MAYBE I DON'T GET IT

[Len Silva]

My father used to relate this quote all the time.

"There are only two things to worry about, either you are healthy or you are sick.

If you are healthy, then there is nothing to worry about. But if you are sick there are only two things to worry about, either you will get well or you will die.

If you get well, then there is nothing to worry about. But if you die there are only two things to worry about, either you will go to heaven or to hell.

If you go to heaven, then there is nothing to worry about. And if you to go hell, you'll be so darn busy shaking hands with your friends you won't have time to worry!"

[wal1809]

I am a worry-er type of person.  I assure you worrying about what could go wrong on the road has removed a large element of relaxation anf fun from bus ownership.  The more I work on it and the more I learn about the internal workings of the bus, the easier and more relaxed I become.  Another is the more I drive it in crowded city conditions the more I love the open road.  The times I feel most comfortable is when I am cruisin at about 58 miles per hour on an open country road with nobody around me.  Then I am relaxed!  Then I enjoy the Eagle for what she is.
A major part of being relaxed is confidence.  Working for months to install the WVO system drives up the pucker factor when you reach for the WVO toggle switch the first time.  No I have a over 3000 miles on straight WVO I am 100% confident in it as a fuel source.  I was never WORRIED but just needed to see and do it for myself and know I did the install correctlly before I could settle down a bit.
Equipment failure is a big worry.  So for me to get over that worry I have to build new and fix old.  Let's take the remote mounted gen set radiator.  I knew my dog training season was quickly approaching.  I knew the gen was not going to work the way it was set up by the PO.  It is not fun driving down the road with a hot wife, uh let me rephrase!!!  It is fun driving down the road with a hot wife.  It is not fun driving down the road with a hot wife who is getting ticked off because it is 120 degrees in the bus because the gen overheat switch shut off the genset.  So keeping equipment up and in running order is a big stress reliever.  I just need more time and all will fall into a relaxed state.  When I am done with the fuel line project I intend to go through the air brake system and I will relax about that as well.  All in good time. 

[Rick59-4104]

 Good post,
 I try not to worry, make it great a day or so but then something happens like my pristine 41 year old muscle car I bought when I was 16 catches on fire and on my first conservation with my insurance co. they tell me they will not cover and I go low orbit faster than the space shuttle.

Rick

[ojgetaway32]

I hope I don't worry too much.  Do you think I do?  Maybe I should try a new way to think about things.  Ugh, what am I gonna do?

[Van]

Kelly's Heroes Oddball - Negative Waves

   

[boxcarOkie]

Van the man ... He never lets me down.

This would be the most appropriate place to lock up a thread if'n I ever saw one.

BCO

(thanks Van, that was fun)