Congrats BB. I've enjoyed reading your posts.

Thanks - you're all very kind. I like to bookend my day here. Come here in the morning before I launch into the maelstrom of work and come back again before going to bed.

It's not a substitute for a meeting, but a complement. Though I do use it as my communication with a brother alkie sometimes.

It's great that wherever I may be in the world, if for some reason I can't get a meeting, I've got this to fall back on. Teaches me patience too, because I don't get instant responses.

also it's good to learn a little bit about how other people's lives are, which makes me grateful for what I have here - it's too easy to watch American Hot Rod, the Waltons and Orange County Choppers and believe that all America is like that, obviously it isn't, no more than we are all East Enders or Coronation Street.

what blows me away is the sheer size of the US - I'm reading a novel where the hero of the tale drives from Louisiana to Montana for some reason - sounds like a long way - (and the guy just doesn't get to many meetings!) - my country is what 750 miles high and maybe 200 miles wide at the widest point, there is no where in England more than 80 miles from the sea, I've ridden from Sheffield to Dunnets Head, to the Lizard and back to Sheffield in 5 days (home to farthest North, to Farthest South, to Home.) I could do the four points of the compass in the same time (done 3 out of four, just got to get Ardnamurchan Point, done Lowestoft, Dunnets Head and the Lizard) some guy rode around the coast last year in about 2 weeks. That sounds like maybe GB would fit into one decent sized state.

Congratulations Bill!
Love reading your posts..........really helpful and encouraging.
Funny too ....... on so many occasions, and my God, a sense of humour has been vital to my recovery!
Once again - Congratulations and thank you for your shares!
Louisa xx!