TINGS-Special offer- one person only!

petercharlesfagg · August 11, 2014, 08:11:03 AM

Friends,

I have made this offer to 2 of our friends but have heard nothing so I will make it public!

Since I am resident in the middle of the country within easy reach of TINGS 2014, I would like to make this offer.

If you are travelling from either down South or from up North and would like to save some money plus have longer to enjoy TINGS on the Saturday, my wife and I would be happy to accommodate you for the night.

I am willing to collect you in Banbury railway station on the Friday, give you somewhere to rest, transport you to the venue for opening time on the Saturday and then return you to Banbury railway station for your journey home.

Regards, Peter.

Bealman · August 11, 2014, 09:57:18 AM

What a great gesture! Peter you are a legend. I wish TINGS had been on a couple of months ago... I'd have been knockin' on your door.

Guess it's too late to book a flight from Australia....

Good on ya, mate.

George

NeMo · August 11, 2014, 10:13:43 AM

An astonishingly kind offer. You're legend material indeed!

Cheers, NeMo

Newportnobby · August 11, 2014, 10:17:30 AM

That's very generous of you and your good lady, Peter.

d-a-n · August 11, 2014, 10:42:37 AM

Nice one Peter, I expect you've just made someones TINGS plans a lot smoother!

Agrippa · August 11, 2014, 11:35:02 AM

A real gent!

petercharlesfagg · August 11, 2014, 06:04:12 PM

Friends, thankyou for your comments but is no big deal!

You might be aware that I have been a woodturner for the past 22 years and during that time I founded a club on the "Isle of Wight" "Wight Woodturners".

Being an island it was difficult to get professional demonstrators to talk to us unless we paid for hotel accommodation, which was prohibitive!

Since moving to the Midlands a similar situation arises and in the 7 years we have lived here visiting turners from both the UK and abroad have been made welcome in our home for the duration of their needs!

I like to help if I can, I am not rich, unfortunately, but what I can do is share what I have with others, therefore the offer.

Peter.

PLD · August 11, 2014, 10:32:43 PM

A generous gesture, And I don't want to put you off, but do have to add a note of caution: in this day and age, I do have to wonder if you are either brave or foolish to invite complete strangers into your home without any means of vetting them in advance or tracing them afterwards... Sadly, even in the finest communities there is the odd bad apple...

petercharlesfagg · August 12, 2014, 08:41:05 AM

Quote from: PLD on August 11, 2014, 10:32:43 PM
A generous gesture, And I don't want to put you off, but do have to add a note of caution: in this day and age, I do have to wonder if you are either brave or foolish to invite complete strangers into your home without any means of vetting them in advance or tracing them afterwards... Sadly, even in the finest communities there is the odd bad apple...

Thankyou for your concern, sadly I am both brave and foolish, you can also add slightly mad because there is nothing in my home worth stealing, if they murder me in my bed then I still have plenty to look forward to! (IF (a big if) you have a belief, then death is of minor importance)

Joking aside, over the years, we have entertained 23 people in our home, some of whom we had never met, seen or heard of before, we have ceased to worry ourselves about possible consequences, bad apples there are aplenty in this corrupt world, you just have to look for the good in others!

Are you REALLY saying that we have bad apples in the "N" gauge forum?

Regards, Peter.

Bealman · August 12, 2014, 08:54:53 AM

Well, Peter, I rolled up on Sprintex's doorstep back in June, sight unseen, and it was cool. In fact, it was one of the highlights of me trip.

Thanks again, Paul and Clare!

Sprintex · August 12, 2014, 09:18:55 AM

Aw thanks mate

Paul

Newportnobby · August 12, 2014, 09:52:35 AM

Well spoken, Peter

It's true there are those out there in the world who would take advantage of such an offer but using the 'Strangers are just friends I haven't met yet' adage we can't pre-judge folks or we'd never make friends

Bealman · August 12, 2014, 10:11:43 AM

Hear hear.

daveg · August 12, 2014, 10:25:39 AM

A more than generous offer backed up by a great philosophy.

Dave G

Dock Shunter · August 12, 2014, 12:27:23 PM

Quote from: PLD on August 11, 2014, 10:32:43 PM
A generous gesture, And I don't want to put you off, but do have to add a note of caution: in this day and age, I do have to wonder if you are either brave or foolish to invite complete strangers into your home without any means of vetting them in advance or tracing them afterwards... Sadly, even in the finest communities there is the odd bad apple...

Ah but how do we Know Peter isn't some kind of Sweeney Todd character who,when you sit down to Dinner presses a button and a trap door opens and you are tipped into the cellar were Peters layout is,and he wont let you go until you have wired up the layout.......

Seriously though.Would have taken up the offer myself Peter, because you sound like a great chap....

Glad to see some people still have faith in the human race.
Hope to meet you at TINGS......

...Ste.......