oh yea all to familiar my oil light came on once in that same spot. not much room for moving over either. it was a debate. do i try and make it over the bridge or just stop. my wallet said to just stop and save the motor.
From: Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus story of the day Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:37:17 -0800 (PST) I DID run outta gas once in Little Rock on I30 on the Arkansas River bridge...at rush hour...I had traffic backed up for miles...I ran out right in front of the President CLinton Lib...Brian, you know where I mean... Fools were yellin', "Why did ya stop right here? Yer blockin' traffic!" Wuzn't my plan, just didn't check the milage... --- Matt Callahan <m58gc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My gas gauge doesn't work in my 67 westy either. I > use a tripmeter speedo to count the miles between > fill ups, it is usually good for 200 miles but has > been known to run dry early. > I try to fill up at 160 miles each ttime now... > > Matt > > James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Never thought of that one! I bought my Bus with a > stuck gas gauge. it would go from full to half and > stay there even though I had a half tank left. > Almost stranded me and my friends in no-man's land > this side of Nuevo Laredo... > > James > DAC > '73/'77 Westfakia > '78 Super Vert > > Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: No > workin' gas guage in either of my buses...I clip a > gas receipt with the fill-up milage written on it on > the dash...now, if I could ONLY remember to look at > it > once in a while... > --- Brian Denning wrote: > > > i think this goes back to the question what should > > you carry with you in > > your bus... > > > > A FRIGGIN GAS CAN WITH GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > >From: James Dwan > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus story of the day > > >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:10:50 -0800 (PST) > > > > > >didn't you run outta gas at Kellers in the Bug > once > > last year as well? > > >I think I see a pattern ... > > > > > >Brian Denning wrote: > > don't forget to put gas > > >in it this afternoon. > > > > > > > > > >From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx > > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Subject: [tcb] Bus story of the day > > > >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:38:59 -0500 > > > > > > > >So last night I go to bed thinking to myself, > "I > > gotta put gas in the bus > > > >in the morning." > > > > > > > >Fast forward to 5:30 am: This morning on the > way > > out I do my normal check > > > >for phone, wallet, badge, keys. Everything > checks > > out, but I have this > > > >nagging feeling that I'm forgetting something > on > > my way to work. > > > > > > > >Hit a stretch of southbound I35 where there are > > no street lights, no > > > >civilization, with the exception of homeless > > people. Bus stutters and > > > >stalls. Still nothing has dawned on me. > Coasted, > > tried to start bus, it > > > >starts and gets me maybe another 100 yards of > > momentum, enough to coast > > > >under some street lights before Northwest > > Highway. I check my > > >probablities, > > > >all checks out. Then it dawns on me. CRAP! > > > > > > > >So, there is a gas station about 1/2 a mile > away > > on the other side of the > > > >highway. Thank god I've been running 2 miles a > > day, because under the > > > >Northwest highway bridge is likely where most > of > > the homeless folks > > >crash, > > > >and I have to go under it to get to the gas > > station. That and if I'm gone > > > >long my bus gets stripped or will be occupied > by > > homeless people. > > > > > > > >I haul butt to the station. It's 6:05, sign > says > > it opens at 6. Cool. > > >Until > > > >I realize the doors are closed and the lady at > > the counter is COMPLETELY > > > >ignoring me. For 15 minutes. Some guy rolls up > > and needs to pay cash for > > > >gas so when the pump starts beeping inside, she > > finally opens the door. > > > > > > > >$15 1 gallon gas can in hand, I run back to the > > bus. A big sigh of relief > > > >that he hadn't been molested. Gas that bad boy > up > > and roll on to work. > > > > > > > >This is BEFORE I had any caffiene. > > > > > > > >Robb 1 > > > >Bus 0 > > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > > >Check out the new AOL. 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