How Did CBF Members Compare When You Met Them?

[WordBird]

I have met Nichola and Volkan, which is hardly surprising given they both have restaurants.  I have also met Wordbird and her gorgeous daughter,  Highlander and Mrs H, Menthol and her fabulous mum and Slikmrs and her lovely mr. 

Everyone I have met have real-life personalities that met my expectations based on their on-line characters.  They are (no relevance in the order!)  polite, kind, generous, hilarious, forthright, ditsy, warm and welcoming - just as they are on here.

But you got 'forthright' and 'ditsy' in the same order as 'Menthol and her fabulous mum', which I'd say is pretty accurate!! 

I haven't met many forum members but those I have are pretty much as I expected, and it's been a pleasure.
Menthol in particular has become a great and valued friend to both me and Little Miss WB - it's been an honour to get to know her *and* her bonkers family, and share the first stages of our new lives here together. (And I know that if she's reading this, she's now cursing me. Doesn't take compliments easily, our Menthol.)

[Colwyn]

The differing views of Scunner are interesting. When I first met him I found him ......... enigmatic. He was then in an office on Baris Marco Blvd. which I persuaded Hilary we should visit. Having first peered in to ensure we weren't disturbing some important business with clients we ventured in and found a man, with a stunning resemblance to CBF photographs of Scunner, sitting behind a desk. In a failed Stanley/Livingstone moment the conversation opened this way:


Me: Mr Campbell, I assume.
Him: Depends who's asking.

See what I mean? Enigmatic.

[Scunner]

I fondly remember the above mentioned visit and can report that Mr. Colwyn Jones is everything you would hope he is - friendly, quite charming and even a little distinguished. But I must reiterate my report from that time. He's nowhere near as tall as he pretends to be on here.

[Colwyn]

Your memory is dysfunctional. Your report said I wasn't as fat as I was supposed to be.


EDIT: The Evidence

Hi Mr. Colwyn (and the "long suffering" Hilary" ;)We were disappointed that you weren't fat enough. You are obviously a man who likes to spend plenty of money obtained from Turkish ATM's. I learned very early that to survive out here you need to take out your cash on one leg, the other leg is held parallel to the floor behind you to keep the door open and oxygen in.In truth it was very pleasant meeting you both, although it's not the sort of thing we admit face to face.
Scunner
Lord High Chancellor
Taurean Properties

[Scunner]

Same thing

[Bluwise]

But you got 'forthright' and 'ditsy' in the same order as 'Menthol and her fabulous mum', which I'd say is pretty accurate!! 

Gosh, I hadn't noticed.....  

[Colwyn]

The second time I met Scunner was on a visit when I also met CBF member AitchTeeCee. Not many of you will remember him. He was a regular contributor in the early days. He even posted his photo on the introductory Photographs of Members section (which seems to have fallen into disrepair). That was how I recognized him some four years later. We were staying at the Nil Hotel where we learned that our air operator - XL - had gone bankrupt. We had no idea how to get home as XL Online was not ATOL covered (although I think its other manifestations were). Angel suggested we talk to the chap at the bar who was a local travel agent. When I recognized him I (foolishly as it turned out) approached him saying "Excuse me, would your initials happen to be HTC?" Astonished, he replied "They are. How did you know?" I said "I remember you from your photo on CBF".

This is where the conversation took a steep downward direction. "Yes I remember" he said with some venom "and that [rude word, rude word, very rude word] Scunner said I looked like Harry Secombe!". Which, to be fair, he did; which is how I recognized him in the Nil. This remark of Scunner's had made him furious - a fury that was still quite hot four years later - and he had never posted on CBF again. He ended with another string of rude words. He did not help us with our flight problem.

Can't win 'em all, eh Scunner?

[Scunner]

With an amazing - if accidental - example of my earlier post. I do recall saying he looked like Harry Secombe in his CBF photo, and he did. All the member photos got a Scunner description and that was one of the most accurate. He stopped posting pretty much soon after. Just last year, someone told me they were recently speaking to the same guy (HCJ as I recall Colwyn, not HTC, that's a phone      ) - and they told me he didn't like me one bit, because I had said he looked like Harry Secombe. Still banging on to anyone who will listen about a gentle tongue in cheek comment made in 2003 - in 2013!

So you see my point, for a number of British ex-pats in Calis - when it comes to bearing a stupid grudge, 10 years is nothing. He has hated me with the same venom for over a decade over a tiny piece of light hearted forum banter.There really are some pathetic, childish people about over there.

[casacluggo]

I have read these comments with some amusement. People meet face to face  and be pleasant and then on line, for every one to see, show their real side . Discretion or politeness goes out the window. I know it is light hearted, but  some  some poor souls can take offence. (Scunner exepted.)   

[Toky]

Not understanding your post Casacluggo.