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Thanks for this meaningful response John. As always, you have covered =
this topic in not only a meaningful manner, but also a heart-warming =
one.
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Cheers
Keith
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From: John Macartney <John.Macartney@Ukpips.org.uk>=20
Sent: August 12, 2020 5:02 PM
To: andrew uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Missing Randall Young in more ways than one
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I too greatly miss Randall=E2=80=99s fascinating and proven techniques =
on old Triumph ownership and maintenance. Very few people who populate =
the email lists run by Mark realise there are about five remaining =
former Standard Triumph employees who are merely =
=E2=80=9Cwatchers=E2=80=9D on the lists and never make contributions of =
their own because their memories of how and why things were done the way =
they were when the cars were new, are now seriously jaded with the =
passage of time. I have no hesitation including myself in that group for =
the simple fact that my own memory is seriously letting me down. It will =
continue to do so through the onset of vascular dementia.
=20
However, Randall amazed all of us with his expansive knowledge of =
techniques and options of safe and reliable shortcuts to keep the cars =
running and as =E2=80=9CCoventrians=E2=80=9D we thought we should accord =
him some form of honourable title that had a particular Standard Triumph =
flavour.=20
=20
Together and as a group of Old F****s, it fell to me to inform him his =
new and very unofficial title which was The Marquess of Ivy Cottage. He =
accepted and sent us (through me) a most modest and touching letter of =
thanks.=20
=20
Now, many if not all of you, will have no idea of the origin or import =
of the =E2=80=98title=E2=80=99 so I=E2=80=99ll explain. When the =
Standard Motor Company moved to its site at Canley, a Coventry suburb, =
the only building which could house the myriad non production issues was =
a former three storey house that was covered in Virginia Creeper that =
everyone mistakenly called ivy.=20
=20
For a few years, Ivy Cottage was the only place in the company where one =
was likely to find answers to all sorts of questions. Even in my day in =
the 1960s, if you asked a colleague a question he or she =
couldn=E2=80=99t answer, the reply was usually on the lines of =
=E2=80=9Cthat=E2=80=99s a rum one, our kid. Best go to Ivy Cottage for =
yer answer.=E2=80=9D=20
=20
Of course, by that time, Ivy Cottage had gone through many different =
admin functions but =E2=80=98best go to Ivy Cottage=E2=80=99 was the =
lingua Franca within the company to get your issue sorted out somewhere =
else.=20
=20
So you see, Randall=E2=80=99s endless responses to what must have seemed =
to him to be tedious and repetitive in the extreme, were dealt with in =
the best company tradition and with appropriate nomenclature.
=20
I know without any doubt that Randall *was* that essential backup that =
so many listers sought and there=E2=80=99s no doubt in my mind that our =
decision as former employees to bestow that title on him, was entirely =
just and in no way misplaced.=20
=20
I miss his contributions already even though I=E2=80=99ve been Triumph =
and fFerguson tractor-less for nearly two decades. I=E2=80=99ll give =
google images a thorough caning for an image of Ivy Cottage so all of =
you can see where the Marquess had his official company seat. When I =
find what I want, I=E2=80=99ll post the link for you to do a click =
through and see for yourselves.
=20
Jonmac
At the Battle of Waterloo, 1815:
Lord Uxbridge: =E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - I=E2=80=99ve lost my leg=E2=80=9D
Duke of Wellington: =E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - so you have!=E2=80=9D
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style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks for this meaningful response =
John. As always, you have covered this topic in not only a meaningful =
manner, but also a heart-warming one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Keith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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v style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> John Macartney =
<John.Macartney@Ukpips.org.uk> <br><b>Sent:</b> August 12, 2020 =
5:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> andrew uprichard =
<auprichard@uprichard.net><br><b>Cc:</b> =
triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Missing Randall =
Young in more ways than one<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I too =
greatly miss Randall=E2=80=99s fascinating and proven techniques on old =
Triumph ownership and maintenance. Very few people who populate the =
email lists run by Mark realise there are about five remaining former =
Standard Triumph employees who are merely =E2=80=9Cwatchers=E2=80=9D on =
the lists and never make contributions of their own because their =
memories of how and why things were done the way they were when the cars =
were new, are now seriously jaded with the passage of time. I have no =
hesitation including myself in that group for the simple fact that my =
own memory is seriously letting me down. It will continue to do so =
through the onset of vascular dementia.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>However, Randall amazed all of us with his expansive =
knowledge of techniques and options of safe and reliable shortcuts to =
keep the cars running and as =E2=80=9CCoventrians=E2=80=9D we thought we =
should accord him some form of honourable title that had a particular =
Standard Triumph flavour. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Together and as a group of Old F****s, it fell to me =
to inform him his new and very unofficial title which was The Marquess =
of Ivy Cottage. He accepted and sent us (through me) a most modest and =
touching letter of thanks. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Now, many if not all of you, will have no idea of the =
origin or import of the =E2=80=98title=E2=80=99 so I=E2=80=99ll explain. =
When the Standard Motor Company moved to its site at Canley, a Coventry =
suburb, the only building which could house the myriad non production =
issues was a former three storey house that was covered in Virginia =
Creeper that everyone mistakenly called =
ivy. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>For a few years, Ivy Cottage was the only place in the =
company where one was likely to find answers to all sorts of questions. =
Even in my day in the 1960s, if you asked a colleague a question he or =
she couldn=E2=80=99t answer, the reply was usually on the lines of =
=E2=80=9Cthat=E2=80=99s a rum one, our kid. Best go to Ivy Cottage for =
yer answer.=E2=80=9D <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Of course, by that time, Ivy Cottage had gone through =
many different admin functions but =E2=80=98best go to Ivy =
Cottage=E2=80=99 was the lingua Franca within the company to get your =
issue sorted out somewhere else. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>So you see, Randall=E2=80=99s endless responses to =
what must have seemed to him to be tedious and repetitive in the =
extreme, were dealt with in the best company tradition and with =
appropriate nomenclature.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
know without any doubt that Randall *was* that essential backup that so =
many listers sought and there=E2=80=99s no doubt in my mind that our =
decision as former employees to bestow that title on him, was entirely =
just and in no way misplaced. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
miss his contributions already even though I=E2=80=99ve been Triumph and =
fFerguson tractor-less for nearly two decades. I=E2=80=99ll give google =
images a thorough caning for an image of Ivy Cottage so all of you can =
see where the Marquess had his official company seat. When I find what I =
want, I=E2=80=99ll post the link for you to do a click through and see =
for yourselves.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Jonmac<o:p></o:p></p><div =
id=3DAppleMailSignature><p class=3DMsoNormal>At the Battle of Waterloo, =
1815:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Lord Uxbridge: =
=E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - I=E2=80=99ve lost my =
leg=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Duke of =
Wellington: =E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - so you =
have!=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
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