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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: bluesteve on June 27, 2006, 05:46:16 pm

Title: Graham Gould
Post by: bluesteve on June 27, 2006, 05:46:16 pm: Can any tell me what happened to Graham Gould?
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: garry on June 27, 2006, 06:27:40 pm: Quote from: bluesteve on June 27, 2006, 05:46:16 pm
Can any tell me what happened to Graham Gould?
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I think someone upset him on here never been back since :o
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: windows_chepstow on June 27, 2006, 06:28:16 pm: I think I can; sort of; but it'll leave more questions unanswered than answered.

At the time Grayham (or Gayham) departed he'd been a right pain to moderate. Many of his posts were double entendres, or just down-right rude.

At about the same time he departed, the Professional Window Cleaners Associaition came into being, and I had (being a mod at the time; after a few 'ding dongs' with him previously) an e-mail saying something along the lines of 'Sorry, mate, I'm behaving from now on', and then another long-winded one saying he's leaving the forum, he's big in the 'window cleaning world' and he congratulated me on being the new Treasurer for the PWCA.

Not many people knew I'd put my name up for that post at the time. (I subsequently withdrew my name; I was too busy with my own business to give it the time it deserved).

He was obviously a 'bright spark', entertaining; naughty too; but he did leave me intriged to who he was and how he knew (I'd volunteered for treasurer).

I think he came from the Salisbury area. Does anyone know who he is?
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Morph on June 27, 2006, 07:04:53 pm: He was indeed a wild card at times.
He went too far, as he well knows. But then so do many in different ways.
I was struggling to make the change to wfp. It can be a mine field. There are many genuine guys helping on here, but some just want to sell, some don't really have a clue though they talk with such conviction, and many need help like I did. Despite his madness on the forum, he helped me more than anyone to get up and running with wfp. He gave me a lot of good advice and pictures by email helping me get set up. Off the forum he was a completely different character. his characters online were fictitious, as in reality are many of us.
I know his real name....but if I told you I'd have to kill you! 8)
I miss him. But he assured me "Golden Graham" is dead and buried.
If he started posting again under another alias I would spot him......
But I don't think that will bring him out of hiding. He just got bored.

PS. You should have put this in the "chat" section. It will eventually be locked on here, which just goes to show..."Graham"... is still lurking...

Morph
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Sir Squeaky on June 27, 2006, 07:47:54 pm: I miss Graham sometimes.

Many might say I'm turning into him...... ;D
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: windows_chepstow on June 27, 2006, 07:58:05 pm: Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on June 27, 2006, 07:47:54 pm
I miss Graham sometimes.

Many might say I'm turning into him...... ;D

I don't think so.
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: matt on June 27, 2006, 08:41:37 pm: Graham was allways entertaining to say the least

i liked him, allways said it like it was
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: rosskesava on June 27, 2006, 08:45:26 pm: He did come out with some classic one liners. It was a pity when he went. He added a bit of colour to some topics...

I always thought he was someone on this forum posting under the alias of Graham as well as with their own screen name. By that I mean one person posting as themselves and also as Graham.

Dunno why I always thought that though?
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: matt on June 27, 2006, 08:48:07 pm: i allways thought it was tosh posting under a diff name

didnt he once have a bit of a thing with another bloke as a student, what a funny thing to admit to
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: brett walker on June 27, 2006, 08:50:51 pm: No-one will ever forget the name Graham Gould, :'( quite a character, dissapeared without a trace :o

Last i heard he was travelling with Osama Binlarden ;D

Brett.
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Morph on June 27, 2006, 08:54:10 pm: He didn't exactly disappear without a trace...
But he's gone :'(
If we shout he may hear us!
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: brett walker on June 27, 2006, 09:07:22 pm: GGGGGRRRRRAAAAAHHHHHAAAAAMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Paul Coleman on June 27, 2006, 10:21:59 pm: He had a sense of humour alright and that was fine. Trouble is that sometimes a more technical thread would get distracted or diverted by the humour. That can make filtering the needed information more difficult - especially when new.
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Moderator David@stives on June 27, 2006, 10:24:12 pm: GG definately had an alter ego, he knew some things, he could have not possibly have known

Dave
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Morph on June 27, 2006, 10:28:08 pm: I-n-t-e-r-r-e-s-t-i-i-n-g v-e-r-r-r-y
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Morph on June 27, 2006, 10:52:31 pm: Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on June 27, 2006, 07:47:54 pm
I miss Graham sometimes.

