Bus pic's from my trip up north for Xmas

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I’ve just got back to Tuxford ready for work in the morning. I took the bus up to Brighouse for the holiday.

noticed I had a water leak the day before I left Tuxford, and nearly didn’t go but risked it topping water up and keeping an eye on the temp for overnight freezing.

Stopped next to the Robin Hood, the cat seems to like it there

stopprd ther Christmas and new year but moved to Priory Rd in between.

was good to catch up with family and friends and Harvey the Lab

here I’m just filling with a ton of Yorkshire water, just asked a bloke with a hose in the pub

Just called at Ecceleshill Bradford before heading back to Tuxford.

Back Down at Walkers. Bus didn’t miss a beat.

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What does it say on the side? Facebook something?

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mucker85:
What does it say on the side? Facebook something?

Yasmin Greenbus

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Thats cool,i have a caravan but would love a well kitted out bus,id say you are so happy!!

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Thats exactly how id love to live just come and go as you please … :wink:

Quick question though .

Seeing as you live in it how do you register it for insurance and what not ? What i mean is dont you need an address for both ?

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bowser:
Thats exactly how id love to live just come and go as you please … :wink:

Quick question though .

Seeing as you live in it how do you register it for insurance and what not ? What i mean is dont you need an address for both ?

I use my sons address for my mail and driving licence and the like

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How do you empty the toilet :question: :laughing:

Also, do you find your clothes etc get damp in the winter months?

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bazza123:
How do you empty the toilet :question: :laughing:

Also, do you find your clothes etc get damp in the winter months?

Hangs his arse out the window! :laughing:

Wouldn’t be me ive got this thing about buses. I ■■■■■■■ hate them.

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Behind the front n/s wheel is a 2" fitting, I just screw a short pipe into it then line it up over a fowl inspection cover and empty it.

The damp can be a problem although the wooden wardrobes help. The flue from the log burner runs uo through the bedroom so it helps to air it.

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Fix that coolant leak before you regret it. Gardners don’t like running low on coolant.

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Does someone follow you in the Disco?

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The disco follows on an A frame.

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Hi Marlow, can i use my bus pass to come with you :laughing: :laughing: a great life you have and i wish you all the best, i expect a lot of people envy you as well.

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Thanks Truckyboy, when I first mentioned the idea folk thought I was mad. This has been my second winter living on the bus and have to say it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

I’m getting sorted inside too. My solar panels arn’t quiet keeping up at the moment but I’m keeping the genny use down to about 6hours a week.

I would rather be working just part time, but enjoying the work down at Walkers and its handy to park wagon at side of the bus, keeps the commuting down lol

Life is totaly stress free. Rather than envey though, I hope it gives a bit of insperation. I’ve dreamed about this for the last 15 years, after splitting with the wife last year it just seemed the right time to do it. At the moment I cannot see me ever living ‘normally’ again

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Forgive me for asking, might sound daft.

Do you need a bus licence to drive it? I.e category D?

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thelorryist:
Forgive me for asking, might sound daft.

Do you need a bus licence to drive it? I.e category D?

When I bought the bus it was a standard 74 seater. As it was over 30 years old it could be driven on a car licence on the condition that no more than 8 passengers are carried. It now has just 1 and DVLA have changed it to private HGV.

Its going to be comical when it comes to the next mot I have a feeling it will need a tacho fitted even though it wont be used. Don’t know hoe they would calibrate it, it only does 44mph.

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marlow:
Behind the front n/s wheel is a 2" fitting, I just screw a short pipe into it then line it up over a fowl inspection cover and empty it.

I bet the chickens love that…:slight_smile:

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Sorted a few more.

This is how the waste empties.

Log burner smoking away, new years eve at the Robin Hood, Wood st Brighouse

Better pic of the Landy A frame. This is down Priory Rd Brighouse. (good safe parlking for trucks and only ½ mile from Junction 25)

Wolly Edge New years day

Bella the cat on the dash on the way back to Tuxford

My journey to work in the morning from kitchen window.

and the cat flap

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Hope the cat flap is secured when on the move we dont want BELLA coming to any harm!!!. Eddie.

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marlow:
Its going to be comical when it comes to the next mot I have a feeling it will need a tacho fitted even though it wont be used. Don’t know hoe they would calibrate it, it only does 44mph.

I only found this out myself recently but as it is over 25 years old it counts as a historic vehicle and is therefore completely tacho exempt.

See this: businesslink.gov.uk/Transpor … m_0510.pdf

Exemption number 2 on the first page applies to you. Fill the form in and take it with you at test time and jobsagoodun.

Paul