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I have 2 boys who love the Westfield. So I have to taken them both out. That's 2 good drives for me!

Sat morning ride out with Dad. Ended up at Lydden Hill watching some 7’s tear round. 😎

have been looking for a louvre cutter for a while then last wed a pullmax P1 machine came up on market place rang the bloke and turns out he is 5 minutes from my workplace so struck a deal brought it home thursday hell it was heavy to move by myself anyway its in the shed now and i have had a little play. so it will cut alloy 1.6mm / blackiron sheet 1.2 mm it will bead alloy sheet steel upto 1.6mm made a simple die for a bead 20mm x 7 mm deep worked a treat in both alloy and steel now i have to make a louvre cutter die it is only an old s/hand machine but i will never wear it out

I'll be there callan's really looking forward to it see you all Sunday morning 😁

He's not brave enough Julie 😂

You? Lose out to a cute little 10 week old puppy? Never.

They’re very good! 👍

It’s a yes from me!!!

Name that committee member:

Hi All, I just wanted to explain the reason why I have been absent from the forum for a little while. Back at the beginning of the month, my daughter of 3 years old started to act strange and telling us she felt a bit wrong. Thinking it was a cold (as she had a slight temp) we treated it with Calpol and it seemed to help. As the month progressed her temp went back to normal but she was getting irritable, sleepy and very lethargic, spoke to the doctor to which they just said keep an eye on it as it could just be a growth spurt etc.. A few days later before her bed time she asked to go to bed, something that concerned me greatly. I was up until the early hours with my wife stating that something was not right with that and insisted that we take her to the doctors in the morning. When waking her the next day (she normally is up at 6am) she was awake but pretty much unresponsive, not talking or anything. Taking her to the doctor and doing some tests showed that her Glucose levels were really high and her keytones were really high as well. She was suffering from Ketoneacidocis. We were told to take her to ER right away. My wife took her to the hospital it was confirmed she has Type 1 Diabetes which is an Autoimmune disorder which isn't related to diet or exercise but is caused by something as simple as a Cold of flu virus, the doctors still don't know what causes the body to do this but it does happen. So this was a massive shock to us and she had to stay in hospital for 5 days while doctors got her blood back into a less toxic state and the glucose under control to some extent, we also had to learn how to treat our daughter moving forward. She needs 4 injections a day and all her food needs to be calculated before she can eat etc.. After 5 days my wife and my little girl came back home from hospital and we started to get to grips with the new adjustments.. However on top of all this my wife at this point was due to give birth to our second daughter in the next couple of weeks, this obviously put the pressure on to make sure we were confident with treating our daughter in time before the baby was due to arrive.. Fast forward a few days to a Saturday, we felt confident enough to take our daughter swimming as we want to make sure she does not feel that anything is a miss in normal life.. however my wife was complaining of irregular short sharp pains during the day. That evening they started to get worse, so my wife called the hospital for advice, they said it was nothing to worry about and to just keep an eye on it.. We went to bed and that's when the pain kicked in, yes my wife was in labor, as we have no one at home to look after our 3 year old and due to covid only allowing 1 person in with the mother, I had to stay at home while my wife went in on her own. She ended up spending the night there and the labor seemed to be long like the last one. I managed to get some friends around early in the morning to babysit our daughter so I could go and see my wife and hopefully the birth of our baby girl in between giving her, her injections. Luckily when I arrived she was being prepped for a C section as there was no progress, so I arrived got into scrubs and right into the operating room where my wife was, the operation was taking a little while and time was approaching to administer our daughters next injection.. luckily our 2nd daughter was born with just 5 mins to spare and I got to hold her, I then had to rush off and tend to our other daughter.. As my wife had a c section she is not allowed to do pretty much anything for 2 weeks and not able to do any lifting, driving or work for 6 weeks. In the first few days our 2nd daughter started to lose too much weight, So back to the hospitals to work out why our 2nd daughter isn't gaining weight and after an anxious wait (thinking it could be the same issue), the blood tests all came back fine and all it was down to the fact my wife was so stressed with what was going on it was effecting her supply. So this is where I have been, looking after my girls. Needless to say its been one of the worst and best months of my life, heartwrenching but also joyful... its a odd one to feel... The good news is, that we are getting there with our daughters blood glucose levels, our new little one is now putting on weight and my wife is back on her feet, So I should be able to update you all with new offers etc .. I just wanted to share this with you all just to explain my absence

