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[JamesV6CDX]

Members / Friends,

I've kept it under my hat whilst I've been dealing with / processing it, but after approximately 17 (mostly) amazing years in the old bill, I have been given a medical retirement as from July 2023.  All good things have to end at some stage, and that was the right time for me.

In 2016 I was on the traffic unit, and broke my spine and neck as a passenger in a head on whilst pursuing suspects who wouldn't stop. Although I have a reasonable quality of life (I can do a bit of DIY, etc) I am no longer in physical shape to be rolling around on the ground with drug fueled criminals. Additionally, my mental resilience was reduced to a fraction of what it was, and I was getting vivid flashbacks from a decade and a halves worth of death, gore, and often pure evil (and watching the joke sentences given by the judiciary).

It sounds a bit gay (I can say that now!) but I was essentially at the point of being broken - which is the explanation for why it took me a year to even do a basic omega project.

On a brighter note, it's something I've now fully accepted. My quality of life is tenfold, I have reconnected with people I didn't see for years, see more of my family, have better friends. It is now time to rediscover my love of old cars - and the recent V6 rebuild has gone a long way towards that, especially now I know it was all worth the effort

It is early days, but I'm now working 4 days a week, mostly from home, investigating naughty employees within the local government. I am really enjoying it, the work life balance is exceptional and it's way more interesting than I thought it would be.

[Varche]

Really pleased for you James. My late younger brother used to say life’s not a dress rehearsal but for real.

I wish you all the very best for your lifestyle change. Onward and upwards!

[Sir Tigger KC]

Life can be challenging at times....   

All the best for your new career James! 

[BazaJT]

Really good to hear you're "on the mend" and you're rediscovering your enthusiasm.Your new career sounds interesting and I'm sure you'll give it 100% 

[Jimbob]

Sounds like a good improvement all round.

[TheBoy]

Sounds like a change for the better, both physically and mentally.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

All the best for the future, James.

Do you have a good woman to attend to your needs.

[Migalot]

Good move, James!

All the best, mate. 

[Rangie]

Best wishes for the big change in your life James, it's not until you leave something like that you realise how bad all the shit is that you had to put up with day in & day out.

[STEMO]

Best wishes for the big change in your life James, it's not until you leave something like that you realise how bad all the shit is that you had to put up with day in & day out.

Yep, a bit like divorce 

[countrywoman]

Or retiring from working for Hellfrauds!

[tigers_gonads]

All the best for the future James.
Chuffed life’s looking up for you 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Members / Friends,

I've kept it under my hat whilst I've been dealing with / processing it, but after approximately 17 (mostly) amazing years in the old bill, I have been given a medical retirement as from July 2023.  All good things have to end at some stage, and that was the right time for me.

In 2016 I was on the traffic unit, and broke my spine and neck as a passenger in a head on whilst pursuing suspects who wouldn't stop. Although I have a reasonable quality of life (I can do a bit of DIY, etc) I am no longer in physical shape to be rolling around on the ground with drug fueled criminals. Additionally, my mental resilience was reduced to a fraction of what it was, and I was getting vivid flashbacks from a decade and a halves worth of death, gore, and often pure evil (and watching the joke sentences given by the judiciary).

It sounds a bit gay (I can say that now!) but I was essentially at the point of being broken - which is the explanation for why it took me a year to even do a basic omega project.

On a brighter note, it's something I've now fully accepted. My quality of life is tenfold, I have reconnected with people I didn't see for years, see more of my family, have better friends. It is now time to rediscover my love of old cars - and the recent V6 rebuild has gone a long way towards that, especially now I know it was all worth the effort

It is early days, but I'm now working 4 days a week, mostly from home, investigating naughty employees within the local government. I am really enjoying it, the work life balance is exceptional and it's way more interesting than I thought it would be.

You should never be short of work. 

[Raeturbo]

Wish you all the best mate,  you done a phenomenal job on my 3.2, I won’t forget it thank you👍👍

[Doctor Gollum]

A change is as good as a rest

Besides, there's a lot to be said in not investing your time in employers that don't value you or doing work that you dread... every job has it's downsides, but if you find yourself not wanting to get out of bed to go to work, then it's definitely time for a change.

Sounds like you had reached that point and made a conscious decision to do something about it

I would wager that you feel like a whole new person now you have taken that step. Good luck with it