I promised pictures next post and while digging around to see what I had on my netbook, I found these. I thought they were interesting enough that y’all might like to look as well. After all, this is an attempt to document progress in the landship category of my world. I don’t even mention knitting, or pattern development. Yet. I’ve been restraining myself.
So anyway, the first landship I actually lived in on purpose (this obviously doesn’t include those two weeks in the hearse that one time) was a 1976 Superior school bus. A B700 if I remember correctly. I bought it when it looked like this:
Special, no? Not really. It was a full 30ft or so, a regular bus. But thanks to everyone who immediately thought “Finally she had her own short bus to take her to crazytown!” y’all can bite me. It had potential and was the very first home I owned. It looked much better with a little paint and a lot of elbow grease.
And a lot more work inside. I gave in to my color-deprived/apartment-dwelling need to paint, too.
I found the wonderfully comfy couch at goodwill in Sherman. And used it to pick the colors for my walls and ceiling. So, yeah, I picked those colors and the couch on purpose.
Behind the bookshelf screen was a fullsize shower and commode. All in all, it was a great first place. There were major drawbacks, but I learned some important lessons about people’s intolerance and the importance of insulation. Which led me to my current abode. One of the big differences I have noticed between Tinker and Beelzebus is the feeling of solidity. I had underestimated how light and fragile aluminum would feel after living for a year and a half in a steel tank. But it’s much easier to heat and cool and the better floorplan is wonderful. It gets old scooching down the center aisle.
So that’s the old place, pics of the new place next time.
