SiC Posted June 17 Posted June 17 I wasn't going to do a collection thread but ah fuck it there may be some interesting sights along the way. Plus I'm going to be sat doing nothing for most of the journey. Modern car so I don't imagine any issues. I say modern, it's still 16 years old! While I always say I don't like BMW, this is going to by my fourth. I think what it is that they still look modern and fresh even if they're getting on a bit by many people's standards. I.e. 10yrs/100k many think are knackered. While it's not very AS, I like my moderns to still have a touch of new look to them. Albeit not brand spanking new but something passable as maybe only like five years old or so. bangernomics, Zie, Peter C and 13 others 16
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Arrived at the destination bus stop for the train station. First spot as I write this while walking ! Actually what triggered me to do a thread. Now to grab a bit of munch and then wait for the train (9:47a hopefully!) N Dentressangle, Coprolalia, Dave_Q and 9 others 12
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Abandoned that idea as someone with an irritatingly fragile digestive system, I probably shouldn't risk anything like this. Not much of interest in the magazine collection. Except Surf Girl is a bit of an anomaly in this small stack. I was tempted to buy as intrigued what such a magazine would contain but I didn't want to be judged too much on the train. 🫣 Always some good, peaceful views from this station. Old Brunel picked his locations well. Coprolalia, scooobydont, Dave_Q and 11 others 14
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Not my train. Still another 17 mins... Joys of being someone with terrible timekeeping. It's either too late/really close run thing or really early. (I'm probably ADHD/on the spectrum given I tick many of the boxes ...) N Dentressangle, Split_Pin, Dave_Q and 4 others 7
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Just noticed that I won a Seat Frog upgrade! This train to London gets rammed and as someone who prefers to ponder in silence (my mind is usually more than busy enough to give me enough noise), I'm quite happy* right now! Not least I'm going to be sat here for 2hrs. * The train appears to be making a loud booming noise in this carriage 😒 N Dentressangle, RayMK, IronStar and 6 others 9
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 I forgot you get complimentary snacks and drinks! I'm not used to this sort of lifestyle 😄 Going by the announcements, this train is rammed and barely any seats left. So quite a good decision to pay the little bit extra on seatfrog for a bit of peace and quiet. Brigsy, IronStar, Coprolalia and 6 others 9
Peter C Posted June 17 Posted June 17 For a top shelf mag that’s pretty poor. Cookiesouwest, wesacosa, privatewire and 3 others 2 4
N Dentressangle Posted June 17 Posted June 17 https://surfgirlmag.com/ No pron at all!! Disappoint The Hitachi shitbox trains are worse in almost every way than the 125's they replaced. Nasty things
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 1 minute ago, N Dentressangle said: The Hitachi shitbox trains are worse in almost every way than the 125's they replaced. Nasty things Even first class seats aren't much more comfortable! N Dentressangle 1
busmansholiday Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Have a picture of the very bus you went on this morning being dragged down the M42 on it's way from Leeds to your neck of the woods, September 5 last year. Thought you'd be impressed !!!! privatewire, Coprolalia, Tickman and 8 others 2 1 7 1
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Now at Paddington and Elizabeth line tube next. First time on this line for me! IronStar, CGSB, Coprolalia and 2 others 5
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 19 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Have a picture of the very bus you went on this morning being dragged down the M42 on it's way from Leeds to your neck of the woods, September 5 last year. Thought you'd be impressed !!!! They're utterly shite crap buses! Rattly, uncomfortable and noisy. The new electric Yutong U11D however 👌 Super quiet, mega smooth and air conditioned.
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Stratford. Quick bite to eat from a highly* rated food outlet. I give it 4/10 but then that could be I'm just too used to fancy street food vendors in hip Brizzle. Shite train plated as a Bristol locomotive. Split_Pin, Tickman, IronStar and 3 others 6
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Last train. Another seat frog first upgrade. Only £8 with fees this time. Always when I get on these other lines, I appreciate how good a job Brunel did on the GWR from London to Bristol onwards. So damn smooth compared to these wobbly lines! Coprolalia, N Dentressangle, IronStar and 3 others 6
busmansholiday Posted June 17 Posted June 17 1 hour ago, SiC said: They're utterly shite crap buses! Rattly, uncomfortable and noisy. Why do you think Leeds got shut of them?
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 7 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Why do you think Leeds got shut of them? I've seen some buses around Bristol with faded Aberdeen insignia 🤣 I think it's because there are so many service in/around Bristol, they take every bus they can. Especially the bus I took is every 15mins so needs a steady stream of them. There are loads of new busses and they keep buying them, but presumably they either still don't have enough or they keep breaking.
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Cool old milling building. Need to figure my route home now to see if I can make it semi interesting. I pass IWM Duxford but unfortunately I'm not going to get time to visit. Even right now I'm not going to be back till 8pm at the earliest. Wibble and IronStar 2
95 quid Peugeot Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Hmmmmm better get off my arse and get prepped to get down the station Wibble and SiC 2
Supernaut Posted June 17 Posted June 17 18 minutes ago, SiC said: I've seen some buses around Bristol with faded Aberdeen insignia How?! The buses in Aberdeen always seem to feel absolutely end of life (or even beyond that)!
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 5 minutes ago, Supernaut said: How?! The buses in Aberdeen always seem to feel absolutely end of life (or even beyond that)! They even went to the effort of converting them to Euro 6 so they didn't get CAZ charged! Presumably it's because Bristol area is a busy, profitable area for First busses and they run every single bus they can get their hands on. Plus typical commercial public transport service where they run things on a shoe string unless they get government subsidises to buy new kit.
95 quid Peugeot Posted June 17 Posted June 17 I'm here purplebargeken, motorpunk, w00dy and 20 others 23
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 It's a beautiful day in Stowmarket! Tickman, Stinkwheel, Coprolalia and 1 other 4
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Pez shot. 4hrs homeward bound now! Great meeting you @95 quid Peugeot Popsicle, Coprolalia, N Dentressangle and 13 others 16
95 quid Peugeot Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Just a quick addendum .. don't want people thinking there was only enough fuel to reach the nearest garage, over half a tank when he left here 😀 IronStar, purplebargeken, N Dentressangle and 6 others 1 8
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 Pulled over False alarm by the looks of it. Guessing 28c weather has tripped it. Reset and re-go! Edit: that was fiddly to reset. Push once and then push+hold for 5s. Brigsy, privatewire, Coprolalia and 6 others 9
SiC Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 15 minutes ago, 95 quid Peugeot said: Just a quick addendum .. don't want people thinking there was only enough fuel to reach the nearest garage, over half a tank when he left here 😀 Only £30 went in too! Just with 205 miles left on the trip computer and 240 miles to drive, it needed a full tank!
Supernaut Posted June 17 Posted June 17 That looks absolutely cracking. Even the colour oddly works really well. SiC 1
Noel Tidybeard Posted June 17 Posted June 17 28 minutes ago, SiC said: Only £30 went in too! Just with 205 miles left on the trip computer and 240 miles to drive, it needed a full tank! no, no it didn't you southern pansy! 🤣 SiC 1
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