Congratulations Dennis. I am coming up to five years on xmarksthescot later this month. During that time I have undergone a career change, survived a deep vein thrombosis which meant giving up private flying, and parted from my dear wife Ann after 25 years when she took a stroke which left her with dementia and paralysis from the waist down such that she now needs full time nursing care and lives in a nearby care home.
On the positive side I have travelled twice to Canada and twice to USA during those five years, meeting up with North American based xmarkers on every trip and I have also met many xmarkers from other parts of the world during their visits to Scotland. I have also collected lots more kilts. My life has truly changed beyond recognition during my tenure of membership here.