a fairground life(brake test)
Just after 7am I left with the Miami en route for Melrose. A few miles out of the town there is a narrow S bend with double whites along it. As I was approaching I could see a cyclist ahead. I came up behind and prepared to overtake him. At that 2 cars and a bus came around the bend a few hundred yards ahead. I was up to speed but no way could I over take the cyclist without crossing the double whites and obstructing the on coming traffic. I braked hard and pulled in behind the cyclist. The brakes worked a charm this time. Good job, it would have been a different story last week. Well done "r".
Both rides in and set up for 2 pm. Good going as we stopped for breakfast and a couple of heavy showers. Wonder if we will get a dry Saturday for the Melrosian this year???
posted by showman @ 22:11
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10 Comments:
hopefully the weather will be good for melrose because if all the border common ridings get good weather everyone comes out in good spirit and enjoys the day and the border book festival is on in melrose all this week so you may get even more buisness as lots of people stay for the book festival and the melrosian celebrations. keep up the good blogs many thanks borderer.
Hi bit quiet at the moment so thought i better write something. Showman still out of internet range[he too far away to steal my connection] in deepest darkest border country. Did i ever mention that r bought a booster cause my router signal did'nt reach their end of the yard.Yes folks without me this blog would not exist.Sorry. Anyway i'm of to yorkshire tomorrow so wish me luck ,just dry weather will do.
There is one bit of news i would like to tell.Ive been dying to tell someone but my wife has already told most of the universe so thought i could tell showman's faithful reader's. My oldest son has just qualified to compete at the national special olympic's at leicester next year. He will be competing in the swimming.
Aye it has been quiet. lol, Yorkshires a good hike blakey, what you taking down? Must be a good earner to burn that much diesel! Galas this side have so far been good without too much trouble, police seem to be keeping a closer eye on the kids drinking.
Have a second hand vodaphone mast for sale if showmans interested, could bolt it to the unit and maybe pick up your router. lol,
Well done to your lad, thats great news, enjoy down south and hope you bring home plenty english notes!!
good evening to you all ah blakey yorkshire should be good what fair you attending with this recent weather weve had in scotland hopefully the sun will shine all through the summer and the punters hit the funfairs in there masses. congratulations to your lad ive watched special olympics on the telly and they are all better than the profesional athletes its good that groups like that also get funded for the hard work they put into it acheiving something like a place in the special olympics is a life long dream for there and great when it would come along.what equipment you taking down same question as jesters but were itching to see what blakeys funfair is travelling with lol. hows you jesters what you been up to recently. cheers borderer.
nothing exciting im afraid borderer, stripped the bearing that was running hot and found a split pin missing, after that was sorted all seems ok, usual round of local galas with no unusual excitements!! Ta for asking!
good day ,bit maintanance here and there always required jesters lol what lorry do you drive or u just have a van. hope blakeys funfair is on its way down to yorkshire now waiting to pounce on the english festival goers lol. as we have had some slight rain here in the borders i can guess showman will be a little bit p'd off as when it rains here it rains and sometimes forgets to stop but im hoping the weather will improve all over scotland and let the fairs begin lol. you attending any galas soon jesters??, good luck at yorkshire today blakey. cheers borderer
Used to have an old ford cargo. Was handy as had the tail lift on it, good runner but was getting on a bit, also a struggle sometimes to get into the smaller parks, it was sold on about 3 yr ago and replaced with 3.5t iveco lwb. Good machine and very happy with it. Takes 3.5t trailer away on steep hill without a prob. Plus the vans easier on the diesel. Gala on sat then back to the usual indoor haunt today. Glad of that as the weather aint been good. Not a bad day on sat but again the rain scared the punters away, hope all well for showman, blakey and borderer no doubt we will hear all when they are back from the twilight zone!
good day to you all i dont not when showman will be blogging again but i have missed the daily adventures of the hectic life he leads im sure jesters and blakey will agree lol . hope buisness in gala was good for you this year showman i no the weather aint been good but when the sun shines down here in the borders you take it for granted as it aint come round that often lol. how was yorkshire then blakey. cheers borderer hope every ones keeping well. july 1st tommorow allready quite scary i dont no where the hell the year so far has went.
borderer here again just browsing the gala funfair pics and the ground bit marshy i see they had the mats again for when the attractions came onto the playing field as showman has said before at least one council cares about there fields lol . cheers borderer
Hi blakey here. Yorkshire event ok but got rain in afternoon,but guess what showman.The welly boot brigade still came out,but not as many fair weather punter's. Went with toyset,hooplaand two side stalls.All on one load so fuel cost not too bad.Spent most of yesterday washing everything ready for this weekend.Need to get organised as out driving next two day's then off to scottish highlands on friday.New event for me so bit of an adventure.Think showman has broken his typing finger ,back in range of my router since sunday.Maybe we get all his woe's tonight.Ps run a volvo flc now, used to have cargo it nineteen year's old when we gave it to a friend who only did short run to local park.It still went like the clapper's but could'nt keep the cab on it due to rust.Still miss it on the hill's as it six cillander,volvo only four,but faster on the flat.Still get to most destination's about same time.
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