I think there should be a new section on this forum..

[RickB]

Nice, so we don't have anything better to do than pick on new members because we need to blame someone for the loss of value in our buses. I agree we should have a new section.

It should be called the "I've got nothing better to do than cheap shot folks because I'm a whining a$$hole and I need to blame someone because I and everyone else here took a bath on our buses because of diesel prices".

He's just asking questions. I love the fact that the folks that give him crap for wanting a good deal in a soft market are the first folks in line at Walmart. Why? Because they want a good deal.

This is the crap i hate about this board.

RB

[muldoonman]

Be careful with that last sentence Rick or I will put you on ignore! LOL!

[HB of CJ]

And ... never start a paragraph with a conjunction.   No ... wait ... what I mean is that I for one am disappointed that nobody has flamed me, (YET) for my lame Crown Supercoach posts.  It could not have been a dumpster because like already said before me better, it DID have wheels ... ten of them.

Most of the fun with whatever endeavor is trying to do it for ten cents on the dollar.  My Crown cost me a whopping $3500.  Heavy truck wrecking yards were my source of spare or necessary parts.  I tried never to pay retail for anything.  Seemed to work OK.  I am not a rich man.  HB of CJ (old coot)

[boxcarOkie]

My ears are burning, so I came over here, don't ask me why, I just did.  Interesting topic?  I don't think so.  Must have been something else, an intangible.  If you perhaps want one (A Bus Board Significant Emotional Event or a random intangible) for your very own.  This is the place!

Here is how you do it.

When you happen to point out the ridiculous nature of some of these abnormal issues you read on the bus boards, things will quickly unravel and come apart at the seams for you too.  Here is an example: "Hey have any of you seen any flyin cows on the the Interstate?"  You are supposed to accept it as truth and keep yo' mouth shut, if you want to be a good soldier in the Army of nuts and bolts, that is.

This little bus world often reminds me of the natives that lived in the South Pacific (just south of Tahiti).  When they needed a new canoe, they would fell a palm tree and hallow it out.  Lacking the proper tools, they would gather up all the members of the tribe, and slowly, hour after hour, walk around the chosen tree in circles, yelling at the tree.

It was their idea that they were in fact "killing the spirit of the tree."  But in reality all they were doing was marching over the shallow roots, which eventually toppled the tree. 

Kind of like here, you point out the absurdity of something, and all of sudden the natives are walking around screaming foul at the top of their lungs, doing their level best to kill the offending tree.

Sort of ironic in a way.

Have not posted anything on here in over 13 months, and I am still being ignored by "6" people (Sorry Cliff, you need to try harder) so that tells me ... I have staying power.  Which at my age is a good thing to know.

Now please excuse me, I have to go to my weekly Charm School Appointment (Anger Management) and try to figure out how to raise my self esteem ... It's not easy being a Mega-Maniacal-Boy King of the Internet World.

Watch those right handers.  Have a great week.

BCO

[Purplewillie]

Damn good to hear you are alive and well. You will  never be ignored by me... missed you here Don   Thanks for stopping in
Mark

[digesterman]

Don I miss both you and Cody on the boards, I will see you on FB later tho


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[HB of CJ]

Having fun here, I think we should have a section where we can share our adventures saving bucks while enjoying our Bus Conversions.  We all have good funny stories on how we managed to have fun, enjoy our hobby and not spend full retail or just throw away money for the sake of just doing so.

I will start.  Hi;  my name is HB of CJ.  I am a cheap old coot.  I love figuring out then doing things for about ten cents on the dollar.  If I have to spend twenty five cents on the dollar, I try to do it differently ... and more cheaply.  I am not rich.  I love bargains.  Also enjoy doing things myself and save labor costs.

Right now I am engaged having fun and saving money by rebuilding bit by bit using good used parts an old Detroit 353N engine soosss I can put it into a 1978 rat rod Chevy one half ton step side pickup.  The Jake Brake is necessary as it is loud and noisy and much fun to use.  A T5 "3.97" tranny will work ... and is cheap.

