Hi there Kyle, welcome to the club. A little about our group here, in case you weren't informed. Someone please correct me if I am errant in the facts.
This email group originally started as a MB diesel list, with servers based in Canada. That list was incarnated in the late nineteen nineties (1997?). In about 2006, the server crashed and was never properly brought back online. When the system went down, Kaleb got a list of the membership and proceeded to contact everyone and started a new email list, with all of the old members. Many folks here, have been here since the beginning. About the members here. You will find this to be amongst the most august, well educated, intelligent, and well rounded groups anywhere in the physical, or cyber world. We have numerous engineers, several commercial and military pilots (ret), a couple of PhD 's, a couple JD's. Some of us have no letters after our name, but have been educated by life, and the passage of time. We tend to veer off topic occasionally (a LOT), but most members endure the off topic excursions without too much complaint. If we stuck to MB topics only, the list traffic would be sparse, and would eventually fade away. Any question or topic imaginable can be asked here, and answers will magically appear in your inbox. Want to know how to fix your dishwasher? Ask away. What is the best apple for pies? Yep, someone here knows. The subject of politics is endured, but can get out of hand. Fortunately, most of us do an adequate job of self policing. Personal attacks, and cursing will not be tolerated, and will get you moderated or banned. (Somebody else can explain the origins of the email group "Banned".) A couple of folks use pseudonyms instead of their given names, I suppose as an attempt to lessen their Internet footprint. To each his own. We have had a few members pass away, most notable among them was A. Marshall Booth PhD. The man was a genius in several fields, and Mercedes Benz diesel automobile systems happened to be one of them. I, for one, feel blessed to have known him digitally. He would USE CAPS for emphasis, and any electrical malady would usually bring the response from him to CHANGE YOUR FUSES. It is an iconic phrase around here... A few of us can be considered Luddites (kermudgians, refusing to accept modern amenities). I would say the majority of us put the "C" in "cheap". We understand the hard work behind the value of a dollar, and wish to extract the most value we can from each one of those hard earned dollars. Hence the love of Mercedes Benz automobiles. And that is the reason we are here. Welcome to the club. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtiEkUollnQ&sns=em Rick A link to Marshall's obit. Can't believe it's been nine years. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2007/11/30/Obituary-Dr-August-M-Booth-Jr-Pitt-pharmacology-researcher-was-instrumental-in-department-s-growth/stories/200711300171 _______________________________________ http://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
