STORY
Buying My Boss's House on 178th from Seth Bradley
Buying My Boss's House on 178th from Seth Bradley
- While contracting as system administrator on Intel's iWarp supercomputer project, my main engineering manager was Seth Bradley.
Visiting Seth's House and Later Inquiring
- During my time on iWarp, I had visited Seth's home a couple of times for team events and get-togethers.
- Sometime later, after I had transitioned off the iWarp team, Seth and I stayed in touch.
- Over a casual conversation—either shooting pool or having lunch—Seth mentioned that he was putting his house on 178th Avenue up for sale and asked if I might be interested.
Closing the Deal in August 1996
- I loved the house and jumped at the opportunity.
- In August 1996, another offer was being written, but Seth gave me the chance to purchase it directly.
- That began a wonderful 15-year chapter living in the house on 178th Avenue (from 1996 through February 2011).
- Eventually, following the dot-com crash and market fluctuations that wiped out the home equity, I surrendered the property in 2011—closing an iconic chapter of my Portland-area life.
- See Authorized to Visit Intel DuPont as a Convicted Felon and Sysadmin on the iWarp Supercomputer Project and Bringing the Internet to Intel Oregon.
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These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.