and then, quite literally, in walked mike snider. >> i said hi mike, how are you. doing >> it was the fall of 91. auto mechanic, mike snider, was visiting a friend at the car dealership where she worked. he was corresponding about the -- redhead who greeted him with a big hello. >> he remembered why was. but he got back to work and called back over to find out why was. >> turned out they had worked together years before, this, time the quick encounter led to a fixed up by mutual friends. >> opposites attracted. the quite an introverted life hit off with the talkative and outgoing allen. >> he left flowers on my car, we'd go out to dinner, he was nice to my son. >> that was important to you? >> it was very important, absolutely. >> he was a skilled mechanic regarded as one of the very best in albuquerque. >> he probably works at least six days a week. he was usually the first one there the last one out. >> they've side there worked alongside mike for a decade, at his jeep dealership. >> if you owned a jeep, and it was an older jeep, my could fix it. he had a wealth