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| [Necroticist] Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:31:53 AM | |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, October 21, 2010 6:37:33 AM | |
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not us jelous, them of us.
and guido, yeah, they have better bread, but we have good chocolates here....
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[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:14:38 PM)| |  | spapad wrote: | | Except for the extra holiday time, I can't say I'm that jelous. Nope, I'll take good old U.S. of A. common greed and inspiration over being "entitled" anyday.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | or stupidism?
jelousism?
| | | spapad wrote: | | Shouldn't it be called Selfishism instead of Socialism?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thus outlining a basic problem with socialism and entitlement....
| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [Necroticist] Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:23:36 AM | |
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Couldn't agree more - my son is 23 now - has one of those crippling debts u mentioned and cannae get a job anywhere! The chance of him getting housed is zero, mainly due to the amount of immigrants here - but thas another story - so i have this grumpy, unemployed lad with scads of qualifications going to waste...he HAS worked, but like u say - for peanuts...soon as he gets a job the government dock our benefits which we have to ask the boy to make up - is a no-win situation...
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by kiamat from Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:15:58 AM)| | | kiamat wrote: | | Nobody actually 'employs' younger people anymore, they just take them on as interns for peanuts. Apparently in the modern workplace, degrees/qualifications are essentially useless, so, after graduating from uni with little but a crippling student debt, you are expected to continue to live off parental charity until you have gained sufficient work experience to get a real job. (Of course, if you don't have a degree you will be 'underqualified' for anything bar mcdonalds).
It actually starts to make pension ages a little irrelevent, our generation will go from paying off our own debts to paying off our childrens (degree fees will be so high there is no earthly way they will be able to pay their own), so we will probably be working right up until they cart us straight from desk to nursing home.
| | | Necroticist wrote: | | UK government is also yapping about raising the age...it's silly...just deprives young ppl of jobs...which is stupid if ur an employer....i mean...doddering old fart or a young go-getter....where's the choice?
| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [kiamat] Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:15:58 AM | |
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Nobody actually 'employs' younger people anymore, they just take them on as interns for peanuts. Apparently in the modern workplace, degrees/qualifications are essentially useless, so, after graduating from uni with little but a crippling student debt, you are expected to continue to live off parental charity until you have gained sufficient work experience to get a real job. (Of course, if you don't have a degree you will be 'underqualified' for anything bar mcdonalds).
It actually starts to make pension ages a little irrelevent, our generation will go from paying off our own debts to paying off our childrens (degree fees will be so high there is no earthly way they will be able to pay their own), so we will probably be working right up until they cart us straight from desk to nursing home.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:52:19 PM)| | | Necroticist wrote: | | UK government is also yapping about raising the age...it's silly...just deprives young ppl of jobs...which is stupid if ur an employer....i mean...doddering old fart or a young go-getter....where's the choice?
| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [guidogodoy] Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:20:27 PM | |
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They have better breads. Chocolates, too. Oh yeah, and the aqueducts. No, wait...bloody Romans.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:14:38 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Except for the extra holiday time, I can't say I'm that jelous. Nope, I'll take good old U.S. of A. common greed and inspiration over being "entitled" anyday.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | or stupidism?
jelousism?
| | | spapad wrote: | | Shouldn't it be called Selfishism instead of Socialism?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thus outlining a basic problem with socialism and entitlement....
| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [spapad] Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:14:38 PM | |
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Except for the extra holiday time, I can't say I'm that jelous. Nope, I'll take good old U.S. of A. common greed and inspiration over being "entitled" anyday.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:49:41 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | or stupidism?
jelousism?
| | | spapad wrote: | | Shouldn't it be called Selfishism instead of Socialism?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thus outlining a basic problem with socialism and entitlement....
| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [Necroticist] Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:52:19 PM | |
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UK government is also yapping about raising the age...it's silly...just deprives young ppl of jobs...which is stupid if ur an employer....i mean...doddering old fart or a young go-getter....where's the choice?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:49:47 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [Head banger] Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:49:41 PM | |
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or stupidism?
jelousism?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, October 20, 2010 3:22:16 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Shouldn't it be called Selfishism instead of Socialism?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thus outlining a basic problem with socialism and entitlement....
| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [spapad] Wednesday, October 20, 2010 3:22:16 PM | |
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Shouldn't it be called Selfishism instead of Socialism?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Wednesday, October 20, 2010 6:15:03 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | thus outlining a basic problem with socialism and entitlement....
| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [Head banger] Wednesday, October 20, 2010 6:15:03 AM | |
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thus outlining a basic problem with socialism and entitlement....
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:49:47 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [guidogodoy] Tuesday, October 19, 2010 4:00:31 PM | |
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D'accord!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:49:47 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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OK, I'll put this here because I'm not really pissed off about it, so much as disgusted by it.
