Boy, what a slow news day. Well here's something we can do while no one's coach is needing repair....

I put some photos of my coach projects up on one of those "photobucket" sites (I used Google's Picasa), and then I put a link to it in my signature. And I got a lot of positive comments from people, including them asking how to do it themselves. And I thought, "gee, I can't wait to see their coaches too". Then I realized what was missing from the Blue Bird community experience. The forums are a great source of help and camaraderie, the Rally's are really terrific, but wouldn't it be great to have a way to see a small series of hi-res photos of hundreds of other `Birds? To see what other members of our BB Family have done with their coaches, where they've gone, get ideas on what we can do, and to live vicariously when we're unable to get out and play with our coaches?


So, I'm starting just such a site. `Sort of a showcase of Blue Bird Motor Coaches, listed by coach name, in the form of a collection of photo albums, that will highlight the coach, the lifestyle, the upgraded features, and enjoyment/travel experiences of owning these terrific machines. Each album will spotlight one coach, and may have as many, or as few pictures as you would like. It's really not a website, just a Picasa page! The well designed caption feature allows descriptions for each high resolution slide, and comments can be left by viewers. This is a free site, and yet there is absolutely no sponsorship or promotion going on at all. No sign up or membership is needed to view, leave comments, or even submit photos for posting, since you can just email them to me, and I'll create an album on the site with your coach's name on it, and you can add or edit photos at anytime.


Another great aspect of this, is that you will have a url that links straight to your album, that you can include in your forum signature. So, it'll be like your coach is getting it's fifteen minutes of fame, over and over again, anytime someone clicks on your signature link. And once they're there, they can browse through all the other great `Bird albums. I called it Blue Bird Zoom, since we'll be able to easily search and zoom in on the album of the coach we want to see, and even zoom in on the hi-res photos, and see how they "mounted that TV bracket up there", or whatever. Check it out at http://picasaweb.google.com/bluebirdzoom I created an album for my coach first, as an example (remember, you can have as few as just one photo if you'd like, and easily add more later), and you'll see one "album" on there that is just the explanation of the site and how to use it. This seems so simple and handy to me. A great way to see other `Birds in detail, and share favorite things about ours with the rest of the BB community. So waddau think? Let's try this out! Email me your thoughts and your photos/descriptions at nytexcel@yahoo (.com)


Thanx,

Fred

Fred & Wendy Bellows
90SP Queen Creek, AZ (basically Phx)
"Maunder Maximum"
http://picasaweb.google.com/bluebirdzoom/MaunderMaximum#