So I was looking at Facebook yesterday morning ...

[Alison Wheeler (unaligned)]

... and noticed someone mentioned that they were part of a community support thingy using their Landy (it was in a Land Rover group, you see) and I thought "ooh, that sounds interesting", so Googled and found out more. And that there are groups all over the place ... including one where I live part of the time.

And then I discovered that not only were there people in Hertfordshire, but they had a meeting planned THAT VERY NIGHT! And it said people wanting to find out more were welcome...

So I went. And liked what I heard. And joined up :-)


AlisonW ... Hippo2 ... Call sign eagerly awaited!
Highgate, London & Markyate, Herts.

(Additional info: I'm very much a night person not an early morning [before 11am] one, so I can see that being an occasional issue for events, but I'll try most things twice)

[Ross Pilgrim]

Welcome to Hertfordshire Alison, Great to have you on board!

Our Secretary will be issuing a call sign shortly to you

Ross

[trev males]

welcome along
may see you one day if I ever get to a meeting.
in mean time enjoy

[Warren Dukes]

Welcome to the wonderful world of 4x4 Response Alison, from up here in the 'frozen north'

[Alison Wheeler (unaligned)]

Originally Posted by rpotter1990

Welcome to Hertfordshire Alison

Thanks :-) (though as I was born here ... :O )

Originally Posted by trevmales

welcome

Thank you :-)

Originally Posted by Warren Dukes

Welcome to the wonderful world of 4x4 Response Alison, from up here in the 'frozen north'

Thank you - though I'm not sure how 'frozen' it is up there at the moment I do expect to be up in the Highlands for a visit later in the year :-)

Nice top be here
AlisonW

[Tony Ferrari]

Welcome to the fold Alison

[Stephen Marquis]

Hello, I remember your presence, but forgot, and will continue to forget your name. I'm the odd one from Barnet.

I remember vehicles, then call-signs, then names. Comes of far too many years working with odd teams and odd shift patterns.

[Alison Wheeler (unaligned)]

Originally Posted by Tony Ferrari

Welcome to the fold Alison

Thanks! And as the founder of the group, doubly so :-)

AlisonW

[Alison Wheeler (unaligned)]

Originally Posted by rpotter1990

Welcome to Hertfordshire Alison, Great to have you on board!

Originally Posted by trevmales

welcome along may see you one day if I ever get to a meeting. in mean time enjoy

Originally Posted by Warren Dukes

Welcome to the wonderful world of 4x4 Response Alison, from up here in the 'frozen north'

Originally Posted by Tony Ferrari

Welcome to the fold Alison

Thank you one and all. (I actually wrote a more detailed and longer reply when these nice things were first posted, which I thought was being saved until I was 'authorised', but seems not, so this is a shorter rewrite as I'm busy on the car today!)

Buying my Hippo at the end of July has certainly changed things around as I've been 'adding' things to it (inc. roof rails today) alongside buying offroad stuff like waffle boards, a tirfor-type hand winch, a hi-lift jack (which is too big so will have to sell this one and re-buy the 4ft model), and yesterday a second-hand worklightbar. Thank goodness the cheque came in for the insurance on the previous car!

So, I guess I'm just waiting for the rain, snow, storm, monsoon, apocalypse now ... :-)

[Jack Stringer]

Alison, look after Dougie (traitor got up and moved away ;-) ). Don't let him drink too much local fermented apple juice.