Post by betsyb on Dec 5, 2021 0:30:29 GMT
This week's Silhouette is about Dan and Kelli, who live in their tiny house named Catbus2.
I started by asking, "Why the cat, why the bus, why the 2?"!
The Cat is because they love cats - they had 5 when they moved into a 40 ft converted transit bus to travel around the US for 3 months - that's the bus! That trip got cut short when Catbus totally died - blew the engine. Shortly thereafter, on their way to FL (to buy another bus), they contracted covid so were quarantining in NC. That other bus did not work out, but 4 months later - a job opportunity for Kelli came up in Harrisburg, they found their tiny house (Catbus2 - formally CatbusII) and landed here at Tiny Estates.
So, both Kelli & Dan are from outside Buffalo, NY. Kelli started in radio at age 16 doing news & then got into broadcast engineering among other things. After a stint working with computer stuff, she is now happily back in radio, as the chief engineer for the regional Cumulus Media. Dan worked for HSBC until the housing bubble burst and he had a really bad car accident which laid him up for 2 years. He then went with Yahoo, and has been with them for 5 years.
After dreaming about living tiny for years, they were glad to make their initial downsize - from their 3,000 sqft old Victorian house into the bus. For them that was "such a burden lifted". And now they love Catbus2 - it's a quick clean, and there's no room to collect junk! SO freeing.
A few favorite things about Tiny Estates include living here, and getting involved with the Community. Well, they sure have gotten involved! Dan's amazing smoker served us treats at our October & November Community Events, including a Thanksgiving feast they generously shared with neighbors. And Kelli's expertise is helping to keep us all online.
The next time you see them, say "Hi!" to Kelli and Dan, and thank each of them. We're so glad they are part of our Community.
PS Ask them sometime about the anime origins of the catbus idea to begin with...and the second life the next owner gave it - it's quite a story!
I started by asking, "Why the cat, why the bus, why the 2?"!
The Cat is because they love cats - they had 5 when they moved into a 40 ft converted transit bus to travel around the US for 3 months - that's the bus! That trip got cut short when Catbus totally died - blew the engine. Shortly thereafter, on their way to FL (to buy another bus), they contracted covid so were quarantining in NC. That other bus did not work out, but 4 months later - a job opportunity for Kelli came up in Harrisburg, they found their tiny house (Catbus2 - formally CatbusII) and landed here at Tiny Estates.
So, both Kelli & Dan are from outside Buffalo, NY. Kelli started in radio at age 16 doing news & then got into broadcast engineering among other things. After a stint working with computer stuff, she is now happily back in radio, as the chief engineer for the regional Cumulus Media. Dan worked for HSBC until the housing bubble burst and he had a really bad car accident which laid him up for 2 years. He then went with Yahoo, and has been with them for 5 years.
After dreaming about living tiny for years, they were glad to make their initial downsize - from their 3,000 sqft old Victorian house into the bus. For them that was "such a burden lifted". And now they love Catbus2 - it's a quick clean, and there's no room to collect junk! SO freeing.
A few favorite things about Tiny Estates include living here, and getting involved with the Community. Well, they sure have gotten involved! Dan's amazing smoker served us treats at our October & November Community Events, including a Thanksgiving feast they generously shared with neighbors. And Kelli's expertise is helping to keep us all online.
The next time you see them, say "Hi!" to Kelli and Dan, and thank each of them. We're so glad they are part of our Community.
PS Ask them sometime about the anime origins of the catbus idea to begin with...and the second life the next owner gave it - it's quite a story!