[tcb] Re: Winners and Losers
- From: julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:40:26 -0600
I read it in aircoolers.org under Coming Events Big Bend Bus Bash, there is
a made up lame excuse about the weather being too nice.
Maybe if you are still interested we can breathe some life into this
happening? We can even open it up to all of our Bus friends or heck go
even crazier and open it up to the whole VW family? Either way I am going.
On Nov 10, 2011 6:43 AM, "Steve Chamberlain" <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Julie,
>
> Where did you see the cancellation? I did not see anything about it on the
> Big Bend thread. We were planning to go but after the 2500 mile plus trek
> to the Yuma show I am not sure I can fight the west Texas wind again. Also
> between El Paso & Van Horn we were sidelined with what I expect was bad
> gas. I changed the filter which got us back on the road and put additives
> in at the next truck stop along with a tank of premium fuel. We managed to
> make it home alternating between the normal lightening speed of 60 - 65 all
> the way down to third gear at about 45 mph. I will pull the carb to clean
> it out, do the normal valves & oil change and hope that remedies the
> problem.
>
>
> Steve R. Chamberlain
>
> Texas VW Classic
>
> /_ _\*.*
>
> (o\_!_/o)
>
> *"* *"*
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:40 AM, <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> So while I was gone this weekend working on my Bus to get him ready for
>> the soon to be happening epic adventure, someone uninvitedly and major
>> creepily trespassed on my property. I have a good idea of who it might
>> have been and my simple request is to be left alone.
>>
>> Well Blitzen's valves are adjusted, and he has fresh oil in him, his
>> timing has been checked, his cargo doors work more easily now, and all of
>> his belly pans are welded on. His heat even works! He is still waiting
>> for his roof rack to be completed and for a little more TLC on his exhaust
>> and for some touch up POR15 on his underside.
>>
>> The two guys who came up with the idea for the Big Bend Bus Bash
>> apparently "cancelled" the adventure. Strange I didn't get a phone call,
>> an email, or even a text. I stumbled upon the newsflash when on the Air
>> Coolers website. Wow! And maybe the cancellation sounds like bad news
>> but my daughter and I already invested in a plane ticket for her to be here
>> in Texas for the adventure and now we are going to conquer the Big Bend
>> region in a Bus unencumbered. We will have more fun than anyone can
>> imagine!
>>
>> Once in a rear while I drive my '99 Beetle to work. Today was one of
>> those days. In downtown Austin a young man driving a big van for a liquor
>> store hit my Beetle leaving surface blemishes from the front to the back of
>> the passenger side. Oopsy! He does readily admit that he was totally at
>> fault. We weren't hurt and our vehicles are still drivable. The way I see
>> it, we will all be in accidents, so I consider myself a lucky ducky when
>> everyone walks away fine. May we all be blessed with such accidents,
>> especially when the other guy's insurance has to do the paying out and when
>> the stars align and all beloved Buses are safe at home. I just hope the
>> young man doesn"t get fired for this mishap.
>>
>> On my drive home from work tonite I listened to some of the sweetest
>> music ever and envisioned my daughter and I on our grand trip. Life is
>> beyond great!
>>
>> Julie
>>
>
>
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