Here we go again - collection time

[gm]

As per tradition

coffee and a paddington bear marmalade sandwich 

[gm]

Got me readies ready

and a suspiciously cheap ticket

So time to get my sorry hungover arse to the station

today, we are heading north

train number one looks like this

and was almost* on time (ten minutes late is quite good for this route)

[gm]

delays may be a common theme to today’s proceedings 

much excite - a Deltic !

oh, much disappoint 

however, this is my train, pointing towards the land of the lorne 

 

[gm]

not quite sure why we needed to stop here for five minutes 

[gm]

Berwick upon Tweed - soon be crossing the border  

[davehedgehog31]

Not sure how far north you're coming, but Scotoshite scrantons are the nicht approx hauf 7.

[gm]

not a bad idea, I may be passing by 

[gm]

Edinburgh achieved

and departed

 Murrayforld stadium 

[Tickman]

Look forward to the live reveal at Scotoshite.

 

[bangernomics]

delays may be a common theme to today’s proceedings 

much excite - a Deltic !

oh, much disappoint 

however, this is my train, pointing towards the land of the lorne 

 

Reminds me of an allegro

[gm]

Linlithgow palace (and a sleepy american lady)

[gm]

the weather is getting worse as I head west - scotoshite maybe a tad damp 

[gm]

Oops, I appear not to be entitled to sit here 

 

[Tickman]

14 minutes ago, gm said:

the weather is getting worse as I head west - scotoshite maybe a tad damp 

 

It is currently not raining, this may not be the situation later

[Cavcraft]

[gm]

Glasgow achieved

[gm]

And another forum bike gets a new owner

nice to meet you Craig, and good luck when you go car shopping next  

[clayts450]

gm in abducted-by-aliens shocker....

Niiice. FE reg too, FTW (Nottingham)

[Broadsword]

Well played that man. I got a ride in one of these recently, they are really rather nice.

[dome]

Good work, I was eyeing these up before I bought the Octavia

[gm]

I decided against scotoshite as the sat nav is already telling me I’ll not be home until 10:45  

stopped for a bit of scoff at ikea instead 

 

[gm]

Finally made it home - waze was very keen that I use the a68 but I hate driving it at night so ignored its advice and ploughed on down the a1. to discover that it’s bloody closed at Berwick and I had a massive bloody diversion to do now  

first impressions of the car are good, there’s a few wee bits to attend to - I suspect a minor exhaust leak as when the car is stationary, it quickly fills with stinky diesel fumes. 

and thanks to whatever random debris I ran over in the road, there’s an under tray hanging loose now.

but it goes well, is comfortable and, most importantly, does this :

thats double what i was getting with the Saab 

[gm]

Also, a posh kebab shop in Glasgow

[dome]

Yep, the mpgs are what tempted me to one of them. If sellers had answered my messages we could've been civic buddies!

Yon kebab shop is very good and serves a decent weissebier, not as good as I had in Munich last weekend though!

[taxi paul]

Was looking st these Honda the other week. Surprisingly roomy for a smaller car. 

[stuboy]

blimey further north you went it got grimmer

[DVee8]

If you need a set of ramps to get it in the air to have a look i have a pair here..

[gm]

Thanks for the offer, I’ve got a pair of ramps, just need some time to get stuck in and have a go. 

It’s going to need the tracking looking at too, the front tyres both have worn outer edges - not a problem as I have a set of winter tyres to go straight on once it’s done.

[gm]

I taxed this at lunchtime and got the confirmation email straight away but it is still showing up as not taxed

after my run in with the law on Sunday, I decided not to use it today just in case and took the mazda instead - two minutes into my journey I drove right past a traffic police car hiding in the slip road. 

How long does it usually take to filter through the system ? 

Obviously the change of owner has gone through straight away for it to show as not taxed but I did the two things at the same time 

[Noel Tidybeard]

if the dibble tug you show them the email