var spegilmynd af \u00fev\u00ed sem Bimma mundi.
\nG\u00e6ti t.d. b\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gunni \u00feegar vi\u00f0 tveir (hann \u00e1 vi\u00f0 mig, pabbann) f\u00f3rum \u00ed b\u00e6inn \u00e1 Kanar\u00ed og \u00e9g heimta\u00f0i a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed spilasal a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa f\u00f3rst a\u00f0 kaupa eitthva\u00f0. Eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g su\u00f0a\u00f0i um stund \u00fe\u00e1 gafstu eftir og l\u00e9st mig f\u00e1 pening \u00ed spili\u00f0 og sag\u00f0ir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 sta\u00f0num (lag\u00f0ir mikla \u00e1herslu \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0). A\u00f0 lokum \u00feor\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki \u00ed t\u00e6ki\u00f0 (\u00fev\u00ed einhverjir eldri str\u00e1kar voru \u00fearna og \u00e9g var\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 feiminn) og f\u00f3r \u00fat a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r. \u00c9g man eftir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 h\u00e1gr\u00e1tandi (talsvert lengi \u00ed minningunni) og vafra\u00f0i um gangst\u00e9ttina \u00ed verslunarg\u00f6tunni. Tv\u00e6r unglingsstelpur komu til m\u00edn og reyndu a\u00f0 hugga mig, en \u00e9g skildi \u00fe\u00e6r ekki og \u00fe\u00e6r ekki mig. A\u00f0 lokum s\u00e1 \u00e9g \u00feig \u00ed gegnum mann\u00fer\u00f6ngina og hlj\u00f3p eins hratt og \u00e9g gat upp \u00ed fangi\u00f0 \u00feitt.” <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
\u00c9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 starfa hj\u00e1 T\u00e9kkneska bifrei\u00f0aumbo\u00f0inu 4. j\u00fal\u00ed 1976. Sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g byrja\u00f0 \u00fear var nafni f\u00e9lagsins breytt \u00ed J\u00f6fur hf. a\u00f0 kr\u00f6fu Alfa Romeo. Flj\u00f3tlega kynntist ma\u00f0ur \u00fdmsu \u00ed vi\u00f0skiptum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al hvers kyns v\u00f6ruskiptum, m\u00e1lverk … Continue reading