The presentation has landed, and it was a fantastic success. Right up to the last minute, Rob had absolutely no idea what was happening, and was completely taken by surprise. His reaction was one of disbelief and happiness. I must extend my thanks and respect to everyone who worked so hard to make all this happen for a very good friend of mine. It took some incredibly hard effort and not a little luck to pull it off, but it went better than we could ever have hoped. There has been a huge amount of frantic running around and total lying going on today to keep Rob out of his own house while a HUGE crate was brought in and hidden in the garden. It was rather amusing that his first reaction after the reality of what was happening had sunk in was to ask "How the hell did you even get that thing in here?"

Rob himself will post soon, to give his side of the story, and Rob S will most likely do the same. It might be time to unhide this section so Rob can see it

Pictures follow.

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