Lone Star Birds Rally in Schulenburg

[ronmarabito2002]

Nice write-up Mike. By the way, my studs and nuts were home when I
got there. Like buying gold. $30 per set from BB. :-(

I'm going to see if I can pick up a torque stick also.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
>
> The Lone Star Birds had another successful rally this weekend in
> Schulenburg Texas. We had 13 Birds present. All were Texas based
> Birds for this rally. We missed the OK and LA based Birds, so we
> called Ralph and the Gureaskos to chat. Thanks go out to Chet Geist
> and Tony Holtermann for arranging this rally.
>
> The highlight of the rally was the "painted churches" tour on Saturday
> morning. We caravaned to four area churches built by German immigrants
> in the 1800s. To say the interiors were spectacular is an
> understatement. The interiors were typically all wood, but the
> support columns were marbleized to look very convincingly like stone
> columns. OK, I admit it; I touched one to be sure in one of the
> churches. The ceilings were typically plain lathe board and then
> painted. In many cases the ceilings looked three-dimensional and you
> had to look closely to realize that they were plain wood boards and
> not multi-layered wood cove moldings and beams. The altars were
> absolutely works of art. It was a very interesting tour. I don't
> think I have ever seen that many Birders looking up with their mouths
> open.
>
> On Saturday afternoon, the gals went shopping while the guys attended
> a tire and wheel seminar put on by a manger from Meyers Tire Supply.
> It was full of good information and reminders. All attendees received
> a full set of new air stem caps (Myers Double Seal Inflate Thru Valve
> Cap - see detail at
>
http://www.myerstiresupply.com/pls/myers...id=hm\
br1535
> or at http://tinyurl.com/2lw352
>
> After the talk, I bought the yellow 475 ft.lb. torque stick he had for
> display ( http://tinyurl.com/2nk7ol ) and Eric scored a deal on the
> Cross-Fires he had for display ( http://tinyurl.com/3awn3q ). I had
> been looking for a torque stick for a while, and he threw in another
> plastic wheel protector ( http://tinyurl.com/3y532j ). I have had two
> aluminum wheels cracked by "tire pros" with 1" air guns "set to the
> proper pressure" and we identified at least one Bird present with
> broken lugs, probably due to 1" air guns "set at the proper pressure"!
> Now I will get to hand them the torque stick before anyone remounts
> any wheels for me. A lot cheaper than replacement wheels!
>
> Other than that, we ate and ate and sat around talking, laughing and
> watching big spiders build their webs at night! Whoa, hold the
> excitement down! All in all, a very relaxing rally and a good time
> with good fellowship.
>
> Oh yeah, there was a stump the kid Q&A one night, but all the adults
> got stumped when someone asked "Why do they call them goat rails?"
> Does anyone know the origin of that term for the roof rack rails?
>
> The next LSB Rally is Nov 30 - Dec 2 for the Holiday Rally. We need
> people to sign up ASAP at Buckhorn Ranch RV Resort in Kerrville so
> that we can make arrangements for the meals and other items. Drop me
> a note if you have registered with the park.
>
> I filled up at Flying J on the way back and was excited to have gotten
> 5.2-5.3 mpg on the last couple of trips. Not quite Prius range yet,
> but exciting to break 5! Just a fine running machine!
>
> Hope to see you all at a Lone Star Birds Rally soon!
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>