The day has come

by Unknown December 18, 2015 0 comments Coffee Conversion

So, over the last week or so, more and more parcels of kit have been arriving and today I took the train over to the West coast to pick up the van. With an hour to kill in Glasgow Central Station and horrendous weather outside I grabbed a coffee from the awesome Gordon Street Coffee (well worth a visit, even if you're not catching a train) and sat back to ponder how exactly I'm going to get all of this work done in a very short amount of time. Sitting back watching the crazed bustle of Glasgow's biggest and busiest train station, I realised that one of the main reasons I was doing some of the work on the van myself was that I love a project. I love getting mucked in and creating stuff. If I rush it, there's a danger I'll miss it as it flies by and then what's the point of doing it myself? I decided that, although I would try my damndest to make the deadline of the 29th, there were more important things in life, Christmas with my family being one, and if I met it, happy days, if not, so what, we'll be delayed a few weeks.
Arriving in Kilmarnock after a couple of text messages to Callum at Rockinvans along the lines of 'where will I meet you with the van?', the rain was heaving it down.  At least I'm meeting the guys in the car park, so I won't get too soaked. Unbeknownst to me, the exit door I took meant a five minute walk around the streets and back to the car park. Upon seeing the van and the guys waiting with the key, the question 'did you not use that door over there?' made me realise the error of my ways. That 'door over there' was the door I walked past getting off the train, wondering 'hmm... wonder is that the way out?'.
After picking up the keys and telling Google Maps to take me home, I headed on my way. Even in the horrible weather, I had a huge smile on my face. Our other car is an aging Renault Scenic on it's last legs. It's most recent problem is that the driver's side wiper keeps disengaging from the spindle on the motor, meaning I need to be very sparing with the use of the window wipers, otherwise I have to get out in the rain and reconnect it. Driving through the torrential downpour in the van, I realised I didn't have to get out until I got home and I could even leave the window wipers on the constant setting! It's the little things...
Being December in Scotland, the light doesn't last long and it was dark by the time I got home. I have to apologise for the poor quality of the pictures, both due to the light and the fact I took them on my phone, but you get the idea. This project is going to start with a big load of cleaning!