[tcb] Re: My Neighbor Tim

  • From: "Dan" <ThatVWGuy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:49:09 -0400

I believe that bus was from Florida.  I saw it in person in Miami.  Awesome 
bus.  Think they spent around $100K on it.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ronnie Hughes 
  To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:52 AM
  Subject: [tcb] Re: My Neighbor Tim


  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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