Our bus (named Petteri Punakuono – Finnish for Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer) has had a drastic makeover this week.
First, it got a good polishing at the garage (you could see the outline of the previous graphics on the side of the van, especially when it had been raining) and a wax job. Then, [...]
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The Rudolf’s bus makeover
Posted in Bus, Getting started on Friday, June 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, it plays music but can it do the funky chicken, too?
Posted in Bus, Getting started on Friday, June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yet another interesting challenge has been solved: the microphone. Our van didn’t have one and neither it did have a CD player. These two obvious lacks had to fixed since 1) it would be nice if everyone in the bus could hear me and 2) we are going to play some Finnish music on the [...]
We’ve got him!
Posted in Bus on Saturday, May 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After all the aggravation, frustration and gnawing of teeth, we have a bus! A Volkswagen LT 46, too!
It’s not quite what we originally had in mind, but since we’re almost at a point where we need to take whatever we can get, this one will have to do. The bus is not too bad [...]
Aggravation is my middle name
Posted in Bus, Getting started on Sunday, May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so frustrated right now that I’m ready to tear out my hair.
I love this country and all, but customer service is really not one of those things Finns can be proud of. In other countries people actually want to sell you their product. They want you to be their customer, since more customers = [...]
Is Germany our Saviour?
Posted in Bus, Getting started on Monday, April 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the Eve of First of May (vappuaatto in Finnish) and by now half the nation is well on its way from tipsy to truly drunk. (First of May is celebration of spring/students/the working man etc. in Finland, basically a reason to have huge party). But I’m here at home typing away with the computer, [...]
How can finding a van be so this difficult?
Posted in Bus, Getting started on Friday, April 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For the last few months we’ve been looking around for a minibus (14-16 seats) to buy. Piece of cake, you’d think, right? Alas, not.
Let me explain the issue (very shortly). There are three kinds of used minibuses on sale in Finland (and none of them are what we need/want/require):
A) The almost new. The smell of [...]
