This could be exciting!

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:31 pm

fair play to you mate and the very best of luck with your future plans .

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:09 pm

Stuart wrote:After three years working with prisons and probation, I've handed my notice in!!

That's something i've always fancied doing, I was going to say did you enjoy it? But if you did I guess you wouldn't have left.

Stuart wrote: Anyway, if anyone has any banter, ideas, or things that you think I may be interested in just shout

Yeah, go work for an independant garage. I've spent near on 20 years at main dealers and it's been all bollocks, where as an independant garage has nicer customers and cetainly nicer bosses + you'll get to work on a wider variety of vehicles whilst gaining some good skills whilst getting paid for it. Win win IMO.
Either or, good luck mate

Bealo · Post by **Bealo** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:41 am

So your free in August eh????

I'm back around August 1st for the whole month and will be picking up the Porsche from NineExcellence after it has received some attention!

I've started a build thread.....

I will be planning to have some fun at a few events/trackdays.

Your more than welcome to ride shotgun if you would like? It would be good to see you again.

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:43 pm

Ha ha

Well, so far I am Stu........in fact I have the first two weeks 'booked' off anyway, so it would be great to catch up with you at some point

Thanks to everyone for the kind sentiments, piss takes and suggestions.

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:24 pm

Nice Stu and good on ya for doing this, takes a lot of balls / commitment etc but am sure it will be worth it.

But above all.......STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM EBAY !!!!!!

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:30 pm

RX7 wrote:STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM EBAY !!!!!!

More good advice

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:33 pm

RX7 wrote:
But above all.......STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM EBAY !!!!!!

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:39 pm

In improving/getting Work Life Balance you are setting yourself a hard objective Stuart but I wish you every success in the venture

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:53 pm

I am already a long way there Harry. I used to do 70+ hours a week and did that for 8 years, so my baby 40 hours a week now is far better, and I get evenings and weekends off. I'm very confident I can improve things still, or I wouldn't be taking the risk. I've found some part time jobs that pay well and are 25-30 hours a week over three days, or I could go self employed and take my chances......(probably end up doing loads of hours and being skint!)

We'll see......but thank you for your kind wishes.

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:29 pm

An update!

Well, Wednesday saw a fresh start for Tan, the dogs, chickens and cats (and me). I have a few months, maybe more, to see what I do next. I know that I am lucky but it's been a bloody long road to get here.

So, I've been emptying sheds, re-organising one of the outbuildings and repairing the stables. Further to that I've started to break the Spazda selling a few bits and bobs. Busy times........

I needed to get the two chicken huts cleaned; pretty much routine stuff but the chickens have stopped laying recently, so this could mean that they are all getting old, poorly or something more unusual. Cue 'something more unusual'

You may have read about the chickens and the cats?
Here's 'Mum' having a cuddle with one of our hens

Cute eh?
How about this then?

5 kittens, and all healthy so far!

Unreal! That's all from the farm