Riots in France for a week all because the government is going to raise retirement from 60 to 62. WTF!! They are allready spoiled enough. One month of Vacation time plus those additional National holidays, 35 hour mandated work weeks. They cry because they have to work two more years?
Anyone my age and below in the US cant reach full retirement until the age of 70 now, 40 hour work weeks are the norm if not more overtime, and Vacation time in most cases is cut at two weeks, half of us do not get sick leave, so many of us don't get company funded healthcare, and these people are crying over 2 years added to their retirement??!!!!
Maybe I'm just jelous of their extra down time, I know I'm jelous that I only hope to live to be 70 to retire, so then I can work part time someplace to subplement my non existent social security check. Edited at: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:50:44 PM
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| [Becks] Monday, October 18, 2010 9:56:15 AM | |
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To be honest he didn't really do much in Detroit other than drive past lots of car manufacturers, LOL!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, October 18, 2010 6:09:51 AM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Really? Too bad I missed it. I could have had my mother go stand on her roof and wave to you.
I saw a show last night about 1000 places to visit before you die. This episode was on Brazil. While nice in terms of scenery, the narrator's voice was distracting to the point of irritation. Perhaps nobody told him that they speak Portuguese? He couldn't even get the name "Rio de Janeiro" right. UGH!
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Really? Too bad I missed it. I could have had my mother go stand on her roof and wave to you.
I saw a show last night about 1000 places to visit before you die. This episode was on Brazil. While nice in terms of scenery, the narrator's voice was distracting to the point of irritation. Perhaps nobody told him that they speak Portuguese? He couldn't even get the name "Rio de Janeiro" right. UGH!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Monday, October 18, 2010 12:04:42 AM)| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hey Guido, I'm watching a tv show right now with Stephen Fry travelling around the US and he has just arrived in Detroit, and I thought of you, hehe. |
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| Hey Guido, I'm watching a tv show right now with Stephen Fry travelling around the US and he has just arrived in Detroit, and I thought of you, hehe. |
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| [spapad] Sunday, October 17, 2010 1:54:19 PM | |
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Eh,..............NO. lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, October 17, 2010 1:51:12 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Baaahaaaa!!! I HAD to look it up...there are three places with the name "Podunk" in Michigan alone!
Send her to Podunk U!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podunk
| | | spapad wrote: | | And by the way, her grades will get her into VA Tech. and I'll pay the expenses for the rest of my life, but she will attend a major college. I want more for her.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very smart move about not leaving a girl alone at such a stop! Two things strike me as sad about such a situation: first, that you have to worry about such things alone and second that too many idiot parents DON'T!
Seriously, though....the school is called "Bland High?!" HAAAA!!!! Surely, there must be a "Spicy High" somewhere. Both might go to "Podunk U" after.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Actually that bus works daily. Since the sports teams have been combined to a county wide senario since they don't have enough kids in the county for each school to have their own sports teams. So, the bus does get a workout. But I suppose highway miles are way better.
I just hope Flora's local high school stays open long enough for her to graduate. If not, then I will be forced to drive her to school each day to Bland High and that would really mess up my routine. Her bus stop is not safe. She would have to stand on the main road through our little town which is just a 20 foot turn from the interstate, and she would be the only child standing at that stop. NOT going to happen.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | long drives cause less wear and tear than a regular route, picking up and droping kids off is hard work on the bus, lots of stop and start. plus they probably dont have a field trip daily.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Now, for most people, that explanation would be enough. But, sadly, no for me. Flora told me yesterday that her bus driver Flo (believe or not) had to retire her bus last year. It did not leave the school though because it is now the "Activity Bus". Now, this bus was deemed unfit for regular routes but is now the "activity bus"?? This bus now travels up to 3 hours one way in it's duty. So, I am really curious to know how many miles are on it.
Well, I guess I'll just have to ask Flo how many miles the bus had on it when it was retired from "regular" service. Better yet! I'll get Flora to ask her!
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Thanks HB!
Now, at what point of that mileage to you think they retire the bus from school duty and leave it to slug it way out on church and civic duties?
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Good Saturday afternoon Blah!
Just listened to Halford IV for six hours straight, got home and had to look up a question which occured to me while driving. Still have not had this questioned answered by a internet search. My question is mundane (and completely unrelated to the beginning of this post), but I want to know: What is the maximum mileage for a school bus without completely replacing the engine???? Only thoughts like this occur to you while driving for a long time, and happening to pass a few "reassigned" school buses.
Vail, good for you going to see Halford! 
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, October 17, 2010 1:51:12 PM | |
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Baaahaaaa!!! I HAD to look it up...there are three places with the name "Podunk" in Michigan alone!
