It is time....

[Tedsoldbus]

Sebula and Fred and others (like me) are "new guys". We watch this site with great interest since it is the best pool of guys that know buses. Old buses. I know fuel is high right now, but it is getting warm, the birds are singing, the roads are drying out, and it is time.
Time to juice up house and run batteries, check coolant levels, pull the oil dipstick, fire them up, and go break something.....
It is the only way we (the new guys) learn how to fix things.
In trying to do my part, I went to Florida last month and l only broke a water line under the sink. I will try again in May when we go to the the Florida Caverns. I will try to break something again in June when we go to Tom's River NJ to see the spoiled nieces and try make the route home through Vineland NJ to meet Luke (the legend). Also a trip to Evansville Indiana to see the Greyhound Terminal (Bob tells me it is now a hot dog stand? Say it isn't so,)
So I beg of all of you. Drive 'em, break 'em, and tell us about it....
Best regards and safe travels.
Ted

[robertglines1]

bru burger.

[freds]

Good Question!!!

I am currently hanging out in the LA area trying to get my bonehead encounter with a fire hydrant fixed, looks like it might be six to eight week cycle.

Got to say as a northwest Seattle type guy I want to chase 70 degree weather around the country not 90 or 100 degree plus weather.

Even earlier today as the temperature and humidity start to climb I turn on the AC to not feel clammy.

Though after my sojourn as a snowbird here in the southwest I would probably think it's freezing if I flew home tomorrow (next week type of thing)... 

I currently have 30,000 BTU of air-conditioning and with both of them running at full bore off of shore power; it does get me through the afternoon and early evening before I turn the white noise polluting devices off. (I can manage one air-conditioner off of good solar input)

Just dragged out my Bose noise cancelling ear plugs which have been kicking around for years in my technology brief case and plugged them into the laptop so I could consume video content from the laptop while the AC was running and actually hear something.

So hey what rallies would we be willing expend a couple of tanks of fuel to attend in the coming season? Alaska?

[dtcerrato]

We wish Alaska was just a couple tank fulls!
If we do the trip this year diesel cost will be 9 grand. 

[usbusin]

"I am currently hanging out in the LA area"

Is this Louisiana or Los Angeles? 

You mention high humidity, must be Louisiana.

[freds]

"I am currently hanging out in the LA area"

Is this Louisiana or Los Angeles? 

You mention high humidity, must be Louisiana.

The LA Area hit 97 degrees today (which is significantly far from my desired 70 degree target) and I would be very, very scared of heading to Louisiana up until maybe October.

Though I would love to head Boca Chica, TX to hang out and watch the first SpaceX starship launch in June.

I learned big time from my tour in the Army that it's a heck of lot easier to stay warm then get cooled down!!!

My other big trip that I want to do this year is catch one of "Ron White's" last shows as this is the last year that he is going to be on tour...

[lvmci]

Ted, the restored greyhound terminal in Blythsville, Arkansas is alot closer, lvmci...

[usbusin]

Is this Louisiana or Los Angeles?

Still curious, is this Los Angeles with the high humidity?

[windtrader]

Los Angeles can get "muggy" but for those hardly noticable for those who suffer real high humidity. Calif is in a heat wave and upwards of 20 degrees above average. Sacramento has been running mid 80's when low 70's is normal. Going to be a very hot and very dry year again.

[Tedsoldbus]

Lvmci,
That is why Evansville is on the list. Looks like a 5 or 6 hour trip the way I drive. We would also do Blytheville if they do an old bus parade but I don't know of any plans for one this year. Rita is a cave junkie so Caverns in Fla panhandle and in N Carolina are on the list. NJ will spank the fuel wallet but it is an annual event and I want to meet Luke in Vineland. It is the only long trip planned with fuel costs taking the fun out of it. I was stationed in Alaska 15 years Fred. Great place, highly recommend seeing it, but not on our list of "need to go there". I did both routes to Alaska a few times and unless it has changed in a big way: If you are trying to break your bus as I requested, the road up and back will do the trick.
Flx guys are doing their parade in Ohio this year so that is on the maybe list.
Pick a place nearby gang. Don't let fuel costs trap you in the driveway.

[tr206]

Wow. I here crabin about the heat. It's 32 and snowing right now no plans on heading out here.

[rancher]

Wow. I here crabin about the heat. It's 32 and snowing right now no plans on heading out here.

Its been very cool here also it was in the twenty's just the other morning. Still feeding the wood boiler once a day. We need some rain here and warmer weather. Normally we would be planting corn in three days here. Still shopping for buses.

[Busted Knuckle]

They recently restored the old Greyhound station in Jackson, TN also. But it is now an UPSCALE eating joint called DOE'S Eat Place. Very good food, but a little more expensive than a hot dog stand.
  BK 

[robertglines1]

how did Dorthy do last pm?  we need pictures of new Barn.. 

[Van]

Cheryl and I will be leaving for points east on the 25th, headed to Indy to see her aging Uncle Cloyd with stops in NM, OK, ARK, IND. We would like to make it to Hershey for the "Spring Fling" and then NJ to visit with my sister and Nick Badame @ Atlantic Custom Coach, Then on to NC to see more family and bring my Mom's ashes to her final resting place. Hope to cross paths with some of you nuts along the way! Currently in Mohave Valley Az where the temps have already  Exceeded the century mark (whew!). Our coach is as ready as ready can be and so our we since we started fulltiming last Sept.
Safe travel to all this season!