Decker Dave's Decluttered Dross Dribblings

[davidfowler2000]

A trip to Aberdeenshire was also undertaken a few days ago...

 

[davidfowler2000]

Oh aye forgot this view while having a chippie dinner...

[JeeExEll]

What's your Keith / Cabrach Radio connection Mr. F?

[davidfowler2000]

Other than 3 and a bit years doing Aberdeens on megabus and listening / watching CCR on facetube, absolutely bugger all.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 9/5/2021 at 12:06 AM, davidfowler2000 said:

A trip to Aberdeenshire was also undertaken a few days ago...

 

Great Leyland National Class 141! The Railcar Business was extremely costly for Volvo. Lots of warranty costs. Engine and Transmission faults... 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 

[davidfowler2000]

It's not a 141, it's 'THE' 140.

 

[wuvvum]

Interesting.  I never knew they made a Pacer with doors in the ends.  Looks ancient compared to the "normal" Pacers.

[davidfowler2000]

It's a standard BR cab including an EMU control layout as fitted to the likes of 313/314 etc rather than an integral cab with DMU controls.

[hairnet]

*boom

 

[davidfowler2000]

Can we call this a collection? Not much else happens at this time on a day off work.

[reb]

You've made my attempt at getting up early look somewhat feeble! Good luck with whatever you're collecting!

[hairnet]

300 miles 

The fuck

[captain_70s]

Fowler would travel 300 miles for a sandwich. 

[davidfowler2000]

Made it to Tibshelf Services in one hit. Need food and a toilet break. I'm only about 30 mins or less away, too.

[davidfowler2000]

Forgot a pic at the KOLLEKSHUN point so have one from the pee stop at Leeming Bar

[Mrs6C]

A Modz Pod! Is that for any Mods at the FoD?

[davidfowler2000]

Arrival at the parental's house for dinner. Left my bit at 0500ish, arrived here approx 1615ish.

[hairnet]

9 hours ago, captain_70s said:

Fowler would travel 300 miles for a sandwich. 

haven travelled 3000 to sit down for two hours

then go home again

 

[chaseracer]

4 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

A Modz Pod! Is that for any Mods at the FoD?

Not certain I'd fit... 😁

[hairnet]

36 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Not certain I'd fit... 😁

imagine how slammed it would look

nae mair car camping fae dave

almost fit in the back of the swede no

 

[davidfowler2000]

If Brough is pronounce Bruff then why isn't Slough pronounced Sluff?

[hairnet]

is their a fair weave if ya forget its their and go a bit quick?

[hairnet]

sluff is pronounced shithole

[big_al_granvia]

A caravan in miniature. Nice one Dave

[Tadhg Tiogar]

12 hours ago, hairnet said:

sluff is pronounced shithole

"Come, friendly bombs,

And fall on Slough..."

[davidfowler2000]

Spent a wee bittie time today rewiring the new accomodation for a 13 pin plug. This way I have lights and power in one plug and the car can charge the leisure battery in the trailer.

Also had a wee run out last night with @davehedgehog31 to test the 205 towing it.

[hairnet]

so the squair has a place and the kettle?

[davidfowler2000]

First 2022 Update:

Not much has happened. Well bugger all actually since the re-wiring of the trailer for the car to charge the leisure battery. Still a few loose ends to tie up in that.

The 740 has been sitting at Kilmarnock Engine Services since early November waiting on an engine strip down. I phoned just before Christmas to see if they had got to it and they said "not this side of the new year" so I went to get it to put a MoT on it. Ended up getting Covid so the test happened on Friday there and I took it back to them. I'm not NEEDING it so better it sits and waits for them to go through their backlog of work and it's there to as soon and they're ready.

Anyways... as expected. Spotless:

Since the trailer was occupying the lockup in Cumbernauld, FAITHER_df2k suggested clearing out his lockup and sticking the 205 in there with the bike. I didn't reckon the 205 AND the bike would go in but I suggested the trailer might seeing as a goodly amount of it's length is the front hitch. So a raid oot occurred today and it worked out a fuck tonne better than expected...

The white wire hanging down is a battery maintenance solution I concocted for the bike. Being the (council) lockup isn't attached to the house, the only power is the lights at 27V AC. Can you get battery chargers that work off a 27V AC source? Ahahahahahaha. No.
My solution... a bridge rectifier with some capacitors feeding a solar battery charger. The charger can maintain SLA, gell or lithium batteries and has 2 USB ports on the front too as a power source. IIRC the rectified 27V AC comes out at about 34V DC or about the same as a really big solar panel so the solar charger is quite happy.

[reb]

Lights! In a council lockup! I'm very jealous, mine doesn't have such luxuries.

[hairnet]

faither should get a go on the pod you should get a go of the bike