[tcb] Re: My Neighbor Tim
- From: Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:52:24 -0700 (PDT)
There was a van in Hot VW's a few years ago where a guy built a full roll cage
for his wife's split window bus. It was also Porche 6 cyl powered with full
entertainment center for the kids in the back.
Ronnie
Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Seems like I saw an ad on thesamba a few years ago...a
guy was building a pipe 'cage' for bays that protected
the drive/front passenger...anybody remember seein'
that? did a search, couldn't find it...
--- Denis Dodson wrote:
> The people we are taliking about were at Psycoblooie
> on Saturday. They didn't camp, they were here a few
> hours. It was a yellow and white splitty. They
> parked near the corner of the carport.
>
> The only bad front end I ever had in a splitty, I
> was lucky enough to pull my knees up. It would have
> crushed both my ankles.
>
> We all need to remember to drive these deathtraps
> with special care. But sometimes nothing you do will
> stop what happens.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ATX BUS
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:27 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: My Neighbor Tim
>
>
> Glad everyone is going to have a complete
> recovery. Sounds like it could have been much
> worse, good bus karma for them and some bad karma
> for the S-10 driver.
>
> Where do Tim and Genessa live? I frequently see
> split buses on craigslist here in Austin. I know it
> was a split but what kind of bus (panel, camper,
> deluxe)?
>
> Give them my best. If they find something here
> that I could check out for them, let me know.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Stephen Brannan
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:12:05 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: My Neighbor Tim
>
> He said he has nonisured driver's insurance, but
> he's waiting to see what they say. As far as
> getting another bus, he hasn't gotten that far. All
> the mechanical stuff was excellent on it, so we're
> going to strip it down. It shouldn't be too bad to
> swap the good stuff onto a decent shell. Thanks.
>
> Dan wrote:
> Hope everyone recovers and the culprit is
> caught.
>
> Does he want another bus? I know of a couple
> people who have been in bad bus wrecks and don't
> want another bus. If he does maybe TCB could help
> him find another one and get it running for him.
> Was there insurance on his bus?
>
> -Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen Brannan
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:18 PM
> Subject: [tcb] My Neighbor Tim
>
>
> My neighbor Tim and his wife Genessa were
> driving their 67 bus on Monday when there were
> struck head on with a Chevy S-10 truck. The driver
> of the other vehicle backed up and fled the scene.
> Tim's legs were pinned and jaws of life had to be
> used to pull the front of the bus off of him. They
> are both home from the hospital today. Genessa will
> be on crutches for a week or so, but Tim will be in
> a wheel chair for a while. His left leg was broken
> below the knee and his right one received cuts from
> the dash. He also has a bunch of stiches in his
> face. His seat belt kept him from worse. Please
> keep their family in your prayers. They will both
> make a full recovery with time. Tim was pretty
> bummed about his bus. It was hit hard enough to
> wrinkle the roof in several places. I'm wondering
> if there is something the TCB group could do to help
> them out. I can probably get some of our other
> neighbors to help part out his bus. Any thought?
> Thanks for your support.
>
>
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