Look what I made Ma.

shorty943 · 11-16-2007, 09:28 AM

Yep, after just over 3 months slog, the big red bus is finished, and at her first job site.

I hope the lady the whole thing was for can now make a go of it.
Yep, this was all to help provide a struggling single mother with an income.

Oh damn, I'm going to have to Gimp it some more. My other forum haunt uses a different set of JPG sizes, back soon with photo's.

Miros1 · 11-16-2007, 12:29 PM

Great job, Shorty!

Is this the lady that owes you money?

Greg · 11-16-2007, 04:55 PM

Oh neat! It's a lunch wagon! (And chess club.)

homerette · 11-16-2007, 09:21 PM

Right smart job there! And sho'nuff, you can play chess on that floor on a slow day.

shorty943 · 11-17-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

Great job, Shorty!

Is this the lady that owes you money?

No, this is the lady with the 2 troublesome teenage boys.

And yes, I questioned the flooring choice myself. In fact now that I think of it, the whole thing reminds me of "Red's Famous Fifties Diner".

What have I done?

Miros1 · 11-17-2007, 01:13 PM

Well, the field workers will definitely know what that big red bus is!

Greg · 11-17-2007, 06:04 PM

I think it's great! I suspect that the folks who see it coming will be very happy to see it!

shorty943 · 11-18-2007, 06:44 AM

She is parked up for the next 2 to 3 months, at the local grainstores, for the harvest.
Once harvest gets into full swing, they work 18 hours a day to finish.
The on site workers just wander over, the truckers call up on channel 24 UHF, and place their orders.
Cape Canaveral and a Swiss watch, and Hallin' Food. Smooth, right?

homerette · 11-18-2007, 06:46 AM

I concur with Greg. I cast aspersions on no one else's hard work, buddy.

shorty943 · 11-18-2007, 07:06 AM

My thanks to all, rest assured, comments will be relayed to the rest of the team.

Now, turn around 3 times and fall over the next retirement project.
The shed is a bit messy at the moment, and I know I left a Land Rover in here somewhere. That is the next restoration and modification project, soup up my off roader.

Greg · 11-18-2007, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shorty943

...I know I left a Land Rover in here somewhere.

shorty943 · 11-19-2007, 02:48 AM

I found most of it underneath my Triumph.

Some is beside the caravan, and the major bit is blocking the doorway into my shed.

Oh, and the engine is still sitting in the truck in the yard.

Oh goody, I've got me another jigsaw puzzle to play with.
Most importantly, I have a picture in my mind, of how it shall look.

Greg · 11-19-2007, 11:18 AM

For some reason, this reminds me of the notice stenciled on the inside of the cargo bay of the Shuttle carrier aircraft:

ATTACH SHUTTLE HERE
BLACK SIDE DOWN

shorty943 · 11-19-2007, 01:04 PM

Black humour, don't you just love it.

A mate of mine has a big red and yellow warning sign on the back of his racing truck.

"Warning. Do not overtake overturning vehicle."

Then there is the bumper sticker, sold through our Land Rover Owners group.

"Don't follow me. THIS is a Land Rover. You wont make it."

Greg · 11-19-2007, 11:19 PM

shorty943 · 11-27-2007, 02:34 AM

Coming home from town today, CB on, I heard "big red bus copy?".

The system seems to be working just fine, another hungry trucker "phones in" his lunch order.

God, thank you, I love it when this happens.

Greg · 11-27-2007, 04:55 PM

That brings to mind a neat idea! One could probably earn an interesting living by driving highway-equipped lunch wagon around on American's highways, taking orders to be delivered at the next rest stop.

shorty943 · 11-27-2007, 10:53 PM

Already covered, in the most part, by "Truck Stops" and so on.

A daydream I have always had, is to slow down to "river time".
Set up a general store type river boat.
I reckon that would work. Probably work on "Ol' Man Ribber", as well as it would here on the "Mighty Murray".

