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About Me

MyGen Profile Generator MyGen Profile Generator I have set up this page to try and raise some funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. I am not asking you to just give me a wad of cash for doing nothing, I am taking part in the MAC 4x4 UK Challenge.The challenge is a 3 day 1000mile trip around the UK navigating with real paper maps, no high tech stuff here, sleeping in the truck, answering various questions with the aid of grid references and completing a series of off road stages. I have paid the entrance fee and I am using my own vehicle and fuel, I hope my co driver Will will donate but he's as skint as I am :-(The challenge this year raised over 100 grand which is an incredible amount of money for 60 teams to raise, I have my work cut out don't I!My vehicle is a 1990 Landrover 110 CSW 200TDi and I will be running on bio diesel made from recycled cooking oil. I have made some modifications to make off roading easier and safer including, steering and diff gaurds, better wheels and tyres, spotlights, electric fan and planned is a snorkel and a whinch amost some other bits.This is the first time I have tackled anything of this scale so be gentle :-)To donate money to this very worthwhile cause please go to http://www.justgiving.com/snafu you may also donate via Paypal alan(at)gruntys.co.ukThank you all so much.We are team 19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~

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I would like to meet some of the other teams before the event to get to know a few faces.

Heroes:

MY SPONSORS
MOT OR NOT, ONLINE CAR AUCTIONS
LOTTERY SYNDICATE SITE, JOIN THE SYNDICATE
THE OLD SPOT INN, MY LOCAL PUB IN DURSLEY, BEST PUB FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW FROM CAMRA, CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE.
THE OLD SPOT INN, MY LOCAL PUB IN DURSLEY, BEST PUB FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW FROM CAMRA, CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE.
ULEY BREWERY, THE LOCAL BREWERY PRODUCING ALES SUCH AS, OLD SPOT, ULEY BITTER, PIGS EAR
BUSH CABLES PRODUCE MADE TO MEASURE CABLES TO PROTECT WINDSCREEN AND ROOF RACK (IF FITTED) FROM LOW BRANCHES ETC.
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My Blog

PAINT

Done it! finaly painted my truck. It has really changed it for the better. It is really good for my sponsors too as people just stare at it :-)Got some names on it but I need more, please help!!...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:12:00 PST

smiles

I have finally got my arse into gear and painted my truck My main sponsor has been sorted, Uley Brewery (uleybrewery.com) and the Old Spot Inn (oldspotinn.co.uk) They have donated a load of beer ...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:13:00 PST

Eastnor show

Just got back from LRO show at Eastnor.Didnt get a good spot and the show seemed quiet. Took a few donations but didnt get a sponsor enquiry so asked a few traders and now have to write in to them.Blo...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:05:00 PST

woohoo

it passed its mot !!back on with important jobs like painting it orange got two more local small sponsors, Cam Tyres and VMR autos both companies are sound ...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Wed, 16 May 2007 12:29:00 PST

Bummer

Today I was given a patio A local hospice is being rebuilt and their patio was going to attacked by the diggers so was offered to me via my local freecycle network. It was made of block paviors and w...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Sun, 13 May 2007 11:37:00 PST

working!

When work slows I can get the painting of my landy sorted, and the MOT, whoops!!Got my dirty mits on a snorkel so if they send us through a big puddle or dusty tracks I should be ok Off line I have so...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Tue, 01 May 2007 02:41:00 PST

first aid

Just completed and passed a first aid course woohoo, now if you cut your finger I can bandage it, give you CPR and put you in the recovery position while we wait for the ambulance Seriously though, th...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:47:00 PST

brightness

picked up some very ORANGE paint today. Gonna spray the truck so it gets really noticed during the next year. I am selling space on it for advertising so it needs to be seen and I think it will...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:45:00 PST

Its started

well here we are, on the way to some fundraising for The macmillan trust.I tried to enter last year but missed the entry as it filled up too quick, it filled up even quicker this year but i was ready ...
Posted by Team SNAFU on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:54:00 PST