I noticed this rig while on the way into town today.

Naturally, it seemed fit to take a closer look:

Now, don’t be fooled — this is not just a dilapidated school bus. Take a look inside, and you’ll see that it was once used as a residence. Of course, I wouldn’t characterize it as a “mobile home” judging from the lack of wheels and demolished engine…

And as usual, the crazy stuff happens at the back of the bus. But despite the disarray, the domesticity of the place is clear enough; there’s a makeshift couch, a bed, as well as a work bench. There was also a large furnace (wood stove) right behind the driver’s seat that had a chimney pipe running up through the roof.

Radically off-grid, but — all in all — not a bad pad. In its day, anyhow; at this point it’s what you might call a “fixer upper.”

Farther along the way into town (on McCordick Road) we noticed a newer-looking school bus that had also been domesticated. Perhaps this older model was the resident’s previous home.