I Killed One Big Project So Others Can Live
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That pit is WAY smaller than the old pit, and is covered. Win!!!
If you say that you feel like trash after eating McDonald's then maybe the McDonald's around your area aren't good then, and these meals don't look like something anyone outside of Missouri would eat anyways so good luck we'll be fine eating food that isn't destined to be only good for the bin
This decision was great for you and your financial, bus will have a lot of problems in the Future, now you don't have to Deal with it. I love to see your New projects, hopefully you will now will be a able to make more videos.
While I'm impressed by your efforts in removing the bad decisions of the Bus Project, I wish you'd be a bit more proactive about your choice of sponsor. At least you have options, now, since your last video was sponsored by someone else. You had a bad relationship with the bus, and you got rid of it. You clearly wouldn't suffer a bad relationship with a person -- and, yet, Factor has a bad case of pathological lying, and you not only house it under your roof, and actively support it, but you repeat those lies yourself. You wouldn't support a cheating wife, or a lying girlfriend (if you were unwed), and you clearly didn't put up with the abuse the bus dished out any longer than you had to. It's time to dump Factor.
Here's a little encouragement. Not only have I +Unliked the video, and reported it both for misinformation and for fraudulent and scammy advertising content -- which it is, and you can't _possibly_ be unaware, because nearly every video, if not every video, with this sponsorship fail, has a comment from me documenting quite painstakingly exactly what's wrong here, but I've reported you as a channel, and I've gone and verified which videos are affected, and ALL of them are in the report.
Quite honestly, the legality of CZcams simply allowing people to view such videos, unedited, in countries such as the UK where there are truth-in-advertising laws in effect is openly questionable at best, although I doubt there's even one barrister in all of London who has the "eggs" to take on CZcams directly in such a matter. It would also not surprise me to find that there's some way in which people are actively harmed, economically or otherwise, by being misled by this stuff, although such is pure speculation as of right now.
I applaud your work ethic, and your decision to rid yourself of a project that's weighing you down, and your craftsmanship and skill, as shown simply in retooling that garage into a shop, is obvious. I don't expect perfection from anyone, but I don't see why you can't treat a sponsor that's an albatross about your neck, the same way as you just did a project that was taxing you equally. It's a blight on your reputation, if nothing else. Like I said... it's time to dump Factor.
On a note separate from my other commentary. Nicely done on the new workshop! I'm impressed by the array of skills I saw on display, from working with reinforced concrete, to woodworking (per your other channel), to something as simple as a sense of organization when it comes to tools and when it comes to layout. I have to say, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do in the new space, as well.
You probably don't want any suggestions from me in regards to the new name, as I somewhat doubt I've made a favorable impression of myself in the past few months, but I'll give it a shot anyways... after all, even a blind archer hits a deer in the forest once in a while. It seems to me that you only called it the "bus dungeon" because you _felt_ gloomy by a project that, as you eventually came to realize, was just too much for you -- it was never really a gloomy space. Certainly it isn't one now. You also mentioned how bright the lighting was.
How about the Brilliant Workshop? :D
...I can hear you protesting already, in your self-deprecating way. I won't try to flatter you and call you a genius (I don't believe in insincerity or lies anyways... you, erm, _may_ have noticed...), but I _would_ say that you're fairly brilliant with what you do and what you try to do. The shoe fits, and you should be proud to wear it.
“I killed one project to send a message to the other projects.”
Hear that, CAN bus? You're a bus too, don't get any ideas...
Call it The Bus Stop, because that's where you stopped working on The Bus.
What about "The Last Stop" instead?
End of the Line ?
Ok that's actually pretty good, I like that
@@LexYeenthe last stop shop 😊
That's so funny
He says that random bit of sheet metal is something that he doesn't remember buying but the fact that it fit the gap in the wall perfectly is nothing but a coincidence.
It is a bit suspicious. 🤔
Not really. It's Robert Dunn.
“The comments on that video will be fun”
Not a single person noticed the move LOL, everyone was just worried about your partnership with BetterHelp
I noticed the move and commented on it on his viva video.
My vote is totally for "Bus-Less Not-Dungeon"
The old shop should be the “ev graveyard”
It just has to be. There are no other names. I will hear nothing different
This video kind of shows he never learned anything. He gave away a project he had thousands of Dollars into. He scrapped all that metal. He is constantly buying metal. He does not seem to understand the concept of a "stash."
