In reply to rockcat:
I knew the whirlwind that was Steve Findlay when his then wife was (Deputy?) Head of Saltergill Special School near Yarm in North Yorkshire, where I lived at the time. Steve was very much the househusband, looking after Ben and Hazel (only a baby then!) whilst Angie worked. Steve and I were naturally drawn together for climbing and drinking activities. I had to get used to recovering my "dirt bag" from places that Steve had hidden it - chalkless climbing was never going to be for me. Steve's time in North Yorkshire was all too short but he left behind a few good new routes on North York Moor sandstone and grit.
We saw each other only occasionally over the years but kept in touch, regularly exchanging emails about our respective expat lives in Australia and then Thailand for Steve and the Czech Republic for me. A few years ago Steve sent me a draft memoir that he was working on under the title "Never a Dull Moment". I made a few comments and Steve had great hope that he would get it published. Much to my surprise, I see that he was successful, and copies are still available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Never-Dull-Moment-Steve-Findlay/dp/0359915957
I remember that it did contain some rather bitter passages about old friends that he'd fallen out with, and I hope he watered these down or removed them before publication but, knowing Steve, he probably left it just as it was. Never a Dull Moment is certainly a record of a life lived to the full.
Steve, I'll be raising a glass to you this evening old friend!
Chris