BusBuilding

Gary is one of busdom’s innovators and supreme tinkerers. Well I suppose we all are, but he is one of our prime examples. One of his recent posts I thought said a lot about the process:
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Jane Blair is a single fulltimer who travels the country by herself. She frequently gets asked how she does it alone, and replies in a handy article in a recent FMC Magazine. I wish I could repost the entire thing here, but it just ain’t right. Consider a FMCA membership if you’re a motorhomer. The main reason I signed up was in order to access Coach-Net, the renowned emergency road service.

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The Hi-Way Haven RV Park in Sutherlin, Ore., is offering guests an unusual amenity – an on-site drive-in movie theater.

Guests of the 100-site park can now live at the movies while watching classic films from the comfort of their own RV. But many guests nostalgically watch the films from their cars.

“We won’t be competing with local theaters our movies will strictly be for the guests of the park, and we will only show movies that are fun to watch at a drive-in,” says Jim Remley, the owner of the park. “For instance we have already shown the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window, and the original War of the Worlds. This month we will be playing Rio Bravo with John Wayne.”

[RV Business]

Looks like the The Statue of Liberty is green in more ways than one - America’s ubiquitous symbol for freedom is now symbolically free from fossil fuels. The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and several other federal facilities in northern New Jersey owned by U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will run on 100% renewable power.

[RenewableEnergyAccess.com]

MCI INCREASES LINE RATE, ANTICIPATES CONTINUED GROWTH

SCHAUMBURG, IL - March 3, 2006 - Buoyed by the market leadership of its top models and increases in its order book, MCI announced that it has upped its manufacturing line rates and hired new factory staff to meet product demand. MCI continues to experience double digit first quarter sales gains.

[Full article at MCI’s website]

All Digital Meters are not alike

I have three cheapo meters, and I can’t get a consensus amongst the three. It’s really trying to try to chase down problems when none of your meters agree!

You’ve read that for real troubleshooting, many factory ‘battery level’ indicators are all but useless, and you’ve probably also seen that the old-style analog meters with the swinging needle are equally so.
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