Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Well, it is for me anyway! And my alarm isn't due to go off for another hour but one of the dogs wanted out for a wee.... Now wondering if it's worth bothering trying to get back to sleep....I'm really looking forward to this one! Said car has now been added to the Civic's policy for the next 2 months while we shuffle the fleet around. New year's resolution is to cut the monthly car tax bill and do some fleet rationalisation....which is exactly why I'm going into 2022 with an extra one.... juular, DoctorRetro, Mally and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Breakfast. Home made savoury waffle with Asda's finest* smoked bacon and a mug of Beanies Creamy Caramel Coffee, with single cream Shite Ron, Six-cylinder, Coprolalia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Chodspeed snugglebum xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 First mode of transport for today - my wee Civic Which is being left at the station overnight in a bid to lull the neighbours into a false sense of security that there isn't, in fact, yet another car joining the fleet.... It's next to a British Transport Police office so it should hopefully be safe overnight. Once I actually get on a train, I am going to attempt to get the contents of the carrier bag into 1 of my 2 back packs. 1 contains various fluids, the other various tools. I don't expect to need any of them but you can guarantee if I didn't have them, then I would! It's so early that not even the ticket office is open! First train of the day ButBut ScotRail Wi-Fi does not approve of AutoShite and won't load it 😂 I may need to purchase more data as the day goes on... Petrolize, davehedgehog31, LightBulbFun and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Success! Everything except a fleece blanket now squeezed in to both backpacks Sprawling out for social distancing purposes  Although there's only maybe half a dozen people on the train, so far.  crad, Six-cylinder, Tickman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I envy your breakfast. I'm currently sat in Dublin airport and nothing is open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Next mode of transport for today, and very welcome! Did not fancy hiking up Buchanan Street with a bottle jack, etc on my back and there's no wee shuttle bus between the stations at this time of morning. Shite Ron, LightBulbFun, davehedgehog31 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Sodding bus hasn't turned up! Latest announcement says it's delayed. It needs to be here within the next hour or I'm gonna run out of time today.... Typical when I was ready and waiting for it half an hour before it was due! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Bus is now 20 minutes away. I should make it, just! Mally and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 This is the second most exciting thing I'm witnessing today!Any clues? Flat4 and PrinceRupert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Need bus/train interface update! Did he make it? Was the train also delayed? What about the public conveniences? So many questions! PrinceRupert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 FINALLY on the bus. It's very comfortable, has full 3 point seat belts, very busy but thankfully I have my own seat, no one sitting next to me Only an hour and a half late leaving Glasgow 😡 Which means I probably won't have time for a rest break on the way home. I start work at 5.45.... Let's see if I make it... Thankfully I'm not on this bus today. That's a helluva journey, on a coach, on narrow windey roads.... Tickman, davehedgehog31, Six-cylinder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Do the bus have a working pan ...poo count statistics need update... asking for a friend of course 😯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Funnily enough, can confirm the loo does work. Poo count 0 but just as well coz the bog roll is all soggy, getting wet from the sink 😕 At least, I hope it's from the sink! Most confusing experience as none of the controls were labelled so you're stood pressing each black button til you figure out what each one is for... Now on the M6, 16 miles from Penrith, which is my half way point Going to try to get another couple of hours kip before we land. Btw, what's the max permissible speed for a double decker coach on the motorway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 I don't feel so bad about leaving my charging cable in the bag that's in with the luggage now These are on the back of all the seats. It must have turned on when the engine started. 45m to fully charge so I'll have 100% battery by the time I get off Also, Cumbria is foggy. Shite Ron, mitsisigma01, Tickman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceRupert Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Flat4 said: I don't feel so bad about leaving my charging cable in the bag that's in with the luggage now These are on the back of all the seats. It must have turned on when the engine started. 45m to fully charge so I'll have 100% battery by the time I get off Also, Cumbria is foggy. That is a snazzy bus. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Salford achieved. I meet my new car in about 30 minutes LightBulbFun, Shite Ron, big_al_granvia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 What part of Salford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Chod spotting from the bus. An original Golf GTI! tooSavvy, fatharris, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bren said: What part of Salford? Just passing through. Now in Manchester tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Obligatory petrol station shot Filling up where it's cheaper than home but how fucking much?! Big fucking tank 🤣 davehedgehog31, gadgetgricey, dome and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Flat4 said: Chod spotting from the bus. An original Golf GTI! That pub on the left has three series Landies and a couple of Renault 4 vans in the car park. Bloody good pub too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Flat4 said: Chod spotting from the bus. An original Golf GTI! Um...isn't that a Mk2? Hope the return journey goes smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nullzwei Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 This era of Mercedes have the best cruise control going. Great for long motorway slogs watching the display counting up to nearly 50mpgees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Google Maps says drive time home of 4 hrs and 30 minutes so no chance of making it back for work. Guess a sickie is being pulled then juular and big_al_granvia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 What's on the radio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 pedal to the metal snugglebum, look out for those brown bears on the m6... or say fuck work and have a brew at gretna... it was going to be tight but plus 90 on bus made it a man of steel move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Stopped at Southwaite Services to fill myself up with caffeine and let the Merc rest it's turbo. It really didn't like the hills through Cumbria and struggled to maintain 60 at times. Still, I'm over half way now. Apart from that, I'm impressed! It's surprisingly sure-footed for a rear wheel drive with nearly 500nm of torque on average tyres in the wet and fog. And now dark! I'm interested to see what it does with the twisties on the home stretch. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 hours ago, grogee said: What's on the radio? Whatever station I can get it to tune to automatically 😂 I actually like listening to the local stations as I pass through each county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Also, first time I've parked it Just about spot on! 😊 - smug face 😋 Surface Rust, FakeConcern, Mrs6C and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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