Archev's adventures in the Berlingo

[Archev]

Found a scooter for you
I think it might be faster than the Berlingo .... just a bit faster ....

T1 Terry

What? No seat ?

 

[T1 Terry]

What? No seat ?

You want to be sitting down on a scooter at that sort of speed, and you say the one who's barking

T1 Terry

 

[Archev]

Tesla chargers in Tyndrum are up and running

You know how people hang yellow jackets on posts and fashion “ cameras “ ??

Well I’ve just passed one in Crianlarich keeping my speed to 30 like the good boy I am anyway.
Just as I was passing this one moved and turned out to be a rather pretty but predatory real live policewoman. And of course as I went further on I discovered it’s a twenty limited road at that point

 

[T1 Terry]

I was once booked for illegal parking on the footpath because that section of road was about to become a clearway in 5mins time, the parking fine was cheaper and no points off the licence.
The young blonde Police officer pulled up, in the clearway lane, to write me a ticket ...
Why did you park on the footpath, you saw back up the road booking someone so you knew I'd be driving this way ....
Three reasons
I needed to go to this shop before they closed
I knew I would be blocking a clearway
I saw you as I passed and I thought this was a way I could get you to talk to me
You were willing to get a $25 parking fine just to talk to me?
Worth every cent
I knock off at 7pm and I'll be going to the Post Office Taven, you owe me a drink
You won't be in uniform, how will I know who you are
I'll be the one looking for you to buy me a drink

She got back in her Police car and drove off, leaving me stunned

I thought she looked good in her Police uniform I knew I was punching well above my weight when she came up to me at the bar and asked if I was still buying her that drink Absolutely stunning, later that evening she told me that was the best pick up line she had ever heard, most blokes hit on her, then ran when they found out she was a Police officer, I made my move the other way around ......

T1 Terry

 

[Rolfe]

Tesla chargers in Tyndrum are up and running

You know how people hang yellow jackets on posts and fashion “ cameras “ ??

Well I’ve just passed one in Crianlarich keeping my speed to 30 like the good boy I am anyway.
Just as I was passing this one moved and turned out to be a rather pretty but predatory real live policewoman. And of course as I went further on I discovered it’s a twenty limited road at that point

Well, if I follow up on a tentative arrangement to go dead-body-hunting in Glen Orchy (again) soon, I'll be needing these chargers. I'm just a bit worried they will be problematic because of the diabolical mobile signal around there.

Not to keep you guessing, on another forum a small group of us have become somewhat convinced that the body of Suzanne Pilley, who was murdered in Edinburgh in 2010, is somewhere between Tyndrum and Dalmally, probably at the Inbhir nan Allt above the Eas Urchaidh, rather than somewhere around the Rest and Be Thankful as the cops think. Having failed to interest the police in our captivating theory, we occasionally go up for a look-see. Last time a pond was explored with grappling hooks and there was some wandering around with a metal detector. I think we found a Coke can. This time one of the guys is getting a very strong neodymium magnet to try for a zip or coins or jewellery or something. If we could find anything that might plausibly have belonged to Suzanne, the machinery of the law would take over.

Yes, this is a bunch of grown-ass adults playing at being something out of an Enid Blyton book. But it's a good excuse to go walking and cycling in a pleasant area.

 

[siteguru]

If they're new V4 superchargers then mobile signal (or lack thereof) should be irrelevant, as you should be able to pay contactless.

 

[Rolfe]

But if I don't have a signal then I have no way to monitor how the charge is progressing, and I'm vulnerable to an overstay charge if for some reason the car drops its charge prematurely. Happened to me once before, in Inverness, but they waived the overstay charge because it was the first time I'd incurred one. They won't be so kind again.

 

[siteguru]

Hop onto the WiFi in the Green Welly Stop cafe?

 

[Archev]

If they're new V4 superchargers then mobile signal (or lack thereof) should be irrelevant, as you should be able to pay contactless.

They are.

 

[Archev]

Well, if I follow up on a tentative arrangement to go dead-body-hunting in Glen Orchy (again) soon, I'll be needing these chargers. I'm just a bit worried they will be problematic because of the diabolical mobile signal around there.

