Just so happens GW is in town (Kansas City) today. Hwy 169 was shut down. LAST time he was here, I did pass the motorcade on Hwy 71. Northbound was open (me and...MB CONTENT my 300SD were heading north). Southbound was closed for miles and miles and miles. Cops at every on ramp, and the entourage was unbelievable. I could not help but to recall reading Albert Speer's "Inside the Third Reich". Hitler rode in an open top Mercedes - be it his roadster or something beefier (G4) - whether on parade or driving through little villages. Hitler was so excited when he could take the autobahn becuase he would not get swarmed at every little village and have to stop and kiss babies...he could actually travel at a decent pace. He flew sometimes too, of course. Anyway, my point is that a shot was never fired. Hitler feared those close to him (good reason - von Stauffenberg, etc), but not being in public. Bush seems the opposite and I think the irony is incredible. CM
Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's a big ol' waste. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:49 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] [OT] The Imperial Presidency Hell, if I were the Prez, I would have a whole bunch of old Benzes in the back, I would have probably hopped in a 115 or something and just drove over there. Werner Fehlauer wrote: > A good example of where our tax dollars are being wasted: > > This morning, on a drive from NJ to DC, I had occasion to drive by > Newcastle > County (Wilmington) Airport, and lo and behold, there sat Air Force 1 > (747B) in all its glory. Seems the Prez had to make a visit to duPont Labs > on the Western side of town, so he flew that big bird from Andrews AFB to > Newcastle (about 80 air miles?). That would have been after the limo had > somehow gotten up there (perhaps by C-17?), and Maine 1 had flown from the > Rose Garden to Andrews. I didn't see the motorcade as it had already > transported the entourage up the highway, but I'm sure more than a few 9 mpg > black SUVs were there, and of course the obligatory State, County, and City > police, ambulances, fire trucks, etc. There still were 5 police cars parked > strategically on local roads, and 5 DelDOT highway trucks, ready to block > traffic on I-95 and local roads. Of course, the inconvenience and waste of > taxpayers time and money while waiting on blocked roads, and loss of work > productivity at duPont don't count. > > This trip could have been made in less time and a whole lot less cost > if > Marine 1 had just flown up to Wilmington directly, and landed on the duPont > grounds. But that wouldn't portray the proper "image" for the leader of the > Western World! > > Aren't you happy and proud that you can contribute to this expense?? > Anyone > care to estimate the cost of this little junket??? > > Werner > > M-B content: probably none, unless there were a few Chrysler products > in the > van. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- Kaleb C. 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 25 15:28:17 2007 Received: from web30010.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.69.27]) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HA6WP-0006xM-4y for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:28:17 +0000 Received: (qmail 93792 invoked by uid 60001); 25 Jan 2007 15:22:45 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: V4uPO4AVM1mDt_P656iwuTX3HX4fNv7VaW8P2K61.QEOXG4txqmyoKcSF0FiXdXv7w-- Received: from [24.123.111.98] by web30010.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:22:45 PST Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:22:45 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] [OT] The Imperial Presidency X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:28:17 -0000 with 9 employees that own 5 diesels, our company policy is gas cars to the right - diesels to the left (where the electrical outlet is)...only in effect during winter. Chris Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You're kidding, Mark. That's great. I've thought about that for years. I really get a bad feeling when I see reserved parking spots. Well, I guess not so much from a few reserved spots for a few key people, as I do from a policy that designates the closest part of the parking lot for people of a certain level, and the outer reaches for the pee-ons. It just seems childish, and a conspicuous display of power - distasteful to me. Brian On 1/24/07, L. Mark Finch wrote: > > My dad was personnel director at The Diamond Chain Company, and > that's what he did. He could have parked in the executive lot and > taken the elevator up to his office, but he chose instead to park in > the factory lot and walk the length of the plant each day so > employees could approach him and ask him questions, which they did. > I'm mighty proud of him for that. > > --mf > > > > > On Jan 24, 2007, at 6:32 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote: > > > I've often thought that if I ran a company, I'd reverse the parking > > policy. > > The higher-ups would be required to park the farthest away, and the > > lower-downs would get the preferred parking spots. What a simple > > way to > > garner respect and appreciation from your employees. > > _________________________ > L. Mark Finch > 8635 Moore Road > Indianapolis IN 46278-1126 > 317 408 5605 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.katzenfinch.com/ > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2006 GSD, "Anke" -1985 300SD, 218K, "Wulf" -1982 300Dt, 117K, "little blue klatter box" -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, "One Banger" --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 25 15:30:48 2007 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.239]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HA6Yq-00077Y-Ku for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:30:48 +0000 Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 55so565203wri for <mercedes@okiebenz.com>; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:25:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.90.115.9 with SMTP id n9mr2418785agc.1169738715584; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:25:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.90.87.9 with HTTP; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:25:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:25:15 -0500 From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Process for installing 30TD's rear suspension struts - THANKS X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:30:49 -0000 Thanks for posting this. I just realized that the reason I am forever busting the reverse light lenses on my W123 1983 300TD is because the rear end is TOO LOW. Is this easily adjustable or an indicator of a seriously expensive problem that requires expensive parts and labor?? Andrew 1983 300TD wagon just turned 280 K miles. On 1/24/07, Euan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>This section of the service manual doesn't directly show what needs > to be done, but there's enough information to be useful. > > http://www.bruckmann.com/32-501.pdf > > Marshall > > > Thanks indeed Marshall, Richard and other respondents. I appreciate the > advice > > Sorry about the slow acknowledgement (been out of town). > > Cheers > > Euan > CHCH > NZ > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
