Please forgive my absolutely useless attempt at being moderator over the last couple of months, It's just been so very hectic.

I'm of to belfast in the morning 05.30 followed by a we jaunt to Istanbul so will try to do better on my return/if i return

Good night, god bless & see you soon.

P.S. If you haven't donated to the Air Ambulance yet there is still plenty time see sig.....The more that get's donated the better I'll be when I get back

ARRIVEDERCI

Alan, all things in moderation chap - you've been doing fine

Good luck with the Istanbul run - a worth cause - a few of the guy's I work with are doing the Czech wrecks Calais to Prague run - I quite fancy doing one of these one day (although I would really love to have a go at the Gumball.........)

Have fun! I await moderation on your return!

Here's hoping the fires in Greece dont impede your progress

superspotter said:

Here's hoping the fires in Greece dont impede your progress

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Or the political unrest in Turkey.........not wishing to worry you or anything.....

Or the Gendarmes in France when they catch you speeding...........Oh,no, sorry, your'e in a Panda

hey ! watch it us panda owners dont get out much but when in pack form...handle with care !lol!
feel free to step forward to test drive one of our little babies at the next meet .....in fact i'm willing to swap
gina X (friend of Alans & team member on wacky races !)

Good luck guy's - especially if you are planning on driving a Pink Panda through Eurpoe

Thanks
No 'pink' pandas but we are taking jim..........

Have a good one Alan D.

KC3

superspotter said:

Here's hoping the fires in Greece dont impede your progress

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64 people dead

BILL33 said:

64 people dead

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It's hard to comprehend here in the UK............

LittleRedB said:

It's hard to comprehend here in the UK............

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I am very close to the place of fires.Tripolis (my town) is in the meadle of Peloponese,Arkadia region.Pyrgos is a very nice place i used to visit very often as i have relatives there ,nonone is harmed thank God,but everything is gone now in flammes.We could see the smoke coming behind the mountain and we are very scared what will happen if the fire gets to Menalon mountain,!!!

http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=37.522797,22.148438&spn=0.612105,1.235962&z=9&om=0


Things are very bad,64 people dead,sheeps and other animals gone,trees burnt down,houses on fire.Very bad situation.It will take years before thinks get back on track.And the winter is in front of us.

BILL33, my thoughts are with you, your family and friends. I sincerely hope that you are not directly affected by the fires and that the situation is bought under control soon.

As I have said already it is very difficult for us in the UK to comprehend the situation, we have the odd week here and there of extreme weather but are usually very lucky and have little/no loss of life as a result.

The only positive that can come from a situation like the one you are living through is a sense of community as people from all walks of life pull together. I am always amazed at the generosity of strangers when an event like this takes place. After the tsunami two guys that I worked with at the time took 2 months unpaid leave and flew to Thailand at their own cost to help with the clear up and re-building efforts, apparently while there they met hundreds of other people from all over the globe who had done the same thing.

LittleRedB Thank you very much!!!