Over the last few months, our relationship with our bus has gone through some changes. I put in 15 hour weekends throughout March and April, pushing toward an arbitrary completion deadline of early June - in time for a concert we were going to. At some point, our fun project became anything but. Pesky nuisances gave way to more serious challenges, and I found myself in attack mode. After a 10 hour stretch of unsuccesfully chasing down an electrical issue, complete with the removal of the dash board, I was feeling defeated (I figured out much later that I had cut the wrong wire). It was around that time that we had a family conference, and it was kindly pointed out that the bus had overtaken us. Sometimes you just have to walk away. The state inspection was due, and we had a loud clunking noise coming from the right front wheel well, so we took it to our neighborhood bus repair shop for what turned out to be a 2 month stay. Turns out the flux capacitor was shot. We finally got it back last week.
So here's the highlights of what we've done since March. It's a short list but a lot of work.
Our ideas for how we're going to use the bus have taken a bit of a turn. During our respite, we found out that we're expecting a little one in January. Soon, we'll be decked out with a "baby on board" sticker. There was talk about making it an in-law suite, but the in-laws (mine and hers) seemed to scoff. So, my current office will become the baby's room, and I will be moving from a home office to a bus office. But don't worry, we're pretty much road-ready, should we need to get away. Now check out the pictures.
So here's the highlights of what we've done since March. It's a short list but a lot of work.
- Took down the first set of hardboard walls and replaced them with plywood walls (picking the wrong material to start with was my bad). This required a serious painting operation
- Obtained our very own Nature's Head composting toilet. (I sense your envy)
- Cut, painted and installed the plywood walls for the bathroom and closet. Quite the challenge given the curve of the roof. Maths
- Reinstalled the electrical components for hopefully the last time
- Built the bed frame
- Found the cut wire
Our ideas for how we're going to use the bus have taken a bit of a turn. During our respite, we found out that we're expecting a little one in January. Soon, we'll be decked out with a "baby on board" sticker. There was talk about making it an in-law suite, but the in-laws (mine and hers) seemed to scoff. So, my current office will become the baby's room, and I will be moving from a home office to a bus office. But don't worry, we're pretty much road-ready, should we need to get away. Now check out the pictures.