{"id":675,"date":"2025-01-07T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T23:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carterpix.com\/wordpress1\/?p=675"},"modified":"2025-02-09T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T14:11:44","slug":"i-got-a-new-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carterpix.com\/wordpress1\/i-got-a-new-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"I got a new bus."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d like to say a few things about my new 2025 Bluebird propane powered bus that I just received on the first day back from Christmas break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like it. I went from and All American flat nose pusher diesel model to this smaller puller model. I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s called anything other than standard or something like that. I know what I mean, and hope anyone else who possibly sees this can figure it out. It&#8217;s not too important to understand the difference except to note that my new bus is smaller than the the previous one. It also drives differently. I really like the way the new bus handles. The suspension is stiffer, which is a little disappointing, but it&#8217;s nothing to complain about in my opinion. You feel the bumps just a bit more than the old one. On the other hand the seat seems to be more comfortable and able to absorb a little of the road feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The children don&#8217;t like it as much, but they don&#8217;t have to spend anywhere near as much time riding it as your humble servant must endure. It&#8217;s going to take some getting used to for all of us. I am sure that by next week the novelty will have worn off and it will be back to business as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After my very first trip in it yesterday I noticed something interesting. So, I&#8217;m kind of a nerd I guess. I enjoy interesting patterns I find in the world, may of which are number related. When the clock would switch over to 11:11 or something like that it would frequently warrant a comment in my family. Naturally there al sorts of other types of patterns and things I find interesting. If you for some reason follow my blog or my photographic work at all you will notice my fascination with patterns. But what I have here is a serendipitous number pattern I wasn&#8217;t trying to manufacture or even look for. I simply noticed it when I did my pre trip inspection coming back to do the afternoon routes. It didn&#8217;t even occur to me when I logged it for my post trip inspection after the morning route. Sometimes a deeper consciousness leads to deeper appreciation.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aa0bf6188064&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aa0bf6188064\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/carterpix.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AF56A546-E047-4306-915D-BFDAD98E1134_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"123.4 miles on my new school bus odometer \" class=\"wp-image-676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carterpix.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AF56A546-E047-4306-915D-BFDAD98E1134_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carterpix.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AF56A546-E047-4306-915D-BFDAD98E1134_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">123.4 miles on my new school bus odometer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This photo, as is the gallery below, is taken with my iPhone X. 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I like it. I went from and All American flat nose pusher diesel model to this smaller puller model. 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