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After years of bodging, sawing things on wobbly garden tables or balanced between chairs, I finally built myself a decent workbench today. It’s made from two 18mm ply sheets, which I glued and screwed together before successfully dropping it edge on onto my toe whilst lifting it into place 🤬🤬🤣. Mrs Stu has a bad back so was unable to assist. It’s very solid, took my not inconsiderable post Christmas weight without a murmur of complaint! Need to play around with where stuff goes, but I’ve got a pillar drill, power saw, grinding wheel and vice to play with. Plenty of work to do on the house where these will all come in handy.

This is my latest Astro madness! It’s a 150mm Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope, which shows, amongst other things, the prominences (flares) which erupt from the limb of the Sun. It has taken me probably 4 years from original idea to gathering all the right bits and then getting someone to build it for me. Solar observing needs to be done right, so it has the necessary energy rejection filters to avoid any fried eyeballs! The scope will need excellent conditions to be at its best, but when that happens it should show amazing close up views. Better when the Sun is higher in the summer. For context, the scope is about 1.5m long……

Hi Ben, these arrived today & have to say best Xmas pressie to myself since ever 😜 so happy 👍

4 of us made it and had an enjoyable natter Me , Frank Bryant , Paul Aspden and John Hoyle

Hi, Spotted this on the Book of Face. A kind gentleman picked this Westfield bonnet up from the M62 so thought I'd share it here https://www.facebook.com/groups/6231698041/permalink/10159973451568042/

Renewed with Howdens today - great price, great service - but, my lord did it take time - just under 30min on the phone for a straight forward renewal. I'm not retired yet, so got to earn the money at some point in the day...

I thought I'd get the first of 2024 posted up, it's freezing!!! 😂 Happy New Year everyone, hope you all have a happy and healthy 2024 👍

Shout out to Chloe and @Howden Insurance - Specialist Vehicle for great service again! Only a negligible increase in costs despite me increasing my valuation to reflect the recent prices of the MegaS2000 with my normal 5000 miles and 5 track days 👏

Meet at The Great British Car Journey car museum, Ambergate, DE56 2HE on SATURDAY 6th Jan at 10am. We will grab some breakfast before heading off North through the Peak District to the Rambler Inn, Edale, S33 7ZA. If you require extra forks, please bring your own 😮😂 Who is joining us? It is on a SATURDAY

It's our first Area meet of the year tomorrow! Usual time and place, 7.30pm at the Golden Pheasant, Plumley. Weather has not been kind to Westfields this week, so do be aware, even if it's not raining tomorrow, (which will be nearly a first this year!! ), there's a lot of standing water around the corner of Cheshire, so tin tops may be a safer option, still!

🤣 "anonymous tip"

Great! Now not just one slow coach but the entire team despises me

You’re not kidding @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman, I went to Alderley Edge last night and drove through 3 floods (completely submerged road) and plenty of deep sprawling large puddles to catch out the unwary! Not Westie weather out there at the mo. Pick you up about 7ish, sound ok? Andy

I'm joining too😀

Hi Carlie Thank you for responding. Well, I'd rather not get anyone personally into trouble. Good enough to know that you are aware. Think of all these other folks who had to wait in the queue until allowed to part with their money 😉

I asked really nicely 😝 and said pretty please 🤣 then he went off about contract of employment. !! I mentioned holiday as I haven’t had one in the last 4 weeks!!! And everyone laughed ! So I tried and he said I’m Very trying . Well it is a new year so it was worth a go

I don't recognise it from a Yorkshire car.

I'll be there.

You beat me to it Rob😀

Sorry! Who did you speak to? I'll tell them to pick up the pace 😅 Carlie

I thought you’d done it all! 😁

First Monthly meet of 2024 for a natter and a pint, usual venue, The Crown Inn Bridport DT6 4AX from 19.30.

Mostly right, but not Bluetooth, something called 'Wideband' and I'm not sure that the passer-by needs to be logged into anything !

I have just fitted some of the mesh from B&Q to my car. They only had the silver but a few coats of black spray and hey presto 👍

I’ve told my Boss.🤪!!! but his told me it’s a NO so it’s looks like I’m working 🥺 have fun guys see you all soon