Flat4 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 It's after midnight now so that makes it officially collection day and now my rather tumultuous week is over, I can start to get a little bit excited I should be sleeping already, but I'm not! Yesterday I quit my day job that I've done for the last 2 and a bit years, to start a much better paid job on Monday with much better long term prospects. So this collection has turned out to be a little celebration of that too Just hope it goes better than the last one, collecting my roffle win... loserone, Split_Pin, Craig the Princess and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Good luck on your travels and with the job Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Looking forward to the updates! Good news about the job too, that was a long time coming. Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 'Liked' for the new job and pending collection, not the ride on the flatbed of shame. Any clues, or would I know if I'd been keeping up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Flat4 said: It's after midnight now so that makes it officially collection day and now my rather tumultuous week is over, I can start to get a little bit excited I should be sleeping already, but I'm not! Yesterday I quit my day job that I've done for the last 2 and a bit years, to start a much better paid job on Monday with much better long term prospects. So this collection has turned out to be a little celebration of that too Just hope it goes better than the last one, collecting my roffle win... Well I am intimately connected with the very type of car in this photo, I had one and loved it. Unfortunately my one suffered GM bulkhead failure of doom and got carried away on a flat bed without me... very sad day indeed. I haven't seen the caper thread if there is one for this vehicle and collection, apologies if I missed that and miss the background, but your ownership of this car didn't end well? Anyway yes looking forwards to updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 I still have the Saab. It still isn't holding water lol It needs a new rad but it's rather difficult to get it any where for that to be done as it pours out almost as fast as it goes in, and now I've had my one, rather long, recovery, I'm not permitted another one for the same fault. I do have the loan of a car trailer but our only tow car is currently with tame mechanic for brakes and to have a leaking transfer box cooler fixed.... Clue number one - it's the same colour as the Saab bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Flat4 said: I still have the Saab. It still isn't holding water lol It needs a new rad but it's rather difficult to get it any where for that to be done as it pours out almost as fast as it goes in, and now I've had my one, rather long, recovery, I'm not permitted another one for the same fault. I do have the loan of a car trailer but our only tow car is currently with tame mechanic for brakes and to have a leaking transfer box cooler fixed.... Clue number one - it's the same colour as the Saab at least it had the courtesy to politely tell you it was pissing it's pants! Is the colour of your Saab black? Difficult to tell. Anyway It's cloudy with sunny spells here on the hills so be careful out there, take an umbrella and sunglasses. Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Good luck with the collection and the job! Is it a fast estate of some sort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, dome said: Good luck with the collection and the job! Is it a fast estate of some sort? Surprisingly not! Almost forgot to take a photo of my breakfast before I ate it - chicken pate on one, Dairylea on the other. The amount of bread I will likely consume today is ridiculous. I am making sandwiches for the train and the journey home but if I find an open Maccy Ds or KFC, you're damn sure I'm going in! dome, Cord Fourteener, eddyramrod and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Delicious and nutritious all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Chodspeed snugglebum... sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 33 minutes ago, big_al_granvia said: Chodspeed snugglebum... Thanks big chap Oh, that wasn't for me? sdkrc, The Moog, eddyramrod and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 First mode of transport for today (of many) - the trusty Fozzie Now on my 2nd mode of transport for the day, with my posh hand sanitizer. Smells nice but 72% alcohol so all good. I have a face shield rather than a mask and the damn thing keeps steaming up! dome, Tickman, bangernomics and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Poo count 1 and hopefully it will stay that way! bangernomics and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Good luck - hope it all goes well ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Saying goodbye to my first train of the day, at platform 13.... Glasgow Central Station achieved. Transport Police every where! And my eTicket didn't open the first ticket gate ? big_al_granvia and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Next mode of transport today - A free bus!!! And they provide hand sanitizer paulplom and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Chodspeed with the collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 A 20 minute wait here now for my connection. Let's see if my eTicket works here.... Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Will it fuck, glq is looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 The inside is completely different now. big_al_granvia, Split_Pin, Cord Fourteener and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 eTicket didn't work again ffs but I'm now on board my next train Only one other person in my carriage and I had the free bus to myself Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackboilersuit Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 You're going to have to move to a house soon to somewhere on a longer street to accommodate the parking needs of that ever expanding fleet! Bonne Chance with the collection ? big_al_granvia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Good luck with the collection... any more clues as to the lucky vehicle’s identity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, blackboilersuit said: You're going to have to move to a house soon to somewhere on a longer street to accommodate the parking needs of that ever expanding fleet! Bonne Chance with the collection ? no we need an industrial unit like tickman's to keep everything in and give us cover, electric and water to work on them eddyramrod, blackboilersuit and loserone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 37 minutes ago, blackboilersuit said: You're going to have to move to a house soon to somewhere on a longer street to accommodate the parking needs of that ever expanding fleet! We're going to need to move house soon anyway coz they're building a school at the back of us and I really don't want to live next to that. Small delivery made in a rather dreich Edinburgh. Mini wheels dropped off for @Mrs6C via @aldo135 Got a bollocking from the barrier staff, was asking if my journey was actually essential coz he thought that was all I was there for. I was like hurry the fuck up and open the gate I've got 3 minutes to catch an earlier train South! I got on it with 90 seconds to spare before it departed so I'm now half an hour ahead of schedule We have also been warned they are keeping an eye on the CCTV and if anyone takes their face masks off they're getting thrown out at the next stop... I'm now going to have a sandwich for lunch and go for a snooze after that. Next update in a couple of hours paulplom, Mrs6C, aldo135 and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 fucking wife does more rail miles and gets newer haulage than me, i am supposed to be the rail enthusiast Tickman, Mrs6C and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 The seats are really comfy and it's currently charging my phone Tickman and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, brownnova said: Good luck with the collection... any more clues as to the lucky vehicle’s identity? So far you have black, not an estate and it won't surprise you to know it's also Japanese. I believe some are put together in the UK tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 i know what it is lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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