Moreover, the bus project was a failure from day 1, especially when he made the decision to completely re-engineer the bus.
I'm not just criticizing him. He needs to learn these lessons or this will continue to be one failed project after another. His EV conversion hasn't been touched in months and months.
Un-geon
@@tarstarkusz his ev conversion has been worked on, it hasn’t had major updates due to issues with parts
He was able to cut his losses and he probably didn’t lose that much money in the bus
Having a stash sounds like hoarding to me
I change my mind, the shop is: The Dunn-geon
Bus-less Dunn-geon
The Bus-Less Not-Dunn-Geon
The Dunn-Geon is genius.
Always found it funny how Rob here shares this surname with a chiptune composer I like, Jonathan Dunn
hahaha i see what ya did there !
Fellow ADHD afflicted here. Kudos to you for decluttering your list of things to worry about, and focusing on tasks that make you happier. Also, side note: I love the jump-cut sequences of your videos (this one, and previous) where you're creating/installing or disassembling a thing. I also love the individual projects focused-on in each of your videos, but I especially like the approach, explanation, and the editing style as mentioned. Keep them wheels rollin', sir.
a little sad because I found this channel because of the bus project and had been hoping we'd eventually see it completed.
Nothing ever gets completed on this channel.
ngl, kinda the same
@@Okurka. tbf yeah, i don't remember a single finished project
apart from that 2 stroke 2 cylinder soviet car that i totally didn't forget the name
@@Davide0033 Trabant?
At least this pit has a cover and isn't car sized!!
And no spiders, since spiders were taught long ago to not go up the water spout.
The best part is his presentation area isnt in front of it so he cant accidentally fall in!
I'm sad that there was no new pit song, because the OG one was epic
Car sized is an understatement!
It will be much harder for Robert to fall into than the massive pit.
RIP the bus. At least now we will have 900 hp Ford Escape
I've been jonesing for the Ford Escape to get done,,,, Will it go the way of the bus? I hope not.
@@Neuromorphic_Replicant Don't count on it. He doesn't have a good track record for finishing his vehicular projects. Just ask his son about his electric go-kart :-)
@@Neuromorphic_Replicant there might be some obligations regarding the Escape, since it has been sponsored he might have to deliver by any possible way now :/
@@Neuromorphic_Replicant It's atleast a lot more manageable in size.
Maybe
I always felt like the bus project was overwhelming. I'm glad you got rid of it and in a way that it didn't just get driven to a junk yard. The new workshop looks good.
"sponsored by Factor .." **skip** ".. raw sewage .."
Ok I'm sold.
Well, obviously, Shoppy McShopface.
Ironically, by getting rid of the b-u-s, you now have a Big Usable Space...
A "B(ig) U(sable) S(pace) Space"?
Gives off "Camp Fire Song Song" vibes.
Very second B(ig) U(sable) S(pace).
It's like ATM... You can say ATM machine; it's technically redundant, but only the pendants ever notice or care (which I'm sure there are many in this comment section, and I'll be sure to have my pop corn handy every time Robert name drops the BUS shop)
Yes he should call it the busless BUS.
The shop is now the B.U.S. (Big Usable Space)™
This is perfect! :D
"Every tool is a hammer", I grant you honorary electrician status
Jeremy Clarkson line of thinking
@@8bitter696 Hey if it works, it works. Its how I fixed my old Insignia TV when it started going funky. Sure, it was a hard rubber mallet, but that's a variant of hammer.
That started by singing it to the tune of "Everything is awesome" in one of the Coda repair videos. I don't know which.
@@8bitter696 No that's "a hammer is every tool"
@@Avetho ah ... the good ol' percussive maintenance technique.
It's like black magic, but it works.
The Bus Dungeon is dead, long live the Bus Dungeon! It shall be known as "The Once and Future Bus Dungeon", for in a time of great need, the Bus Dungeon will save us all.
It was great getting to meet you at Open Sauce, thanks for taking the time to talk.
I think we are all super relieved the bus went bye bye. That thing was a stressful part of MY life just as a viewer, can't imagine how it must've been to live with.
I mean if we're trying to cram "busless not-dungeon" into something snappy, we could always just crunch it down to "Bungeon" and do a thousand-yard stare whenever someone asks why it's called that
i second this🤣
I also concur!
