Tuesday, September 14, 2010

How many of you traveled around the US this summer? Did you come across any great architecture or signage? Here are a few from Roanoke, VA showing the H&C Coffee signs.

Monday, September 13, 2010

A few pieces of trivia about the All-American Professional Girls Baseball Teams:

When traveling, the members of the clubs had to be at the station thirty minutes before departure time. Anyone missing her arranged transportation had to pay her own fare.

Players were not allowed to drive their cars past their city's limits without the special permission of their manager. Each team traveled as a unit via method of travel provided for the league (which very often was by BUS).

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Mark your calendars now, RUTH RICHARD, All-American Girls Professional Baseball player, who played with the Grand Rapid Chicks and Rockford Peaches, will be at the Museum signing autographs on Sunday, October 17, 2010, from 12 noon to 4 pm.

Ruth was a catcher and outfielder and played from 1947-1954.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Lest we never forget! September 11, 2001 will forever be ingrained in our memories.

This blog is dedicated to all those who lost their lives on that horrific day. May they rest in peace.

Let us not forget those who survived, many with injuries or even horrible memories that haunt them to this day.

Friday, September 20, 2010

According to the Salt Lake City Deseret News: Bus drivers have by far the best safety records of any transportation mode. A school bus is 19 times safer than a car, six times safer than an airplane.

Gillig School Buses tended to be the heaviest school buses ever built, with nearly 95% of the bus body being steel. Crowns used a mix of Steel and Aluminum, making their bodies lighter.

REMEMBER: School is OPEN - watch out for children crossing the street!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

A school bus is painted National School Bus Glossy Yellow in the United States and similarly in Canada. The color now officially known in the U.S. as National School Bus Glossy Yellow was originally called National School Bus Chrome.

Signs in the front and rear top center read SCHOOL BUS or AUTOBUS SCOLAIRE or ECOLIERS in French in parts of Canada. Each of its front and rear ends usually has alternately flashing lights with 2 red lamps at top corners and 2 yellow (amber) lamps near red lamps at the same level but closer to the vertical central line of the bus. It often has an octagon red stop arm on the left side.

Schools OPEN - drive carefully!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Sorry I have not blogged in a few days, but I had a nerve-block procedure done on my back last week and did not spend a lot of time in front of the computer.

With the kids back at school this week--I thought I'd share a few old Ford School Bus images with you.