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by romtootes
Sun Nov 20, 2016 6:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Help Poppy!
Replies: 11
Views: 2746

Re: Help Poppy!

Thanks to all who donated to this, Another Gullane resident here who ran a similar thread on Seloc and it was god to see some old friends and familiar names on the donated list. Just discovered via Jam160 that we had a sister thread on SE.

Cheers
Tom Rootes
by romtootes
Mon Dec 14, 2015 8:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: North Coast 500
Replies: 50
Views: 11937

Re: North Coast 500

My Elise is going on the road this year after a 2 year break and I am thinking on celebrating by doing the 500 in a day. Will probably camp the night before at the southern tip of the route and get up early and get on it. Have been mulling it over for a while now. Some roads are maybe not as good as...
by romtootes
Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Been a while....
Replies: 41
Views: 7996

Re: Been a while....

Nice.

I was stood next to your old S1 only yesterday.
by romtootes
Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Welcome to Tut End
Replies: 22
Views: 3519

Re: Welcome to Tut End

it was snowing coming up over the Scottish borders last night but not lying really.

Incidentally there was snow on the top of the devils Beeftub about a month ago that seemed to go unmissed by the media!
by romtootes
Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Board Transport Aberdeen - Edinburgh (East Lothian)
Replies: 6
Views: 1474

Re: Board Transport Aberdeen - Edinburgh (East Lothian)

Gary and Neil,

If you guys could manage it that would be great. I'll send you u2u now with some details. Just shout up if it is too much.

Cheers
Tom
by romtootes
Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Board Transport Aberdeen - Edinburgh (East Lothian)
Replies: 6
Views: 1474

Re: Board Transport Aberdeen - Edinburgh (East Lothian)

Nope in no worry. I need to check the fella can hold it (I have paid him already) and will be available to for collection. I would be able to get it off you on the Sat 12th.. What sort of time are you passing through. I am not sure exactly where he is but am waiting to find out. Edit to say thanks, ...
by romtootes
Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:03 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Board Transport Aberdeen - Edinburgh (East Lothian)
Replies: 6
Views: 1474

Board Transport Aberdeen - Edinburgh (East Lothian)

Does anyone one here do the Aberdeen - Edinburgh run in car with roof racks or Van by any chance? Elise not an option obviously! I am trying to transport a 9ft Paddleboard down from Aberdeen to Edinburgh (I am in Gullane) without having to put the 6 hours in to go fetch it myself. Beers in it. I kno...
by romtootes
Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bike and Lotus Accident
Replies: 11
Views: 2422

Re: Bike and Lotus Accident

No shortages of Lotus round here. It wasn't me, logged in to see if anyone knew who it was. I think there might be a red one in Aberlady though. Gullane facebook page doesn't know who it was. Sounds like a Graigielaw GC member, if so My dad will know who it was so I will ask later. I'll not publish ...
by romtootes
Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:57 pm
Forum: Was it you ?
Topic: White Evora with black roof in Aberlady
Replies: 1
Views: 547

White Evora with black roof in Aberlady

Parked outside my folk's house in Aberlady today. My white elise was sat 15 yards away on the other side of the wall. :D

Reg 13 FER or something, my wife took a pic i'll post once she has sent it to me.

Image
by romtootes
Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hong Kong ‘living cubicles’
Replies: 5
Views: 1252

Re: Hong Kong ‘living cubicles’

they have some of these (or something like it) at the new Wallwd Garden cafe/mico brewery on the Archiefield estate just outside Gullane. Called a pod hotel or something. All named after pro golfers. Not sure what they are doing there. If you have kids the walled garden has a great (secure) play are...
by romtootes
Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:53 pm
Forum: Was it you ?
Topic: Grey S1 parked in Gullane
Replies: 9
Views: 1131

Re: Grey S1 parked in Gullane

I drove by it at its house this morning in mine - it was sitting under snow, was trying to attack my house on Hummel from the high side but ended up getting stuck and having to leave it round the coner. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XaSYhmWQrwc/UT2nhOMc1tI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/IhSkx7v6vQE/s1600/tootesbright-96.j...
by romtootes
Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:15 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: That moment in the morning...
Replies: 33
Views: 3615

Re: That moment in the morning...

we are overun with consultancy work in the manufactyring aerospace sector (sat in Derby 500 yards from Rolls Royce atm), what do you do? That moment in the morning......when you wake up and realise your dream of living back on the coast in Scotland has worked out..... :D Baring the fact I am in Derb...
by romtootes
Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:03 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lotus adverts
Replies: 13
Views: 2309

Lotus adverts

cross posted fro seloc but i thought some of you might like the lotus ads i put together in response to that Aston one http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JWk9omHvnjg/US0l48mRU0I/AAAAAAAAAzI/3qVIBSUtqAE/s1600/tootesbright-70.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DiXjDBXB2MI/US0ole3i1QI/AAAAAAAAAzo/SSteEx5qtUg/s1600/t...
by romtootes
Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:26 pm
Forum: Was it you ?
Topic: White S1 in martini colours
Replies: 24
Views: 3934

Re: White S1 in martini colours

DJ wrote:Spotted again today around noon at the stables/steadings outside Longniddry. :wavey

:D

Daughter was having her third riding lesson, then off to the wavepool at Dunbar :)

Its finally getting some use now I am back on good roads.
by romtootes
Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:04 pm
Forum: Was it you ?
Topic: White S1 in martini colours
Replies: 24
Views: 3934

Re: White S1 in martini colours

is the grey s1 elise (160 i think) that lives in Gullane (a few streets along from me!) on here does anyone know?