>Were you there when he did wheelies around a car park after a QL show - >Leyland I think - soon after he got the car? I remember wheelies around the Leyland car park - it was same night that I got a flat battery in my old Ford Crapi (as Freddy used to call it).
I think it might have been the same show as Freddy ordered a side plate of chillies, then when he thought nobody was looking, he slipped those very hot chillies into John Norton or David Batty's curry. I was pretty new to the shows scene then and didn't dare say anything that I'd seen him do it! >He delighted in oft repeating the story about his drive from Dover to >Chingford in some ridiculously fast time. I forget what it was but take >it from me, it was ridiculous. "Didn't you get stopped by the police" >"They couldn't keep up". He said he was doing 175 on the M2, and I >really do believe him. Freddy would often recount tales which I found hard to believe. But most of the time the story would be corroborated by someone else. And if he was telling tall tales he'd make a point of winding you up if he thought you'd bought it. Usually, if you thought he was not telling the truth, and no "wind up" followed, he really was telling the truth. Sometimes I'd find a Freddy story I found hard to believe was if anything somewhat understated. >I wonder if he still survives - if he carried on like that he would have >a short life (out of prison that is!). I last met him about 3 years ago I think, when I worked in tourism and who walked into our ticket office but him. He was either divorced or getting divorced from his wife Julie at that time. Unfortunately, it was a busy day and I never got enough time to speak to him properly. Perhaps luckily, knowing the phone bills Freddy and I used to run up back in DJC days! The name 'Digital Precision' is now owned by David Batty, his one time rival trader in QL Software (he who ran the Leyland shows). >Indeed - he was a qualified accountant after all, and still is. His ads >were great - I remember his finding out Digital Precision was an anagram of >"the pride is in our logic" or something similar, and using it to death. >I also remember a QL World article were he said he'd spent a few hundred >manhours getting the cursor in perfection to flash just right - pure >rubbish of course, but it sounded good. Yes, he often helped Julie (his wife) with accountancy matters. Whatever else you can say about Freddy, he was a lovable character and not short on the old grey matter. Never knowingly understated, his adverts were very effective in selling QL software! >><An incredibly large snip> >>Do -please- get rid of mess (esp the BOE disclaimer (8-)# ). > >I know. I can't stop that ridiculous disclaimer going out - its appended >centally just prior to sending. He he. An IT guy who can't un-IT his emails ;-) Anymore than I can't stop my anti-virus appending something when it feels like it. Usually says nothing if there's a virus (i.e. separate message) and adds 'Certified virus free' or something like that if it's checking. It's usually off when I'm on ql-users thank goodness. -- Dilwyn Jones _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
