What's up with the bus tomorrow

Might be able to come by for a couple hours and help

We're working on it all day

Ok good. Address: [REDACTED]

Inform me what time when you can

How early are you trying to start

I'm thinking latest being 9 AM

Need to grab some materials

Ok I can head over around then. Need me to grab anything on the way?

Home Depot would be on the way for me

Well we need tractor paint (grey) and lots of it since we're painting the bus. I've got to get some light bulbs for inside, oil, ect. There is a lot to do for everyone so someone can take a drive if needed. We're taking out the wheelchair lift, taking off a rim, and I'm going to chase down an electrical issue causing the lights to stay on.

You can help with the maintenance since I'm no expert on combustion engines

Ok. So I should probably show up first before supply run then? Or do you have specific things that I should get?

Nah I've got all the tools in the world

We will start with what we have

Ok

I've got about 7 cars at my house maybe you can take a look at the 1984 Rangers ignition issue

Yeah I can see what I can do

Thanks, if you don't hear from me just come to the house. Yellow color and the bus in quite literally parked in the front yard grass lol

Ok

It will be Kyle, Sam, and you

I think you're a half hour away but I'll check

Ok

Yeah 35 min

I can stay until around 2 pm

Been thinking, you may see a lot of issues with any kind of paint you use on bus without some surface prep, but some ideas I had...

Could do a separate primer and paint

Could try a "tack coat" first - very thin coat used to get the surface sticky enough to hold a proper coat of paint without runs

Could also try using scotch brite to lightly scuff up the whole surface

Also remember to check power steering and transmission fluid tomorrow, check all tire pressures, and double check in a few days that they all hold air. I recommend using the door jamb recommended pressure as the minimum, and the tire sidewall pressure as the maximum, and shooting for about halfway in between. That will get us better fuel economy than just going by door sticker pressure

One more thought, once transmission is topped off, try sticking a drip pan under the bus such that any drips from the transmission would be caught and we can see how much it's leaking

Hopefully my exhaust nig-riggery will be good enough for inspection

Walmart ETA now 4:30 no more stops planned

Van number 2 with Sam MN is about 45 minutes behind us due to Indianapolis drop off detour

I have Mark in Van number 1

So you should be aiming for 5:00 ish for pickup of those two

Contact Sam or Randy for their exact situation

You're getting Mark and Patrick from our van which is 4:30

Just a heads up I am working on a spreadsheet calculator to handle reimbursement for the event

I have collected some money from a couple guys that were in the Springfield / KC van and will be passing that along to the right people once the numbers are all in and the math is all done

Great job Zach.

** Details for the New Year's event **

I will be hosting a New Year's get together for all of network 12 and Missouri regional as a whole.

We will be staying at my family's house at Lake of the Ozarks from the evening of Thursday December 30 through Sunday January 2 around noon. You are encouraged to attend the whole event, but the most important part will be done on Saturday in Jefferson City.

The location is the gas station in Rocky Mount, MO. I will provide further information to drivers the day of the event. This gas station is within 10 minutes of the house.

It is possible that you will encounter some of my extended family members staying at the house nextdoor. If these people are present, we will need to have a higher standard of mindfulness for our speech and conduct. Plan to conceal all organizational materials and keep political discussion to a minimum if these people are present. To them you are all just a group of my friends.

We will plan to conduct extensive action on Saturday in Jefferson City - TBD by network leadership

^^ here's my preliminary write up for this event

Waiting to hear back from the last 1 of 4 owners but the house is most likely clear

Looks great nicely done

We should be able to send this out tomorrow or at least in the next couple days

BTW the part about the gas station may sound vague, but it's literally the only one in town, and if you put just the town name into Google maps it takes you directly to that gas station

Updated, but we may be missing one guy from the bus

Yes get it out ASAP since men might need to plan for it.

Understood the gas station part looks fine.

Right

Zach do you have on hand the exact amount each person paid for the van rentals?

I've got same with $279.98

525.3 Kyle's van

I took off $80 cash he was given by some out of state members

In the spreadsheet

That's why it says 445

Ok so been talking to Mark after you left and we are still on for some form of the new year's event. I need to get a head count for those interested, and we'll go from there as to whether we'll be at the lake house or not

I'll send you a revised copy of the details I sent last night

Yeah I can post it in #nw_12

** Details for the New Year's event **

I will be hosting a New Year's get together for all of network 12 and Missouri regional as a whole.

We will either be staying at my family's house at Lake of the Ozarks, or at a nearby location TBD - depending on our head count.

This will be from Thursday December 30 through Sunday January 2. You are encouraged to attend the whole event but the most important part will be Saturday.

The location is the gas station in Rocky Mount, MO. I will provide further information to drivers the day of the event, or an alternate location if we have too many guys. This gas station is within 10 minutes of the house.

We will plan to conduct extensive action on Saturday in Jefferson City - TBD by network leadership

This is hard to read, less spacing.

Details for the New Year's event

I will be hosting a New Year's get together for all of network 12 and Missouri regional as a whole. We will either be staying at my family's house at Lake of the Ozarks, or at a nearby location TBD - depending on our head count. This will be from Thursday December 30 through Sunday January 2. You are encouraged to attend the whole event but the most important part will be Saturday. The location is the gas station in Rocky Mount, MO. I will provide further information to drivers the day of the event, or an alternate location if we have too many guys. This gas station is within 10 minutes of the house.

We will plan to conduct extensive action on Saturday in Jefferson City - TBD by network leadership

I'll forward this into NW12 chat channel and let them know to contact you.

Yeah have them DM me if interested

Ok it's done

Sounds good

If we need an alternative location I'll look into renting a cabin or something

Not a bad idea

I am available for interview tomorrow AM. Mark has tire problem and probably shouldn't drive that far before getting it fixed

I will be staying 40 minutes south of the town you said last night which I already forgot where it is

I can help with the interview tomorrow. Mark has a tire issue not sure if he'll make it or not I assume you've talked to him

I'm 40 minutes south of the interview location

Currently

If Mark cannot make it then you can take his spot. No more than 3 men are allowed during an interview per the new guidelines. Can you confirm with him tonight somehow if he can arrive? He hasn't said anything to me but he would be there.

I will message him if he's still up. He had discussed this with me in person today

The reason I'm interviewing the man so far away when I would normally hand it off is due to the increased amount of possible infiltrators. Once this is all resolved then it will be handed back to the regional. All ND"s are on full alert mode.

Yeah I figured as much

Today Sam and I drove 2 hours to Springfield, IL for a 37 year old near Chicago. Possibly the future of that regional, total beast. Hope to see another homerun with the man tomorrow.

37 is a little on the older side, but if he seemed like a solid guy having someone a little older might not be a bad thing

Where's the interview tomorrow again?

I forget the town I looked it up previously

Tipton MO

8 am tomorrow morning. We're leaving at 5:30

Ok I'll get up at 6:30 and confirm with Mark if he doesn't answer before I go to bed

I'm meeting a girl in Jeff city at around noon tomorrow

Then heading home 4 hours southwest

That's great hopefully your future wife. I'll be looking for your message

I stickered Columbia MO downtown today btw

And yes I hope so

Nice job getting a head start on our future operation I see.

Haven't posted pics yet but I did 20+ stickers

They're known to write articles over us. You could do quite the damage since Mizzou is in that shithole.

Trying to get in the meeting but it won't let me

I'm gonna restart my phone

You're going to have to read the announcement then follow the instructions for the new mumble server Thomas has created.

We have a rental secured for Dec 31 thru Jan 2

I have sent out the meetup location in DM to those in attendance