Tag: Motoring
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Drawin’ the Line
Barrowsgate wrestles with the sheer number of different driving laws and regulations.
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Geordie Broon’s Evil Genius
Geordie Broon thinks that motor cars are sometimes more trouble than they are worth.
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Rob tae the Rescue
Barrowsgate gets the car out to take Mistress B into town but it doesn’t start. Rob tries to lend a hand but to no avail.
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Barrowsgate in Reverse
Barrowsgate gets his new car started and reverses out of his “garage”, but a bit faster and further than he intended.
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Gloriana R.I.P.
Barrowsgate is saddened to read of the demise of “Gloriana”, his friend Rob’s motor car.
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Journey’s End
After getting his car going again and a change of plan, Rob and Mistress Barrowsgate set off towards the city in pursuit of the bus to Kilmaur. Eventually they catch up with it and, when Mistress Barrowsgate arrives in Kilmaur, she gets a lukewarm welcome from her father.
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The Lady Still Travels
Mistress Barrowsgate’s trip is underway but Rob’s car soon breaks down and he set off on foot to find oil.
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The Lady Travels
Mistress Barrowsgate goes to visit her mother in Kilmaur and Rob gives her a lift in “Gloriana”, his motor car.
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Toots Fae the Past
Barrowsgate comes across an old coaching horn that used to signal the approaching coach bus service at the Kildronan Arms. Note: In 1934, Leslie Hore-Belisha, as Transport Minister, had introduced a 30mph speed limit in built-up areas. The Kildronan Arms was, in real life, the Balcarres Arms Hotel in Echt. Ninety years later, Barrowsgate’s toot-a-roo…