No mention of man flu which has to be one of the best ways of detecting manliness.
No mention of not having a boyfriend which may be another way of telling...but not always! (PC)
Does the size of his brood indicate one's manliness?
What about the judicious application of brute force and ignorance?
Refusal to ask for directions (yet most men who wont listen to their wives seem to have a female voice on their sat nav)
Anne probably has it about right...I would go about beating my hairy manly chest if it wasn't for this hangnail.......

 

Some may have noticed my spouting being even more erratic than usual and I feel now I can enter my plea in mitigation.
Went to a family wedding in Cornwall recently and while there I  took a headache....well more like being physically punched in the back of the head (No it wasn't a Gypsy wedding) however said headache diminished in intensity but 10 days later I was still struggling a bit and had developed a bit of a stutter which is not like me but things have been a little stressful lately.
Mrs M insisted I go to GPs and I expected the usual 'take some aspirin' advice and sending on my way rejoicing. This however was not to be....I got a locum who took a look and despatched me to Portsmouth QA Hospital...CT scan and Lumbar puncture later results were inconclusive but painkillers working so two days later they were sending me home and I was on my way out the door when I was collared, strapped to a stretcher and wheeched (permit the Scottish venacular) to Southampton neurological unit where they took things a bit more seriously and decided that I had probably had a bleed on the brain...decision was whether to do an angiogram and insert clamps and coils??? (Nah I don't have a clue either) in the affected blood vessel/s...Decision was that the prodding about may do more harm than good and by and large I was fine other than bloody headache so I was discharged Friday to return next Thursday for an MRA scan to try to find the elusive problem.
Things I have learnt...it foccing hurts..NHS staff were by and large amazing.....people have gathered round brilliantly when we were all guessing WTF was going on. 'Tramadol Nights' can be very strange. Currently stutter is all but gone although it feels as though I am sometimes searching for words ..like they have been stored in a different place!
If every experience is a learning experience I could have done without this one.
There you have it...so no need to guess..yes BIG MAC needed his head looked at ...but you all knew that didn't you
 

send it to me

It is Adrian....you don't expect me to do 'detail' lol

Come all ye faithful lol ...mates rates

Mac The elder had an xs750se....in burgundy....even rarer (called the gx750 elsewhere)...and with good foccin reason
 
 

Aha...pearls of wisdom! Thanks to Mr Git, Ms Helen and Mrs OMF....
Limited year 2 if year 1 works out ok John, Helen...wanna little part time occupation ;-) , OMF I may well give it a spin.
For Info we will be Bathroom Kitchen fitting and Insurance related repairs....Gas Safe and NIC EIC through a couple of subbies (Who are mates) until we can get our own full time.
I know it's tough out there but if we keep our costs tight and reinvest to try to grow the company we wil see how we get on....right now I am 49 and wondering what the F I am getting into!

Is it the monorack or the wingrack you need? Do you need luggage?

Rather than do the usual act in haste repent at leisure.....I am going self employed and need to do the following
Business plan
Speak to the Bank
Registration (will not need VAT year 1 at least I dont think so at this point)
Get an accountant
Let tax office know and apply for CIS status
Insurances
Website
Printing
Premises - from home initially but I have an eye on a unit which I can probably get v cheap (owned by family friend)
So I am looking for those on here with their own small businesses
I am setting up on a shoestring and can't afford costly mistakes.
I know quite a bit however never too old to learn so any advice, tips or tricks would be appreciated..
 
 

  I thought it was full of Phillipino

How about the Isle of Arran? and Mac the elder does hold a senior post with one of Scotlands largest bakeries...could maybe organise a red cross delivery?