Just curious North East or near Tri- State area BUS OWNERS?

[Nel]

Hey Seville and Bruce,

We are within 25 miles of each other. I love upstate NY also. I'm a real big fan of the Lake George area and have been going up there since I was a kid, but never had a bus till last year, can't wait. We should definitely  join forces one day. 
Thinking about the land upstate someday too.

[Emcemv]

Mel, see what you started here? 3 pages of posts and now we all know each other and where we are.  Great post! I'm going to try and put everyone on a map, maybe I can share that. Seems like the rally should be in the Albany area where 90 and 87 join.......of course open to suggestions, we always like the ocean and there are a couple of good spots on the RI shore.
I'm thinking maybe the May timeframe? Thoughts?

[natepelton]

Saratoga State Park comes to mind for a gathering place. It's 30 minutes north of Albany and 30 minutes south of Lake George. About an hour south of where I live.

Any other old Prevosts in the area?

[travelingfools]

The Albany area definitely works for us. There are also a ton of cool places in the Adirondacks area north of there.. Anytime in spring/summer for the most part works for us..

[Nel]

Wow,
I was just curious.
Now I have a new goal to get this bus done to meet all you fine folks. Did someone mention in May?  Yikes!

Nel

[travelingfools]

What does that mean, bus being done ?

[Nel]

My 4104 was beautifully converted , except that was in the 80's when shag carpeting  must have been the covering of choice on every stinking surface of the interior , sooooooooooooo, I have gutted the interior and started over.
Hardwood flooring and new everything. A ton of work and a labor of love, that I hope is DONE by spring/summer. Nel

[travelingfools]

Wow, very ambitious ! I just assumed, using my conversion as a gauge, that conversions were lifelong projects lol !

[Emcemv]

Well, I'm the one that said May, .....maybe June? Ours is like Nels already converted, a little dated, no shag carpet thankfully! I have put the pressure on myself as well, the bus is not moving far without $3000 worth of tires unless I figure out a way to do it for less.

We have to get together and meet everyone, I never realized we had so many in the northeast, this has been a great post. I will try and put everyone on a map and share it after the holidays. 

And of course, the Bus is never done, I have so many things I want to do, but it is very usable so no excuse for not getting together except tires!

[johnjem]

I am on the east coast ,in New Hampshire  30 min from the beach!,,I was in touch with the owner of that 4106,He sold it to a dealer or Traded for a car!! blown head gasket!    john 4905

[Nel]

Actually I am using the word "DONE" very loosely , I do have a day job, LOL, Nel

[bevans6]

I have to be at Mosport in Ontario the weekend of June 19 - 21, taking two cars to a big Vintage car race, so the weekend before or after that would be cool.

Brian

[Emcemv]

Brian, we will see if we can make those dates work, seems good for us.  Of course for all you non Northeast bus guys looking at this post, we welcome anyone to join us!! I will post something on the forum once we get it all settled.  Just keep in mind that I've never put together a bus meet before and only attended one so this needs to be a joint effort, I need help from all you veterans. please keep the ideas coming. PM me if you want.  I like the idea of Saratoga state park and will look at that first.

Thanks all for keeping this going!

[travelingfools]

The weekend after would be our vote.. Id be glad to help organize or do whatever to help make this happen...

[Seville]

Yay !! Northeast Bus Rally !!!

Very exciting ! My work schedule is flexible so whenever works for everyone works for me as well. The same goes for the location. It's funny, I was planning to go up to Rhode Island this past summer since I have never been up there with my own bus but I was too busy at work to get away this summer.

Hi Emcemv and Nel. I got an early start driving trucks in the city. When I was a little kid my dad had a candy distribution route in Manhattan and the Bronx, so as soon as I was old enough to drive I started driving his Chevy step van. That was about 25 feet i think, after that I got my air brakes and passenger endorsement cause I knew one day I would have a bus.

I eventually got a job driving luxury converted buses that are used for film shoots, TV commercials , videos. They are basically dressing rooms on wheels but they were really beautiful with all the bells and whistles for the stars. It's just practice. All of you guys are capable of driving a coach in the city.

If you can drive your coach period. You can drive here, it's just taking it slow and watching your mirrors and a little practice, mainly to loose your fear or concern.
There is so much traffic here that nobody really gets above 30 MPH. As a matter of fact they just lowered the speed limit here to 25 MPH. They say hitting a person with a vehicle at 25 vs 30 MPH means the difference between life and death. I believe it, as I have seen people get hit by cars. It's a gruesome sight that I hope to never see again. When I drive my bus, I'm like a turtle crawling along at 20 or 25 tops! I certainly don't want to hit anybody with a 30,000 lbs coach ! Yikes !!

Anyway if any of you guys want to meet up sometime down here or upstate, PM me. I would love to meet other bus nuts around here!
Have a great Christmas and Holidays everybody !!