Elaine Boyes
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And I actually said, you don't know me from Adam. I said, you don't know anything about me.
And I actually said, you don't know me from Adam. I said, you don't know anything about me.
The other thing is we're saving up to go to live in Canada with my boyfriend because he's crazy about Canada and he wants to move to Canada. So if I took a job for you, I wouldn't be working for you for very long.
The other thing is we're saving up to go to live in Canada with my boyfriend because he's crazy about Canada and he wants to move to Canada. So if I took a job for you, I wouldn't be working for you for very long.
It would be great, he said, because you could save up. I could pay you more than you're earning a year and you can then save up to go to Canada. You get there quicker. It was just like he wanted me, he wanted to do a business that I would be happy doing. You know, if I'd have said, let's do a sweet shop, I bet you would have done that.
It would be great, he said, because you could save up. I could pay you more than you're earning a year and you can then save up to go to Canada. You get there quicker. It was just like he wanted me, he wanted to do a business that I would be happy doing. You know, if I'd have said, let's do a sweet shop, I bet you would have done that.
Like he wouldn't leave unless I'd agreed to work for him. It felt like that. So I said, look, I'll tell you what, I'll give you my business card and let me have a think about it. You go back to London, you give yourself some time to think about it. And the next time you're up in Harrogate looking for properties, give me a call and we'll go from there.
Like he wouldn't leave unless I'd agreed to work for him. It felt like that. So I said, look, I'll tell you what, I'll give you my business card and let me have a think about it. You go back to London, you give yourself some time to think about it. And the next time you're up in Harrogate looking for properties, give me a call and we'll go from there.
And he said, you know, this is a really, truly serendipitous meeting, he said. And he was so full of joy.
And he said, you know, this is a really, truly serendipitous meeting, he said. And he was so full of joy.
When I look back, for him, that was a so intrepid meeting. He saw gold when he walked in the office.
When I look back, for him, that was a so intrepid meeting. He saw gold when he walked in the office.
I didn't know what to think, to be honest. And I really thought it was just a bit of a fantasy or a joke. I thought, this isn't really happening. This isn't really true.
I didn't know what to think, to be honest. And I really thought it was just a bit of a fantasy or a joke. I thought, this isn't really happening. This isn't really true.
I said, you would not believe it. This man's walked in and has offered me a job doing virtually anything I want.
I said, you would not believe it. This man's walked in and has offered me a job doing virtually anything I want.
That's what it came across as. And Ron said, oh, you want to be careful. You don't know anything about him. You want to be really careful.
That's what it came across as. And Ron said, oh, you want to be careful. You don't know anything about him. You want to be really careful.
He's gone back to London and that'll probably be it.
He's gone back to London and that'll probably be it.