Today I drove a bus. It was only in a straight line at first, but I was the one behind the giant wheel. I cruised right through the first skill set, and into the second before we ran out of time. First skill: backing up in a straight line. Second skill: backing up parallel to a line on the ground, gradually crossing over the line and straightening out so that the opposite side of the bus becomes parallel to the line. My instructor, Mike, said that my depth perception was above average and that I was doing much better than most beginners. I'm gonna drive the shit out of this bus.
Every bus, apparently, comes equipped with a "Body Fluid Cleanup Kit" (see picture). Mike hasn't covered the cleanup kit yet. He did explain the metal hoop underneath the driveshaft. Just in case the transmission drops out of the bus, the hoop keeps the driveshaft from being launched through the floorboards (like a see-saw) and impaling an unsuspecting day-camper. Damn hoop. Im'a take that hoop off.
Buses are big. You ever drive a 40 foot vehicle? I have. Kinda.
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I feel like you're realizing your dreams right here before our very eyes, Greg.
Congratu-effing-lations.
Do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyyhYskeghY
THAT BUS WAS SHOOTING FIRE!!!
damn dogg, that is basically like the longest domestic vehicle piloted by civilians.
the possibility now exists that someday i could own not only a van, but a bus.
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