1How are today?

I'm good thanks, thanks for inviting me here, feels strange being at the other end of an interview.

2so you have been on the hotseat quite a while,what was it like to be respected by the whole site?

Well I am delighted that the members on this fantastic site thought of me that way, it means a lot. I just tried to find out more about the people behind the profile and wanted other members to realise they have opinions too.

3do you drive or are you like me and too young to drive and if you do what do you drive?

No I do drive, I'm probably older than you think, Lol. I drive a 1996 Mercedes E230 Automatic. It's off the road right now but due to have it sorted next weekend. I just love Mercedes-Benz cars, they're easy to maintain and comfortable to drive.

4how do you choose the people for your interviews?

Well, I take a look around the site carcrazedsim and look out for things like who has the most posts, who has created stuff, who has recoloured cars for a while and taken it from there. There are quite a lot of members who have been on for a while so there's still plenty of them you can interview.

5what sims creators do you respect and why?

There's been quite a few great ones come and go. I always liked Monkeydbd, Maximum Spider and Tre-Zillah. they made amazing cars for the Sims. Then came along Fresh Prince, he makes quality vehicles but you have to wait for them, well worth the wait though, he's a busy man. Then of course there's Vovillia, he releases loads of different vehicles and gives us a big choice. I guess anyone who can create stuff for the sims earns respect from everyone.

6do you have the sims 3 and sims 2 or are you glued to one or the other?

I did buy the Sims 3 and tried it, I wasn't impressed to be honest. They took away the fun of simple things like driving in and out the driveway, although they have made the graphics a little smoother. I sold the Sims 3 on Ebay and won't buy it again.

7if you won a competition to meet anyone in the world who would it be and why?

If I was asked that a couple of years ago it would have been Michael Jackson. Simply because regardless of the press reports, he was simply one of the greatest entertainers of all time. The other would have been the former WWF/E wrestler Bret "Hitman" Hart, but I met him last year. Now I think it would probably be Osama Bin Ladden, so i can get my reward when I hand him in to the authorities.

8do you like this site as it is or do you think it needs a fresh makeover?

Running a site can be difficult and sometimes you change things and it doesn't please everyone. I think a fresh image would be a good thing as it's been a while since it had one, but I am also a good believer in the old saying 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

9what is your occupation or stage in school?

I work full time as a Transport Manager for a plumbing/heating company.

10without using a translator could you guess what this Irish praise means"póg mo thóin"??

Haha, actually my in-laws come from Ballycastle so i know exactly what it means, don't know if I should post it here though but let's just say it involves puckering up and bending over. Lol.

Your 100% right and in Ireland it's such a funny praise that foreign people don't know we even have bumper stickers with it on them


11do you ever intend coming back to the hotseat?

No, It's not my intention and I believe the vacancy has been successfully filled, and the reason I retired was that I recently moved house and it needs a lot of work done to it, so my time will be taken up with that project, it may take over a year to do. I may start up a smaller role on the site called Hannibal's Houses which allows members to show off their homes on the site and comment on them, but I still have to run this by Vovillia.

well its been great having on here and good luck with whatever you move on to

Thanks carcrazedsim, best of luck in your new role, and that was a cool interview, thank you, I can now relax as The Hotseat is in good hands.

That was an absolutely amazing interview!

Nice idea to interview the interviewer!

wonder who's next

Great interview, good job!

... ... !!! Great Job interviewing Mr. Hannibal !!