wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 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. HMC, loserone, Sigmund Fraud and 14 others 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-C Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Multigrain Os, the cornerstone of every nutritious collection. Best of luck with the 75 testing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Great! I just hope that’s Tesco VALU UHT milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 21 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Cheerio. (Don't think they are, but it doesn't work otherwise ) Hope everything goes to plan The Moog, Ohdearme and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Love the ratio of cereal to milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 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. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 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... The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Norwich achieved. Next task: cycle to station. Sigmund Fraud and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Chodspeed Wuv. If that breakfast is typical you must have a fast metabolism or something, slender chap that you are. egg and wuvvum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Well this is going well. Train no. 1 is cancelled as the PA system isn't working. ? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Not going towards London, going t'other way. Currently killing time looking at Britain's most overpowered train. gm, Aston Martin, egg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 There's loads of the bloody things. UltraWomble and jumpingjehovahs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Let's hope this one works. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Well the engine started second go, so looking promising so far. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 And we're off. 5 seconds early no less. The Moog, Broadsword and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 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. Saabnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Train #2 of 3. Yay, it's a HST. gm, The Moog and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 First class, dontchaknow. RobT and gadgetgricey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 First class on LNER = free noms. skattrd, egg, The Moog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 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 Sigmund Fraud and ProgRocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 First class on LNER can be excellent value for money. Cheaper than buy the food yourself sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Indeed. It was £1.90 more than second class - you'd pay more than that just for the salmon sarnie. Aston Martin, purplebargeken and Broadsword 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 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. wuvvum and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 If you book early enough first class can sometimes be cheaper. Free prawn sandwiches and infinite coffee please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 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. ? The Moog and Bucketeer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 I have spotted a Pacer, which means this must be the North. Sadly this isn't my train. UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillOrange Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 ? Oh how I miss driving these shit buses... Godspeed wuvvum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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