Please call me Geoff.

I am a retired System/Business Analyst living in the UK. I Always wanted to start my own online business but until now did not have a lot of spare time to devout to setting one up. I have tried lots of things to get websites setup and working but they were in effect only elaborate scams to get hold of my money and then left on my own to puzzle things out. I am also very wary about being offered things for free but told things get better but only if I pay for them before I have time to try the basic system out.

I was in the IT Industry for a very long time starting with operating punch card machines, moving onto very large computers that had less computing power than the laptop that I am using now, then server/dumb terminals before arriving at Personal Computing/Laptops/smart phones. My main background was in designing and implementing back office systems therefore, I never got into the website creation world. The nearest I came to it was designing screens to enable users to interact with data held in humongous databases. I didn't have to know how objects got onto the screen only about where they should be positioned and what to do with the data that was entered into them. So with all my design skills I am still just a novice when it comes to making a website work lol.

Part of my career was in the British Army where I started as an ordinary soldier and rose to the rank of Captain. I travelled the world visiting such places as Germany including Berlin (before the wall came down) and most of Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the New Territories (before being handed back to China). While I was serving in the UK I was introduced to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth and awarded the British Empire Medal for services to the Crown.

My playing days are limited now but I still like watching all types of sport with my favourite being Formula 1 racing and Football (Soccer). I was a competition Ten Pin Bowler until my wrist gave out, bowling an average of 260 a match.

My main hobbies are beekeeping, gardening and DIY so at times I am controlled by the weather but never short of something to do.