As someone who bought one of the engraved bus panels, now I have an even more obscure random bit from a thing that will never get done! It's awesome
Me too! My autistic son LOVED watching your progress on the bus. And he is NOT a car or truck guy. He 20 now and just loved the story you were telling. Oddly he didn't like any of the other projects. So, I too bought the yellow engraved "plate". It's mounted to a simple piece of stained oak and hanging in his room!
@@cdmcculI’ve been thinking of ways I could hang my slice of bus, and I might just go with the stained oak route. Thanks for the idea!
@@gIeeneroh come on, you know you need to use Walnut as an homage to all the random things Robert inappropriately uses walnut for 😉
Funny thing: The bus project was one of the reasons that got me into this channel. But I still think you made the right choice. Especially since you didn't want to have the end result anymore.
Projects are a weird thing. You start out with either an idea of something you want or an item that you got by chance. I had this happen to me numerous times and I have quit on both types.
The first ones are usually harder to give up on because you keep coming back to it and have started organizing stuff around the thing you do not have yet but for which you already bought components.
The second ones are usually easier to give up on and I actually have stopped taking stuff because it's free. It never ends well...
A few years back (probably 7 years by now) I got my hands on a free Audi TT leather driver seat. Manual seat adjustment but electrically operated back support and heating. My plan right from the start was making it into a desk chair. So I build a wooden base (that was about 200mm too high) and used it.
But I never could get over the idea of having electrical heating and being able to adjust the back support. So about 4 years ago I started buying components like a 12V power supply, automatic breakers (it turns out most of the ones for your home also work with 12V DC), switches, cables aso. The idea was to build a new base made from square steel pipe and integrate a breaker board into it. But whenever I thought about it, I came up with even nicer solutions. Eventually I buried that idea and used all the home breakers for their intended purpose and bought cheap car relais and a fuse box and switch board for a caravan. That was like 50€ all in all. I build an external power supply as I didn't want a cable with 230V AC (I live in Germany) laying on the floor being moved all the time. This was also like 50 bucks.
But I hit another roadblock: To control the heating you would need a heating controller. This is easy enough. They are like 20 bucks on Amazon. But they come with their own temperature sensor (and only work with that type) and I want to use the one already inside the seat as it is way more accurate and faster. But I couldn't find anywhere which kind of sensor they use. And without that knowledge I cannot buy the correct controller.
We also own and wrench on a lot of cars and from time to time I stop and wonder if I should quit it all, sell everything and buy one nice and newer car. Life would be so much more simple and I'd have more time for other stuff. But then I'd end up with new and potentially even more stupid projects so what's the point :D
The amount of side quests you have to go through for any project 1) Reminds me of 90% of anything I have to do on my cars/house
2) But at a much larger scale.
Hats off to you and your enormous patience. I love this channel 😂.
If you keep calling it bus dungeon it might drive more engagement from people being confused
this is the answer
Good idea. And if he never mentions WHY he calls it the bus dungeon in future videos, that might encourage new viewers to go through Roberts past uploads to work out the answer. Wins all round. :)
Alternatively, he could call it something REALLY random, like "The catapult room", then release a short format video asking all his regular viewers to be in on the joke, and not to reply to any comments asking WHY everyone's calling it that. Then after the explanation hit's something like 1m views, make it private.... New folks would be watching and re-watching his entire back catalogue of uploads trying to work it out. :D
I think "The Workshop Formerly Known as Bus Dungeon" is both great and a mouthful that would have to be said in totality every time, keeping the vibes of how tedious the bus project actually was without having it there staring at you as a reminder.
Dude is an absolute unit of productivity… I know these projects can be scattered over months, but it’s always so impressive to me.
Workshop 2.0
Sorry to see the bus go BUT very glad to see your enthusiasm back again.
As you say - The best thing for YOU ( and therefore the channel !!)
Looking forward to the future episodes.
Please tell Factor that I specifically stay to watch your ad reads for them because they are hilarious.
this is the only channel I watch the ad placements
@@teddyboragina6437 Came here to leave this exact same comment
That said “smell vaguely of raw sewage” is a good line to leave out of an ad read, if in doubt.
I kind of expect another ad for the power bank too, lol
This is true. I'm pro-raw-sewage line. That kind of thing is part of what makes the ads worth watching!
