Hello Syd

[BeverleyM]

Its lovely to see you here. How's Lee? Hoep to see you sometime soon

Beverley
xx

[Sensual_em]

Hello and Welcome to BCF
Hope you enjoy it here as much as we do.
hugs
Em
xxx

[AndrewM]

Hello Syd, Hope you are all well. Welcome to our new home!
:D

[Jerry Zedman]

Hi Syd, glad you've found us all! :drink2:

[Pam]

Welcome Syd. :drink2:

[MartinW]

Hi Syd!
BTW, did you know there was a model of Volvo built in the UK?
Know which one it was and who built it?

[Syd]

Thank you all, nice to be here

[Syd]

Hi Martin

No, I have no idea who built a Volvo here but I do know that it must have been a reliable car otherwise it wouldnt have been a Volvo would it



Who was it Martin ??

[GNASHER]

Was it the coupe thing by TWR ?

[MartinW]

The P1800 (like the Saint's if you are old enough to remember Roger Moore as teh Saint) was initially built in the UK by Jensen IIRC. :D

[BeverleyM]

Syd, how is Lee since the last trip to the US? Please pass on a kiss from us :D

[Syd]

Hi Martin
Thanks for that, must remember it

I think that must have been the famous "white" one. That car almost got me into serious trouble back in the late 70s and I wasnt even the owner or the driver,

not a story I am particularly proud of Im afraid

[Syd]

Hi Bev

Lee is just great and causing a lot of trouble as usual.
Not going to the USA until early next year now, the reason for the delay should be a salutory lesson for all on here.

I was asked by a very very close friend for help in their business, I trusted this person completely, saw a chance to make some money, and invested very heavily in assisitng them to expand, and what came next ??

I was well and truely deliberately and carefully completely shafted and I mean SHAFTED with a capital shaft. I lost my large financial investment and half of my current business turnover and it came as a complete shock, I couldnt believe it but it happened.

We could have still gone to the USA but it would have left what I had left of my business at risk and so we decided to pospone it until 2006.

I have recovered the business loss and most of the financial loss already but it was really really hard work and needless to say my "friend" of several years has lost all of their expansion and quiet a bit of their current business and are struggleing and I have only just started returning the favour so their struggle is going to get a lot worse yet.

Dont waste your breath to sympathise with me, I was a fool, but I have learned yet another of lifes little lessons

[AndrewM]

Sorry to hear that Syd. Always here if you need to talk about anything.

Good to hear Lee is fine.

:cheers:

[BeverleyM]

Bl00dy H3ll.

It happened to our business too, some time ago. Certainly makes you thicker skinned, which is unfortunate I think.

Keep us in touch with how you are all doing :love2:

[Syd]

Hi Martin

Thanks for that but when riled I have been known to fight just a little on the dirty side, there are more ways than one to skin a cat so they say.

Another good saying is "it is not so much what you know but WHO you know" and that is the one that I play with at times like this

[Tony]

Welcome Syd.

[Alex B]

Hi Syd...welcome and happy to see most of the bad times are over and Lee is doing fine....oooowwwww friends..what a wonderful word....sometimes I'm not sure if it's us that use it wrong or the others if you know what I mean ;)

Alex :cheers: