Halifax trip update, alternator pulley and new bus barn...

[Dave5Cs]

Brian;
Congrats's, Beautiful Home. My wife and I were looking at the pictures and dreaming on your front porch and then we realized it wasn't our's.Sorry! But she said wouldn't our Bus would fit in the Barn I said I think it would!
All seriousness aside, AW-SOME piece of Property.

Dave (Your Best Friend)

[cody]

Hasn't anyone told you about the great eastern canadian bus eating snow snake?  They've been known to reach lengths of up to 45.6 ft and can lay in wait for hours before pouncing upon an unsuspecting bus.

[bevans6]

Well now, our new property has deer, beavers, squirrels, coyotes, the odd black bear, but hadn't noticed snow snakes...  oddly for such a northern spot it has very mild winters, temperature is moderated by the gulf stream.  But I will keep my eyes peeled!

Made it home safely yesterday about 5 pm, btw - long drive what with the torrential rain of TS Nicole as we skirted around Boston, and gusty high winds all the way.

Brian

[belfert]

I'm really envious!  I've been planning to sell my house and buy another with a bus barn, but the housing market in teh USA has killed that idea for now.

[basil]

Congrats...welcome to Nova Scotia

My family is from Cumberland County, and we are up there every summer.

I'd love to know if you find any bus mechanics.  There is one old boy back in the woods in Chapman's Settlement that fixes the remaining two strokes in heavy equipment.

[bevans6]

I think it will be interesting.  I expect that there will be quite a number of two strokes in service in the marine industry up there, and I know some people well connected to the boating trade (since I've buying the place from a pretty well known boat builder...)  Also I saw more buses with two strokes, MC-9's, still in revenue service down there than I have ever seen before.  I saw at least four of them, tour buses, in Halifax and on the main highways.  While searching for the pulley I spoke to a bus maintenance company that does maintenance on tour buses that was completely familiar with the old MC-8 and 9's.  Should be a lot of fun!

Brian