Name suggestion: "the pit shop". It implies it's in the building with a pit, not the de-pitted old shop or pitless wood shop, and also puns on "pit stop" :)
(Although I'd also find it funny to keep calling it the bus dungeon in memory of the bus project, but that might be a bit confusing for new viewers)
You sound so happy right now. The genuine enthusiasm in your voice and this video.
Sad to see the demise of the bus project, but I fully understand your need to do what you did.
I do recommend making the wall behind you in your recording area less bright. The light reflection is causing a backlighting effect, making it harder to see you and your face. (Maybe that’s a good thing?)
The "Second Huge Addition (for) Wild Projects".
The SHAWP.
edit: if you make it "...Wild Projects Etc." it could also be SHAWPE so it sounds _fancy_.
Also, if you ever fill that that super-tiny pit, I hope you do a proportionally tiny percussion edit like you did for the first pit.
Moving on from the bus project was the right decision. Happens here in Britain all the time, every few months an old bus will pop up on eBay as an abandoned camper project because people underestimate how long it takes when combined with work, motivation and family obligations.
... and how slow, old, rotten and downright unsuitable buses are for campers, speaking from professional experience.
The Bus project when it started made me excited to see the final product, but your explanation for quitting makes complete sense. I can't wait to see what the next project will be!
Great to see you bit the bullet, Robert. I'm proud of you for giving up on the project. It gave me the courage to do the same and it took a gigantic boulder off of my back. Keep it going!
Please continue using "bus dungeon", it'll be forever a reference new viewers will search your channel for.
And yeah, when I watched the VTrux video I thought "he gave up on the bus, and he got a new workshop in return" Good thing we got a video explaning everything
“I know it still looks like a mess in here, but I’ve actually done quite a bit of cleaning up already”… Story of my life.
The more I do, the messier the result it. 😭
We have a separate building later planned to be used to disassemble vehicles we call the slaughterhouse. Since this will be your work space, it needs something evoking the feeling of accomplishment when you finish a project in it. The assembly bay? "The bright and shiny, get off my hiney." No, wait, how about "Bolt on bolt dome".
It'd've been cool to see the finished bus project, but as a chronic overcommitter myself, just reclaiming the space and going through a good health culling of stuff is always worth it. There's no shortage of cool things you can do in this life no need to stick to one.
I don't have a clever name, but you def should put up a sign in the shop that says "no busses allowed"
As a fellow Midwest guy with a perpetually cluttered workshop, I'm actually proud that you were able to part with the bus project. I know how hard it can be to admit you don't really need something like that lying around.
I'll miss the bus, but totally understand.
I am a little sad to see the bus project gone as i was really interested to see your amazing solutions along the way but, mental health comes first and you seem way happier with the changes so I support this 100% thanks for all you do!
The bus and the impact driver montages are what originally got me hooked on this channel. Im glad the impact driver montages aren't going away!
It's the "Graveyard", since it's where projects go and die.
Except that nobody goes to a graveyard to die.
Came for the bus when you acquired it, stayed for the great editing and amazing narration.
Seeing you improve and sticking along for the ride definitly was worth it.
Of course i'm sad to see the bus go, but i also found myself less and less invested into the bus and i knew this was just a matter of time.
Also i love butter chicken. Amazing choice!
The bus was doomed to failure when you chose to electrify it.
I'm not upset that the bus project got cancelled, but I am sad that it didn't work out and I'm happy that you didn't fall for the sunk cost fallacy.
RIP to a project I loved watching when I was in high school. I know the feeling of taking on a huge project and eventually having to decide it’s not worth it years later and killing it.
I agree you made the right choice. You moved on from a project you lost the spark for and got a great place to finish projects you still want to work on. I look forward to updates on the Escape project!
"Busless bus dungeon" rolls off the tongue so much more smoothly.
NEW PIT!!!!
Hi i'm here thanks to the polish man you've met some time ago who tried to fix your 126p :) (though i watch your channel previously too) - on the comments of his @Zlomnik video someone pointed out the problem with the fuel pump might be not the pump itself but the cam lever that drives it - it is common for it to get worn out and then the pump has not enough stroke to feed the engine... Resulting in exactly the symptoms you've seen (works ok on slow rpm when warm abd dies when revving up) I won't translate how they described this material it is made of cause you're a family friendly channel;) but just pointing it out in case it didn't reach you yet!
you have this incredible talent where me, someone who is not interested in cars and knows nothing about them, can’t stop watching all your videos over and over again
I'm not terribly surprised that you're getting rid of the bus project. After you'd don a ton of filler work on the side panels, and then scrapped it all and re-did it, I thought "wow-he's going backwards". I think that's a good decision.
