Archev's adventures in the Berlingo

[Gomev]

@Gomev, if you have not found the solution, you can stop unwanted notifications via your Amazon Account settings; switching off all notifications but leaving the important notifications, eg order and delivery ones on.

That had already been done, only set for order and payment notifications. I'm wondering if it might be an Alexa notification, I have altered some settings there (in the same Amazon account settings).

 

[Archev]

Hi boy I’m in mid Berlingo / Bus misadventure today. This will be a tale to tell but for now let me just say it’s an ongoing and going and going nightmare .
The Berlingo is faultless, the busses have been exemplary, the bus people couldn’t be better. A taxi driver was a bit of a disappointment with his beautiful electric taxi.
Watch this space - might be tonight - might be tomorrow before I reach the culmination.

 

[MG Clive]

Watch this space - might be tonight - might be tomorrow before I reach the culmination.

Our communal breath is bated @Archev

 

[T1 Terry]

Our communal breath is bated @Archev

Like the cat who ate the cheese?

T1 Terry

 

[Rolfe]

May they never meet.

 

[Archev]

Finally, after three days , ten buses, two taxis and a final rescue by my daughter, I am once more reunited with my beloved Berlingo
I lost all my keys for car, house and bikes. Spare keys in house and only daughter had spares. A new car key

Interesting to note that Aberdeen have scrapped the idea of hydrogen power for their buses ‘cos it’s not been working for them. They’ve moved over to a new upstart of a system- electric power would you believe??

Finally, after three days , ten buses, two taxis and a final rescue by my daughter, I am once more reunited with my beloved Berlingo
I lost all my keys for car, house and bikes. Spare keys in house and only daughter had spares. A new car key

Keys have been found - glory be. So I’m sitting on the eleventh bus of the last three days. It’s a West Coast Motors coach being driven up the East Coast of Scotland by. a French bloke heading to the Granite City . Then my twelfth bus will hopefully deposit me back to Perth where I’ll reunite with the Berlingo, top up with some of superchargers finest and head to Ayr for a couple of days as the weather has turned fabulous. The golden sky ornament is lording it over the firmament and all is good

Should’ve kept shtum I’ve jinxed it - it’s only started raining now hasn’t it ??

 

[MG Clive]

I saw a new Berlingo parked in town today, and I had to look twice because I wasn't sure what it was, it was massive, and it looked very nice indeed. My Father-in-Law had a Berlingo about 25 years ago, and it was like a scale model of the one I saw today.

 

[Archev]

I saw a new Berlingo parked in town today, and I had to look twice because I wasn't sure what it was, it was massive, and it looked very nice indeed. My Father-in-Law had a Berlingo about 25 years ago, and it was like a scale model of the one I saw today.

Aye they’ve put on a bit of weight like myself

 

[LenEV2016]

And the winner was Sainsbury’s in Kirkcaldy in the kingdom of Fife where most of the world’s linoleum was made many years ago.
And my dinner tonight shall be chicken with bean sprouts and mixed veggies in hoisin sauce . They only had large packs of the ingredients so I’m guessing dinner tomorrow might be pretty similar
I shall now coax the Citroen to take me home via the coastal route

Or as Billy Connolly used to call Kirkcaldy "What's that fecking smell!"

 

[Archev]

Fabulous piece of artwork to inspect if you are near Alloway. Robert Burns fans have GOT to visit this phenomenal work.

 

[Archev]

More pictures of the Alloway railway tunnel artwork

Really worth a visit if you like Burns poetry or art or just life and a fascinating walk (and it’s out of the rain )

 

[siteguru]

Great artwork .. that guy in the blue shirt looks really lifelike.

 

[Archev]

Great artwork .. that guy in the blue shirt looks really lifelike.

Nah he’s the only one who isn’t

 

[Rolfe]

That's lovely. But.

When do we get the detailed story about the 10 buses etc.

 

[Archev]

That's lovely. But.

When do we get the detailed story about the 10 buses etc.

Twelve busses actually - I’m still reeling from the trauma so it’ll take a day or three

 

[Rolfe]

Well, I told all about my Hardknott pass disasters, so I'm waiting.

 

[Archev]

Over to Cowdenbeath now to witness some ice demise at the stock car track
Thinking about a wee jaunt to Oban tomorrow

 

[Archev]

Over to Cowdenbeath now to witness some ice demise at the stock car track
Thinking about a wee jaunt to Oban tomorrow

Stock car racing very exciting - first race a crash involved a car smashing into the pace car which was sitting the middle of the infield

 

[Gomev]

Stock car racing very exciting - first race a crash involved a car smashing into the pace car which was sitting the middle of the infield

Banger racing was more my type of fun.

 

[Archev]

Banger racing was more my type of fun.

Aye there’s bangers next week and caravan racing in Crimond then as well. A new (to me) formula is the pro stock basics. It’s no contact allegedly driving small cars like Ford Ka’s etc. that’s the type that caused most mayhem and crashes.