So here I am. Cheryl has gone to work, as she does most Saturdays. My 5 year old daughter has her friend around to play, so I can't get out in the garage to finish off rubbing down the final seat frame that I started in the summer :roll: Well that's my excuse, nothing to do with the lack of enthusiasm and cold weather

So I was thinking, what do other people from here do. I mean apart from the obvious of this site and vintage Volkswagens, what other hobbies do we have ? I know Rich has a fetish for radios , Anna likes to start arguements on other VW sites and Rob fancies himself as the next Nick Parks. :lol:

Me ? I cycle. Both mountain biking and road bikes. Cycle to work every day and try to get out at least once a week for a longer ride. Usually about 35 Km on a Tuesday evening and anything upto 120Km on a Sunday, depending on if I have a full day's pass signed or not.:roll: Trying to get some milage in for the Wicklow 200 in June, a 200Km day ride.

So what about everyone else ?

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....and beer.

How's things Chris? Hope things are ok for you at work.

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As well as VW's I collect Susie Cooper ceramics- If you don't know who she is it is because she is completely in the shadow commercially speaking of Clarice Cliff- But IMHO- She far out classes that stuff- I also love all sorts of other random antiques-

I'm also a trained potter but I haven't had much time or facilities to do any for a few years- You can see some work if you google me thou- Seth Draper!

Also, got a baby on the way and have been renovating our house too! I like to keep myself busy!:d

Cheers Rich. Things are poor in the whole of the motor manufacturing industry at the moment. Not the best job to be in :roll: Looking at the news, Toyota have issued their financial statement for the year and estimate to make a loss for the first time in 71 years. However, you just have to keep positive and carry on as normal. Could be worse tho', I could work for one of the other car makers 😞

Hope to see you at H.O. for them beers you also have a fetish for :wink:

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Had a staff meeting this week then?
Management Talk[-x

:d Management talk......

There are enough miserable people walking around our factory with the old 'doom & gloom' story. Just realistic 😞

I'll phone you tomorrow during the day. :wink: as I have plenty of time on my hands right now........ :shock:

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How big was the redundency cheque:?: Enough to get your car finished:?:

I'm happy married :lol: for 15 years and we know eachother since 18 years.
I have a lovely 9 year old girl.
Sporting is my second hobby
I'm running 2 times a week in wintertime.
In summertime 3-4 times a week.
Since 2 years I have a microbe for Marathon running.
Last one was my 5th Marathon.
I like swimming too.
You wouldn't say it but I like Italian food, pasta's pizza's and Italian icecream! Jammie!
But also gastronomic food.
Since 4 years we are going on holiday to Italy and I like the country very much.
If I find the time I would like to learn Italian... maybe when my cars are finished...:lol:
Oh I collect also Volkswagen Dinky's, Corgi's, Marklinn, Tekno, on scale 1/43
and I have a thousend other interests.
In summertimme I follow my wife at rockconcerts, Greenday par example...

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I have 2 girls, who take up loads of time, along with my hubby, then what time is left is spent on my car, going to shows and playing guitar in a band:d Luckily working in a school means I get a few more hols, which is always good:d

All things Fishing, 25 years a Carp angler.
Road cycling, weekend rides and dabling in my club evening 10 mile TT's, although have not realy justified my 'Derosa' lately[-x .(note to self, must get more saddle farmiliar in the new year)
Built and fly radio controlled aeroplanes.
My mk2 golf gti (stock of corse, I aint no boy racer), now my daily...been replaced by my lovely 58 "air cool rule".

My lovely wife (together 17yrs) and 2 sprogs, budding 12 year old dancer and a 10 year old aspiring go karter.

:d

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I normally do quite a bit of cycling but I have not done much this year, mainly due to living on a hill and allways dreading the trip back up! (im pathetic!:roll: )

I like to a bit of walking, I have walked the Thames path and the ridgeway!

But at the moment I am pretty much only working on my 63! There is not much to do but its hard to do quickly when you are a bit of a perfectionist but at the same time, not very good! :lol:

But my hobbies at the moment include having christmas trees fall on me and trying to get POR-15 off my fingers!

Merry Christmas! :beer:

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After 25 years you can't be that bad... 😳




Too much money in your household.... :d Having said that I've got 4 bikes... :oops:

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You can say that again, this is a picture he put on VZi!

I got bored counting all the "UUMML" radios and will try to count them all later!

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What is the difference between a UUMML radio and the other types- mine has a musical note, and two other buttons and is made by blaupunkt- It also has Ghia only knobs and I believe it has a Ghia only face plate-

I know that an "UUMML" radio is FM and AM and is for ghias, buses, bugs, 356s etc! We currently have a slightly later radio in our 55 and this has musical notes on the buttons and I would guess that this came from the mid 60s!

But thats all I know, I'd wait for Rich as he is the resident radio geek!

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That line deserves to be on someones Sig.