It looks great in there! Congratulations! I'm looking forward to the new stuff. I'm glad you're continuing on with the vehicle electrification. I find that's really interesting.
A single tear rolls down my cheek as I watch the bus ride off into the sunset
It's okay, we know you still like bus stuff.
Hooray, another pit! I legitimately lamented the demise of the other pit.
I noticed and appreciate the musical magic you did when you were hammering the rebar into the jackhammered slab.
Looks great! I like the busless none-geon.
Also love seeing that the weight, literal and metaphorical, of the bus is off your shoulders. I've had projects weight over me before where just the thought of it is daunting and stressful, but the release of that can add a lot of enthusiasm and energy to something new. Can't wait to see what's upcoming!
It's OK Mr. Dunn, Bus Stuff isn't for everyone.
I had to make a decision on a couple of projects myself recently. I had two motorcycles that I really enjoyed, but they were worn out to the point where I had to fix something on them every time I rode one, and I basically had two bikes I couldn't ride. I sold them both and bought something that worked, and while I sometimes miss the old bikes, I get a lot more riding done with the one I have now.
Grandpa used to say that if you can afford to do something, you can afford not to do something. I feel that, slightly tweaked, that expression applies to your choice. You made me excited for you. Please don't give up on the escape. I, for one, would really like to see that project come to fruition.
You’re certainly not the first CZcamsr to give up on a project that people subscribed to watch, and you won’t be the last.
I’m excited to watch you work in a much better space. And, though I liked it, I won’t miss the bus at all.
😊👍👍
I expect an entire 20-minute video on filling the pit. I doubt it will be as good as the first one, which is your masterpiece, but we can hope!
It's not wise to fill it as long as the gutter is there as the pit is the way to clean the pipes, so it'll be mostly a roofing project.
"The Un-Dunn Project HQ"
Your shop was never right without the pit, glad to see a mini pit return!
9:18 so glad to be in the club of people who understand such a specific reference
You clearly look a lot happier now! The bus project was pretty cool for sure, but it was certainly being a huge burden on you. I'm looking forward to the new content and projects in the new workshop. Cheers!
I've watched the video of the pit being filled in an innumerable amount of times since mid-2020, and even I forgot about it until you mentioned it
Your new workshop looks great. You made the best choose! We are happy for you..
Truth be told: since day one seeing Robert being happy and full of childish joy is the reason why I watch this videos, I care for him not for a specific project. Frick the motherflippin bus, project Dunn is the one we all should care about!
Good on you for getting the bus out of your life. It sounds like it was (almost literally) living there rent-free and not helping things much--actually, just the opposite. And a better workspace is always helpful.
I don't have any shop name ideas, but I have a name for the other building: The Cellar. You know, because the channel is called Aging Wheels, and a cellar is where you keep barrels to . . .
Yeah, that one may not be ready for prime time. But I'm excited to see what you do in the new space!
Love to see the 96 bonnet still hanging out
Shout out to the most criminally undersubscribed CZcamsr out there. Dude you’re amazing keep up all your hard work. If you’re anything like me, projects and life can really weigh you down and be exceptionally overwhelming. You made a really really good choice with the bus project.
I’m EXCEPTIONALLY ADHD, one thing that I’ve found that really helps keep stuff organized is small shelf’s that aren’t too deep and square Uline square wide mouth plastic jars. If you keep way more organizational bins and stuff around then you need your brain will thank you. Eventually just use them as a force of habit. One thing I have just found out about is ULINE sliding storage shelf units. I swear I am not a salesperson for them.
Also: as an electrician I have to tell you to strap all your armoured cable within 12” of your junction boxes or panel boards and you must leave at minimum 6” of conductor in your boxes.
You’re awesome man keep up the good work.
Also thank you Factor for making these videos possible.
It's funny because I think I subscribed after watching a few bus project videos ... and stayed because I enjoyed the content. Keep the videos coming, they're really nice and I always like to learn new things ! Can't wait to see what the next project's gonna be
15:03 - "I'm sure the 'feeling' part of that is temporary".
