Shame I'm not so good at it >.<
Wifey put the orders in for my parts (she's paying for them as my 40th birthday present), so it's just a matter of time before I dive in and swim in the sea of robotics.
Well, dunk a toe in the shallows at least ;-).
First bot will be a variation on the LMR Start Here robot, but with tracks instead of wheels.
CT
update 17/9/10: first 2 packages arrived, last one despatched today
Good luck! Come on in, the
Good luck! Come on in, the water’s fine.
A joke
That reminds me of a joke about some guy living next to a polluted pond. He walks out one day and sees a guy drinking from the pond. He rushes to him and yells “don’t drink that water, don’t drink that water!” The other guy responds “Was sagen sie bitte?” And he answers "Mit zwei handen trinken!"
Sorry for that, Dutch/German joke 
I think I get it, but I
I think I get it, but I doubt it is as funny as it should be when you have to use google translate.
ausome
its so wierd that is the exact same idea as i had i am doing the start here robot but with tracks instead
what tracks are you using? i am using the tamiya track and wheel set it’s only like £9 although postage to uk’s alot so i am buying it from the robot shop with a bunch of other stuff
The joke is a good one and
The joke is a good one and actually pretty much proper to use in different language as well, not necesarily just German. And may I suggest a tip for a relationship status? 
First step done: your wife recognizes your passion and buys you lots of awesome stuff. Second step is for her to understand the fun and third to include her in it. It’s worth all the time and effort. Even if the doesn’t embrace it she will have better understanding and more pateince for that unmowed lawn.
Cheers,
Thomas
