[tcb] Re: Failed - My Bulli Gras Escape
- From: kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 18:12:01 -0800 (PST)
Well you're right. Sideways rain is a bit more than "a little water". And I do
have a pretty tough fort. I still don't believe a single one of you anywhere
near 70 though.
--- On Wed, 3/9/11, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Failed - My Bulli Gras Escape
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 8:37 AM
I to was a quitter and early to bed.I
am well over 70 had several brews,a lemon drop,thanks to your
bartender.Fireside
chat and off to bed where it was nice and cozy.I listened to my tent being
dismantled and everything getting soaked.got up to still raining and wind still
blowing.Unfortunately there is a rule against a real fire in state parks so
drying everything out presented a real challenge.after hanging out untill after
noon we dicided to op out for the house of Blues where there was lots of
firewood a hot tub real good female company and a fresh bottle of
Geritol.If I have to dress like the Michlin Man to visit it quits being fun.I
didn't really want to spend a miserable Sat. so I could have a nice Sun to
drive
home.I arrived late and left early cause someone already pulled my hippie
card,I
think it was Denis.
I was happy to put faces with names even if I
didn't party all night. If my Camper was as nice as yours I might have
stayed but alas all I had was a old panel wagon that was on it's official road
test after the rack and pinion steering was installed.It passed.Thanks to Paul
and Bob.
Bulligras wasn't a failure.it was just
REAL WET.
oleblue
----- Original Message -----
From:
kelly
dosch
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:43
PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Failed - My Bulli Gras
Escape
Well you were not the only quitter! Fortunately, I
brought my weather radio. N.O.A.A. National Weather service. They are
some no-jive no-hype serious weather forecasters. I knew it would be
too
crazy windy to be driving home and that it would clear up and be sunny.
So there we were, enjoying great weather on Sunday all by
ourselves.
Buncha unprepared quitters.
Frankly, I
expected more from all of you. Poppin' yer Geritols and passing out at
9pm. Seriously! What was that?! Somebody needs to be pulling your
hippie cards.
If you are too tired to stay out tonight, think
how you'll feel at 70.
Seize the day. Buy an umbrella and a
propane heater.
I can't believe so many of you drove so far
just to turn tail and run from a little water.
--- On Tue,
3/8/11, Biggestdaddyo <biggestdaddyo@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From:
Biggestdaddyo <biggestdaddyo@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Failed
- My Bulli Gras Escape
To: "Texas Coalition Of Buses"
<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 12:05
PM
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.
James Oliver
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