Bye Bye Ali and Carly

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Texaco

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I started to work for Texaco in 1999, Ali was the General Manager and at the beginning, used to scare me shitless,  Actually she was a great boss, who I had the utmost respect for!

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Me! Bitter?

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Gosh, I sound bitter, don't I, but then I have every reason to be!  I DIGRESS I KNOW, BUT AS TIME GOES ON, I WILL MAKE MY FEELINGS VERY, VERY CLEAR!

​So we have known Ali for about 17 years.  She was there through some rough times, as she is for us today!

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Here we are again, and more goodbyes with the great and good of Southampton.  Tonight we popped over to see Ali and Carly, to say fare thee well!

​Now what can I say about Ali.  Ali was one of the best bosses I have ever worked with, unlike the last one.  She was also a great friend, who we have always held in high regard!

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Whatever happened to good bosses? that's what I want to know.  If you treat your employees well and not like something you scraped off your shoe, you will get great workers, hard and dedicated workers.  That is something, other 50 something, nasty and totally intolerable sociopaths could learn from.

​Ali could teach those who need it a lot and believe me, she would command a lot more respect, than those we are leaving behind!

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I am so glad we remained friends with Ali and her family.  Despite not seeing a lot of The Bott Family in recent times, they will always remain an important part of our life.

​Good friends are hard to come by in this world.  We hope to see all of them in Spain.  They are welcome whenever they like.  Much love x

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Ali and Carly 2016

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Ali and Carly 2002

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