Send her to Podunk U!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podunk
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, October 17, 2010 1:27:32 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | And by the way, her grades will get her into VA Tech. and I'll pay the expenses for the rest of my life, but she will attend a major college. I want more for her.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very smart move about not leaving a girl alone at such a stop! Two things strike me as sad about such a situation: first, that you have to worry about such things alone and second that too many idiot parents DON'T!
Seriously, though....the school is called "Bland High?!" HAAAA!!!! Surely, there must be a "Spicy High" somewhere. Both might go to "Podunk U" after.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Actually that bus works daily. Since the sports teams have been combined to a county wide senario since they don't have enough kids in the county for each school to have their own sports teams. So, the bus does get a workout. But I suppose highway miles are way better.
I just hope Flora's local high school stays open long enough for her to graduate. If not, then I will be forced to drive her to school each day to Bland High and that would really mess up my routine. Her bus stop is not safe. She would have to stand on the main road through our little town which is just a 20 foot turn from the interstate, and she would be the only child standing at that stop. NOT going to happen.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | long drives cause less wear and tear than a regular route, picking up and droping kids off is hard work on the bus, lots of stop and start. plus they probably dont have a field trip daily.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Now, for most people, that explanation would be enough. But, sadly, no for me. Flora told me yesterday that her bus driver Flo (believe or not) had to retire her bus last year. It did not leave the school though because it is now the "Activity Bus". Now, this bus was deemed unfit for regular routes but is now the "activity bus"?? This bus now travels up to 3 hours one way in it's duty. So, I am really curious to know how many miles are on it.
Well, I guess I'll just have to ask Flo how many miles the bus had on it when it was retired from "regular" service. Better yet! I'll get Flora to ask her!
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Good Saturday afternoon Blah!
Just listened to Halford IV for six hours straight, got home and had to look up a question which occured to me while driving. Still have not had this questioned answered by a internet search. My question is mundane (and completely unrelated to the beginning of this post), but I want to know: What is the maximum mileage for a school bus without completely replacing the engine???? Only thoughts like this occur to you while driving for a long time, and happening to pass a few "reassigned" school buses.
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And by the way, her grades will get her into VA Tech. and I'll pay the expenses for the rest of my life, but she will attend a major college. I want more for her.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, October 17, 2010 1:12:51 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very smart move about not leaving a girl alone at such a stop! Two things strike me as sad about such a situation: first, that you have to worry about such things alone and second that too many idiot parents DON'T!
Seriously, though....the school is called "Bland High?!" HAAAA!!!! Surely, there must be a "Spicy High" somewhere. Both might go to "Podunk U" after.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Actually that bus works daily. Since the sports teams have been combined to a county wide senario since they don't have enough kids in the county for each school to have their own sports teams. So, the bus does get a workout. But I suppose highway miles are way better.
I just hope Flora's local high school stays open long enough for her to graduate. If not, then I will be forced to drive her to school each day to Bland High and that would really mess up my routine. Her bus stop is not safe. She would have to stand on the main road through our little town which is just a 20 foot turn from the interstate, and she would be the only child standing at that stop. NOT going to happen.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | long drives cause less wear and tear than a regular route, picking up and droping kids off is hard work on the bus, lots of stop and start. plus they probably dont have a field trip daily.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Now, for most people, that explanation would be enough. But, sadly, no for me. Flora told me yesterday that her bus driver Flo (believe or not) had to retire her bus last year. It did not leave the school though because it is now the "Activity Bus". Now, this bus was deemed unfit for regular routes but is now the "activity bus"?? This bus now travels up to 3 hours one way in it's duty. So, I am really curious to know how many miles are on it.
Well, I guess I'll just have to ask Flo how many miles the bus had on it when it was retired from "regular" service. Better yet! I'll get Flora to ask her!
(Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, October 17, 2010 7:02:33 AM)
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Head banger wrote: |
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probably when its right close to needing major work
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Thanks HB!
Now, at what point of that mileage to you think they retire the bus from school duty and leave it to slug it way out on church and civic duties?
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would depend on the engine, and if it was used for city or country work, but I would guess a gas engine would be good for 300,000 miles, Diesel 500,000
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Good Saturday afternoon Blah!
Just listened to Halford IV for six hours straight, got home and had to look up a question which occured to me while driving. Still have not had this questioned answered by a internet search. My question is mundane (and completely unrelated to the beginning of this post), but I want to know: What is the maximum mileage for a school bus without completely replacing the engine???? Only thoughts like this occur to you while driving for a long time, and happening to pass a few "reassigned" school buses.
Vail, good for you going to see Halford!
Becks, I hope Metallica brings their "real" Metal to the show. |
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