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Worked on an oil/gas platform in Norway North Sea for last 26 years. Fluent in Norwegian. Thirty two years offshore. Work for Northumberland social services in free period as task centred day carer.

Hope that we will have peace in Palestine which will go a long way to reducing terrorism. Fear that it is too late to reverse global warming, as the polar caps melt the release of frozen methane will tip the balance.

The job is very dynamic, new problems to solve every day. The friendship I have is like an extended family with everyone concerned about each other. When you are home on leave your work responsibilities are someone else's problem.

Air travel, waiting in queues at airports. 548kg carbon footprint round trip to Norway. Working Christmas/New Year, being away from family.

People not indicating while driving. People not respecting that we all are different. People who are opinionated and won't listen.

Love Northumberland and Newcastle, the best of both worlds. Traffic queues.

Positive, funny, caring.

Selling ice cream from a seaside kiosk. You sold a lot of cones to collect £100 in 1971.

Richard Wilson.

Humour. Since being the school clown I've found what a tonic you can be to people around you. A teacher once said to me that it was better to stand there and look stupid than open your mouth and convince people.

Growing up in a loving, caring happy family environment. Eating together at the dinner table.

Early retirement would remove the stress of travelling and trying to catch connecting flights.