[928uk] 928uk Rules

[Paul]

I'm guessing that another rule is that Simon Hamnet's nickname should not
be used on the list either!

Paul

On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 at 09:25, Andrew Brierley via 928uk <
928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:

> Just to expand a little on the “no rules” issue before anyone corrects me
> again :-)
> I am genuinely being light hearted here….
> When we set up 928uk we definitely did not want to be a club so had no
> constitution or hierarchy. Hence no rules but that wasn’t really a mantra.
> The “no rules” mantra was developed by Jonathan for 928GB when Simon
> Hammett was booted off 928uk by Andy Elvers around 2000. So I have to
> concede we had one rule, don’t totally and utterly piss off the person
> hosting the list!
> Simon H is a lovely chap in person but the things he would say on the list
> would really piss people off. We had some great 928 adventures together
> around North Yorkshire. I even towed him home one time to Preston, me in my
> GT and Simon in his S. I had to make fuel stop on the motorway due to my
> high consumption.
> In 2007 I was on my way back from Silverstone after completing a track
> day, hot summers afternoon and three lanes of dense slow traffic on the
> motorway. In my rear view mirror I could see a VW Golf weaving in out of
> traffic, like a maniac but making progress jumping lanes. As the Golf was
> getting close to me I was getting more and more annoyed. Of course when the
> Golf pulled up on my inside I was furious but then saw it was Simon with
> his window down driving with bare torso. It made me laugh in the end. Simon
> is something of a character.
> Andrew
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