Many might say I'm turning into him...... ;D

Sorry Rog, but Graham was committed ;)
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: matt on June 27, 2006, 11:19:32 pm: Quote from: Dave @st-ives on June 27, 2006, 10:24:12 pm
GG definately had an alter ego, he knew some things, he could have not possibly have known

Dave

he knew a fair few things that were from the "inside" so to speak

but who was he
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Morph on June 27, 2006, 11:22:23 pm: Do you mean inside the R/O?
Or the Committeeeeeee?
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: matt on June 27, 2006, 11:27:14 pm: Quote from: Pj on June 27, 2006, 11:22:23 pm
Do you mean inside the R/O?
Or the Committeeeeeee?

he told me a few things that were not general knowledge
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: telboy on June 28, 2006, 01:35:04 pm: The plot thickens :-\

Telboy ;)
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: windows_chepstow on June 28, 2006, 04:04:03 pm: Quote from: matt on June 27, 2006, 11:27:14 pm
Quote from: Pj on June 27, 2006, 11:22:23 pm
Do you mean inside the R/O?
Or the Committeeeeeee?

he told me a few things that were not general knowledge

I thought he may have been Glyn from Omnipole or whadge-a-ma-callit from Ionics, posting under a different name for a bit of a laugh.

But Graham has a well developed sense of humour; so I don't think it was either of the two names I mentioned. ;)

It was darned strange though, how he knew I'd been selected for Treasurer for PWCA before anyone knew; including myself (I think). I think he was the first to congratulate me!

I'm sure he must have something to do with the organisation, as it was - right at the begining.

David of St Ives might have a better idea who he was.
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: busydaffodil on June 28, 2006, 04:51:49 pm: Graham Gould = David St Ives. Thats my guess!

Who do you reckon? Whats the point really.....only GG will know the truth....and if hes gone into hiding....hes not exactly going to tell us the winning guess!

Still, I reckon its David....whos now gone straight since becoming a "Mod".

(I never actually saw any posts of this GG - or any that I remember, so no offence intended David, if he was a horrid person. I imply nothing)
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: AuRavelling79 on June 28, 2006, 05:01:38 pm: Three posts stick in my mind when I think of Graham Gould's contributions.

One where someone asked him if he was bi-polar after some manic post of his.

Another when his advice to anti-spotting was "rinse, rinse and rinse again!" which is invaluable advice, especially on hot days.

The third was when I was asked if I was his Dad after he nicked "my" mountain picture for his avatar and I changed my surname to his and kept it (with different spelling) to this day! :)
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: bluesteve on June 28, 2006, 07:00:51 pm: unfortunately the one post that sticks out was the one about admiring the male form! Whether he was messing about or had been fed some secret truth drug i dont know.
But very intriuging about his whereabouts,cant imagine he d just disappear off the site, unless he came to a untimely end!
Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Morph on June 28, 2006, 08:10:55 pm: He continued posting on the other forum until a couple of months ago. No reason to doubt that the name he was using was genuine, the same as the one he emailed me with, for about 4 months.
As I said, he couldn't have been more helpful to me, but I know he ran riot on here. Couldn't keep up with him once he got going. I think he would admit to being manic, and he would probably suggest that many on here are also in need of some medical help. He would word it sharper though!
It was a lively night when he got going!!

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Title: Re: Graham Gould
Post by: Sir Squeaky on June 28, 2006, 09:29:38 pm: Quote from: Pj on June 28, 2006, 08:10:55 pm
It was a lively night when he got going!!
Especially when he was on the Theakston's.

We had many an amusing night didn't we? ;D