Member postings for Ade Vickers

I don't think there's much I can add to anything anyone's said. Graeme's post (just above mine, if I'm quick enough) sums it up perfectly.

Except for one thing... If there is an afterlife, I really can't imagine John resting peacefully in it. Not with his sense of humour and desire to see a job done properly (or at least bodged properly if applicable).

We'll all miss you John.

I got to know John a few years back, when he grossly undercharged me for some bits for my relatively unknown lathe. Since then, we've exchanged sporadic e-mails & forum posts/replies (mostly at Madmodder) where he's always had sage advice, albeit often blunter than one of my drill bits. Which is pretty damn blunt.

I found out about his cancer (careless b@st@rd) a while back, but wasn't aware of his condition since then as he's never replied to any of the e-mails I didn't write... so it was with a sense of foreboding that I read the message with his name as the title. So imagine my relief to see that the old curmudgeon is still around.

The infection is obviously not good. That'll teach you to never wash your bl**dy cups up eh? So damn it man, pull yourself together and get over it, so we can lock horns again over some stupid machining operation I'm trying to do. Especially since your lovely wife is from my side of the country, I am looking forward to showing off (ahem) my workshop & shooting the breeze over an oily brew in a filthy mug (I've got one waiting here for you, it hasn't been cleaned in 20 years, I'll have to evict Barry the Mold first though).

Get well soon, fella, looking forward to seeing your acerbic presence on the forums again!

PS: I owe you a tenner, and you have to be here to collect it, OK?

Good luck & keep the antibiotics flowing.

Cheers,

Ade.