It was the way this country was opened up.
The Murray Darling river system was Highway 1 in Australia for almost 100 years.
Not only cargo paddle steamers, but passenger boats, work boats, shops, even traveling churches built on paddle steamers. The American stern wheeler never worked over here, the river used to dry out until the lock system was finished. Our boats are quite wide for their length, very, very shallow draught and only a sidewheeler can turn the tight bends of the "Top End".
There is a modern stern wheeler working the rivers, but she has bow and stern side thrusters to get around the tight bends, and during summer, she stays in the "Lower Murray".
Our state Highways Department still operates a modern version, to clear snags and bigger fallen trees from the navigation channels. To this day there are still more ferry crossings over the Murray Darling River's than bridges.

Links.

http://www.psmarion.com/

http://www.murrayriver.com.au/boatin...rs/default.htm

http://nladom-test.nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an2679942

the last link has a state library link list towards the bottom of the bookworm stuff.

Greg · 11-28-2007, 12:08 AM

I think it still might work if the highway lunch wagon offered nifty stuff to eat that wasn't available at the local beanery. Truckers might call in orders just for the novelty of it.

As far as I know, sternwheelers were only popular on the really wide rivers like the Mississippi and Ohio where they had lots of room to maneuver. I was wondering whether the legendary Proud Mary was a sidewheeler or a sternwheeler, but all that Google could turn up was the song.

shorty943 · 12-02-2007, 12:44 AM

Well, our "Proud Mary", was named after the builders wife.

Captain John Proud, named his (one of only two sternwheelers on our rivers) sternwheeler Proud Mary, for his wife Mary. Way back in about 1980.
Yeah, our Proud Mary is a diesel powered paddle wheeler. Most of the early girls still afloat, have been converted from steam to diesel power now, there are only a handfull of the real steamers left.

She is the "Line name ship" of Proud Australia Cruises. A company I worked for some 20 years ago.

I think the American, Proud Mary is a romantic fiction. But Maritime histories will tell.
In the US of A, I think "BeauShip" and the American register of shipping would have records. Our Marine and Harbours Department, still holds all ships registration records, right back to colonisation.

Big Red Bus, well, the big day of fish went down well. That was yesterday.
Baked, grilled, crumbed, with salads or as a burger. Some Schnapper, my favourite the Oceanic Leather Jacket, King George Whiting, all went down well apparently.

There will be another "special" next week, and so forth.
For a "hick" town, a speculative startup business, the first week was slow, the second picked up well, now into the third week of business, looks like she might even be able to start with the serious part of finance.This week has seen her bring in over the national weekly average earnings.
Pay tax, pay back startup loan, etc. I'm glad I'm retired now.

11-16-2007, 04:55 PM	#3
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Oh neat! It's a lunch wagon! (And chess club.) __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-16-2007, 09:21 PM	#4
homerette Day late & a dollar short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central VA Posts: 206	Right smart job there! And sho'nuff, you can play chess on that floor on a slow day. __________________ May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out.

11-17-2007, 06:04 PM	#7
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I think it's great! I suspect that the folks who see it coming will be very happy to see it! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-18-2007, 06:46 AM	#9
homerette Day late & a dollar short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central VA Posts: 206	I concur with Greg. I cast aspersions on no one else's hard work, buddy. __________________ May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out.

11-19-2007, 11:18 AM	#13
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	For some reason, this reminds me of the notice stenciled on the inside of the cargo bay of the Shuttle carrier aircraft: ATTACH SHUTTLE HERE BLACK SIDE DOWN __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-16-2007, 12:29 PM	#2
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Great job, Shorty! Is this the lady that owes you money?

11-17-2007, 01:13 PM	#6
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Well, the field workers will definitely know what that big red bus is!

11-18-2007, 06:44 AM	#8
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	She is parked up for the next 2 to 3 months, at the local grainstores, for the harvest. Once harvest gets into full swing, they work 18 hours a day to finish. The on site workers just wander over, the truckers call up on channel 24 UHF, and place their orders. Cape Canaveral and a Swiss watch, and Hallin' Food. Smooth, right?

11-18-2007, 07:06 AM	#10
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	My thanks to all, rest assured, comments will be relayed to the rest of the team. Now, turn around 3 times and fall over the next retirement project. The shed is a bit messy at the moment, and I know I left a Land Rover in here somewhere. That is the next restoration and modification project, soup up my off roader.

