the A9 has a new tackle shop.

[Part-time]

I like my mug of tea and a bacon roll/all day breakfast  at the Ballinluig cafe - always good and quick service but don't think I've noticed salad on the menu yet though :lol:
I'm still planning to stop there for food but only after I've stopped at Bruar for a latte and a Peter Ross

[superscot]

I like my mug of tea and a bacon roll/all day breakfast  at the Ballinluig cafe - always good and quick service

I'm good for that, but rest of the guys for the full breakfast !

[Wildfisher]

The boat house at Faskally is my usual A9 stop, 2 mins from the A9 and its in a different world

I'm still not stopping on the A9. Ever!   :lol:   The only disadvantage of moving to Angus from Aberdeenshire  was more A9 when going north. It is a hellish road.

[bushy palmer]

I got 3 points on it twice last year

I so nearly did two years ago. I was cinvinced it was going to be an instant ban!

I got pulled over at dark O'clock in the morning on one of the 60mph stretches doing ninet. . . lets just say it started with a nine :oops:

Instead I got told to "go cannae" , asked where I was going, then given tips on how much over the speed limit I could acceptably go :shock:

[Wildfisher]

I was in a real tackle shop this morning.  By real I mean it's not an adjunct to  a lifestyle centre in the same way as a genuine specialist plant nursery (like the one I used to run) is not a garden centre! Angus Angling in Forfar. Neil's dad was looking after the shop and I spent an enjoyable  1/2 hour chatting to him about all things fishing related.   You just don't get that in garden centres.   :lol:  That said no one owes any of these places a living, if they don't shape up they ship-out. Angus Angling appears to be doing well.

[Inchlaggan]

Turned up to hire a van in Inverness once, passed over my paper licence, the wee lassie was aghast.
"Never seen one of these before!"
Nae points on it.

[Part-time]

I might get another 3pts and £60 fine again on the A9 yesterday at dusk I went over the rise in the road & saw the distinctive van parked at the roadside, reckon I was doing 66-67 maybe.. but I may be able to get off it as I was heading into Perth A&E as my wife was taken there by ambulance... (SVT at 187 pulse for 20+ mins, all ok now though)... Dunno if they'll let me off or not, I'm keeping the text in my phone as evidence if I need it...

Hopefully you should be OK Tony - I think the prosecution threshold used to be 10% + 2mph.

[Otter Spotter]

My best ever car journey - lets call it 'Escape from Crask'! The last time I was there I was due to head down early on the Sunday but couldnt cope with another night in 'that bed'. I headed off around 11pm by the time I reached Tor I had seen several police cars heading up the way with all lights going. I put on disc 2 of delicate sound of thunder and booted it. I was in my driveway in Perth before the album finished, and I'd stopped on the way for a pee! Its an amazing road if you are ever fortunate enough to get it to yourself :-)
Having said that I dont drive souped up beemers any more so wouldnt be able to repeat.
I got 3 points on the way back down from Torridon last season for 69 mph which I thought was taking liberties!

[Wildfisher]

My best ever car journey - lets call it 'Escape from Crask'!

Was that during the sewage stravaig?   :lol:   

[Otter Spotter]

Was that during the sewage stravaig?   :lol:

I will never, ever, so long as I live, forget the moment of realisation whilst on the phone to my Mrs, that I was up to my ankles in human waste  :shock: