[tcb] Re: side bar on trip report
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 12:19:05 -0500
Shoot, Paul was the one a year ago with those Mid America women at the
Classic.
I know, I know, Paul, Chicks dig the Bentley's logo.
On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 11:26 -0500, Brian Denning wrote:
> with all you old folks we know that's not happening :D
>
>
> >From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: side bar on trip report
> >Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 09:24:25 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >As the self appointted HR Manager of the list ,I am
> >certailly glad you didn't rule out sex in our
> >conversations about busses.
> >--- a1992cabbygirl@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I'm sorry, the apologizing to everyone has finally
> > > gotten to me. If we become too policitally correct
> > > this forum list is going to go downhill very fast.
> > > We need to be ourselves and have fun with it. I am
> > > Texan, Aggie fan, and a blond(sort of) lefty. I
> > > get it from all sides. The only topics that
> > > should be left alone are politics and religion.
> > > Those two subjects could be disasterous. Just my
> > > opinion.
> > >
> > > Em
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Thu, 24 May 2007 9:04 am
> > > Subject: [tcb] Re: side bar on trip report
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > His bus looks like you would find a backwoods
> > > Swedish hippy driving it. But the guy looks and
> > > talks like an Aggie engineer with a degree in
> > > philosophy. No beard, short haircut and clean
> > > clothes. The reason for the Swede comment was not
> > > meant to offend anyone, but John the owner is a
> > > Swede. His dad was a Swedish immigrant.
> > >
> > > Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > How to be a stankfoot hippy?
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Brian Denning
> > > >Sent: May 24, 2007 7:55 AM
> > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: side bar on trip report
> > > >
> > > >what's the title of the book? sounds great, wish i
> > > could of made it to mtn
> > > >view.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>From: sammie smith
> > > >>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>Subject: [tcb] side bar on trip report
> > > >>Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 16:02:09 -0700 (PDT)
> > > >>
> > > >>Went to the Mtn View show. Saw the greatest bus
> > > ever, even better than
> > > >>Murray. Sorry that everyone on the TCB list did
> > > not get to see this bus.
> > > >>Driver/owner John Lago from Oshkosh WI. Quote from
> > > sign on windshield.
> > > >>"Daily Driver for 40+ years. Totaled twice, on
> > > fire 3 times, and dropped
> > > >>through the ice once. How many miles? Only the
> > > Shadow knows. From
> > > >>Florida to the Yukon, and close to both coasts.
> > > Been through 2 trannys,
> > > >>many motors. Recently a 2000 mile two-week trip to
> > > Georgia. Before that,
> > > >>a 5,000 mile ride to Newfoundland. Was there ever
> > > trouble? Sometimes
> > > >>you're the bug and sometimes you are the
> > > windshield."
> > > >>
> > > >> The bus is a 62 Kombi that the owner bought as a
> > > youngster in 1966. He
> > > >>has modified this bus for roughing it in the Yukon
> > > and ice fishing in
> > > >>Wisconsin. It has a wood stove made from stainless
> > > steel to heat the
> > > >>interior and cooking when camping. It has a
> > > stainless steel trap door in
> > > >>the cargo floor for drilling through the ice and
> > > ice fishing. There is no
> > > >>interior in the rear except for a home made bunk
> > > along the left rear wall
> > > >>of the bus. Front seats, driver and passenger, are
> > > aluminum and web lawn
> > > >>chairs. Interior toilet is a hardwood seat with
> > > hole that holds a zip lock
> > > >>baggy. Fishing rods are mounted on the interior
> > > roof. Roof rack for
> > > >>carrying canoe. No front bumper cept for spare
> > > tire that hangs on the
> > > >>nose. Rear bumper home made from heavy steel. Rope
> > > pull start mounted on
> > > >>crank pulley of engine as taken from a 4 cylinder
> > > snow mobile. Works like
> > > >>a charm and starts on first pull as demonstrated
> > > by the owner. Every nook
> > > >>and cranny of the interior of the
> > > >> bus is designed to hold something useful for the
> > > owner who takes extended
> > > >>trips and literally lives out of the bus and off
> > > of the land.
> > > >>
> > > >> Owner has also written a book about the bus,
> > > philosophy of life, and
> > > >>whatever else came to mind. Read it completely at
> > > almost one sitting. If
> > > >>you are interested it is $15 and available at
> > > Lunchbreak Press, PO Box 703,
> > > >>Oshkosh WI 54903. Appears to be a self published
> > > book and has no ISBN on
> > > >>the book. Worth the read for guys who like busses.
> > > Not sure about the
> > > >>gals. Book written under name of John Bock.
> > > According to John, because
> > > >>that's his favorite beer.
> > > >>
> > > >> He is supposed to be at the Funfest in Effington
> > > IL in a couple of weeks
> > > >>if anyone on the list is going and want to catch
> > > some interesting
> > > >>conversation with John, buy his book and look at
> > > his bus. Should have his
> > > >>traveling companion with him, very large brown
> > > Collie mix dog.
> > > >>
> > > >> Meeting John and the bus made the trip, even
> > > without all of the other
> > > >>things that you normally get traveling a long way
> > > in a VW and though the
> > > >>mountains of hillbilly hollow AR to a VW show.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
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