I guess we all have a need

[Johnbee]

I\'m no different to anyone else - every now and again our past grabs us by the short and curlies and pulls us back along the road we thought we had travelled. A road we thought was our route out of wherever we were at the time.
For me it was the road out of NESA - a child I helped give birth to but soon realised needed more from me that I could give.
I\'ve had this love/hate relationship with nesa for a few years - I spawned it but it bit back and spewed me out - from that day on I thought little of my prodegy - but life has that funny way of kicking you when you are on the up (as well as on the down).
Tonight I just had that uncontrollable urge to visit, post and at the very least free my mind from Nesa\'s pull.
I don\'t fish now, have little to do with fishing, wonder in my own mnd why I ever enjoyed fishing but one thing constant in my mind is my \"child\" Nesa - it\'s nice to pop along now and again just to see how she is growing up.
From what I see she is doing well.

[Edited on 22/10/2005 by Johnbee]

[TC]

\'bout time you looked in on your baby - I had half a mind to report you for child neglect........but then I\'ve only got half a mind anyway, so I\'m told.

For those who have only been members of NESA for the past few years, Johnbee - or JAYBEE, as he\'s better known to us, was the man who created NESA. Without him, none of us would be posting on here, as it wouldn\'t exist. We all owe John a huge thankyou for that.

Whenever a \"difficult\" issue arises on the site, I always try to imagine what Jaybee would do in the circumstances.
More often than not, I think I get it wrong......lol........and that he would\'ve handled the situation better.......I\'m still just a newbie at this lark compared to him.



[Edited on 22/10/2005 by TC]

[Johnbee]

\'bout time you looked in on your baby - I had half a mind to report you for child neglect........but then I\'ve only got half a mind anyway, so I\'m told.

For those who have only been members of NESA for the past few years, Johnbee - or JAYBEE, as he\'s better known to us, was the man who created NESA. Without him, none of us would be posting on here, as it wouldn\'t exist. We all owe John a huge thankyou for that.

Kind of you Tony but all I did 12 years ago was put the dots above the I\'s - from that moment NESA became a self motivated, self generating website with no equal. It was virtually the firsrt in the Uk and ultimately remained the best - why? because of the people who came here. Nothing to do with me - I just opened the door.
Now of course NESA is like most things - it is more than it\'s creator - it\'s a life force in it\'s own right and that is how it should be.

[Edited on 22/10/2005 by Johnbee]

[TC]

\"The door\" must have something pretty substatial to hold it up, though and the building of that fabric was / is down to you. In all of those 12 years, there\'s not really a great deal changed on NESA. That alone is evidence of \"if you\'re gonna do something, do it well\".......and you did.

Yes, I know it\'s the members who make the site - but without the site itself and all those years you nurtured it, neither the site, nor its\' original members would be here.

Don\'t play down your role in NESAs\' success - many of us KNOW differently.

[Johnbee]

Well for what its worth NESA still holds a very special place in my heart - maybe cos it was my first site I don\'t know. For sure very few people here will remember me but that doesnt matter.
Even though it is a number of years since I passed on the mantle of creator.owner I still feel NESA is mine. I don\'t think that thought will ever leave me.

[TC]

Said all the long that I\'m just the caretaker

[alan]

enjoyed reading this nice to see you looking in mate,do fancy making a come back its never too late,cheers John

[Norman]

Haha , well hello there JB mate, great to hear from you .......
keep posting mate ........ always a place on Slinky Kate again you know.

cheers

[jonny_mc]

Hello John mate, you probably havnt heard of me or seen a post as i have only been around over a year i think.

This is one hell of a site and i will always be posting on it, great info and great lads!........and lasses

[Stores]

Same sentiments from me John. Hope the photography is going well. For those who don\'t know John has been instrumental in opening different doors for the book to become a reality.

[fishaman]

nice to hear from you again john.hows your legs mate?

[sless]

hello jaybee
i dont know if you will remember me
i joined nesa when it was
www.sea-angler.org
a few years ago

[Tadpoleman]

Hi Jaybee nice to have you back on board............ Hope you are keeping well

bert

[Charlie_Thompson]

hello JB I used to be Ell

[KeithB]

Hi JB

Charlie... you still are!!!