Hi there from Parkibob

[Parkibob]

Well having met a few of you at last years Highland run and a few more at this years thought I should say hello on the forum having popped on and off a few time in the past month since joining.

For those who don't know me I'm parkibob, NM member and FJCW driver, have a classic Cooper in the garage which is under the knife at the moment but hope to get some serious work done this summer (when it finally arrives), I'm also Retro Junkies dad who introduced himself on the forum last night and was my Co-Pilot on the Highland runs.

We did live in Stirling for 8 happy years before a job change took me back to Preston, was sad to leave as I really enjoyed my time in Stirling and all of those wonderful roads around the Trossachs and beyond. I'm also a keen Golfer (playing of 8 currently) so with a Golfing thread on here I felt it a must to be part of :cool:

Hope to catch up with more of the NMS crew in the future, in the mean time here's Cilla my FJCW and plaything :thumbs up:

http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq327/parkibob_2008/Cilla/P2161869.jpg

[GCA3N]

Awesome mini, look out for you, I am in port of menteith. Get yourself on the Perthshire pleasures run too.

[Colin]

:welcome:

[Craig]

:welcome: parkibob.

Glad the brakes on the jcw are good or it could have been a very short highland tour this year ! :lol: (I was in the loaned vert in front)

Hope to see you back up this way soon :thumbs up:

[The Dogfather]

Just don't go bringing the LMR up here Mr Parkinson

;)

[Parkibob]

Just don't go bringing the LMR up here Mr Parkinson

;)

Not me paul I'm all for a quiet life :smilewinkgrin:

Craig, yep the brakes did get a bit of a testing on that first day, mind you i was impressed with the performance you got from that little Convertible, it was a One wasn't it :confused: superb driving that man :thumbs up:

As for getting back up to Scotland, i'd love to spend more time in the North, wished I'd never left at times as we had such good times watching the kids grow up whilst in Stirling, even if we did get some strange looks for having Lancashire accents whilst Matthew and Beth were speaking with a Scottish twang :D

[Craig]

Yeah one convertible ;). Needs a chip and I could maybe do some overtaking :lol:

[Parkibob]

Yeah one convertible ;). Needs a chip and I could maybe do some overtaking :lol:

Blimey..............with a chip in it you would be very dangerous...............in a good way mind :thumbs up:

[Craig]

Blimey..............with a chip in it you would be very dangerous...............in a good way mind :thumbs up:

;) :lol:

[cooperchris]

Nice looking motor there mate, Like the red on black :thumbs up:

Oh an welcome to NMS

[Craig]

I work in Stirling and live only a few miles away and you forget who privileged we are to live in such a nice place ;)

[Mini Ecosse]

Hi, :welcome:

[JOHN MILNE]

:welcome::thumbs up:

[Parkibob]

Morning all, many thanks for the welcome, and Craig, you are so right about Stirling, used to love being there, looking out of the window and seeing the Ochil hills in the distance and the castle and Monument in the other direction,

Beautiful place, who knows maybe one day I'll return

[Stewart]

:welcome: parkibob.

Glad the brakes on the jcw are good or it could have been a very short highland tour this year ! :lol: (I was in the loaned vert in front)


A little too good I was nearly in the back seat of Bobs!!!!!!.:hand:

I missed Mr A's house as well:frown: as we passed.

[GCA3N]

I missed Mr A's house as well:frown: as we passed.

Tut tut :D

[The Dogfather]

Tut tut :D

I looked for a MINI but never saw one as we went through

[Parkibob]

Awesome mini, look out for you, I am in port of menteith. Get yourself on the Perthshire pleasures run too.

had a look at the perthshire run, looks like an awesome run, now how to pursude the missus we need another trip up North :smilewinkgrin:

[RobSco]

Hi

Welcome to New Mini Scotland... :thumbs up:

:welcome:

[Duncan Stewart]

:welcome:

[Scottie]

Hi and welcome I hope you enjoyed your stay at my brothers place I'm certain he mentioned how cool your car was

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[Parkibob]

Hi and welcome I hope you enjoyed your stay at my brothers place I'm certain he mentioned how cool your car was

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Cheers, as always Abbey Craig was excellent, that full Scottish Brekky is a great way to start the Highland run :thumbs up:

[Burple]

Morning!
Thought I recognised the pics of your car on the highland tour!
Welcome aboard! :thumbs up::cool:

[ELFMAN]

Remember - Once you're in, we've got you FOREVER!!!!!!
:bigwave::motoring:

Pleasure to meet you and Matthew on the run and great to have you as an 'official' member of the gang. :welcome:

[Parkibob]

Cheers to all for the messages, already feeling part of the gang, great forum :thumbs up:

[gillianmcd]

Cheers to all for the messages, already feeling part of the gang, great forum :thumbs up:

:thumbs up: I agree! It's awesome on here! Everyone is so lovely :D