I have to be honest and say I did not know Salmond wants to keep the Queen as Head of State. That makes absolutely no sense at all ! He is not my leader, even if I was Scottish I would still think he was an idiot.

Please do stop spoiling my ideology and the SNP dreams with your reality :p

I love the Scots and Scotland would like to know if i can emigrate there if they do get independence 🙂

Get in the queue :p

Of course driver skill plays a part as we have discussed before but it is what it is, people driving cars. Although the drivers are some of the most physically fit of all sports people, the sport is not comparable to a purely physical sport such as athletics. I guess thats why they call it motorsport 🙂 One thing I would say though is the machine the driver uses is the result of the skills and endeavours of the humans that design, build and maintain it.

I will never, nor want to convince you to watch F1, in much the same way you will never do the same to me about cricket 😀

The technology is the sport, the drivers are just the last in the line of the team.
I dont think you can go wrong with your local Stock car / Banger Racing track for real racing. I need to make the effort to start doing that again this year.

I call my self a fan but have never been to a race. The last few years I have wanted to go to Spa, my favourite race track, but every year funds have had to be allocated to less interesting things. I`l get there one day before it is replaced by another `track` on a carpark in the desert ! There are few airfields and museums to visit while I am there too 🙂

When T20 becomes T5 I might give it a go 🙂

Putin puts boot on the ground in other countries, Merkel buys them.
Either way they, they both have massive influence over people / countries outside their borders.

Those interests, be they military assets or people could be removed from Ukraine, rather than occupy it.
I was actually thinking more of the UK and US obligations to Ukraine.

It is worth watching BBC News 24 at the moment, the interim Ukrainian President is making some good points.
When Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons, its territorial borders were guaranteed by all members of the Budapest agreement.
Ukraine USA, Uk and Russia.

Even though Kev has chosen to share his problems through social media, that was his choice. He has shared his problems with his friends. I am not saying he does not have friends here that are not `facebook friends` but it is beyond his control as to who reads the forum. Please do not post any details.

For what its worth I wish you well Kev. I hope you find somebody suitably qualified/skilled to help you with your problems.

Regards

Ben