Mire (Milorad Škanata)

(Person, Yugoslavia)

Brother of Baja. Finished high school as an oil rig worker, then went on to study DIF, i.e. to teach physical education. Don't know whether he ever finished that. Had to pull some strings to get a job on a gas rig, and stayed on the job forever. Often worked with Arpi, though not too many times on the same rig, as it seems he managed to avoid him. Probably because he tried not to be too much of a company, rather brought a book to read, every day. I just hope it's not the same book all the time.

But stayed a sportsman, and so did his wife Zorica. Every year they travel far on bicycles. This year, 2010, they started from Barcelona.

By 2018 he was retired then rehired on a contract of sorts - some murky business whereby the Russians (current owners of NIS) pay him less, but he gets pension as well, or some such stunt. During 2019 we seem to run into him at Lidl often. He doesn't sound like running on all 14 cylinders, but can talk for hours if needed, and sound rather coherent. Except you heard nothing substantial from him, substance optional.


Mentions: 19-XI-1978., 19-X-1979., 25-VIII-1980., 10-X-1980., 31-XII-1980., may 1981., 05-XII-1981., december 1982., 03-XII-1984., 31-XII-1986., 09-VIII-2005., 31-XII-2010., 31-XII-2017., 05-VIII-2022., Arpad Gunaroši (Arpi), Jablan Škanata (Baja), Jene Čokai (Deks), ruža, Zorica Škanata, in serbian