Man, do I ever feel that statement.
It makes me so happy seeing you happy and content as you are in this video; just knowing how similar a battle we constantly fight with ourselves to do anything, or WANT to do anything.
I bet that sheet steel at 9:20 was bought to cover that exposed insulation
You are one of the few CZcamsrs for whom I will sit through the ad segment.
I think you should call it the Bus-Less Interesting Not-Dungeon, both because it's an interesting story and because then when you get into a new project you can officially say you're going in BLIND
It's a pretty simple suggestion, but the bus has left a large hole in both the garage and our hearts, so how about "Bussy Hole?"
The bis giveth and the bus taketh eh... got taken.
The ingenuity and fun way of doing your videos man! I absolutely loved the "making the concrete"-clip. You're working for it I'll say!
That pit isn't car sized. Brave words for a man that collects cars that keep getting smaller, and smaller.
The downfall of this project, in MY opinion, was your decision to take all the strengthening ribbing and rivets out of the walls and replace perfectly good walls with your flat panels. I think the excessive work involved in something that brings so little return failed this. I'd slit my wrists before being able to go through that again o the other side.
I think that's exactly the cause. Too much focus on the "wants" of the bus and not enough focus on the "needs" of the bus.
Smoothing the sides was a massive time sink that was never completed and did absolutely nothing to further the end goal of making a vehicle hauler/RV.
I think that as your life has changed via many events since you started the bus project, you were right to part with it. I'm going through a similar phase myself and I hope I can come out of it with as positive an attitude and outcome as you.
I'd call it un-Dunn or not Dunn. If it is a place you're working on projects that are not completed, it fits perfectly.
You are so HAPPY!! I am so glad to see you so happy!! 😀
As a guy with (too) many projects, I think that you did the best thing in cutting your time losses so that you will have the bandwidth and energy to conquer other projects. There's really nothing worse than a life leech of a task.
May Bast look fondly upon you and your new space!
Tiny pit in my garage, I know
I know, it’s serious
Tiny pit in my garage, I know
I know, it’s really serious
Better than a girlfriend in a coma...
@@HowardLeVertI’m assuming this a reference to something, I hope this isn’t how I find out his ex is in a coma
@@jetpackjbd : it's a Smiths song.
Fun fact, in the "unscripted and casual episode- lets get the bus dungeon cleaned up" the large metal panels are discussed as being extra metal for the bus project that he might as well patch the hole in the wall because he has "2 extra panels".
Ditching the bus project was definitely a good call. The new backdrop area looks great!
Well, RIP Bus.
But yeah its probably a good idea, I was surprised when you said just how long the bus had been parked there, as it just felt like it was yesterday when you drove it into the shop.
And damn, I remember when you first got the shop, so the pit also seems like it was just yesterday lol.
Some not bus dungeon name ideas: big room, working room (compared to storage room) and white room.
Yes, I am not very creative.
I also had to laugh when you said you wouldnt ever permanently store vehicles in that room, my ADHD brain thinks its only a matter of time.
I always appreciate the rapid powered screwing/unscrewing, and I really appreciated the pause for the sneeze!
I feel validated watching your videos. I got into so much debt in my twenties jumping from project to project, never finishing a single one. Then I got diagnosed.
Appreciate the realness in your content, it's like a dose of authenticity
I totally forgot about the back part of the shop being subterranean. If you call it “busless”, you will really never be rid of the bus project, move on and call it something else… Mordor comes to mind.
I did subscribe for what seemed like an unimaginably involved and complex project, BUT: you have won me over that you're interesting in a more general sense since then! Congrats on putting the bus behind you.
While I'm sad to see the bus go, that project was what inspired me to build my own hauler bus.
Great job not succumb into sunk cost! It can be very difficult to let go of a project midway through, but sometimes you have to do it. Also I think the new room should be called the gutter room, but said really quickly like it's one word "gutteroom" haha
I think you should call it "The Shop" with air quotes every time but never explain why.
Losing a bus and getting a building in the process is a pretty good trade-off! It's a bummer the bus is gone, but I'd rather see you happier with all your mini projects instead of dreading one big project!
1. The bus shop
2. Huge signs everywhere that say "no buses allowed"
The Bus-Less Workshop.