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Old 07-24-2015, 07:57 PM   #1
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Converted bus at bottom of lake

Motor home ‘just wouldn’t stop,’ sinks in Lake Lanier


Bus wouldn't stop when backing boat into Lake Lanier

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Old 07-24-2015, 08:15 PM   #2
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Well...there's a reason to get your brakes checked...and keep the roof escape hatches.
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Old 07-25-2015, 07:38 AM   #3
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I would like to see what $35K would do to that interior, especially keeping all the windows
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Old 07-25-2015, 10:37 AM   #4
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It's for the underwater systems.
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Old 07-25-2015, 03:48 PM   #5
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I empathize. I cannot image how I would feel if my hard work and attention sank like that, for whatever reason.
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Old 07-25-2015, 06:08 PM   #6
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I empathize. I cannot image how I would feel if my hard work and attention sank like that, for whatever reason.
Then don't ever own a small business with any employees or you will know what that feels like on a regular basis.
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Old 07-25-2015, 10:58 PM   #7
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Then don't ever own a small business with any employees or you will know what that feels like on a regular basis.
AMEN to THAT!!!!
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Old 07-26-2015, 01:30 AM   #8
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35k eh? not bad lol. i think 20k went down the drain before the bus had a chance to finish off the rest lol 35k.....
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Old 07-26-2015, 02:33 AM   #9
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Y'know, they should have painted it yellow and played this as they were backing down the ramp:

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Old 07-26-2015, 11:47 AM   #10
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NNNNNooooooooo.
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Old 07-26-2015, 10:11 PM   #11
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he should have paid the extra $$$ in the conversion to have brakes put in.

I wish I had known, I only live about 5 miles from there. I could have offered moral support.
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Old 08-06-2015, 12:20 PM   #12
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I realize in a panic situation most people don't think, but....

Drop it into neutral, give it a second for the revs to fall to idle, slam it down into 1st gear, wait for it to engage, (may take a few seconds with it rolling backwards), then hit the gas.
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