Not to keep you guessing, on another forum a small group of us have become somewhat convinced that the body of Suzanne Pilley, who was murdered in Edinburgh in 2010, is somewhere between Tyndrum and Dalmally, probably at the Inbhir nan Allt above the Eas Urchaidh, rather than somewhere around the Rest and Be Thankful as the cops think. Having failed to interest the police in our captivating theory, we occasionally go up for a look-see. Last time a pond was explored with grappling hooks and there was some wandering around with a metal detector. I think we found a Coke can. This time one of the guys is getting a very strong neodymium magnet to try for a zip or coins or jewellery or something. If we could find anything that might plausibly have belonged to Suzanne, the machinery of the law would take over.

Yes, this is a bunch of grown-ass adults playing at being something out of an Enid Blyton book. But it's a good excuse to go walking and cycling in a pleasant area.

I thought for three split seconds you were going to use the Teslas to jump start …… no

 

[Giller]

Found a scooter for you
I think it might be faster than the Berlingo .... just a bit faster ....

T1 Terry

One side of me is going hell yeah me wantee, but one of the sensible voices in my head ( I don’t have many) are going “how many times have you totally lost it at some **** riding an electric scooter on the footpath?”

 

[Rolfe]

Hop onto the WiFi in the Green Welly Stop cafe?

Believe me, I've tried. Stand right there, they said, that's the best spot. Still no connection. And they close at four. I think there's no signal at all where these chargers are, not wifi and not phone.

 

[Giller]

Been working through all 56 pages of this thread for a number of reasons not least I love the Berlingo and also not long ago I added some features to a Mercedes Vito which were a lot of fun.

 

[Archev]

Running late today so a wee change of plan. I need a top up before heading over the Bealach na ba to Applecross. So I was going for the chargers near the bridge over on Skye. I was passing the road end over to Glenelg so I decided to head there and take the wee ferry over to Skye. The ferry was off today and looks questionable tomorrow so I’ve camped up and shall reconsider in the morning. I’m camped near the summit of the Bealach Ratagan at -
///warms.smudges.tadpole
for my kip tonight. Dark has fallen so I’ll try to remember to take pictures in the morning.
The bike was asleep already so I just put EVERYTHING in the Front so I could get to bed - I’ve got far too much stuff
It’s 7degrees C heading to 3 C but it’s dry with light winds.
The good news is that this bed is a winner I think. Very comfortable and of course no danger of punctures. And no danger of sliding off as I’m nestling in here nicely.

 

[Archev]

Been working through all 56 pages of this thread for a number of reasons not least I love the Berlingo and also not long ago I added some features to a Mercedes Vito which were a lot of fun.

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Is that proper camping roughing it issue Smirnoff you’re using there

 

[Giller]

Is that proper camping roughing it issue Smirnoff you’re using there

Smirnoff? Don’t leave home without it.

 

[Archev]

Smirnoff? Don’t leave home without it.

Never tried it.

 

[Rolfe]

Running late today so a wee change of plan. I need a top up before heading over the Bealach na ba to Applecross. So I was going for the chargers near the bridge over on Skye. I was passing the road end over to Glenelg so I decided to head there and take the wee ferry over to Skye. The ferry was off today and looks questionable tomorrow so I’ve camped up and shall reconsider in the morning. I’m camped near the summit of the Bealach Ratagan at -
///warms.smudges.tadpole
for my kip tonight. Dark has fallen so I’ll try to remember to take pictures in the morning.
The bike was asleep already so I just put EVERYTHING in the Front so I could get to bed - I’ve got far too much stuff
It’s 7degrees C heading to 3 C but it’s dry with light winds.
The good news is that this bed is a winner I think. Very comfortable and of course no danger of punctures. And no danger of sliding off as I’m nestling in here nicely.

Pleased to hear it. My car was pinging me frost warnings as I was driving home from Peebles this evening around ten. It's still chilly.

 

[Gomev]

Running late today so a wee change of plan. I need a top up before heading over the Bealach na ba to Applecross. So I was going for the chargers near the bridge over on Skye. I was passing the road end over to Glenelg so I decided to head there and take the wee ferry over to Skye. The ferry was off today and looks questionable tomorrow so I’ve camped up and shall reconsider in the morning. I’m camped near the summit of the Bealach Ratagan at -
///warms.smudges.tadpole
for my kip tonight. Dark has fallen so I’ll try to remember to take pictures in the morning.
The bike was asleep already so I just put EVERYTHING in the Front so I could get to bed - I’ve got far too much stuff
It’s 7degrees C heading to 3 C but it’s dry with light winds.
The good news is that this bed is a winner I think. Very comfortable and of course no danger of punctures. And no danger of sliding off as I’m nestling in here nicely.

Thanks for the What3words references, good to follow your adventure.

 

[Archev]

Breakfast in the cold light of day