Troutmobile on the table

Sylvester · Post by **Sylvester** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:29 am

chitwnvw wrote:Bundled against the cold in South Dakota and Minnesota. Silly me I thought it would warm up once I got out of Montana.

You got that Mad Max look there, I think you need one of these guys in the Bus with you on long trips:

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:44 am

spiffy wrote:you always look so happy in your pics!

I think that was about the time the cardboard seat hack gave out and the springs in the seat were trying to get real intimate with me.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:46 am

Wow! You made it right on schedule and no miships! That must feel great. Congratulations!
I can't believe how harsh the weather is in that pic. Looks like January.
Good luck to you and that bus. May it serve you well. It's going to take you a while to get all the trout out though, hiding under the carpet.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:55 am

hambone wrote:Wow! You made it right on schedule and no miships! That must feel great. Congratulations!
I can't believe how harsh the weather is in that pic. Looks like January.
Good luck to you and that bus. May it serve you well. It's going to take you a while to get all the trout out though, hiding under the carpet.

No kidding, I came into the Dakotas a day after they got hit by a blizzard. I felt like I was threading the needle.

It needs a good going over, but the heart is good, a real sweetheart to drive.

zblair · Post by **zblair** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:23 am

Successful drive home with a sweet new ride!

Hippie · Post by **Hippie** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:51 am

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:24 pm

Awesome! How many in the stable now???

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:52 pm

vwlover77 wrote:Awesome! How many in the stable now???

3 running, 1 for parts.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:50 pm

Glad you made it home safe and sound.

satchmo · Post by **satchmo** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:47 pm

Todd,

I'm glad you made it home okay.

It's a good thing you didn't run into any freezing drizzle on the way; you ain't got no driver side windshield wiper!

Tim

LiveonJG · Post by **LiveonJG** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:59 pm

A fun trip I'm sure. It's the perfect way to begin a relationship with a bus. Glad you're home safe and sorry I couldn't make it up to Portland. Catch you next time.

-John

ruckman101 · Post by **ruckman101** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:52 pm

Excellent!

neal

Hippie · Post by **Hippie** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:42 am

That is one big trip--further than I've ever driven a Bus.
(1100 miles each way from home to Taos, NM and back in 2006 is my record.)
What about you all?
I think I'll post a poll in G Chat.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:32 am

Thanks to you all for helping to get another Bay back on the road.

Good catch on the wiper, Satchmo, Rain-x saved the day. I had the wiper but the linkage arms had some issues.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:04 pm

That driver's side window crank was my old one from my bus. It's been to a lot of campouts. Weird little talisman.

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Troutmobile on the table