:'(
RIP
It is with incredible sadness that El Reg must report that Lester Haines, one of our finest story-tellers and an all-round good bloke, passed away on Monday. Lester, who was 55, died of a heart attack at his home in Spain. He will be cremated on Friday 17 June. Readers will know Lester for his biting wit, his piloting of the …
"You need to link to that recipie, that was before my time but I need that in my life!"
Generic haggis pakora recipes pop up with a Google search. As for the Lester's recipe...Ralph B, thank you for the link to his articles:
Haggis pakora versus huevos rancheros.
One of the finest contributors to El Reg, and the man who kept me coming back here even on those rare occasions when El Reg wasn’t performing at its best. He never missed the mark, and I will miss reading what he has to say and his views on food, science, drink and the world.
My condolences to his family and friends at this awful time.
Fuck.
I've been away and I've only just seen this.
Thoughts to his family, Kararina, the Junior Boffin, and nephew Matt, the bearded coated one, and all the others.
I always enjoyed his articles, his enthusiasm, his love of life.
My coronary artery will probably never forgive him, but I loved his recipes.
Very deeply sad
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For those that want to remember what we'll be missing, here's a list of his articles and a list of his forum posts at The Reg.
Was there ever a more engaged and engaging writer at work and play at a tech (or any) website?
> here's a list of his articles
In retrospect I rather wish I hadn't found that link, because it's rather depressing to see that Lester's articles were pretty much ALL that has kept me interested me at The Reg over the years. Take care of his heritage, Reg. Take care.
How many stupid discussions have we had in the comments over Lester's articles? It's much more fun reading about how to make the perfect cuppa and bacon sarnie if you can then go on and call some other innocent commentard a heathen afterwards. With Lester usually joining in the fun too.
But of course we were all joining in the fun that he, and El Reg, created. And it's a pretty good epitaph to have made lots of peoples' lives more fun. Which should not be a minor part of anyone's life achievements. As well as the more "real" stuff of raising a family and all the relationships with friends and colleagues.
I'm genuinely sad at the death of someone I didn't even know. And I feel for all you guys at El Reg towers who did. I hope you have a drink in his honour and a bloody good laugh about him.
RIP Lester. You'll be missed.
...although the person that admitted to drinking the abomination that is cofftea genuinely is a heathen...
I too will be 55 this year. Suddenly I feel mortal.
RIP Lester, you made many people smile.
Currently, and coincidently, drinking a pint from my LOHAN tankard and eating a kebab meat pizza. You sounded impressed by that pizza when I mentioned it a long while ago Lester, I hope you got to taste one,