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Not really a recent photo.. but captures the lock down mood.. 😞

Broke lockdown this afternoon, and took the Land Rover on a little expedition.

Just to briefly drag the thread back to its origin, looks like the Dutch embassy pulled it out of the bag and got him on a flight back as far as Germany at least. No plans beyond there yet, but at least he'll be closer to home by tomorrow morning!

Gave the FW it’s first wash and polish since it’s IVA.

Finally got round to washing off the muck accumulated from the run to iva.

Good turnout today at the virtual breakfast 😎

Hi Dave, I suspect they are these ones. https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-UNIVERSAL-FAIRING-MOTORCYCLE-INDICATORS-CARBON-FIBRE-EFFECT-BODY-CLEAR-LENS/193354972127?hash=item2d04dabbdf:g:eoUAAOSwtCNeUY3T

Has it got to you yet ? wont be long , Its spreading everywhere !

I wouldn't take them on, they have 8 legs and bite 😝

Great discussion about this on Reddit seemingly lead by ex-pats now living and working in China or who are frequent visitors and seem to know the country well. "Fairly soon..." is the key here. When lockdown was called I told myself that we would be confined to quarters for three months, so end of June. There were stories in the press (yes, I know...) of people being disappointed or upset that the initial three week period had been extended as if it was going to be three weeks and done. As I have said elsewhere, a change of thinking is required at the moment from individual expectation right through to government management. EVERYTHING needs to be re-thought for this new short and mid-term reality. The Tokyo 2020 organisers have already said that if there is no vaccine by early 2021 then the the games likely will not go ahead in 2021 either. This is not much of a surprise. Humans have no immunity to this. Even previously infected and recovered people have not yet been adequately assessed for future immunity. So lockdown gets lifted at some point but so what? We are all still going to be at risk. We will have social distancing, a ban on large gatherings and maybe gloves and facemasks when out in public for the rest of this year and likely into next year. Unless scientists can make extraordinary advances in the next few months AND have that progress backed up by the ability to actually manufacture the required RELIABLE tests for both active infections and antibody tests for immunity as well as safe vaccines on an unprecedented scale, we're going to have to restrict EVERYTHING we do for many many months. We're coming up to 5 weeks in. We have a VERY long way to go...

Very smart Jon, look forward to seeing it in the flesh. What’s next, upgrades on the XI?

Winter upgrades finished - carbon fibre flared side panels and headlights, 13" CSR alloys, Aerocatches - also single windscreen wipe, headlight 'on' warner and GPS tracker; just need to end the lock down and get out on the raod

Land Rover finished.

Who is now suddenly a reliable source? Trump is trying to deflect blame for his inaction on to the WHO in order to ensure re-election in November. The WHO may well have screwed up, but I want to hear that from governments less likely to announce it on Twitter...

Fully intend on putting our Westy back on the road at the start of May as is normal for us - weather dependant of course. Absolutely no reason it shouldn't be used for the once a week essential shopping trip. With just the driver there's plenty of space for the essentials. No tongue in cheek here either - it'll be straight to and straight back from the usual closest Tesco, no 200 mile round trips for a loaf of bread. Should have put it on 1st April really - our annual holiday at the end of April has been cancelled of course, and the weather has been nice of late and I actually got round to putting the Jeep on SORN at the end of March.

Gardening ✅ Wife’s car washed ✅ My ‘tin top’ washed ✅ Patio jet washed ✅ House windows cleaned ✅ House cleaned ✅ Westie.... cleaned, hoovered, polished, cleaned again, polished again !!!! 😂✅✅✅ We might not be allowed out, but she’s rearing to go once lock down is over 🌈💪🏎!!!

One of the very few benefits of being an "essential worker" is I got to use the Westie on Saturday to go into work! Three spaces to the left, you can see the remnants of when it took a petrol wee 4 weeks ago 😂😂 It was lovely driving her despite it being only 6 miles of 30/40 limits... T-shirt and shades weather too for a change 😎 Then spent the afternoon giving her a wash and polish, even got the autosol out in the exhaust

Well she has finally emerged from the garage, albeit onto the road outside and back - no runs out during lockdown 😩 Love the new wheel colour!

Don’t have many pictures at the moment

For all the people not on Facebook, I'll start to post photos and updates on here as well. I'll start with the Westfield I made a few years ago, it's ready for some work doing now just to bring it up to how mine is looking now and to bring to Stoneleigh again.

Not good news - although the new carbon nosecone is gorgeous and I'll be keeping it, the colour isn't right, so it's going to have to go back for more paint So - my old nosecone will be available, but not for a while - I'll be taking the nosecone back to the bodyshop next weekend, so hopefully I'll have it back in a couple of weeks or so