[tcb] Re: Failed - My Bulli Gras Escape
- From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:13:27 -0600
I will be camping in Fredericksberg. I promise the weather will be great.
Have fun staying in a hotel. I always carry an extra electronic ignition and a
set of points. I am brighter than I look.
On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Biggestdaddyo <biggestdaddyo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, I admit that I was a quitter. I woke up saturday morning to frigid
> temps, gusting winds and when I stepped out of my bus into a 6" deep lagoon
> (that I named Lake Julie,) I gave up on the whole thing!
>
> I left Galveston and experienced super HIGH winds on I-45, the Sam Houston
> Tollway AND I-10 as I put puttered toward SA. Sometimes it seemed like the
> bus might actually be blown off of some of those high bridges! Scary.
>
> Finally out of harms way, my bus was laboring along I-10 against head winds
> when it just lost all power and died somewhere just east of Schulenburg.
> After a brief time diagnosing....I realized it was just the points. Of course
> I did NOT have a replacement set. Wrecker arrives and my bus got to spend
> saturday night in Schulenburg at the auto parts store because they didn't
> have ANY points that even remotely resembled the ones I needed.
>
> My new bride drove from SA to pick me up and I was safe at home by 5:00 pm.
> We hooked up the trailer and drug my bus home the next morning, no problemo.
>
> Notes to Self:
> 1. Never camp with Julie again, even if she PROMISES the weather is gonna be
> nice. Or at least remember to pack hurricane clothing appropriate for
> Galveston Island when camping ON Galveston Island!
> 2. ALWAYS carry an extra set of points, condensor etc.
> 3. Expect the unexpected because VW's are very dependable. You can depend on
> them to break down at the worst possible moment...
>
> All in all, it was still a great weekend and quite an adventure! Denis,
> thanks for the Sausage and Egg biscuit. You're a lifesaver! I'll see everyone
> in Fredricksburg.
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> James Oliver
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