Mac of Cygnet Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Athy said: It won't work, I'm afraid. Most boaters don't like pubs.... Is there one at Pilling's Lock? Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silebyman Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, Silebyman said: Read the above. Attention to Berth holders. Paul Lillie to Gianni Pillings. From. Paul Lillie To. Gianni Pillings Message signed by Matt Steadman. So, who wrote it?, who forwarded it?, who is it to?, A very poorly written communication if I dare say so. I have never met Mr Paul Lillie. I have read more negatively than positivity about the man. He seems to me to be in the main an unlikable man. An unscrupulous man. A man who doesn't really care about anyone other than himself. Probably a well off man with funds in the bank. But he has survived. So far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: But he has survived. So far. And, stolen £160,000 of OUR licence money. Declared bankruptcy, renamed the company and carried on as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said: Declared bankruptcy, renamed the company and carried on as before. Did you mean insolvency? If he was bankrupt then he couldn’t have held any office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: And, stolen £160,000 of OUR licence money. Declared bankruptcy, renamed the company and carried on as before. Exactly. Unscrupulous businessman. But sadly, others have allowed him to carryon. By others I mean, the laws of the country, CRT,Berth Holders at his business and probably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, WotEver said: Did you mean insolvency? If he was bankrupt then he couldn’t have held any office. It was the company that was (according to companies house) Dissolved as it was unable to pay its creditors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Nightwatch said: Exactly. Unscrupulous businessman. But sadly, others have allowed him to carryon. By others I mean, the laws of the country, CRT,Berth Holders at his business and probably more. The problem is I suspect, despite your opinion expressed earlier, Mr Lillie is probably very likeable face to face in real life*. This I think is how he gets away with such dishonesty. * Until you cross him that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Just now, Alan de Enfield said: It was the company that was (according to companies house) Dissolved as it was unable to pay its creditors. Insolvency then. If he himself had been bankrupt then he’d have been barred from directorships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 minute ago, WotEver said: Insolvency then. If he himself had been bankrupt then he’d have been barred from directorships. A clever but stupid man. It'll come to him. Perhaps it has. This subtle change of management, good luck Gianni, is perhaps his new way of escaping his responsibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: A clever but stupid man. It'll come to him. Perhaps it has. This subtle change of management, good luck Gianni, is perhaps his new way of escaping his responsibilities. I think she's a Gianna! Could we please be careful what we post regarding the marina's personnel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dartagnan Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Pastures new? That sounds foreboding based on the comments I have read. No personal knowledge or experience of the man but sounds like should you be unlucky enough to shake his hand you should immediately count how many fingers you have left. Though it make take many years people of that ilk normally get their comeuppance be it jail, loss of assets or if he rubs the wrong person up the wrong way being found in the boot of a burnt out car. Personally I prefer the burnt out car method for scumbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Athy said: I think she's a Gianna! Could we please be careful what we post regarding the marina's personnel? Eh! I'm being even dimmer than usual. I have put an i instead of an a. What is there to be careful about? regarding Marina personnel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: Eh! I'm being even dimmer than usual. I have put an i instead of an a. What is there to be careful about? regarding Marina personnel? Solicitors, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer McM Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: Eh! I'm being even dimmer than usual. I have put an i instead of an a. What is there to be careful about? regarding Marina personnel? Gianna is in the body of the email, and at the top it says 'to' Gianni - it's an unusual name, and both Gianni/Gianna has a different surname. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Yes, I noticed the discrepancy. I guess that the reference to "her" confirms that it's a woman called Gianna Brunetti, not sure if she's a new face there or someone promoted from the existing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_ Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 ooo, I wonder if she's any relation of Guido Brunetti, the lovely Commisario who is the central character in Donna Leon's wonderfully gentle novels about Venice and food and a bit of detecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, Athy said: Solicitors, perhaps. I'll let this go, but I'm still not sure what I have said or implied that might involve a solicitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Just now, Nightwatch said: I'll let this go, but I'm still not sure what I have said or implied that might involve a solicitor. Possibly nothing - my comment was, as you'll have seen, addressed to contributors in general and not to you personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 My apologies then Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Ray T said: I seem to remember that the berth holders were apparently overcharged for electric supply too. If I remember correctly a couple of berth holders took him to court over this, won and were promptly ejected from the marina. ...and one of our forum members had a boats gearbox disabled by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: My apologies then Mike. ...and mine to you for any ambiguity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said: The problem is I suspect, despite your opinion expressed earlier, Mr Lillie is probably very likeable face to face in real life*. This I think is how he gets away with such dishonesty. * Until you cross him that is. Sounds like the person who ran Lady Lane moorings North Stratford canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Athy said: ...and mine to you for any ambiguity. Whatever that is Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: Whatever that is Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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