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I’ve decided to join in! Hi, Can you tell me a little of detail about the Westfield please. Mileage and location so of it’s the right one I can arrange for a viewing. I could also be interested in the Mustang as I’ve always fancied a bit of American Muscle. Would you consider a deal on both, I’ve just had a policy mature and it’s burning a hole in my pocket and need to spend it before the wife does! Andy

He's definitely been watching @RussH

So we have reached February and as I type the sun is coming out... I have manage to avoid going back onto my (bipolar) meds and have no signs of depression. Get me huh! I have managed to get out and about in the Wez which is like taking a happy pill! I did spin her on a greasy roundabout which gave me an adrenaline rush, not done that before. Manage to recover and carry on like it had been intentional! (???!!) There were quite a few other cars about... wonder if anyone captured that on their phone! What a clever bunch of guys there are here sharing their feelings, isn't it funny how we don't recognise our own achievements? Personally i don't think I have any! I used to think it was an achievement just to get up, have a wash and be dressed. Currently life isn't so bad and I send these positive vibes to those of you are are not feeling so positive - yet. Tomorrow is a blank canvas just waiting for you to make a mark... make it a good one. x

Gary and Trina were coming

Or he doesn't 'identify' as Fergus? 😋

An additional clip after the end credits as well

You'll have to have the engine out to "service" the gearbox...

So it is, I'll give them a call again! Reported again!

awesome buddy Thanks matey see you soon I hope Dan

Our Parsons Caverussell/Jack Charles can be a nightmare in woods especially for squirrels, so we have to restrict off the lead time. It would help if we could track her if she did disappear, and be a back up reassurance of not losing her for Dog 'Hotel' when we're away.

I suspect the passports belong to people they've scammed! The ads not back on e-bay yet. He's stopped talking to me 🤔 Ask to see the V5 .

Very happy to do that, I'm slightly out of the loop having found a tech admin guy who's keen, but can browse through settings as be take screenshots as well as ask him! We're not a professionals at it and it out if the box without any bespoke code, but have over the years worked on various little tweaks and the search and default 'view new content' is a bit we've had a fair bit of work on getting nice to use. Obviously you can test out how the site looks anytime, it's live, viewable by anyone, free the join. https://www.canalworld.net/forums/ Daniel

Only if your feeling lucky , Punk !

I guess it depends on need. Our hound of choice (rescue Collie Greyhound lurcher) will chase most things that move, and now he has settled with us is quite happy to be half a mile away. If he is deep into something will finish the chase/sniff before coming back. But with a powerful whistle we've not lot him yet. One of the few times we had a 'Ooo, where is the dog' moment we where walking down the towpath as a group and him managed to find the snicket up to the road bridge and was playing with the car, blind bend, humpback bridge, the works. Fortunately when my phone rang right in the middle of it I didn't ignore it, some kids had got him to cove over and rang the number on his collar. However, if you can find one that's a reasonable price/subscription it might be useful and certainly something to have a play with if you want. Daniel

Daniel - might need a chat about this to compare settings.

We have an untrained jack Russell so unfortunately can only let her off on the beach.... I thought about a tracker..but of course that only helps find them.. doesn't stop them running off! She likes to catch a bit of game!

The weather has cleared my diary for today, so I'll be at Perth for the lunch 🙂

Ah, the Binky fix for another month! At least they got treatment for the crusty flange!

Looked at it, but they need charging every few days so decided better of it. Fine for the odd day out, but not a fit and forget.

don’t mention squirrels - usually ends up in a 40- 50 min “Fergus! Heel!” chorus that gets zero response. I’m sure terriers are “selectively” deaf

Just watched it😁

A video. Following a glorious sounding V8 Beemer and then the Exige I had cadged a lift in for the sighting laps. (There's a good covering of snowdrops on the infield this year. )

All Committee Members please note. I was going to send a PM to our Chairman and give him a decent b*ll*cking. In this day and age to 'hide' this stuff is all wrong. Please can we have a proper section called 'Health and Wellbeing' (or something) and put this thread in it please, please and please. Yes it was me that was talking to Adam and look at the response since his post.

There is one Simon.......offers in region of £650.

LED Lamps fitted to oncoming cars, despite me keeping my windscreen spotless inside and out and my specs just as clean.... I can't see a chuffin thing when they come at me.... and as for the blue flares of light on my specs.... well that's all I've got to say about that. Nem........

