I never realized how photogenic the orange campermobile was. I mainly used it as a rolling shed for my junk and a playhouse fort for the kids. One other funny.. scary.. story was this.
After I fixed all the brake cylinders and lights and got it to stop on command ( Did I mention that there had been an electrical fire and I had to rewire everything but the Headlights) I used white wire for all connections both pos and neg. I got a title and and insurance and drove it to work in morning rush hour in Dalton to show it off. While driving that sunny morning, the steering became sloppy-er and sloppy-er. While I was inching up to a red light on Tibbs road the Bus began wobbling side to side like a clown car. **KABOOM*, I dropped about a foot, Did the road collapse?. Sink Hole? Broke sewer line? Tire explode? ........ Nope .. None of the above
Evidently, Somebody failed to tighten the driver right front wheel and it completely fell off. I was in my GQ pants and button down shirt and tie, I jacked up the Bus so I could pull the tire out of the wheel well. I found 2 lug nuts nearby and stole a 3rd off the other front. All this.. while about 300 cars passed and stared. I checked all the lugs on the wheels just to be safe, stopped at K-mart, got a clean pair of Fruit of the Looms, and I drove to work. I still have a huge lug nut phobia that years of therapy may never cure, SC
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