OMG this forum is still swinging in all 986 directions!

[Smallblock454]

Welcome back, Fred.

Wish you a good start into the roaring twenties… and good health… and don't be slave of your own business (i know how that feels).

Regards from Germany,
Markus

[clickman]

Fred, awesome to see you back! I still love those headlights of yours in my '01.

Moving back to Canada any time or is it China forever...

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by Smallblock454

Welcome back, Fred.

Wish you a good start into the roaring twenties… and good health… and don't be slave of your own business (i know how that feels).

Regards from Germany,
Markus

Yo Markus! Man some serious good memory falshbacks going on right now Thanks for all the wishes and I sincerely hope the very same for yourself and your business. Health first, paramount importance.

ps. Not my company anymore, technically. Sold-it all to my wife for $1 back in Feb'19 and tossed out all that Hong Kong rep office registration BS. Easier on the paper work and tax for a Chinese national, which she is (I'm still on a Canadian passport). I am therefore and officially 'her employee' (lol), her cook, her part-time lovar, her private driver, gardener, handy man and all that good stuff. Hence the "slave" theme

Good to have you around!

Originally Posted by clickman

Fred, awesome to see you back! I still love those headlights of yours in my '01.

Moving back to Canada any time or is it China forever...

Oh cool, nice feedback, thanks man. Yep still got those same as yours in my Boxster and not getting tired of them!
RE Moving back; not sure if you remember when we've told everyone (bragged ab it here too, I think) that we've bought a small house in B.C. back in 2017 and we were aiming at moving out of China in 2020? Well, we sold that house this year and re-invested that cash locally here in China. So all-in-all, plans have changed recently, for the best we think, so we might have to re-schedule that retirement plan and push it a good 10 years (minimum 5 years for sure).

All good, life's okay here recently with lots of changes for the better (I think). I'm done complaining (other than for those crazy wicked traffic jams lol).
Happy New Year to you, Norman!

[78F350]

Welcome back Fred! It's good to see that you are well and keeping busy. ...but maybe too busy. Do make time to drive that beautiful car and keep a shine on it. It will keep your mind young.
I'm curious; are there some good twisty roads that you can get to from there or is it all traffic, traffic, and more traffic?

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by 78F350

Welcome back Fred! It's good to see that you are well and keeping busy. ...but maybe too busy. Do make time to drive that beautiful car and keep a shine on it. It will keep your mind young.
I'm curious; are there some good twisty roads that you can get to from there or is it all traffic, traffic, and more traffic?

!!!
Thanks man, good to see you too! Busy is good, stress part is bad though. Got all Sundays off so we're cool I think

No twisties anywhere in or around Shanghai, traffic jams after f n traffic jams. Or if no traffic then you are presented with 65,433 CCTV cameras every mile with big brother looking up for your so called 'safety' (and wallet). Tight speed limits in-city feels more or less like driving in a school zone back in the states or Canada. Other than that we need to drive a good 1.5hr out of town to hit some half-decent and fun twisty roads, some really good places (no cams). The outta town express ways are killer around here though... some of them with as much 6 lanes wide and paved with some magical re-enforced concrete... smooth as silk and goes on forever (read supercar paradise).