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@IanK (Bagpuss) Has been disgraced! Run him over, never again....

Kanderstag in Switzerland on this years trip.

Here's mine out on a trip to a classic car meet in Bicester. And one from the Complete Kit Car photo shoot.

In the early days...

Been out since 7.30am 😃 but had to give up as there's a wiggle on and thousands of bikes not giving way and riding five aside and 400yrd long 🙄

Dave found a leaky cooling pipe... sorted... (was a hose clip loose allowing pipe to slide partially off heater matrix feed)

Hi. I have followed this with much interest and I'm grateful for many of the honest posts. I'd like to suggest many if not all will some time in our lives have some challenges. And we are now accepting and discussing these issues more openly which must be a good thing. So let's keep it up and make these discussions acceptable. Not many know I was affected by meningitis a few years back and was very lucky considering what it can do. However I didn't fully escape and have severe hearing loss and tinnitus in one ear. Hearing loss is one thing, the tinnitus which people can't see never leaves me due to the nerve damage and is like being in the car with the window down at over 100 mph. 24 hrs per day. It's seriously loud . Makes being social within a group almost impossible. But what I'm saying is with time the brain can get the upper hand on these things and you can be in control. Keep up the good work and positive thoughts.

My 'Day Job', thrashing cars in Sierra Nevada...

Feeding my Grandson...... and trying to understand just how he knows how to manipulate me.... just 3 weeks old and a master at his craft.

It's also not too shabby at Ynyslas... Gary

Waun y Gadair view point above Lyn Clywedog on the mountain road between lLlanidloes and Machynlleth. Too good a day to miss Gary

@Geezergs@RobT@RichK@djm Your baffles were all posted this morning so should be with you in the next couple of days. @darve Your's is here and ready to collect whenever you're passing I still have two left which have both been folded for anyone else intersted

Great days racing today at Aintree sprint with Chris , Derek and Gary , weather was fab thanks John.

Thats not a Porch it’s more of a canopy I’d say.

Took the car into work this morning. The difference a day makes 🙁

Sorry to hear that. Your still welcome to come along for the chat/meet. Also there are a number of people looking for co-pilots so you might be able to grab a ride.

I've a cage fitted these days, so it's kinda like Bugmans description only I use the cage as a sort of crane and lower and hoist myself in and out like the slick racing driver I am

True, but this was far from a weep. It was a Spal fan mounted to a VW Polo rad with the proper Spal fitting kit (the sort where four thin metal rods are pushed through the rad to hold it in place). Gravity had meant that all four had dropped and had rubbed on the core and punctured four holes! Replaced with a Coolex radiator with welded-on fan brackets so hopefully that's a permanent fix. Going to head off into the Peaks later and give it a proper test.

Only videos will really show "How to do it" Perhaps there could be a prize for best entry and extraction!

Hello Adam. I think people who have met me would say I'm extrovert... So I might cast shadow on your post. I know many lively extroverts who have chronic anxiety, depression and a selection of other challenges mentally. I wish I wS a quiet person.. The only time is when my mood drops but no one sees as I hide away. So sorry you have had some low times... I've had a few recently but the sun really helps. I plan on spending winter in Spain in the sun but I have a new grandchild arriving in Feb so might have to rethink... I miss my car which doest help. She is still in recovery at the local garage since being retrieved from France. Driving is therapy for me...

Edit: crossed posts with Chris above, how strange! Its been a while so though it was time for a bump... thank you to those who have contributed so bravely, I hope sharing your stories has helped. I had a really tough couple of weeks, then a bit of time being insanely up and down, but have been in a good place for a couple of days now - head feels clear, I'm not rushing around as much, I've been able to make decisions (including one rather big one!), I'm being pragmatic when things have gone 'wrong'. Perhaps the weather helps! Anyway, main reason for my post... my partner recommended a book to me called Quiet, by Susan Cain, which I've been working through. It deals with the differences between introverts and extroverts, and how - despite some cultures and societies being set up to try and persuade introverts to act more like extroverts - there is a lot if power in being a quiet person. I feel like there may be a strong link between introversion and depression / anxiety. We (I say we because I am definitely down the introverted end of the scale!) tend to focus a larger portion of our energy internally for consideration and thought, which isn't too much of a stretch to get to overthinking, and thus anxiety, and then depression not a great distance from that. There's a little test here which can reveal where you sit, if interested: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/tests/personality/extroversion-introversion-test Armed with some of the knowledge and viewpoints in the book, I have started to look at a few situations differently. I find there's something strangely calming and comforting that comes from knowing yourself better - I think it's worth looking at 👍

This is so true - and it was not that long ago that cancer was referred to as "the C word" that nobody dared mention. We can all change the attitude to mental health in the same way.

Yesterdays early finish - time to play in the Sun

Hi Robert. Looking to attend next years get together. Would like to put interest down for accommodation for 2, not fussed what type, as long as it has a bed and isn't under canvas.

On the way to work...... ....I may have got lost..... ........ and taken a longer route..... ..than the tintop takes.

I always carry an umbrella and it is not just for the rain!! Coming back from Switzerland last year, we got stuck on the M25 due to an accident and we were sat in the direct sun for ages. I didn't want to put the half hood on so put up my umbrella and had some instant shade.

Lovely pictures there Andy, oh to be sat outside the pub now with the cars, dream dream Anyhow, Tracey from The Burton Car Club snapped us on our way home through Matlock Bath, so I have thieved it off facebook and posted it here. There were lots and lots and lots of motobikes there.

Thanks all for another great day in the peaks 👍 and a big pat on the back for the people that pushed that little bit more!!🤔 Cheers Andy and Becky

A great day out indeed. Here’s a few of my pics

I've done more miles with leaky rads than without. Get a better excuse!

Winnats Pass, courtesy of Becky

Meeting us at Matlock were Ian, Dave, Andy and Becky. Dave was in his new Sigma engined car and very quickly the rumours began of an unfinished Honda project coming up for sale soon as spares or repairs, now that he is realising that FORD is the way forward From there we took a scenic route down the Elton Essess, posed through Bakewell, over Surprise View, up Winnats Pass and finally down Mam Nick to land us at The Rambler Inn, Edale. There was a large Lotus gathering in the Peak District today and, much like the other week when it was the TVR's, we waved at all the Lotus cars coming in the opposite direction. At a guess there were 40 or 50 of them. It was a twisty route on fairly big roads so we made decent progress and arrived just in time for the pub to open, resulting in an empty car park. The best parking spot in front of the pub. Bottoms up Lovely views from our table in the garden area We attracted a crowd and Ian soon became crowd control manager Andy's car had a little hiccup at The Rambler but with experts on hand it was soon restarted and after lunch we took another twisty and scenic route past the Monsal Head Viaduct, back through Bakewell, up the Elton Essess, over the Via Gellia to bring us to the Blue Lagoon cafe for cake. We got the prime parking spot again. Boy, do they know how to make cakes. Andy and Becky guarding the cakes Dave's exhaust is on the drivers side and seems a long way off the car, Glen says it is 'two feet' away, that's my 2 feet. Chatter was exciting with Dave and Ian about to go to Austria in their Westfield's, Andy and Becky about to go to Devon in theirs. The rest of the conversation went a bit wayward, practice for the pending lads week away I think. Ian gave us a smile as he left so did Dave Thanks for coming everyone and I hope all you folks that couldn't make it had a good day, we look forward to seeing you all next time xxx

I'm talking to Justin and will takeover the organising of this event.

Yes Jude, and I understand the pope is also a Catholic. 😁😁😁