Is MCIbustalk defunct?
There's been no activity for days...
JC
JC I think it is. Seems to run on its own these days. I even dumped the link to it. It seemed like it was You , me ,crank (Jim), and a few others and that was it. I said my goodbyes yesterday and I am done. :o
Dave5Cs
Took them 2 months just to approve my sign up request, that's why I ended up over here.
Wonder if/how I can migrate my build log over to here.
Quote from: Jim Antosko on June 20, 2016, 06:05:17 PM
Wonder if/how I can migrate my build log over to here.
edit/cut/copy/and paste :)
Yep Jim Eagles right. Should be pretty easy. Open your build thread on both and just work back and forth until you have migrated it or copy and paste to a word Doc and then go from there. :D
Dave5Cs
Quote from: Dave5Cs on June 20, 2016, 10:42:02 PM
Yep Jim Eagles right. Should be pretty easy. Open your build thread on both and just work back and forth until you have migrated it or copy and paste to a word Doc and then go from there.
I'd suggest taking Dave's suggestion (copy & paste to a Word doc) one step further, and save it additionally as a .pdf file. That way it can be transported across different platforms.
FWIW & HTH. . .
;)
Maybe it just got Lost Again! eh? ;D
Would that not make it into one big post?
Who's running it? Dave Rush are you the man in charge over there still? When it first started, I wondered why we needed another forum. Seemed to me it would be best to keep info consolidated onto one forum. I love this forum...I check it every day multiple times a day. Good stuff, good peeps, and new owners joining every week :)
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No Scott a guy named Paul Robie who we haven't heard from since Dave stopped.
The guys name is Paul Robaszkiewicz. He seemed to have been offended by your last post Dave and left you a note. What Paul does not understand is no news = no views. He did state health/other issues have delayed things in his post but first update since ... February? Gotta give him kudos for carrying the site on his own nickel tho. I help admin a local racing forum so I know what the workload can be. Especially if you are overhauling the site. Early this year he asked for those interested in checking out a test site, offered but no response. Once again life/health I assume.
If the site eventually fades out is there any way to preserve the pages of discussions? There is a wealth of information there that has been invaluable in solving several of the MCI specific problems I've encountered.
This site (BCM) is my second stop each night and has also helped me preserve sanity in this bus conversion adventure. The contributors to these sites have become my safety net, not to mention a source of entertainment. :)
Most of the people over there are here also and BNO or Scotts board.
Jim H As far as making 1 big post just open the board and a word Doc or PDF also and copy each post you want to save not the whole page. You can do it one post at a time so you don't get all the other things you don't want. Then open a thread on this board and copy each to it as an individual reply on your thread. Once you start it won't take that long. If you have pictures which I know you do maybe just leave those and put in a picture out of your collection or copy and paste the picture from the other board.
I don't think that board is going away it just is a pain to ask a question and it doesn't get any answers for a week.
I don't blame Jim the first owner tried but got to busy with other things and Dave really tried to keep it going. I was asked by the original owner Jim to run it for him but I didn't have the time either to do it and so it goes. ;D
I believe this board makes it because its all inclusive even though there are more GM guys here than others but that's the same on Scott's Board as well as BNO. So it is what it is. The Yahoo MCI board is pretty much gone too. Heck there is a lot of people still not contributing and staying in the shadows trolling. Maybe if some of them would log in and contribute just think what rally's we could all have.
3600 Approximate Bus owners that are on the different boards ( not to even count the ones who I have meet that are not on any of the boards)and we have maybe 30 Buses show up and it is called a good rally? It s a fun rally but think what it could be like with say 1000!... ;D
Dave5Cs
I don't care much for F/B but I do go there,the MCI page there has people that will help and I think it is part of the problem with no traffic on MCI bus talk.
Then Steve has the Vintage Bus Mechanic helping people with the GM and older buses,Scott goes there lol,about every bus is represented on F/B and very seldom do you get pissing contests.F/B has about killed our Eagle site too.
Really I have to hand to F/B you can chat and send photos so easy when you are trying to solve a problem that part I like
Jim read above, it was not just me. Again I was only saying what I was doing not suggesting anyone else do anything. Then others start saying what do I do about this or that. Heck even the old owners don't go there anymore. I am glad he is keeping it going the way he has but for me I read to much of these boards as it is and had to cut back somewhere eh!...
Sorry if he was Offended by my comments ( they weren't bad comments I was just wondering what was happening with it? and said I was done) and I am sorry he had health problems and life happens as he said but come on he put up how he was going to change the board and wait for new things and yes asked for any help but I am not the only one that didn't reply.
So I didn't ask anyone to stop going there just asked what was going on with it and stating what I would be doing. Then I came to BCM which I always do every day and someone else had asked about it. And many have asked or left over time. Kind of a warning shot over the bow I would think. I also was kind of doing it so maybe some of the lurker's would go check it out and maybe it could somehow be saved but I guess that didn't happen.
