Wed Jul 3 17:04:50 1996
From: Eddiehintz@aol.com
Subject: Trip Report:Out of Austin, into the frying pan...
Hey now,
On we roll. I write this on highway 84, north of Lubbock, while
Sam mans (or womans) the wheel. It's been a hard couple of weeks,
lots to do to get ready for a 6 week road trip, and it's nice to be
on our way. 
Texas is big. I mean really big. I mean so vast that
you can drive for hours and still be there(apologies to Douglas
Adams). We left Austin at 1am, it is now 11 and I have new respect
for anyone crazy enough to be a trucker in Texas. What an incredibly
boring job. Even with all of our preparations, all has not been easy.
The bus has had a propensity for running hot, and I was doodling with
the mixture all night, and around Roscoe (pop. 1400) it was running
real bad. Pulled over, checked the dwell, it was about 90. Not good.
So we parked at Dairy Queen, Sam and Indra ate while I replaced the
points, condenser, rotor and dist. cap. The cap was really toasted,
which makes me wonder at the effectiveness of my new electronic
ignition. I'll be checking it at our next stop. Roscoe was
interesting, everyone drove American cars and trucks, and looked like
the arch-typical Americans, baseball hats and all. I guess they were
a little amused by the hippie bus with all the tools strewn about...
;-) Once we're out of Texas and get to Clovis NM I'll get to see my
new niece-kinda weird to be an Uncle. And my sis is younger than me!!
Weird. I guess that's it for now, more to come...
Peace,
Eddie
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Texas is big. I mean really big. I mean so vast that
you can drive for hours and still be there(apologies to Douglas
Adams). We left Austin at 1am, it is now 11 and I have new respect
for anyone crazy enough to be a trucker in Texas. What an incredibly
boring job. Even with all of our preparations, all has not been easy.
The bus has had a propensity for running hot, and I was doodling with
the mixture all night, and around Roscoe (pop. 1400) it was running
real bad. Pulled over, checked the dwell, it was about 90. Not good.
So we parked at Dairy Queen, Sam and Indra ate while I replaced the
points, condenser, rotor and dist. cap. The cap was really toasted,
which makes me wonder at the effectiveness of my new electronic
ignition. I'll be checking it at our next stop. Roscoe was
interesting, everyone drove American cars and trucks, and looked like
the arch-typical Americans, baseball hats and all. I guess they were
a little amused by the hippie bus with all the tools strewn about...
;-) Once we're out of Texas and get to Clovis NM I'll get to see my
new niece-kinda weird to be an Uncle. And my sis is younger than me!!
Weird. I guess that's it for now, more to come...