I have to reply to this post to set some facts straight.
Anna has often said she remembers uncle Freddie bouncing her on his knee. Fred Dixon died over 67 years ago. Anna is approximately 66-67 yrs old. The dates don't match up for a child to remember things like that, casting doubt over her claim to be a relative.
She has never been a professional engineer (marine or otherwise). She was a bargee on a canal boat.
She was instrumental in forming our local Noc branch.
She has claimed that she has competed in the sidecar TT. Not true. One of our regular branch attendees went through all the TT programs that covered the years that she claimed to have raced there. (the programs list all the TT competitors for the events) Her name never appeared.
She was responsible for the branch having to move venues because of things she did/or said that upset the landlords.
When she does attend branch meetings, quite often the chairman has to ask her to be quiet as she talks over the person who has the 'chair'
She has been reprimanded by our committee in the past for organizing events in the Noc name without asking the branch first.
The vast majority of Norton owners around the world have never met her. Those that have, know what she is like.
When the chairman has had to ask her to be quiet, she then accuses him of a hate crime and threatens legal action.
All the above is fact.
I very much doubt, Norton Bob, that you have actually met her and that you are just repeating what she has told you. For you to say she 'was a very competent professional engineer' is just a load of cobblers. That is a myth that gets perpetuated on websites such as this. The danger is that someone believes what she says and then spends money buying/doing whatever and all goes horribly wrong.
