Me page

• Former surveyor and engineer turned project manager that metamorphosed into an environmental scientist and business manager, now enjoying retirement in West Somerset on the edge of Exmoor.
• I'm not a real man's man so if you post about sport, DIY, beer or relaxing on a foreign beach, you'll struggle to get my attention. Not my cup of tea.
• What you see is what you get. Unadorned and sometimes country-scruffy.
• I hate shopping and shopping malls.
• Money and possessions (except immediate personal items and my library) are not my priority.
• I once caught a Radde's warbler, quite unexpectedly.
• Sometimes I whistle. Loudly.
• I talk to strangers. Believe me, some of my friends are strange!
• I have grey hair and laugh lines. I've earned them.
• I am not a thrill seeker. I live life slow and easy.
• I love my alone time. I prefer solitude but have been known to work the crowd.
• I like to see both sides of the story - comes from days as a project engineer.
• I drive a 2001(Y) Skoda estate - never let me down. Gets cleaned once a year.
• I once touched 144 mph on the open road (TR3) and have been driven up the M1 at 175 mph in a Lamborghini.
• I hate aeroplanes, theme parks, rides and heights.
• I can be stubborn when it comes to meal times.
• Birds, woodlands and the British countryside have been my raison d'etre since I took my first steps.
• I also hate all  beverages except coffee, water, Cahors or Bergerac and IPA.
• You can always tempt me with a dark or mint Cornetto.
• I never married my one true love.