Don Courtney and I will pour a 'Nick' size G & T next week and toast our time in Helicas together. Learnt a lot from these two guys about the art of auditing and the role of the 'consultant' in our 'difficult-but-interesting' industry.
Nick had a robust sense of humour and enormous capacity for the social aspects of the job. Never the fan of DIY he once persuaded me that the best place to brain-storm a difficult asignment was his cottage in the Val du Lot but could I bring a box of woodworking tools 'just in case'. On arrival the briefcase was discarded whilst we built a new pergola over the veranda. Once complete I was wined and dined and the next day poured back into his XR3-coupe and we headed back to Uk and back to reality.
Sometimes it helps to get life's priorities in the right perspective.
Happy Times
G