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Tony Jones

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I've just been reading the Motorcaravanners Club magazine and saw an article by Jack Bancroft explaining why he'd completely changed his mind about reversing cameras. After saying for years that only people who can't drive need them, he's now convinced they should be fitted to all motorhomes which don't have usable rear windows. What changed his mind was a "near miss" on his own home turf.

 

But all that doesn't make much difference to me, as I've got a window. I'm really posting just to say how refreshing it is to see someone of his (our?) age and experience willing to say out loud "I was wrong."

So many of us get to a "certain age" and assume we know everything we need to know, we're always right, and no-one can tell us anything.

We seem to think changing our view, or admitting we've been wrong, is a sign of weakness, when actually it takes real strength of character.

So I don't know if he reads this forum (as he writes in "another" magazine) but ... well done Jack, thanks for setting an example.

 

Tony

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Doh!! Now you've gone and done it Janine!

The Mods will surely pull the thread now you've named the "other magazine!"

(Edit) So come on Don, I can see you're online. Tell all before the thread disappears forever!

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Tony,

 

My lips are sealed but I'll give you a couple of clues.

 

There's a photo of him on page 7 of Septembers MMM and he owns a much publicised "Tea Caddy".

 

Don

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Not convinced.

Jonathan Lloyd's photo and writing style are fairly similar, but not conclusively the same - and why the nom-de-plume?

Surely a freelancer can write for more than one mag - and as Jack he already does, appearing in both "the-one-that-Janine-named"and the MCC club mag.

 

Anyway, whoever he is, "Chapeau!" - as they say during Le Tour.

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Tony:

 

Gentleman Jack Bancroft and Jonathan Lloyd are indeed the same person, but I've no idea why JL chose the GJB nom-de-plume. I could tell you an entertaining GJB anecdote, but I'd better not!

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i just looked at my new copy of which motorhome my biddies and that graham fisher on page 21 owns the same van as jack bankcroft and j lloyd. coincidence or is fred just muddying the water my luvvers.

 

ficticiousfred

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This is the Jonathan Lloyd entry on the Caravan Writers Guild members list. See:

 

http://www.caravanwritersguild.org.uk/members.html

 

Lloyd, Jonathan

Specialist photo journalist, sub-editor, consultant and customer satisfaction analyst covering all things motorcaravanning. Feature articles, monthly columns, archive commissions, MMM Mobility Supplement, Practical Motorhome Sovereign Awards, road tests, mobility, confidential product evaluation, sites, services and nostalgia.

T/A Fen Leisure Services and writing under a variety of pen-names.

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Hi Tony

 

Talking about reversing cameras I have not had one fitted on my Motorhome yet, but I have fitted reversing sensors and I had a pleasant surprise yesterday when renewing my insurance, the young lady asked if I had a camera fitted or reversing aids and when I replied yes I got a discount on my insurance.

 

Canny good Eh

 

Terry

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Many motorhome magazine contributors use different names for different magazines mainly so those who read all or most of them don't get fed up with seeing the same name everywhere, like you do with John Wickersham for example. Even in the same magazine an author may use different names for different types of features ie: one for travel, another for tests.

 

Another reason is that the editor/publisher might like 'that name' to write exclusively for them hence the need to use another name for other magazines.

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