Dear Mr. Haines:

So sorry to hear that you have been under the weather. Best wishes for a complete recovery very soon.

I have missed your wonderful posts. You make me very proud to be English. I as well hope the software glitch is corrected quickly.

JudyC - Is there an address for snail mail?

Sandy

Re SandyBrit:

I find it interesting you are "proud to be English" yet your name quite clearly uses British. Furthermore England and Britain are effectively one and the same, a most unusual manner of putting things.

Mr. Haines: I'm sending you loving, healing thoughts. I thought you were away on an adventure.

I must tell you I enjoyed your London very, very much... Thanks so much for your help.

Thanks Judy for letting us know about Ben. I was just thinking about him yesterday and realized there hadn't been any recent postings from him. We really miss you Ben! I hope you will be feeling better real soon. I would love to send snail to Ben also. ... Molly in Texas

Mr. Haines, Wishing you speedy recovery both on line and in body. You're commentary is greatly missed here.

Please, m_kingdom, take your comments to another thread.

Further to my previous posting on this thread, I would also like to join the others in wishing this true gentleman and veritable gold mine of information the speediest return to good health.

P.S. My previous posting was solely for the attention of SandyBrit!

benny boy,
get well soon, lad.

up the Irish!

Jimmy

To Holly,Sandy and Molly in Texas,I am afraid I don't have Mr Haines's "snail mail" address. But, always,he leaves e-mail address with his posts.

Feel better soon, Ben. And come back as fast as you can!

Best wishes,

BrimhamRocks

Mr. Haines you are missed on this forum! I hope you are able to recover quickly and will be back to traveling planning and traveling very soon.



M_Kingdom, take it somewhere else, this thread is for well wishes to a Fodor's Friend, your pompous remarks are not appropriate here.

Adding my wishes for a speedy recovery to the long list. Ben Haines has my vote for most inspirational poster on this board.

Mr Haines-
I was just alerted to this thread by my father. Please get better well, well before our honeymoon in July, when my fiance and I are still looking very forward to enjoying a meal with you.
Kimberley

I hope you are well soon, Mr. Haines. I also hope very much that Fodors straightens out whatever is keeping you off the forum. You have given me very sound advice about Poland and definitely helped making that a fantastic trip. I have also benefitted from your train knowledge and just enjoyed your posts about London. Hope you are back soon.

This is a great thread, I'm happy to be able to thank Mr Haines for all his posts over the years - patient, consistent and always spot on information. Although I haven't had the pleasure to take any of his advice, I do admire it, and it is always a good read for me for armchair traveling!

Mr. Haines:

Wishing you a speedy recovery and thanking you for all your help, advice and civility on the board.

I imagine this means you haven't been able to get out on the bike. Heal quickly.

Come back soon,
Mel

C'mon, Sir Ben Haines.

How can you let a minor infirmacy leave you efected like this?

The world needs your understanding and wisdom.

Head marginally above parapet- I had arranged to meet Ben for an early supper tomorrow night. I will ensure he's aware of the contents of this thred

Thanks Sheila -- please convey our respect and wishes for a speedy return to both health and the europe forum

Ben Haines: I hope you are re-connected soon so that you can read and take pleasure from all of these e-mails from the many people who you have helped and who admire your knowledge and unfailing courtesy. Get well soon!

I hope that Fodors does something to acknowledge some of the great contributors to these web sites -- you on London and central & Eastern Europe & Maribel on Spain.

Feel better soon, Ben! Your posts regarding train travel in southern England -- especially garden notes -- are part of my treasured references.

By the way, I recently had the same difficulty and had to re-register. Is there any chance, this could have been caused by one of those worms? J.