I saw a Moose starboardside. Wth a 'port'colored nose. I did! On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> My nautical experience is fairly well limited to some Portuguese ship > anchored in middle of the Atlantic Ocean asking us to turn to starboard and > pausing to remember, "now, let's see, the word starboard is longer than the > word left, so he wants us to turn right, 'cause it is longer than the word > left." ;<))) > > The right (or starboard) side of an aircraft (or water-borne vessel) is > the one with the green light on it; that leaves the left (or port) side for > the red light to be attached thereto. ;<)) > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fmiser" <fmi...@gmail.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 4:13 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right vs right - was: Fuel leak - 240D > > > > WILTON wrote: >>> >> >> All MB fuel filler ports I've seen are on the right (starboard >>> for the nautical types - we AEROnautical types just call it >>> left and right, though) >>> >> >> You were just reporting as viewed from the rear-facing third-row >> seat in an "T" model! *grin* >> >> I have almost zero nautical experience - but the notion of a >> totally non-ambiguous label for directions has prompted me to >> adopt it. Thus as I'm driving with the family, I can say, "Oh! >> Look at the helicopter to starboard" and the people in all three >> rows of seats know which way to look. >> >> And, I'm not mucking up my kids learning which hand is "right" >> and which is "left". :) >> >> -- Philip >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.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/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