11-19-2007, 02:48 AM	#12
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	I found most of it underneath my Triumph. Some is beside the caravan, and the major bit is blocking the doorway into my shed. Oh, and the engine is still sitting in the truck in the yard. Oh goody, I've got me another jigsaw puzzle to play with. Most importantly, I have a picture in my mind, of how it shall look.

11-19-2007, 01:04 PM	#14
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	Black humour, don't you just love it. A mate of mine has a big red and yellow warning sign on the back of his racing truck. "Warning. Do not overtake overturning vehicle." Then there is the bumper sticker, sold through our Land Rover Owners group. "Don't follow me. THIS is a Land Rover. You wont make it."

11-19-2007, 11:19 PM	#15
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	__________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-27-2007, 02:34 AM	#16
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	Coming home from town today, CB on, I heard "big red bus copy?". The system seems to be working just fine, another hungry trucker "phones in" his lunch order. God, thank you, I love it when this happens.

11-27-2007, 04:55 PM	#17
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	That brings to mind a neat idea! One could probably earn an interesting living by driving highway-equipped lunch wagon around on American's highways, taking orders to be delivered at the next rest stop. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-27-2007, 10:53 PM	#18
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	Already covered, in the most part, by "Truck Stops" and so on. A daydream I have always had, is to slow down to "river time". Set up a general store type river boat. I reckon that would work. Probably work on "Ol' Man Ribber", as well as it would here on the "Mighty Murray". It was the way this country was opened up. The Murray Darling river system *was* Highway 1 in Australia for almost 100 years. Not only cargo paddle steamers, but passenger boats, work boats, shops, even traveling churches built on paddle steamers. The American stern wheeler never worked over here, the river used to dry out until the lock system was finished. Our boats are quite wide for their length, very, very shallow draught and only a sidewheeler can turn the tight bends of the "Top End". There is a modern stern wheeler working the rivers, but she has bow and stern side thrusters to get around the tight bends, and during summer, she stays in the "Lower Murray". Our state Highways Department still operates a modern version, to clear snags and bigger fallen trees from the navigation channels. To this day there are still more ferry crossings over the Murray Darling River's than bridges. Links. http://www.psmarion.com/ http://www.murrayriver.com.au/boatin...rs/default.htm http://nladom-test.nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an2679942 the last link has a state library link list towards the bottom of the bookworm stuff.

11-28-2007, 12:08 AM	#19
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I think it still might work if the highway lunch wagon offered nifty stuff to eat that wasn't available at the local beanery. Truckers might call in orders just for the novelty of it. As far as I know, sternwheelers were only popular on the really wide rivers like the Mississippi and Ohio where they had lots of room to maneuver. I was wondering whether the legendary Proud Mary was a sidewheeler or a sternwheeler, but all that Google could turn up was the song. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-02-2007, 12:44 AM	#20
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	Well, our "Proud Mary", was named after the builders wife. Captain John Proud, named his (one of only two sternwheelers on our rivers) sternwheeler Proud Mary, for his wife Mary. Way back in about 1980. Yeah, our Proud Mary is a diesel powered paddle wheeler. Most of the early girls still afloat, have been converted from steam to diesel power now, there are only a handfull of the real steamers left. She is the "Line name ship" of Proud Australia Cruises. A company I worked for some 20 years ago. I think the American, Proud Mary is a romantic fiction. But Maritime histories will tell. In the US of A, I think "BeauShip" and the American register of shipping would have records. Our Marine and Harbours Department, still holds all ships registration records, right back to colonisation. Big Red Bus, well, the big day of fish went down well. That was yesterday. Baked, grilled, crumbed, with salads or as a burger. Some Schnapper, my favourite the Oceanic Leather Jacket, King George Whiting, all went down well apparently. There will be another "special" next week, and so forth. For a "hick" town, a speculative startup business, the first week was slow, the second picked up well, now into the third week of business, looks like she might even be able to start with the serious part of finance.This week has seen her bring in over the national weekly average earnings. Pay tax, pay back startup loan, etc. I'm glad I'm retired now.