Albert Tatlock Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I knew him. What a great guy he was. A gentleman. Many a great conversation in the taxi. Got his priorities right and concentrated on what's important at the end...family. His whole MF posts summed up by that great pic of his of Allan Bell in a deck chair in 2020. Makes me laugh every time I think about it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 And here it is... Bell's view of the future 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I never knew him but enjoyed his posts on here. Very sad news indeed and thoughts are with those who were close to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squelch Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 He was a person who made reading MF forums worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 How sad. I only met him at a couple of MF bashes, but he was a lovely chap with a proper twinkle in his eye. As came across in his postings, he was a humourous, intelligent, thoughtful and gentle man. TBH, MF has been a poorer place since he decided to stop posting. But, being a man of principle, he was resolute that MF was no longer the place for him and he had much better things to do and people to enjoy. Sincerest condolences to his family and friends. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I didn't know Lonan3 but I enjoyed his posts on here. Condolences to his family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Sad news. I wasn't fortunate enough to know Lonan3 in the real world, but his posts here were considered and amusing. RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Sorry to hear. We don't have enough good posters that we can afford to lose one of his quality. I know he'd been ill and hadn't been posting for a while but no matter how much you might subconciously expect them, these events always come as a shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Many of the posts in this thread say they didn't know Lonan3 and it is true I never had the opportunity to shake his hand or look him in the eye. But I knew him. His true personality was clear in his posts. He shared himself on the forums. I knew the papers he read through the news stories he passed on giving his opinions and asking ours; and through those opinions I knew his politics and views on life. I came to know, through the forums, of his deep reading and knowledge, of his commitment to our community, of his help for young people needing stolid support, and of his humour and sense of fun. I also came to know his passion and fire and willingness to state and defend his views and not suffer fools with unthought-out points of view. There was a huge integrity to Lonan3. The world is diminished in his passing. Just his writings on this forum will leave a lasting legacy in me, and I am sure many others; and that I am sure is only one small facet of his life. The loss must be devastating for his family and those close to him. They, and Lonan3's humour, are in my thoughts. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The world is a colder place... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I think Chinahand has summed it up for us all. Lovely post that. Mike's blog was always a beautiful read too. He was a fine Manxman. I hope his family get to read of the affection and respect we had for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Such a shame, I used to enjoy chatting to him back in my Douglas taxi days. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hazard Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Very sad news. A very amusing and insightful poster, took a dig on the chin and always came back with a knockout. R.I.p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Smurf Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Lonan worked hard in his healthy days for the good of the taxi trade. Not that the majority of the new people in the trade would even think about that, never mind know it or appreciate it. Suffice to say if it wasn't for people like him the job would have been completely destroyed by the Government years ago. Sadly and very sorely missed he will be. A proper oldskool hero and a very bright one at that. The Taxi Trade is weaker without him that's for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Last time I saw him in person was during TT but I always enjoyed his online presence as well, especially his varied writings which were clever and a delight to read. Not sure how long the site will still be there but it's certainly worth reading through: http://www.lonan3.com/ BruisedI HAVE BRUISES BECAUSE….We’d had one of those terrible argumentsI’m sure you'll all know what I mean…There’s her stance here - and my stance there -With a million miles in between.We were driving along a country roadAnd not one word we spokeUntil she tried to lighten thingsWith a chirpy, though pointed, joke.We were passing a putrid pig farmWhen she smiled and, tight-lipped of course,Said, “Darling… that smell seems familiar…“Are they relatives of yours?”I know that I should have stayed silentBut a fool never knows when to fear…I pretended to sniff, gave a winning smileAnd said, “Yes… they’re my in-laws, My Dear!” 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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