Two Songs for the Bus

The Towing Song

Schoolbus bumper damaged by inappropriate towing

This is the way we tow our bus,
tow our bus,
tow our bus.

Schoolbus bumper damaged by inappropriate towing, close-up

This is the way we tow our bus
when we’re selling it in the morning
and we don’t care what happens to it any more

Schoolbus front bumper and frame

and it’s too hard to reach underneath and hook a chain around the frame.

Tra la!

The Paint Stripping Song

Purple house paint stripped from schoolbus

This is the way we strip the house paint,
strip the house paint,
strip the house paint.

Purple house paint stripped from schoolbus, closeup

This is the way we strip the house paint,
with a wire brush on a cordless drill

Purple house paint stripped from schoolbus fender

for a few minutes until the battery runs down
and the horrendous purple paint goes right away

Purple house paint stripped from schoolbus fender, closeup

and we are very happy.

Tra la!

4 Responses to “Two Songs for the Bus”

  1. RedLion says:

    Holy Smokes! You’ll be at least 40 before you get that thing stripped! ;)

  2. neufeld says:

    RedLion, I can assure you that you are categorically correct.

  3. Dave says:

    I don’t suppose that purple paint that your stripping (or the yellow underneath) would be Lead paint, would it? Can you say “rolling hazmat site”? :-(

    Dave

  4. neufeld says:

    I understand that schoolbuses are generally in service for 20 years, so this one probably retired in 2006 and the purple paint was almost certainly added in the last three years or less. I can send you the cans (oil-based enamel) if you’d like to check, :-) but there’s no way the purple is lead paint.

    The U.S. CPSC banned lead paint for residential use in 1978. I really doubt that Bluebird was using lead paint for schoolbuses (even though they’re not residential) in 1986.

    Pretty sure I’m safe on this one.

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