Welcome Ron (O2AFAC67) as a New Breitling Moderator

[Broker]

Thanks for agreeing to help out Ron. Your contributions to the cause have been above and beyond the call of duty!!!

For those who don't know, Lou has decided to retire to take care of the family. I deeply appreciate what he has done here. Lou is a true ambassador of the brand.

[findo-400]

Ron

Congratulations my friend. I cannot think of a better person for the job:-!:-!:-!
I know that we will continue to be in good, safe knowledgeable hands.

I know you have a hard act to follow in Lou.

Lou.

Best wishes to you and the family. My thoughts are with you and your good lady through the coming weeks.

[Greaves]

Considering Ron is practically a well of knowledge when it comes to the subject, I don't think you could have made a better choice!

Congratulations Ron! :-!

And Lou, thanks for your service during your time as moderator. I hope all is well with you and your family.

[johnnyboomboombuck]

Congartulations Ron! Fantastic choice for a mod!
-jbbb

[rik]

Oh no, you know what these ex-mil types are like - he's going to be checking our buttons are done up, that we have made our beds firm enough and that we behave ourselves and stuff. Oh no. I'm off to get my haircut . . . :-(

Lou, come back, help, come back, you can't leave me with him ;-)

[rbt]

Lou, thanks for your valuable service. Hope your family matters are taken care of and that you won't be a stranger. I always liked Lou. Ron, not so much. :-) :-)

[Spacer]

Lou, here here. Thanks. And good luck for Ron!

[rbt]

Oh no, you know what these ex-mil types are like - he's going to be checking our buttons are done up, that we have made our beds firm enough and that we behave ourselves and stuff. Oh no. I'm off to get my haircut . . . :-(

Lou, come back, help, come back, you can't leave me with him ;-)

No worries, mate. Ron was in Zumwalt's Navy. They wouldn't know a haircut from a veal cut. :-)

[Alpha_Tango]

Congrats Ron, best of luck in your new role |>

[EJC]

Congrats Ron, best of luck in your new role |>


good luck Ron, Now you'll actually have to buy a Breitling and get rid of the Timex

[trueblue40]

Congratulations to you Ron, I couldn't think of a finer choice.
Hope that doesn't mean fewer of your great pics though.

Many thanks to Lou for the great job you have done, and very best wishes to you and the family.

I hope to see you back posting on here soon, (albeit now as a mere mortal like the rest of us) ;-)

Nick.

[Lou]

Ron,

Well, what can I say, you are a good friend, and I am glad that you have taken the place, and in my opinion with your knowledge you are the best man for the job.

Gentlemen ok and Rik, I have had a pleasure in being a mod and I will be still about, just with seven weeks before my next family arrival in the form of the baby, I havnt had much time to look at the posts etc..and thanks for all your comments

Once again Ron congrats and its been a pleasure..

[Brice]

To Lou
You're going to live a wonderful period with your family : that goes first !
(my newborn daughter is not yet 6 months old, I can tell...)
All my best wishes and warm thoughts to you and your beloved ones.

To Ron
Well, Ron, it's no surprise at all, you do well deserve that new duty.
I'm quite glad for you, my friend, but you'll be very busy...

Cheers,
Brice

[Alan M]

What Bob said.....However (always a however)

Ron you are the very font and I personally have benefited from your knowledge - many thanks. and I will continue to ask your opinion. Good to have you formalised.

Best

Al

[TxKarateDude]

Congratulations Ron, from what I've observed you'll make a very fine Mod.

Lou, best of luck with the new arrival and we'll look forward to pics and updates when the new young'un arrives.

[helderberg]

Lou, you will be missed but your family first is always the right choice. Please drop in often. Thank you for all you have done for the forum.
As for Ron, I could not think of a better person to fill Lou's shoes. This also insures that we keep Ron around for the next 20 years, that is the contract right?
Congratulations Ron and Lou.
Best health, Frank

[RJRJRJ]

Bout time Ron.. I couldnt have thought of a better person for the job. They did tell you that you have to get a tattoo now, right?

[Arthur H]

Lou,
Thanks for introducing me. you are a true gent.

Ron,
Congratulations. Although i am very new here i always read your posts as you have a wealth of knowledge about the brand, and are generally very interesting to read.

Regards

[SpacemanSpiff]

Congrats Ron, does this mean that you have to quit your day job as the official Breitling photographer extraordinaire? :-d

[OB59]

I agree with all of the above. All of us are the better for the contributions of both of these fine gentleman . A hearty thanks, cheers and good luck to you both!!

[SnapIT]

Ron, what all the guys have said +1!!!!
Looking froward to working with you and Todd to make this the best Breitling forum on the web.
With our fantastic members we have one of the friendliest and most informative sites you can find anywhere on the web.

Again, congratulations!! :-!

[peters]

Ron,
Welcome and congadulations as our new moderator! I will be looking forward to many hours filled with enoying stories and trading information with all of the great watchseek forum members and you as our new big brother...

