Recent snap of your Westfield

[Captain Colonial]

36 minutes ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

 

There can't be many places to practice tuba and not pee someone off!

I imagined he’d been banished from home by his missus.  It was the fact that he was still in his car that got me.

[Steve Bosworth]

One of me and Rob today, my first time out since October due to an operation.

bl**** cold and very slippery 😂 but nice to back in the weapon. 

[Andrzej]

Beauties !!!

 

And looking at that empty laaaarge slippery place I think You had lot of fun out there! 

[Andrzej]

Not sure if all that effort and gymanstics is worth it . Hope so ! (2.98 longer 1st gear, new synchros bearings seals etc in gearbox, new UJs in proposhaft,  and 4.3 vs 8 kg flywheel), new steering rack etc. But if started must end ..

 

Edit - waiting for spring

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

In the Peak District today, don't think the sunshine was coming out to play this time

 

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

At Upton Bridge Farm this morning for hot chocolate and cake with my little co-pilot. The sun came out to play too!

 

 

 

 

[djm]

That must be the cleanest farmyard ever!!!!!

[Simpkeia]

Managed to get out for a run today in the ☀️ next time I really need to post a scenic picture….

[Benrobson2999 - Kent AO]

So pleased to finally get out on a run after months of being stuck indoors! 155 miles and a nice breaky at the Stag for the Kent Feb meet

 

[Kenner]

1st ride of year in the striker of the year. 

[eggontoast]

@Kenner, how tall is your little person? How do you seat them? My 6 ("I'm nearly 7, Daddy!") year old is about 1.2m and desperate to go in my Westy, but the composite seats are too narrow for her occasional booster. Maybe this is worth a thread on its own...

[RickRack]

4 hours ago, eggontoast said:

@Kenner, how tall is your little person? How do you seat them? My 6 ("I'm nearly 7, Daddy!") year old is about 1.2m and desperate to go in my Westy, but the composite seats are too narrow for her booster. Maybe this is worth a thread on its own...

Eggs, I’m wid ya, I asked my daughter if she could find a child seat for mine for my 20 month old grandson, it was about then that I really new she was her mothers daughter 😳

[CosKev]

11 hours ago, RickRack said:

Eggs, I’m wid ya, I asked my daughter if she could find a child seat for mine for my 20 month old grandson, it was about then that I really new she was her mothers daughter 😳

The same laws apply for kids in a kit car as they do in the front of a tin top,so a 20month old would need to be rear facing🤦‍♂️

[Kenner]

@eggontoast Once they are allowed to use normal car seat belt with a tall back booster seat they be able to go in your car making sure they all safe etc. Scarlett is 5yrs old and quite tall for her age, ill copy link for Gov website below for you about car seats. It dose depend on ages, height and weight of your child.

Same rules as a normal car 🚗

 

The seat sits in nice and snug on top of normal seat don't get me wrong its tight. I did some searching for thin style kids seat as some are mega wide. My striker is very narrow, I did put some foam matts under kids seat so it sat level with main seat and didn't move etc. Also using kids seat it holds harness in place nicely over the shoulders. Also if child is little older/taller they can just normal bottom booster seat you get inflatable ones that great for tight thin seats. 

 

We both had helmets on too for extra safety too. Just make sure the seatbelts in your car holds them in nicely too. 

 

Child car seats: the law: Using a child car seat or booster seat - GOV.UK 

 

[eggontoast]

Thanks @Kenner. There's legal and then there's safe/sensible, as you observe. She'll definately have a lid and goggles on too. I don't think she'd be OK with the buffeting otherwise.

An inflatable booster seat is not one I'd heard of. As long as they meet the gov guidelines as well as being sensible that could be the one. 

 

I've read the gov site but your link wasn't working for me, so here it is in case the same is also true for anyone else:

https://www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules

At tune of writing this states:

• Children must normally use a child car seat until they’re 12 years old or 135 centimetres tall, whichever comes first.
• Height-based seats are known as ‘i-Size’ seats. They must be rear-facing until your child is over 15 months old. Your child can use a forward-facing child car seat when they’re over 15 months old.
• Only EU-approved height-based child car seats can be used in the UK. These have a label showing a capital ‘E’ in a circle and ‘R129’.
• [rear facing for group 0 and 0+ weight based seats] 
• Only EU-approved weight-based child car seats can be used in the UK. These have a label showing a capital ‘E’ in a circle and ‘ECE R44’.

 

Edit: a bit more reading and the only inflatable booster I have found is R44 compliant, not R129. R44 was phased out 9/23 and in EU new sales from 9/24 prohibited. Sales can continue here, apparently, but the gov website seems somewhat misaligned if that is the case. 

The seat is a 'Bubblegum' inflatable booster. It does come in some jazzy colour options! And at 30cm wide has a good chance of fitting the seat...