Back in an office for the first time for over a year

Meet at Quackers cafe, Thornbridge Hall, Ashford in the Water, DE45 1QA (postcode for sat nav) 10am. We can go for a run out, @ianali @Barnsley Johnwe can do the Winnats Pass, then call for lunch. Anyone joining us, cake is compulsory I believe😛

We are planning a run starting with breakfast at 9.00am at:- Sycamore Farm Liverpool Road Burnley BB12 6HH half a mile from jct 9 M65 or 1 mile jct 10 Plenty of parking. After brekkie Jim will lead us on a route around the Lancashire moors/Yorkshire Dales (route to be decided) I will be heading south at 12noon to get home for the F1, but if enough people want to carry on Jim is happy to lead further. I intend to open this out to NWKCOG in the hope we can get a good rapport with them for future combined events. All are welcome, Kit cars, sports cars, and tin tops. The meeting point is within easy reach of Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Please help us break general apathy that seems to have set in during Covid. This is a car club, lets drive. Please lets us know if you intend to come

Here is the next project

Phew, thought I was losing out to the puppy

SOLD to Ben, Thanks mate

Mines a wide body with MSA bar. Very tempting, still for sale, if so I’ll have it

It’s way more “fitted” than the much more generic Walker St Claire cover was. It’s cut and sewn to follow the line of the windscreen, rear arches and roll bar to ZK tub gap. It doesn’t have much excess material covering the bodywork. It would probably give some protection, but I’m not sure how well the sides would pull down, with the wider and higher roof line from the cage. When I had two ZK bodied Westfields, one with a low line Jap roll bar and one with a taller RAC bar, the Shower bits cap definitely didn’t fit the RAC bar car as well.

Should be there if I can get out of the pit in time

Thanks Gents, much appreciated! We're out in the middle of nowhere Glamping this weekend, so the 4g signal is a bit "hit and miss" (mostly miss) so I hope you get this reply!

And they were only passing by.

That might take a while.

If that’s a crime, I’m in trouble.

Thank goodness - I’d forgotten all about that.

So that’s what they’re there for - go figure.

She’ll be delighted to hear it.

https://www.augustman.com/sg/amselect/hit-list/italian-pilot-dario-costa-just-flew-a-plane-through-two-tunnels/ Skill😎

Have a great day Lovely route round there we dropped in that way 3 weeks ago Bulls head hotel in Castletown do a lovely steak an ale pie but it will leave no room for cake Have fun

Having done my trailer test a few years ago. And seeing some of the things I've seen at recent trackdays. I think this is a bad move.

Fingers crossed that @Barnsley John chooses his favourite boyfriend, Glen😍, and goes to Darley Moor in November when it probably won't be Westie weather anyway. And you, Mr Turtle, you can go in the naughty corner with Mr Bagpuss, you have both been absent for sooooo long😁. Can't you donate your hubs to poor Luke? Have a great run out @Paul Hurdsfield it is great for the club to have a few other outings at a weekend, especially while the summer is just about still hanging on. Our route will also take us through Chatsworth, so don't forget to look at the big posh House @ianali as it will be slightly behind you and look for the deer in the parkland. There is a 10K run on but that is at 9.30 in the morning so hopefully it won't clash with us. Light cloud and 18 degrees, looking forward to it👍

Thank you all for making us feel so welcome, great to meet fellow enthusiasts 👍 Ben

Hopefully we will be there. Ali’s quite excited about that route. Think we might bring coats this time.

I bet his backside had a tight hold on his undercrackers

I'm feeling brave Julie so count me in too. 😀

Im in for this one👍

Got Dad to get his Westy out today and we had a ride to a nice little classic meet. Loads of nice cars, a couple of kits too

I’ll have to give this one a miss; need to catch up on some Sigma and Honda garage time!

I can't make this one unfortunately. Have fun and see you all soon.

Also a no from me - still very sore from tweaking my back on last Sunday's run out, so I'm resting this weekend Have a great time

Last day of my holidays, back home on Monday. Mr Turtle a no show again Enjoy the cake

Its a no from me unfortunately. Maybe Hispec will have some new hubs to me in time for the Santa run Enjoy your cake!

Sorry Julie I cant make this one We are trying to rally the troops for a brekkie run on the Lancashire Moors/Yorkshire Dales on Sunday morning, and of course I have to be back home for the F1 It's compulsory you know

Would love to drive Winnats Pass in my Westfield. But I'll be in Whitstable on Sunday.....