I would still hope that some would go help him out over there and maybe you could make a good board out of it for MCI guys. Still a lot of lurkers!... WA, WA, WA ;D
Dave
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There wasn't an issue with your post, Dave. You are a cool guy, and I am not sure how anyone could have an issue with that. Glad you are still here. Everyone needs a Walker fix ;D ;D ;D
You know me. I like me a good popcorn gif :D :D
Hi John, Yep It wasn't meant to be a bad thing only to draw attention to the site and maybe get some over there that know more than me and to see what the heck was happening. You know me buddy its pretty simple Buses, Food and Women, Not much more than that. And like Joe Cocker said I leave my Hat on!... ;D May I have extra Butter on mine Please!... ::)
Dave5Cs
PS; did you ever get your 5th wheel?
Did not mean to point a finger, just inform you. When I have had a real wonderful day at work (yeah, right) I like coming on these boards and "travel" both in others experiences and their humor. It's been a life saver some days so I hope none of these boards ever go away. BTW Dave, has Cali melted yet? :o
None was directed at you either Jim. Not bad today only 101 but 106 by Saturday 110 last week. Clifford has had it worse these last few weeks down in AZ. ;D
Dave
boy there's a group on this page!
whats going on there you all, looks like John's taken all the popcorn again.
just dropped in to say thanks Dave for all the support over the years at mci.
your like a corner post, good day there
Floyd
Quote from: Dave5Cs on June 23, 2016, 04:09:21 PM
PS; did you ever get your 5th wheel?
Not yet. I'm too busy to travel right now.
Floyd. I always get all the popcorn. Early bird gets the worm.....and second mouse gets the cheese ;D :D ;D
Busy is good. Heck I have 56 ads on Craigs List right now Local Roseville. Man I just love guys that don't show up or say Hey can I have it for Free, LOL
Dave
Quote from: Dave5Cs on June 24, 2016, 02:37:43 PM
Busy is good. Heck I have 56 ads on Craigs List right now Local Roseville. Man I just love guys that don't show up or say Hey can I have it for Free, LOL
Dave
What in the world? You must be selling a TON of stuff!!!
Either that or he's offering .... ah, "services". Just better not to ask.
LOL Jim Ya thats it cute old man works cheap or is cheap I can't remember where am I Ummmm? ::)
My Buddy on the Ranch is retiring next year and we are cleaning out the Barn 60 X 40 feetx 16 feet. We had our own little Home Depot complete with the orange racks. We had a Plumbing, electrical, paint , tile, miscel, wood hard and soft, drywall and appliances sections. upper section was all the family stuff they stored for years and never came back to get it or didn't want it so they left it. I have sold Tractors on trailer, chop saws, power tools, Bat houses, boxes of sprinkler stuff, "big barrel Janice Wizbang chicken plucker" ( $400.00 yep look that one up on Google and they really work)and the list goes on. Just another thing i do here beside fixing everything that is broken or fails, collecting eggs planting trees and keeping a big pond going, Taking care of the big garden. Just finished building and remodeling the master Bath and bedroom at the main house and putting in a steam room. I originally went on the road to retire, LOL.
Dave5Cs
Hmmmpf, typical retiree. "Busier now than when I was working, didn't know where I found the time, ...."
Glad I took the freedom 75 route. At least I get a chance to relax. ;)
Too bad I didn't see your add on the chicken plucker tho. 5 minutes and I'm still laughing. You should have kept it, made a slideout tray for it in the bus and gone mobile!
Jim I sold it to a 80 year old Granny. Nice gal but she had Arthritis in her hands and had a small chicken ranch also but just for herself anymore and grand-kids for eating chicken fryers she raised. She eats chicken and fish. Has a big pond like we have and goes out catches fish for dinner every so often ( big ol catfish in there she said) and will do 2 chickens a week and Roosters she gets at an auction down the street. Her hands just can't do it anymore. So I showed her how to use it and she was so excited it was so easy. I took 100.00 off and told her it was the senior discount, ;D LOL
Dave
I am with you on the retirement thing Jim. I don't get a paycheck anymore just 20% of anything I sell for them. I keep our Bus right here behind our house (park model (62 x 12.6)I built a big 50 x 11 foot deck on the side with a metal roof, saves the cost of having to store the Bus somewhere. And I can work on it anytime I need to but it is on gravel in the sun. ;D
Dave5Cs
Paul seemed to have a lot of ideas and energy to transform the site. I was glad to hand over the keys. I mostly use this site anyway and was only maintaining that one as a help to those who used the forum. We actually had a steady flow of new users, but the new ones would sign up, make a few posts, then migrate away. It seems redundant to have a site for MCI when this site covers everything we need.
As I said, I turned over the keys to Paul, he started working and making some progress, then vanished.
My apologies to those who got left behind. I would have continued to maintain the site if I could have dreamed that the new owner would let it die.
A few years back, when this site/forum was faltering I was ready to bring it back to life, but fortunately that never needed to happen. I appreciate all the input on this site, and those who maintain the work.
Dave
Dave Kudos to you for keeping it going as long as you did. I do think he meant well it as other just get lost in Life as he said. Maybe it will keep going for the others. I agree with you that this site and I guess Facebook one as well as Scotts board keep it all going pretty well.
Dave5Cs
The new guy on MCI bus talk isn't he number 3 on the list running that board ?
Yep Clifford he is...