SoCal Mini Rally March 4-6, 2016

[lvmci]

hi All, any early arrivals at east shore, I'm  here, tom, lvmci...

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

I'm close. 45 minutes away but I won't be there for about another week.  I drive V E R Y slow.

[lvmci]

I have to work, leaving mon day back to east shore friday, leaving the Italian Greyhound in their storage for 4 days $10 for a day than.

[Dave5Cs]

YEH Clifford and Sonja's coming, Sis,sis,sis
something about never going to California, LoL
Its Ok we gave in too because of you guys!...
Dave & Doreen

[luvrbus]

Hey Dave I bought fuel in Needles of all places it's .$20 a gal lower than my side of the river at a new station I never saw that before 

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

That's nothing Cliff.  When I was growing up Diesel only cost 20 cents per gallon!!!   

[luvrbus]

I can beat that Hatt I used to buy off road fuel (real diesel) for 11 cents a gal delivered to the job site

[Dave5Cs]

Well that s gonna stop this weekend. Fuel prices in California are going up this weekend .50 a gallon. Imagine that!...  LOL
Dave

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

I can afford 50 cents per gallon.  Going to fill up my pony tank too.  Haven't seen diesel prices like that for over 40 years. 

[lvmci]

hi All, been commuting on the I10 every morning, thank god for weekend jobs, I  must say it's vastly improved they shaved down the cement sections repairs, no longer like going over speed bumps at 70mph, east shore is still a great place, an oasis in the center of such have a huge metro area, Clifford, what percentage bio fuel is that diesel, still remember the biodiesel in Barstow clogging up my old 5As, new fuel filter, tom. lvmci...

[lvmci]

hi All, any early arrivals? I'm  down by the lake F154, Cliffords here too in the A section, lvmci...

[Van]

Is anyone gonna say sumtin' We wanna hear all the sorted details, 18 coach's is all I got outta tomV today 

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

Don't believe anything Tom says.  It was 118-1/2 coaches all together.  People came all the way from Hawaii to attend.  One of them had a close call during a bad storm, but made it at the Long Beach pier eventually. The 1/2 coach was Cliff Allen's as he brought his baby bus the Trek.

Getting all of the facts and figures summed up this week for an article in the May issue of BCM.  My count may be off a little bit, but I will know later in the week and let everyone know unless someone posts a more accurate count in the meantime.

Nevertheless, you missed a great rally with Free Beer, Free Doughnuts, Free Karaoke, Free Beer, Free Hard Liquor, Free Pizza, Free Beer, Free Chicken Sliders, Free Coffee, Free Rally Plaques, Free Beer, Free Electric Bike Test Rides (before the Free Beer), Free Name Tags, Free Bus Conversion Magazines, Free 3-Month subscriptions to Bus Conversion Magazine, and did I mention Free Beer?   

[luvrbus]

Just some laid back people enjoying each others company,only complaining was the RV park wouldn't give anyone a break for no power Saturday and the park knew in advance it was going to happen.
It was a fun gathering Gary Hatt was up to speed with his camera lol he even bought the donuts the problem was he didn't know how to open the box but mangled donuts are still good  .
It was nice to see all the Flx people they have some good looking buses you should have made it, I was the only one there towing a camo Humvee trailer behind the Trek and they didn't care      

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

Cliff was the only one that didn't complain about not having power all day.  But then again, 100 years ago when Cliff was born, there was no power so he probably didn't even notice.