Lou... Thanks for doing such a great job!!!
pete

[PJ]

Lou we need to see that finished tat! You are a fine chap and I know you are a great Dad...that is what truly matters!

Ron you are a true gentlemen and we are fortunate to have you to harass now;-)

[shah]

Welcome Ron,
I have little to add to everyone said! Congratulations! Your are the resident expert here and it will be a pleasure learning from you.

Lou, you did a fantastic job - I hope you hang in around here!

[ulackfocus]

Congratulations Ron! I guess when you amass as much knowledge as you have for this brand you should make good use of it!

Oh, BTW - the regulars on this forum have some cool avatars. I'm a huge Calvin & Hobbes fan, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail is my second most quoted movie (behind Caddyshack).
"How do you know so much about swallows?"
"Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know." :-)

[Stefan Tapp]

My thoughts are the same as everyone else above, congrats Ron and keep popping in Lou to update us, you are indeed a great guy, love and best wishes to your family mate, get some sleep now while you can!!

Stef

[davey vermaak]

Mr Ron!!!!

Sincere congratulations.

I honestly think you are the perfect choice for the job.

Well done Lou for making a considered choice of family before anything else however much loved.

Looking forward to reading Rons' replies to those will this fit this questions!:-!

Welcome back to the cheap seats Lou. Looking forward to some pictures of the monty.

Have a good day everyone.

Davey

[Don Indiano]

Congrats on your new position, Ron! :-!
Thanks for the vast knowledge that you have & will continue to share on this forum!
And thanks to Lou for all his help, insight and passion as a Moderator.
Cheers, my friends.
Don

[mjbryant]

All the best to you and yours Lou!:-!
Ron, not sure if congrats are in order as you will be responsible for trying to control this mob:-d, but somebody made a great choice!

[O2AFAC67]

Good morning all. Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement and acceptance. :thanks I look forward to continued participation here on what is arguably the very best forum on the entire world wide web. I have been asked to assume Lou's moderator duties on a trial basis which I think actually means I'm on probation. ;-) :-d Kidding. I'll give it a shot but trying to fill the shoes of our good friend Lou is an onerous task indeed. Please bear with me as I attempt to learn manners and humility, neither quality being my strong suit. :-)

Lou my good friend... Thank you for all you have done and all you have given to this non-exclusive gathering of gentlemen and ladies who share such an enjoyable common interest. Enjoy your young and beautiful family to the fullest and know that all of us here support and encourage you in all you do. :-! Please continue to participate here as much as possible else I will be forced to send Davey over to your house for a visit... You know what I'm talkin' about... ;-)

Thanks again all! :thanks
Best Regards,
Ron

[Alex**]

cant echo whats already been said enough, the torch is safe from one very good set of hands to another.

both of you are exceptional people, Lou who i know personally and ron who i feel like i do.

both have help and advised me loads.

lou give my love to tracie and the new addition on arrival

[av8tor86]

As has been said many times in this thread, Congrats! And thanks for answering all my silly questions, and for your "sage" advice.

[Dracha]

Sjees !!.. off to Singapore for a few days theyve all gone nuts appointing a Ron as new moderator... guess I'll have to watch my step now... so ermmmm.. congrats ? :-)

-Rene

[T Bone]

Ron, Congratulations on the new post! Guess there'll be a little less time for golf now... ;-):-d

Lou, I'm sure you'll still be around for the occasional distraction, certainly don't seem the "cold turkey" type. Enjoy the "unfettered" world of being a non-mod again, and thanks for the devotion to WUS Breitling and all the work you've put in. :-!

[Alan M]

Dave........ "Mr Ron"..........I'm calling Captain Scarlet.

Nooooooooo that's going to stay with me

futter

;_)



Mr Ron!!!!

Sincere congratulations.

I honestly think you are the perfect choice for the job.

Well done Lou for making a considered choice of family before anything else however much loved.

Looking forward to reading Rons' replies to those will this fit this questions!:-!

Welcome back to the cheap seats Lou. Looking forward to some pictures of the monty.

Have a good day everyone.

Davey

[PJ]

Alan must you always speak in code.:-d

Keep forgetting I am not an "insider";-);-)

[GJ]

Congrats with the new ''job'' Ron..:-!:-!
I am sure you will have loads of fun here.

[Time2time]

Oh brother... There goes the neighbourhood!!! :-d

Lou, you better keep a close eye on him, or now that he's unchecked he'll be littering the forum with his shoddy photography skills!!

Ron, congratulations. It's nice to see that when one great moderator and Breitling-lover leaves, another picks up the torch. You're well-deserving and I know you'll help make this forum a great place to hang out.

Ross

[Verner]

Lou, thanks for all the sterling work you've done. It's good to see you back posting regularly now your official duties have decreased.

Welcome aboard Ron, you're a fantastic replacement for Lou. I wish you all the best of luck in your new role.

Cracking forum this....

Best wishes to you all,

Verner