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[Ernest Ekberg]

Quite a few years ago, a couple of guys bought 2 birds. Both thought
this was the way to go- to own a Bluebird. After all, the Bluebirds
were touted as the best coach going. BUT- these coaches were so complex
that we didn't have anyone to talk to about them. If we had problems-
who would help us? Call the factory? Who would talk to someone with a
20 + year old bird? I, for one, put mine up for sale. I looked at an
Executive in Washington that looked great- and was not as complex as my
first bird. Glad my bird didn't sell. Behold the birth of the
wanderlodge forum. Two guys- who didn't know beans about birds, but
were anxious to learn about them, started a group so we could get help
and offer advice.
Fast forward a few years- the two guys went their own direction, each
one believing what they were doing was right. And that belief was to
help other Bluebird owners or folks that wanted to learn about these
complex machines to understand them and with a support group of
dedicated individuals to help out in any situation.
Some of the group have considered, very heavily on their minds," do I
stick with a Bluebird "?or have my needs or situation changed?.
I'll use 2 examples: Blair- who is tall and needs a coach that can
accommodate his height and George Lowrey, who fulltimes and his better
half needs more room.Both guys purchased another brand of coach. The
knowledge base is still intact, that they possessed about Bluebirds-
should we dismiss them because they purchased another coach other then
Bluebird? I think not.
In a nutshell- we NEED all folks on this forum whether they have a
Bluebird or not. Thank you all for your support of the Wanderlodgeforum.
Ernie Ekberg, 83PT40 in Texas

[Blair]

Thank you Ernie,
Yes, we purchased another coach, but only for specific reasons that
Bluebird could not answer...that is, unless I bought a newer 450 for an
amount I didn't want to spend. Do I still have a lot of knowledge about
birds? you bet! Will I still contribute to the group? Of course.
Is a newer bird possibly in our future? time will tell. For now, Lynn and
I are very happy with out choice and our times with fellow birders have
been the best and we hopefully can continue our friendships and meet new
owners. Thanks to you all.
Blair & Lynn



At 07:18 PM 5/10/2006, you wrote:
>Quite a few years ago, a couple of guys bought 2 birds. Both thought
>this was the way to go- to own a Bluebird. After all, the Bluebirds
>were touted as the best coach going. BUT- these coaches were so complex
>that we didn't have anyone to talk to about them. If we had problems-
>who would help us? Call the factory? Who would talk to someone with a
>20 + year old bird? I, for one, put mine up for sale. I looked at an
>Executive in Washington that looked great- and was not as complex as my
>first bird. Glad my bird didn't sell. Behold the birth of the
>wanderlodge forum. Two guys- who didn't know beans about birds, but
>were anxious to learn about them, started a group so we could get help
>and offer advice.
>Fast forward a few years- the two guys went their own direction, each
>one believing what they were doing was right. And that belief was to
>help other Bluebird owners or folks that wanted to learn about these
>complex machines to understand them and with a support group of
>dedicated individuals to help out in any situation.
>Some of the group have considered, very heavily on their minds," do I
>stick with a Bluebird "?or have my needs or situation changed?.
>I'll use 2 examples: Blair- who is tall and needs a coach that can
>accommodate his height and George Lowrey, who fulltimes and his better
>half needs more room.Both guys purchased another brand of coach. The
>knowledge base is still intact, that they possessed about Bluebirds-
>should we dismiss them because they purchased another coach other then
>Bluebird? I think not.
>In a nutshell- we NEED all folks on this forum whether they have a
>Bluebird or not. Thank you all for your support of the Wanderlodgeforum.
>Ernie Ekberg, 83PT40 in Texas
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[Scott]

Ernie, as your friend, I thank you for "hatching the egg" What a
tremendous idea. I know you have gone through the full spectrum of
emotions on this. Only because you to are passionate about
BlueBirds.. "From the break-up to today" your compassion, aka brain
child has suceeded to today. WOW.. who woulda thunk it. You were wise
beyond your years. Just keep your chin up and things will work out.
They always do.

WE ALL OWE YOU ALOT. Especially in today's world when all we are
going to have is the knowledge base of each other. I have never seen
anything like in all my professional career.

Thanks again for the forward thinking..

ScottB
86FC35
SC

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ernest Ekberg"
wrote:
>
> Quite a few years ago, a couple of guys bought 2 birds. Both
thought
> this was the way to go- to own a Bluebird. After all, the Bluebirds
> were touted as the best coach going. BUT- these coaches were so
complex
> that we didn't have anyone to talk to about them. If we had
problems-
> who would help us? Call the factory? Who would talk to someone with
a
> 20 + year old bird? I, for one, put mine up for sale. I looked at
an
> Executive in Washington that looked great- and was not as complex
as my
> first bird. Glad my bird didn't sell. Behold the birth of the
> wanderlodge forum. Two guys- who didn't know beans about birds, but
> were anxious to learn about them, started a group so we could get
help
> and offer advice.
> Fast forward a few years- the two guys went their own direction,
each
> one believing what they were doing was right. And that belief was
to
> help other Bluebird owners or folks that wanted to learn about
these
> complex machines to understand them and with a support group of
> dedicated individuals to help out in any situation.
> Some of the group have considered, very heavily on their minds," do
I
> stick with a Bluebird "?or have my needs or situation changed?.
> I'll use 2 examples: Blair- who is tall and needs a coach that can
> accommodate his height and George Lowrey, who fulltimes and his
better
> half needs more room.Both guys purchased another brand of coach.
The
> knowledge base is still intact, that they possessed about Bluebirds-

> should we dismiss them because they purchased another coach other
then
> Bluebird? I think not.
> In a nutshell- we NEED all folks on this forum whether they have a
> Bluebird or not. Thank you all for your support of the
Wanderlodgeforum.
> Ernie Ekberg, 83PT40 in Texas
>