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10-07-2020, 04:31 PM
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#1
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 56
Year: 2004
Chassis: International CE300 6 window shortie
Engine: DT466
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I got a bus finally!
En route from New Mexico back to Louisiana with my new bus!! 2004 International CE300. Excited and scared to make the 850 mile trek. I have a hurricane to beat home.
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10-07-2020, 04:35 PM
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#2
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drtbreau
En route from New Mexico back to Louisiana with my new bus!! 2004 International CE300. Excited and scared to make the 850 mile trek. I have a hurricane to beat home.
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You just bought a nice bus and you're driving it... INTO a hurricane?
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10-07-2020, 09:28 PM
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#3
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 56
Year: 2004
Chassis: International CE300 6 window shortie
Engine: DT466
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Yep, have to go take of the old folks. First 200 miles down, time to boonedock for the night. At least I get to do a preliminary leak test!
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10-08-2020, 02:41 AM
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#4
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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Happy travels! I hope the storm does not affect you. I am hoping, but your profile shows Southern Louisiana ... and it looks like Delta will be a category 3 (major) hurricane by the time it hits Lousiiana. Good luck!
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10-08-2020, 07:19 AM
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#5
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 56
Year: 2004
Chassis: International CE300 6 window shortie
Engine: DT466
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Looks like the eye will hit about 50 miles west of me. I’m about 150 miles from the coast so no storm surge, but wind, flooding, and prolonged power outages from downed treats are likely.
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10-08-2020, 07:22 AM
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#6
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drtbreau
Looks like the eye will hit about 50 miles west of me. I’m about 150 miles from the coast so no storm surge, but wind, flooding, and prolonged power outages from downed treats are likely.
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I like to down some treats once in awhile myself, but I've never knocked the power out doing it...
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10-08-2020, 07:48 AM
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#7
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 6,995
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CHEESE_WAGON
I like to down some treats once in awhile myself, but I've never knocked the power out doing it...
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I've knocked the plumbing out.
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10-08-2020, 12:13 PM
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#8
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 56
Year: 2004
Chassis: International CE300 6 window shortie
Engine: DT466
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I was like what the heck is he talking about??? TREES! I’ve been awake for 2 days I can’t type!
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10-08-2020, 03:47 PM
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#9
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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Typos are all the fodder this group needs to get all carried away! [In a good way.]
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10-08-2020, 05:26 PM
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#10
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 787
Year: 1993
Coachwork: 44' Newell Coach
Engine: 8v92T Detroit
Rated Cap: 2 adults and two pigeons
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I am just sitting here laughing at all you'se! (Said in my best NYC tone of voice!)
Be safe out there with the hurricane. I don't even know what a hurricane is let alone what rain looks like living in AZ...
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--Simon
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10-08-2020, 06:19 PM
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#11
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Wild Wild West
Posts: 691
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC RE
Engine: 8.3 Cummins MD3060
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bus'n it
I am just sitting here laughing at all you'se! (Said in my best NYC tone of voice!)
Be safe out there with the hurricane. I don't even know what a hurricane is let alone what rain looks like living in AZ...
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Don't feel too bad about that. Most of these guys would probably wet their pants if they saw a real Haboob coming at them! They would be looking for Brendon Frasier being chased by the Mummy…..
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10-08-2020, 08:13 PM
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#12
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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For those in Arizona and New Mexico ... a hurricane is like a monsoon, only the wind goes around in a circle.
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10-14-2020, 04:06 PM
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#13
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 1
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I know I'm late on the post but congrats. I just bought me a short school bus last week. Drove it from Newark to New Orleans. One hell of a drive.
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10-14-2020, 04:20 PM
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#14
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 4
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Congrats on the bus!
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10-14-2020, 05:59 PM
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#15
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JackE
Don't feel too bad about that. Most of these guys would probably wet their pants if they saw a real Haboob coming at them! They would be looking for Brendon Frasier being chased by the Mummy…..
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Eh... In my trucking days, I was stuck in Shreveport for the week preceding Harvey with the storm getting ever so closer. It was hitting when the dealer finally cleared the truck I was driving. Was driving through horizontal rain and standing water (8-10 inches) on the roads to pick up my outbound load, then was greeted with tornado sirens when I got to Mississippi with it. Had about five or six tornadoes nearly land on me in the four years or so before that, too.
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10-14-2020, 07:12 PM
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#16
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 3
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Congrats on the bus!!
My wife and I are in Leesville Louisiana and we’re getting our first bus this week! Keep us.. errr.. me.. posted on how things are going as far as the legalities with our state.
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10-14-2020, 08:04 PM
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#17
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 56
Year: 2004
Chassis: International CE300 6 window shortie
Engine: DT466
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https://www.skoolie.net/forums/f11/t...tml#post410359
Here’s a link to the build. I drove the bus for the first time in the dark thru the first band. My husband said that if I could handle that then I could handle anything!
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10-14-2020, 08:05 PM
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#18
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 56
Year: 2004
Chassis: International CE300 6 window shortie
Engine: DT466
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I am going the Vermont registration route abeautifulride.
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10-14-2020, 08:55 PM
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#19
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 3
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Thanks! We may go that route also. Looks like you guys are hitting it hard.. looking forward to monitoring your progress!!
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