Posts Tagged ‘van’
Bob
Posted by Neil | Filed under Flora and Fauna, Planting Seeds
This is Bob. He’s a fundamentally important part of the TDT live setup. He’s covered more miles than most of us, and has been on duty above and beyond, all in the name of smoother proceedings at gigs. Bob is, at a very real level, a legend. His job is to sit in the front [...]
Ice. Not (N)Ice
Posted by Neil | Filed under Planting Seeds
It all looks very picture-postcard, but the reality of the current meteorological situation kicked in this morning. Overnight sub-zero temperatures, coupled with being parked in a relatively exposed bit of road, and a working temperature at 7.30am of -5 degrees C meant that the Big Blue Van, veteran of many a TDT show, not [...]
Van News
Posted by Neil | Filed under Planting Seeds, Sit on Myspacebook, Uncategorized
After a bout of spluttering and whining on startup, the trusty TDT van required a healthy dose of tender loving care, a gentle caress of battery terminals, and a rather chunky new starter motor. All of the above were applied to the vehicle by The Dreaming Tree’s resident vehicle expert and light commercial maintenance mechanic, [...]
Exhausted.
Posted by Neil | Filed under Flora and Fauna
Transportation issue. The band van, my reliable ex-police splitter bus, has developed a case of rather corroded, yucky exhaust pipe. Which has meant a bit of it has actually worn through the rear support, and now leads to the pipe slamming into the rear shocks on turning right. Mechanically limited as I am, I still [...]