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01-01-2018, 03:05 PM
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#81
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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Originally Posted by Robin97396
I think we should stick to acronyms like BYOB. It's nice to see the help on this site going out to people just learning about buses. Everyone will admit there are some truly stupid things that go on here at times. That's just people without experience attempting to do what they think is right. We've all been there on one subject or another. Be tactful and say "I did it this way." Just give people a choice between their stupid way and some hopefully more reasonable way. Not everyone had the misfortune of being a mechanic so give em a break. It's pretty impressive that some of these people buy buses at all. I always liked to dive in head first myself.
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Bring Your Own Bus?
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01-01-2018, 03:13 PM
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#82
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Originally Posted by hipcatticus
Bring Your Own Bus?
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Makes sense...of course, being a diesel mechanic might be a good thing...but I know some folks can be rather a-holey if they KNOW they are right
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01-01-2018, 04:22 PM
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#83
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Every time I go for a drive I see buses absolutely everywhere now, including backroads. I'm not talking about old buses with blackberries growing over them. I'm talking about still shiny yellow buses often about a decade or two old. I'm not willing to believe buses have become sheek all of a sudden, although there has been a strong tiny home movement. Sadly I attribute the increase of bus ownership to preppers. Nothing wrong with that either. We're not RV owners and that's what's important.
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01-01-2018, 04:26 PM
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#84
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
Every time I go for a drive I see buses absolutely everywhere now, including backroads. I'm not talking about old buses with blackberries growing over them. I'm talking about still shiny yellow buses often about a decade or two old. I'm not willing to believe buses have become sheek all of a sudden, although there has been a strong tiny home movement. Sadly I attribute the increase of bus ownership to preppers. Nothing wrong with that either. We're not RV owners and that's what's important.
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Deadheads have been living in and traveling in buses since the 60's.
Saw a "tiny house" community that popped up in Orlando. Its in the ghetto, and it used to be all single wide trailers. Sure, they're "chic" now, but they're ultimately just a smaller trailer for more money.
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01-01-2018, 05:25 PM
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#85
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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A bus is a pretty good step up from a small trailer.
So wow, it's in the low 40s down there? Still wearing short pants?
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01-01-2018, 05:41 PM
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#86
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Originally Posted by Robin97396
A bus is a pretty good step up from a small trailer.
So wow, it's in the low 40s down there? Still wearing short pants?
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Funny you ask. I ruined my ONLY pair of jeans last night in a used motor oil spill. So yeah, I'm wearing shorts and once I find out how much my bus will cost to fix, MAYBE I'll go get a new pair of pants this week or next.
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01-01-2018, 06:03 PM
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#87
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Yeah, I understand these cold temperatures aren't good for your coconuts. Does it snow down there?
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01-01-2018, 06:12 PM
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#88
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Naw, not at all.
We got some tiny particles of it in the 80's one year, but melted before it hit the ground.
Sometimes it freezes, but not very much.
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01-02-2018, 05:37 AM
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#89
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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-7* feeding animals at 4:15 this morning  
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01-02-2018, 05:50 AM
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#90
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bansil
-7* feeding animals at 4:15 this morning |
Brr
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01-02-2018, 01:25 PM
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#91
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 65 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Funny you ask. I ruined my ONLY pair of jeans last night in a used motor oil spill. So yeah, I'm wearing shorts and once I find out how much my bus will cost to fix, MAYBE I'll go get a new pair of pants this week or next.
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Was that my used motor oil?
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01-02-2018, 01:58 PM
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#92
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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No, just some stuff I'd left sitting too long.
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01-02-2018, 03:01 PM
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#93
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Greenwood, Indiana
Posts: 670
Year: 1999
Coachwork: New Flyer
Chassis: D45HF "Viking"
Engine: 11.1L Detroit Diesel S60
Rated Cap: 51,600
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bansil
-7* feeding animals at 4:15 this morning |
I'll see your -7*F and raise you (er, lower) to -13*F....
Points north of me got even colder.
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01-02-2018, 03:02 PM
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#94
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 65 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
No, just some stuff I'd left sitting too long.
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Ahhhh. I want pics when you're doing mine, for the photo album [emoji4]
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01-02-2018, 03:10 PM
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#95
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Will do... In a few days when its back in the 60's or 70's again.
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01-02-2018, 05:51 PM
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#96
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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You know, if you don't want those pants to look oil stained just dip the entire garment in the oil to even things out. Hillbilly economics 101.
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01-02-2018, 06:12 PM
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#97
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
You know, if you don't want those pants to look oil stained just dip the entire garment in the oil to even things out. Hillbilly economics 101.
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It's a redneck take on the popular "grunge look"
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01-02-2018, 06:25 PM
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#98
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jdawgsfanasty
Brr
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-17º at 6 am yesterday.
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01-03-2018, 02:26 AM
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#99
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New Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 1
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Hi to you all
Hi I'm Erik from the Netherlands. I bought me a ex military schoolbus.
It is a 1997 Bluebird
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01-03-2018, 04:04 AM
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#100
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Desmetszelf
Hi I'm Erik from the Netherlands. I bought me a ex military schoolbus.
It is a 1997 Bluebird
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Bluebird is a awesome bus...have fun
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