Oh, I never claimed Purple Heart for "war wounds," either. :<)))))))
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilton Strickland" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiper replacement catastrophe > BTW, 'drilled my toenails with the point of the long switchblade on my > aircrew survival knife. Wonko, did you Coasties wear those (the knives) in > the little pocket on inside of the left thigh? > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wilton Strickland" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiper replacement catastrophe > > > > My condolences; hope you stop hurting soon and have quick recovery. > > > > BTW, in 1972, at the Navy Exchange (BX/PX) on GUAM, a Pachinko machine > > (heavy, Japanese, vertical pin ball machine that makes lotsa flashing > lights > > and ringing bells) slipped out the bottom of its box onto both of my big > > toes. (My children played with it for years.) It's really hard to hop on > > both feet at the same time in effort to soothe the pain. I never > mentioned > > it to anybody - I'da been grounded because of the wounds; 'just continued > to > > fly missions to Vietnam every day with both big toes black, swollen and > > throbbing. 'Drilled small holes in the toenails to relieve the pressure. > > 'Had to make special effort to APPEAR to walk normally. 'Soon lost both > > toenails. 'Think it took nearly a year for both nails to grow out > > completely. > > > > Wilton > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > > To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 6:26 AM > > Subject: [MBZ] Wiper replacement catastrophe > > > > > > > So heres a hint: You have to (or I did anyway) dismount the wiper motor > > when you install or remove the assembly on a 190D. DO NOT have the car on > so > > you can listen to the radio while you do this. When you loosen the nut > that > > holds the motor to the transmission you'll turn the motor and it'll self > > park crushing your thumb. It'll turn horrible colors and you'll nearly > pass > > out. My wife assures me that if the nail is actually ripped off you will > > pass out. It hurts surprisingly badly for just being the thumb. > > > Without serious happy pills you will NOT sleep... > > > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: > > > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090401/20 > > afe159/attachment.html> > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