HB of CJ (old coot) just having fun.  Do not take this seriously.

[luvrbus]

I'll tell you about Don I never met the guy in person,I helped him find a door handle and sent him to my friend Sonnie for some work on his bus.

To make a along story short he found out I was having heart problem through a friend, every day or every other Don would call and crack jokes to make me fell better and try to uplift me  

It worked I got out of the hospital and I have never looked back I owe a lot to Don Smith he took time out when he was in worse condition with his heart problems than I was, ignore him no not me he is top shelf to me

end of story that is the Don Smith I know   

[Jon]

Good to hear you are still a wordsmith Don. You will never be as good looking or as nice as Yoko but you are fun to read.

[digesterman]

Don is top shelf, you are right on the money Clifford. Never met him in person but feel I know him through his writings, he still can't figure out why I like Amarillo Texas.😄


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[luvrbus]

Lol neither can I

[digesterman]

I tell you it was all the women everywhere I went that called me honey, never been called honey so many times in such a short period of time.......as far as the country goes,,,,,well I don't really recall that part

[Dave5Cs]

Clifford, I can't beat Don but I beat you!.. I have had 4 ignores for 3 years and don't know who I ticked off I don't think my wife can read the board!....
Hi Don glad to hear you are doing good. Love your bus picture on BNO , LOL

In answer to the question on this thread;
I use 40 Wt Delo 100 and Clifford doesn't like it!....

Dave5Cs

[luvrbus]

 Dave the last time I checked old Jerry was the king I think he had 15 wonder what happen to him when his political party lost the house he just drop off the board I bet he is pouting now   and no I don't like Delo 100 a good oil debate would be better than this BS    

[RickB]

Ok so being the freaking curious type I went and read the "war and peace" length diatribe that took place on the post that started all this BS.

I have opinions about a few things. Read at your own peril.

First off, the moderators here strike me as guys who wade in hip deep after there are 10-12 dead bodies laying around from a drunk bar fight. Seems to me that we're being awfully politically incorrect in trying to make sure nobody's feelings get hurt or no one gets offended. We are bus nuts for crying out loud, this isn't whimpaholics anonymous, Get in there and separate folks before things get all flamefesty.

I also think that everyone is a bit testy about the colossal losses our bus's have sustained due to a soft market, couple that with diesel prices that stay high against all common sense and folks don't like "bargain shoppers" because it hits too close to an already sensitive subject.

Lord knows we certainly have a few folks who don't like it when everyone doesn't drop everything and change all their plans based solely upon their advice. Bus advice is a consensus game folks, just remember the endless flame tests about oil viscosity and how much smoke at startup crosses the line from too much idling to bad compression rings

Lastly, Ros, you seem like a nice enough guy but after going back and reading the entire exchange, which took awhile, my son was 4 when I started and he's shaving now, it is my belief that you surely haven't made the situation better with your responses. There's an old saying, "don't pee where you sleep".

Couple all the above with the approach of what is for most of us a "bus less winter" and the doldrums that come with that awful season and it may be safe to say that we are all maybe a bit vulnerable to a newbie with a lot of unanswerable questions with a minimal amount of info, experience and money that is asking us for help.

So, Ros, if you really want help, we are here to help. If you are the type of person that has shuffled through our doors with the intent to disrupt and divide and I'm not saying in any way, shape or fashion that you are, let me give you a little wisdom that I have gleaned from my time here. We are good people, We are smart people, We will help you when you need help but we will show you the door quick as can be if your intent is nefarious.

Now, Ros, before you type a response like you have to most folks that have exchanged ideas with that it turned out weren't your cup of tea, I want to point out again that I am not assuming anything about you. Just making an observation based on events long before you came here and I have defended you earlier today. So, I would appreciate it if you don't attach any negative connotations to my comments that make an assumption that I'm suggesting who you are or what your motivations are here.

Now, who hid the freaking butter?
signed,
Orville Redenbacher