Bus Pass Goes Adventuring Again

Regrettably, Bus Pass was unable to attend the society wedding of the century, due to a prior commitment to take the ‘jeep’ to Turriff for groceries.  The ‘jeep’ being a large rucksack on wheels, purchased for holidaying on Iona, where luggage must be lugged from ferry to white sands.  Luckily, ‘jeep’ is two-wheel drive, all terrain, and undaunted by sandy beaches or muddy festivals, should Bus Pass be tempted to traipse to a festival ever again.  (Highly unlikely.  Bus Pass hates sitting on the ground and forgetting to bring a bottle opener). 

Bus Pass worries about taking the ‘jeep’ on public transport as, nowadays, bus drivers don’t help lift things.  The bus could be a bone-shaking single-decker which doesn’t lower to pavement level or could have several punishingly steep too-high stairs to bounce ‘jeep’ up.  Bus Pass believes the wicked bus company may run these horrible buses mid-morning on purpose, to finish off old ladies and their shopping trolleys.  Bus Pass advises going for coffee and getting the next bus instead.  Bus Pass saves a lot of lives.

Bus Pass has a golden rule for Turriff adventures; ‘The Hobbit Rule’.  “There and back again” before “second breakfast”, or elevenses, if counting calories.  Buses run every half hour weekday mornings, reducing issue two, the waiting, to a bearable level, with the added bonus of the milk being less likely to turn.  Naughty Bus Pass went thrifting, then to the bakery, for a queenscake, to wish the bride good luck.

Bus Pass wonders about the pastime in Turriff-shire this time of year; tractor-pulling.  Bus Pass suspects this tradition may be one of many bizarre outcomes from earlier centuries, when cousins married.  Bus Pass could be wrong.

Turriff, locally pronounced ‘Turra’, was once a political hotbed. 

Commemorated with a statue. 

‘The Turra Coo’.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turra_Coo

Credit: J R Tolkien, The Hobbit’, “There and back again” and “Second breakfast”

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