Chelsea14Ian Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Today is Burns night,So please raise a glass to Iain. Miss you big man Ian 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 as its my Birthday too, that is a certainty. (if I ever get home that is, I have just seen the mess on the M25 at junction 30, 2 of 3 lanes shut for emergency repairs back roads it is tonight) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Happy Birthday Grendel Have a good one To Iain, I still miss that big old pesky Mod like crazy, he was special wasn't he? Grace 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonlad1985 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Many Happy Returns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonlad1985 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I wasn't a member during Iain's time however I have gone back and looked through some of his posts after discovering the origin of the lounge name. It's clear to see what an asset he has been and that his legacy is continuing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 He was so special, a really lovely man who had such a gentle way about him. I think everyone that met Iain or got to know him on the forum were touched by his humour and gentleness. I never had the good fortune of meeting him in person but we had plenty of banter and a few private messages when we were both up late and couldn't sleep. I would challenge anyone if they suggested you couldn't love someone you haven't met yet because I very much did, he was my on line Grandad, I will miss him forever and will never forget him Grace 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellian Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Ditto Grace. Wish he was still with us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I will be dressing up in my penguin suit, complete with tartan bow-tie and taking MrsO to a Burns Night event at a local hotel this evening. There will be haggis, speeches, poems and dancing til Midnight. I will most certainly be raising a glass to Iain's memory . I spent a very happy year living and working in his part of the world back in the 1970's and Iain and I often discussed people and places we knew in common. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Londonlad1985 said: I wasn't a member during Iain's time however I have gone back and looked through some of his posts after discovering the origin of the lounge name. It's clear to see what an asset he has been and that his legacy is continuing. Iain loved his sport,cricket rugby football.His knowledge was great I think but not sure that he played cricket.We shared our love of sport. Like Grace I am sad I never got to meet him. Ian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderwall Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I could easily be persuaded to have a " wee gold felly " tonight is our much missed friends memory. . He passed on a lot of common sense to me when I was feeling a bit down , and while he is no longer available for a chat , whether it be sport, the broads , our profession ( sparkies) our just a bit banter , I still read back the messages we sent to each other if ever I need reassurance about things we discussed. So , in a way , he does live on . Without wanting to blow my trumpet , I do get satisfaction that it was my request we should change the name to " broadscot lounge" I also wrote a poem about him , which I think is still kicking about on here somewhere . I'm not saying it was any good!!!! , but it was my Rabbie Burns attempt at a bit acknowledgement for the fine man . Oh , and he did play cricket in his younger years , he had the battle scars on his knees and back to prove it!!! All the best big yin, forever in our thoughts. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebee29 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Iain was a real special guy, a true GentleMan in every sense of the word. we would often exchange pm’s on the state of the roadworks on the A1 when he was due to pass my neck of the woods on his way to Norfolk. He touched a lot of lives on here Here’s to you my friend. And a Happy Birthday to you Peter 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Ditto to all the above ... Happy Birthday to Peter And in memory of Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 well I raised my Glass to Iain last night, then refrained from posting after, thanks for all the Birthday wishes, I sometimes wish at these times that we could still be raising a glass with Iain rather than to him. I know as a new Moderator that I have some big shoes to fill, and even my size 14 feet will feel small. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I had a whisky last night, and will have some more at tomorrow nights Snowflake Sailing club Burns Night Dinner, Fully Kilted of Course. I will remember Iain (and Robert Burns). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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