You mean Chuck had stuff to do? On Dec 2, 2010 9:35 AM, "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey, I am always late because I have all this crud to do before I can leave, > so this time I was invited to go out, so what could happen? I jumped in and > took off. > > > > From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of w.wood > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:30 AM > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tcb] Re: VW bus people are different > > > > And kill deer and trees > > On Dec 2, 2010 9:07 AM, "sammie smith" <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Yes, bus people are different. Some of them are so different that they > drive around with no e-brake, and no spare tire. >> >> --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> From: Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> >> Subject: [tcb] VW bus people are different >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Cc: Volksmeisters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Heilemann" > <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 9:44 PM >> >> >> >> >> >> >> So, I am driving up to Eureka Springs to go bar hopping with Dave, Brad > and the beautiful Claudette. I was thinking, "jeez, there is a bunch of > vibration". I am thinking transmission, I donno. And the steering is > sluggish. I get to Eureka and a stop sign and I open the driver's door and > look down to see. a flat. %#@! >> >> Well, since I ran in to the deer, and I have this oil leak, Murray had > been put away for the season until I got the call of coming to Eureka for > big fun. In for the season means that I have basically stripped the > interior.INCLUDING MY SPARE TIRE! And, since I have the wide 5 EMPI mags, I > require a stud and nut system (Sammie knows) so to put on a regular 15" > spare I need stock lug nuts, which are attached to my spare WHICH IS AT > HOME. So Brad and Dave both came to the gas station, where I had landed on a > wing and a prayer, in their buses where we figured out that I could use > Dave's good spare and everyone had to give up lug nuts to give me enough to > get mobile. Phew! >> >> The gas station guy, who watched the whole drama as we used the bathroom > to wash up or sold me Fix-a-flat, was fascinated, in an old guy sorta way, > that we had fixed and were on our way. That is not the first time that > spectators were amazed that we were fixed and had to go, thank you. >> >> We had a Porsche guys look at us and were also amazed that we were on our > way. >> >> Bus people are different. >> >> >