Used to sail a Wayfarer with my brother. Great fun and cracking boat. Then had a Nordic dinghy in Stockholm which I used to pootle around the archipelago in. Brilliant experience!
I'd love a GRP Wayfarer, having sailed one a couple of times. I actually know a bloke who sailed a wooden Wayfarer around the IOW single-handed, but a fibreglass one with metal rigging fits the low-maintenance bill. Sailing the Comet yesterday definitely pointed the way towards a roomier boat, as at one point I nearly capsized the thing while coming about because I got the bloody tiller extension stuck behind me! Yes, I absolutely agree about sailing being a wonderful pastime, which is why we finally decided this year to join the Shearwater club. Perfect for us, being only about half an hour's drive away, and full of really friendly, helpful people. One bloke insisted on lending us an old launch trolley so we wouldn't get our road trailer wet. Lots of friendly banter about the races they had yesterday as well, and there was even another Mirror, a beautiful boat with varnish inside you could see your face in, which put our old patched-up thing to shame. We might think about going to sea in the future but we aren't experienced enough yet, and pootling around a beautiful little lake like Shearwater, and maybe doing a bit of racing later on when we get more slick at handling the boat, is just my idea of heaven!
Any chance that it'll be the same tonight seeing as I was in bed with a good book when TSS posted to inform everyone.
Well, it's been an interesting few months for me, workwise but looks like I'm going to be ending my time as an IT contractor and going permanent in a nice support role at a local University this summer...its been a long search but I think I've actually found a place where I can put down roots and have a proper career. Am 50 so it just goes to show it's never too late
I hope you enjoy! I'm considering tonight the other way in the next few months from permanent to contracting.
Best of luck, the financial rewards are better contracting, but I found I was spending as much time and energy looking for my next contract as I was actually doing the project I was working on. The new role has 39 days holiday including bank hols, really great pension (18% employer contribution on top of my contributions) bags of training, nice working environment and the security of excellent sick pay scheme...it kind of answers all my work/life requirements, pays enough so that I'm comfortable and gives me proper career progression opportunities if I choose to try and climb the ladder. I know plenty of people who love contracting, but it's not for me.
Yep thinking of doing it for 2 or so years....then I'll be 50 Think it's my last chance really to do it as once I hit that age, I think I'm less attractive in the IT world...even with 25+ years of experience.
I was about your age when I started, did it for going on 3 years and will go back to permanent before I turn 51. It's been a really useful experience and am glad I did it as it forced me out of my comfort zone but I now know what I want out of a job. Hope it works out well for you.
http://news.sky.com/story/bird-eati...human-hand-found-in-leicester-street-10870105 Imagine finding that in the bathroom.
Yeah, it would have been. Brightest light in the night sky, apart from the Moon, when it is up and reflecting the Sun's light.
11 year old girl dies after falling off a ride at Drayton Manor theme park. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39862996
Tragic for all concerned. On a school trip too, awful for her teachers, friends and of course her family.
If you have a spare five minutes that you're happy to spend with your mouth hanging open in amazement, the following thread is hilarious. http://www.not606.com/threads/worst-moderators-on-the-site-past-and-present.347745/ It takes a couple of pages to go utterly barking but it's worth the effort. I laughed so hard a little bit of wee came out. Forty pages of posts in a couple of days. Vin
