Collection thread

[wuvvum]

I'm collecting a car today.  I don't usually do separate collection threads, but it's a bit quiet around here at the moment so I thought I'd give one a go.  Hopefully I'm doing it right.

I'm not actually setting off just yet - I need to run the 75 in for a test first, and will head out once I've found out how badly it has failed.

I believe one of the requirements for such threads is a photograph of one's breakfast:

Unimpressive by Scottish standards but, I would submit, still better than the 20 JPS and mug of dishwater favoured by the GGG.

[Semi-C]

Multigrain Os, the cornerstone of every nutritious collection.

Best of luck with the 75 testing 

[HMC]

Great! I just hope that’s Tesco VALU UHT milk.

[gadgetgricey]

21 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

 

 

Cheerio. (Don't think they are, but it doesn't work otherwise  )

Hope everything goes to plan

 

[wuvvum]

They are indeed jen you whine Cheerios.  And full fat fresh milk.

The car itself isn't particularly fascinating, but it's something I've never owned before and fancied trying for a while, and it might be taking over daily duties for a bit depending on how badly the 75 disgraces itself.

[Aston Martin]

Love the ratio of cereal to milk.

[The Moog]

That's a mountainous breakfast, no fags or coffee so you must be collecting from the south. It's well known they keep you warm

 

Good luck!

 

[wuvvum]

58 minutes ago, snagglepuss said:

That's a mountainous breakfast, no fags or coffee so you must be collecting from the south.

No.  Or, as they say where I'm heading, Neurgh.

[wuvvum]

Well the 75 has been retrieved from the testing station - it failed on a front drop link (which I knew about) and an exhaust blow, so about as good as it could have been really - I'm going to investigate tomorrow and see if the exhaust is repairable, if so it'll be less than a tenner in bits which I'm well chuffed about,

Now going to head in to Norwich to catch a train.  Weather is currently a mixture of bright sunshine and comically heavy hail showers, so I hope this beastie I'm buying has decent wipers...

[wuvvum]

Norwich achieved.  Next task: cycle to station. 

[RobT]

Chodspeed Wuv.  If that breakfast is typical you must have a fast metabolism or something, slender chap that you are.

[wuvvum]

Well this is going well.  Train no. 1 is cancelled as the PA system isn't working. ?

[HMC]

As your at Norwich station, no doubt the train (if going to London) will be calling at shattered dreams parkway; that said hope the collection goes well.

[wuvvum]

Not going towards London, going t'other way. 

Currently killing time looking at Britain's most overpowered train. 

[wuvvum]

There's loads of the bloody things. 

[wuvvum]

Let's hope this one works. 

[wuvvum]

Well the engine started second go, so looking promising so far. 

[wuvvum]

And we're off.  5 seconds early no less. 

[wuvvum]

Apparently I now have to change at Peatboghorror rather than Grantham.  Good job I checked - would've been right pissed off if I'd been sat on the platform at Grantham and seen my train go hooning past at 125.

[wuvvum]

Train #2 of 3.  Yay, it's a HST. 

[wuvvum]

First class, dontchaknow. 

[wuvvum]

First class on LNER = free noms. 

[LightBulbFun]

knowing the average price of cars on here and the average price of train tickets in the UK (let alone first class)

I think its safe to bet you have spent more on the train journey then however much the actual car costs 

[Broadsword]

First class on LNER can be excellent value for money. Cheaper than buy the food yourself sometimes!

[wuvvum]

Indeed.  It was £1.90 more than second class - you'd pay more than that just for the salmon sarnie. 

[Bucketeer]

I wish you all the best of luck that money can buy Wuv. If you see an enormous man heading north in a tiny car as you are on your way home, give us a wave.

[Aston Martin]

If you book early enough first class can sometimes be cheaper. Free prawn sandwiches and infinite coffee please.

[wuvvum]

37 minutes ago, Bucketeer said:

I wish you all the best of luck that money can buy Wuv. If you see an enormous man heading north in a tiny car as you are on your way home, give us a wave.

I'll keep a look out for the massive cloud of clag from all the oil it burns. ?

[wuvvum]

I have spotted a Pacer, which means this must be the North. 

Sadly this isn't my train. 

[stillOrange]

? 

Oh how I miss driving these shit buses...

Godspeed wuvvum