Thank you all very much for a really warm welcome! It's very much appreciated.
Jack... I live in Llandrindod Wells. Or to us locals, Llan'dod. I know Carno quite well, I have been to a few breakdowns there when working for the Council. Oh, happy days! I must say though, your part of the country can be quite stunning!
Cooper.. All the way out in Oz, well done mate, good on'yer! I have a long lost cousin out your way, but can't remember where about's, l'll have to look it up. Still, yours is such a small country out there you will probably know her, I think she lives just up the road from you in Cairns!!
Hah! Tony... I well remember those dark, foggy, winter nights going home from Boston to Nottingham! I don't think I would risk taking the Z4 out then. You are a brave man. Too many dykes to run into. (the ones with water in, that is!)
Hey Philip, I thought I was the only one in Wales with a 2 seater BMW!! It's amazing how, when you get a car that is new to you, you see dozens of them after that. I saw a Z3 passing through Llan'dod last week, I'm guessing he was passing through as he had his eyes closed.
Another Brylcreem Boy, Andy.
What did you do in the R.A.F? I mentioned in my opening post that I was a Radio Amateur, each day there is a 'net' I go on called RAFARS. Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society, it's only for about half an hour, but we keep in touch, as, it's fair to say, we are all of a 'certain age'!! Good fun though.
Hi Gail, now, let me see it I can guess what you call your Zed
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Ian, I was umming and arring whether to have chrome. But the coin came down on the 'gunmetal'!!
Ah! EssexZed, My birth place. Braintree. I usually go down that way two or three time a year as I have cousins down there. One of them, Lynne, always refers to me 'coming up to see her' or her 'coming down to see me'. Nothing like old age to get a laugh!
Thank you for the welcome from Ireland, David. And what a lovely looking car!
No, I don't have any sheep, Bonzo. But there is a load of them in the field behind my house, and I can do B&B for those so inclined!! Yes, Yakky da or in Welsh, Iechyd da. Also Borra da, (Bore da) Good morning and Nos da, good night. The wife and I started learning Welsh when we first moved here in 85'. But because there are not a lot of Welsh speakers around here, (there are a lot of 'Ex-Brummies', I think quite a few moved to the Marches during the 50's and 60's. So there is not a lot of accent left now.) it was difficult to practice.
Hiya Stevo, I love Scotland! Have quite a few wonderful memories from there. It's a shame that they didn't make it through to the World Cup finals, they deserved to. They seemed to show a lot more passion than England did, and I'm sure all us England fans will agree on both counts. (Most probably rubbed a few folk up the wrong way there, then!)
And, finally, a big thank you to Gaz for sorting me out in getting on the Forum. Many thanks ,Gaz. I hope that, besides getting questions answered, I can also be of help in some small way.
So, as we say in A.R. Dah de dah, and 73. Colin.
I'll leave you to work out what it means! Bye all!
great intro thread 
Yeah, I've heard about them there Fens!!!
. Unfortunately, I don't think there has been a year without at least one fatality, again, mostly bikers. Just drive carefully, guys!!!! 
