In praise of Regulator

[dellzeqq]

Greg has handed in his resignation. As of this week he is no longer a CTC councillor for London.

I'm not going to go through the sorry mess - there'll be plenty of opportunity for that elsewhere. All I will say is this - I persuaded him to run for the job, and he's never reproached me for getting him mixed up in it. Every meeting I've had with him (in furtherance of conspiracies, naturally) has been illuminated by his cheerfulness and his can-do attitude. I can sense the relief in his voice now that he's packed it in, but I never heard him complain about the workload or the double-dealing in any personal sense - he was disappointed and outraged on behalf of the members, not on his own behalf.

He's been patient, restrained, good-humoured and generous - as he is in 'real life'. He'll now have a lot more time to spend with Mr. User, and, it's to be hoped, a lot more time cycling. If ever he ventures back to the Great Wen for a Sunday morning ride or the FNRttC, he'll get a prince's welcome.

All hail, Sir Greg!

 

[Paulus]

I know how much hard work goes into being a representative on behalf of a membership. You get a lot of grief from not only the governing body, but also the membership who often forget that you are giving of your time freely and voluntarilyon their behalf. Well done Greg on the good work you have done.

 

[Aperitif]

All hail, Sir Greg!

Sir Greg hail a taxi!

Good on him - conviction beyond the call of office, and, consequently, respectful acknowledgement.

(Do you fancy a post as Hon. Chairman of the VCVS Greg? 'Velo Club Vendredi Soir' - AKA The Fridays - is going big in 2011 and will be a doddle until dellzeqq becomes a trust! )

 

[dellzeqq]

Sir Greg hail a taxi!

I'd forgotten the taxi!

 

[StuAff]

Hear hear! Hope to see him on a ride again sometime.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I thought the taxi was a sound move myself.

Us Greg's stick together.

 

[mickle]

Us Greg's stick together.

Yes but with what?

 

[theclaud]

Bravo Gregulator. 'Zeqq has been bigging up your guided tours and talks on the Southend ride...

 

[Flying Dodo]

He is most splendidly excellent chap, who's done some good work at trying to turn the CTC around.

Somewhere I've got a photo of him, looking completely knackered, having walked up a small hill slope in Cambridgeshire and then lighting up, so that the nicotine could revive him.

Hopefully, now he's out of the CTC, he'll have more time for cycling.

 

[dellzeqq]

Bravo Gregulator. 'Zeqq has been bigging up your guided tours and talks on the Southend ride...

it takes no bigging up from me. I probably fail to do them justice. Who else could deliver a small nocturnal lecturette peppered with references to Four Weddings and a Funeral, the Knights Templar, dogging, cruising and washing up liquid?