Oh no Captain

We blame you

I though we had been over this with Agassi's autobiogaphy... I will Crack the seal a little bit... I struggle to expose myself to that lenghs, but, writting it down will allow me to re-visit it, and to remember my targets. doing it public sort of helps me to commit to them... I'm one of those with up and downs. I'm never too bad... (well sometimes I find myself at the vey bottom but I sort myself to a conforable place again with a few adjustmens) but never well enough to ensure an emotional stability... and that its been allways like this, but since I'm in this country is much much worst, continuously struggling, and taking the wrong decisions, and making the wrong adjustmens. I had a really low point starting around this past november, following some Very heavy family bussines (that are still being dealt with) that dragged me and my partner to a very dark place, we dealt differently with the issue and all exploded just after chrismas like a nuke. We are sort of sorted now as a couple, but not really as persons. One of my mains problems is my total inability of being alone... I like to think that is because I'm a super social person and I feel better surrounded by people to share my happines and often loud feelings, but the truth is that I can't bare being on my own... And this is difficult when you are 35, you are thousands of miles away from family, friends and what you call home, and your only daily company (my partner) works stupid shifts, and we happen to be people sharing a bed and have the odd weekend toguether more than a couple that shares a lot of time... Not different that many other families, but still though for someone like me with ZERO independence. This leaves me most of the time alone at home after work, with no many friends around to hag about and with the feeling that the life isn't worth much if is measured in beers, sofa time, and Netflix series, but that is how I choose to spend it because I'm unable to do stuff on my own. I've taken since the first week of january significant steps to learn being on my own doing stuff I enjoy and does not depend much of anyone else... And I have recovered a significant ammount of activities I had left aside during the years, because "life got in the way"... (relocating to uk, was a significant "life got on the way" thing)... Its incredible, how easy you drop something because in that moment you can't carry on, and when you could take it again, you simply don't do it because is too hard to start again, Also decieded to drop stuff that I though I enjoyed but only stresses me out... (more on that later). I have un-dusted all my musical instruments. Been a couple of times to an Open Mic sesion, and taken the executive decision to get back at the Music Stage as a Bass player. That means a significant ammount of practice hours requiered. I've been away from the stages at high (ish) level for over 10 years. So far I'm ejoying every minute of it... i do even have a test with a half serious band next week. Re-started my creative activities... Doing shirts, stickers and cool designs for people. This also helps to pay the bills of my own designs and projects. My time with the 3d printer is also well valued, and when I finish to draw something, it goes trough the printer and it finishes, still astonishes me that I'm capable of that (well the technology is). Shooting. Oh shooting. is SOOOO good. If possible, being on your own in the range, ear protectors insulating you from the world and a target in front of you with no other thoughts than this black dot in the target paper and your controlled breathing. Is so relaxing. I've significantly cutted down the ammount beer drunk during the week. I still get quite lose if i have no important activities on saturday, but I try to drink ZERO during the week. 3 beers every evening as a passtime can't be too good. I've left a bit aside the car stuff... in fact I do have a trackday in a week and I'm not sure my car will even start...Mental note... Better check it out... but the truth is that I really don't care. If it happens to work, will be a fun day, if not... is valentines day, Will sort something out at home for when she is back. And won't be doing competitive events at all. I just don't like it apparently (i though i did, but last year events were too much for me). And I'm forcing myself to cicle to work... regardless of the weather. (that its been stupid, because I've been poorly ill due cicling on wet mornings at 0 degrees... but I keep on it. hopefully will be better after february) My aim (and I'm still not quite there) is to have the desire to have free time to sit in the sofa and watch TV and drink a beer every now and then because I'm too busy doing stuff on my own, rather than this being the default passtime because I don't have people around. Will see how I get on. P.S. @AdamR's design and bulding capabilites are simple AMAZING. Every time I see one of his creations I feel embarrased because a so called "creative mechanical and development engineer" like myself would be unable to even design something like this... let alone to actually build it.

It's sad to hear (but not surprising) that people you know struggle with these sorts of issues (above and beyond the normal stresses and anxieties that we all face). It just shows how unaware we all are of peoples mental health and how easy it could be for any of us to spiral downwards and for it to be un-noticed by friends an family Coming from a person who isn't always open with his feelings I am always relieved when I get to the stage of blurting things out "A problem shared is a problem halved" I just wish it was as easy at that for all of you!

Very kind words Jeff... I forgot to reply at the time but - thank you 🙏 Another member reminded me of this thread just now and I thought it was worth a bump... How has everyone been recently, over Christmas and the last few months? Christmas is usually a very tough time for me, both with work stress and the thought of 'having' to spend a lot of time with a family I don't really get on with (perhaps others feel the same?), but this year was very different despite having the lurgy. I don't think I am alone in feeling better once the nights are starting to get lighter and the weather better, so I hope this is making a difference for everyone else now too! I've been keeping myself busy building more wacky stuff, but trying to keep a lid on the insane attention to detail a little. Catching myself doing this has been pretty enlightening - example: I'm half way through walking across the workshop to find a 5mm shorter bolt than the one I'm currently using because it is more optimally suited (yes this actually happened regularly previously 😅), then stopping and telling myself 'good enough is good enough'. I've been concentrating on getting out and exercising more, spending a lot of time riding the frame I built and thoroughly enjoying it. Nature and exercise are great healers! The latest project has been building a pedal car... like car racing, but cheaper, and better for both my lungs and the environment! The plan is to do a few rounds of the British Pedal Car Championship this year. The races take place on kart circuits (and Curborough!) throughout the country, lasting from 2-24(!) hours, with teams of 4 drivers. I'm hoping the competitiveness (with both other teams and within our team) will motivate me to keep up with the exercise and in turn this will keep my brain in check too (as long as I don't get too bogged down in the minor details of trying to 'optimise' every little part of the car...). If anyone else is a keen cyclist fancies a go we still have a space in the car for Round 1 which is 29th March...

Saw this and can't stop laughing..... I know...... I'm evil