Good Morning, Oppo

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/15/2019 at 08:15 • Filed to: good morning oppo

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Back to school day for my boys. I couldn’t be happier.

I’ve picked up about 20 private trumpet trumpet students this fall at my boys’ middle school. The money will be decent , but it will be a lot more hours away from home than I’ve had for quite some time. I’ve spent the last 16 years as a stay home dad. I’m looking forward to it. I think. 

Watch those school zones.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 08:27

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I have two days of Kumbayah beginning next Wednesday, work day on Friday, and the students show up the following Monday. I don’t dread it at all, but it’s still a shock to the system. It’s been a long, satisfying summer.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 08:28

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Love that pic, BTW. That bus has run-flat tires.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 08:29

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School doesn’t start back for the kids here until around Sep t. 3rd or so!

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/15/2019 at 09:13

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My boys had forgotten how early 6:30 is.

ttyymmnn > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/15/2019 at 09:14

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We start early and get out early, and still have a full week off at Thanksgiving. I like this schedule because we can get our summer vacation in early before places get stupid crowded.

facw > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 09:38

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So I failed at finding this badly (was looking at the wrong Carbon Counties). Eventually I gave up, waded past tons of pintrest links stripped of all context, and pages that only wanted to talk about the school bus (a 1912 Studebaker apparently), and eventually got to a page that identified where this was taken :

(could be the other side too, the entrance is basically the same)

Above is shown the 2nd auto truck purchased by Carbon County in 1912, in front of the City County building in Salt Lake City. This truck was the smaller one purchased, and was built by Studebaker considered the finest chassis builder at the time. Note: the features of the vehicle; the students entered and departed from the rear of the bus (so as not to scare the horse drawing buggys in the streets of the city}. The driver is separate from the students (probably much to his liking) and two features that probably contributed to the short service life of these vehicles in rural usage; the hard slick rubber wheels, and the exposed chain driven rear wheel. The driver pictured here is probably William Norton of Wellington.

ttyymmnn > facw 08/15/2019 at 09:56

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Well done. O.C. noticed the tires. I imagine it was a cold ride in the wintertime.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 10:58

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Run-flat