Colleczione threadoso IN MOTION

[grogee]

Destination: REDACTED

Method of Transport: REDACTED

Poo counter: RESETS TO ZERO AT 1200 HRS

Breakfast: PROBABLY PORRIDGE

[stuboy]

  On 18/09/2023 at 19:48, grogee said:

Destination: REDACTED

Method of Transport: REDACTED

Poo counter: RESETS TO ZERO AT 1200 HRS

Breakfast: PROBABLY PORRIDGE

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red saab aero in scotland?

[ProgRocker]

Lancia Thema? 

[grogee]

Both great* guesses but no. 

I made a mistake in my original post, of course the poo counter resets at 0000 hrs. Military nomenclature is not my strong point.

Pre-breakfast tea with word puzzles (mug is Mrs Grogee's fault) 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Quality motor 'just needs a little work for the next MoT'?

[grogee]

  On 19/09/2023 at 06:38, EyesWeldedShut said:

Quality motor 'just needs a little work for the next MoT'?

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One is enough

[GeordieInExile]

Montego?

[grogee]

  On 19/09/2023 at 06:41, GeordieInExile said:

Montego?

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Nope. It does not hail from Brexit Island. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 19/09/2023 at 06:52, grogee said:

Nope. It does not hail from Brexit Island. 

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Geez, that narrows it down a lot (not).
Nippon Isles?

[grogee]

Much as I admire the work of our Far Eastern brethren, it does not originate from there, either. 

Breakfast of chumpions, seedy broon toast with 1 marmite 1 marmalade. All the marm food groups. 1 cafetiere coffee. 

[grogee]

Poo counter: 1

[tom13]

I am pretty sure I know what this is so provisional dibs when when you sell please.

[grogee]

Mode #1 Mrs Grogee's Corsa. 

Very windy today so no doubt the trains will be utterly fucked by falling twigs. 

[Twiggy]

Good luck ! I hope it all goes well.

[grogee]

Banbury Station: ACHIEVED

I've got 1hr 20min to kill before my train. I may hop on an earlier one even though OMG STATED JOURNEY ONLY. 

Banbury is a pleasingly retro station even though they've tried to jazz it up, it still feels very British Rail. 

I did wonder if these guys were trainspotters but they skidaddled when the delayed Reading train was announced. 

I suppose we're all trainspotters of a sort, it's just that I want to spot the 11.39 to Marylebone. I think it'll be a Chiltern flavour one. 

[grogee]

  On 19/09/2023 at 08:49, tom13 said:

I am pretty sure I know what this is so provisional dibs when when you sell please.

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Without giving it away, what do you think it is? 

[eddyramrod]

A ULEZ evacuee?

[JMotor]

Chodspeed!

[grogee]

  On 19/09/2023 at 09:46, eddyramrod said:

A ULEZ evacuee?

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No, although it may be uncompliant, not sure. 

I'm heading very East

[Sham]

Very East - ooo... is it also very Yellow?

[grogee]

Not yellow. 

Absolute scenes here as I've illegally got on an earlier train 

[tom13]

  On 19/09/2023 at 09:24, grogee said:

Without giving it away, what do you think it is? 

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Something with cheap tax and Super MPG?

[bezzabsa]

Kia Rio, the early estatey type thingy one ?????

[grogee]

  On 19/09/2023 at 11:43, bezzabsa said:

Kia Rio, the early estatey type thingy one ?????

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No. But I did go on the launch of that car, in Copenhagen I think 

[grogee]

  On 19/09/2023 at 11:21, tom13 said:

Something with cheap tax and Super MPG?

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Very warm

[grogee]

Cruised across London using subterrainian homesick tubes.

I preferred the Bakerloo -> Oxford st -> Liverpool Street route. I find the Circle & District disturbing and I've not had much success on it. 

I may try jumping on an earlier train East but I don't feel as lucky this time round. 

Lunch at this charming boutique restaurant inspired by watching the Adam Curtis Russia documentary. In part 2 it mentioned the opening of Russia's first McDonald's in Moscow and I was salivating just watching it. 

[High Jetter]

  On 19/09/2023 at 10:09, grogee said:

Absolute scenes here as I've illegally got on an earlier train 

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I think you can relax now as you weren't arrested and manhandled off that train. Chodspeed, break a few moar rulez!

[chancer]

Something Italian and likely to have a hissy fit on the road home. Panda or 500

[grogee]

Ooh, Liverpool Street customer lounge. Surprisingly it doesn't exclude plebs who haven't bought a first class ticket. 

I used to frequent this station twenty five years ago when I lived in Billericay and had mates in London. I used to get The Fear getting trains then for some reason. All smoothed over with Fluoxetine these days. 

It's nice to get out of the wind, it's properly blowing a hoolie out there. Once again I am grateful for not having an Outside Job. 

I'm a bit sad about the onset of autumn. Like Cnut (yes I said Cnut) I want to hold back the changing of the seasons but the inevitable celestial mechanics prevent this. Like many of you I have a touch of SAD and mourn for summer, even though July and August were totally shit. 

I haven't been to that there London for a while. It seems quieter somehow. Maybe more people are WFH these days. That said, I am travelling off-peak. I've not gambled on the Greater Anglia train guard not doing his 'revenue protection' duties, instead I'll take the scheduled 14:00. 

[grogee]

  On 19/09/2023 at 12:37, chancer said:

likely to have a hissy fit on the road home

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It's not Italian but the hissy fit risk is statistically significant. It does have Mediterranean blood of sorts.