Re: [MBZ] Another 108
Just texted him, says interior needs complete overhaul :/ Darren Marshall Co-Founder doejo.com doejo.com/space bowtruss.com aquanautbeer.com On Aug 25, 2015, at 12:47 PM, Ed Booher via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Is that a respectable price for a W108? I've been trying to get back into the market for a W123 myself. EdB On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1970 Mercedes 280SE http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/5181075357.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 -- Das beste oder nichts. - *Gottlieb Daimler* ___ 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 -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] car hacking
There is something like a mechanical switch, you know. We lived with them for an eternity before we had to digitize everything. Peter For you and me, yes, but the crop of young sheeple have been trained to not know how to flip a switch. TO them everything is supposed to be done for you. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] car hacking
Its absurd that the entertainment center is part of the CAN bus, that's a clear security violation from the start. As long as that's the case the system will never be secure. Curt That was my initial thought too, but it is also used for GPS, etc, so has to have the connectivity to allow the GPS, Onstar etc to work. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
On 25/08/2015 11:31 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Au contraire. We are in an era of DEflation. Oil may go down to the $30s/bbl. And Americans will once again buy the biggest thirstiest vehicles that they can find and demand will go up and oil will then go back up to $150 per bbl. RB ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
I'm calling economic smoke and mirrors ... IMF has scheduled Global Currency Reset for 198 currencies.. US Dollar is one of those.. Determining the value of a Fiat Dollar is like pushing jello up hill with your nose.. and about as precise. The only value of Fiat money is faith... world faith is banks and dollars is in the toilet.. thus Fiat money is also. On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Au contraire. We are in an era of DEflation. Oil may go down to the $30s/bbl. So that means we the taxpayers can cut your salary by 70-75%, right? If oil is the benchmark, then everything else should deflate also? Unfortunately the goobers have been inflating (weimar style) the currency desperately to try to mask the massive damage the bummer and his minions have done to the economy. The natural thing would have been to have 6 yrs of deflation as the economy shrinks, but instead we had mostly stable conditions with some inflation and some deflation in items or sectors. With the chicom meltdown, The mask may come off here also. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Another 108
Is that a respectable price for a W108? I've been trying to get back into the market for a W123 myself. EdB On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1970 Mercedes 280SE http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/5181075357.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 -- Das beste oder nichts. - *Gottlieb Daimler* ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Not to be insulting, but of what concern should it be to anyone, especially those who are not Americans, how I spend my US dollars? Gas, booze, women (OK just my wife and daughter), food, toys, or whatever the hell else I want to spend it on? I really could not care less what any other nationality thinks of my spending or living habits. Other countries are free to do whatever their citizens let them do (which mostly seems to be to tax the hell out of things that are necessary or pleasurable), and if the USA offers vehicles and gas at whatever prices, I will make my choices accordingly. If the representatives of the people choose to do things that are not to our collective (or at least a majority of voters and the courts) desire then we will deal with that. Now, if those external individuals and countries decide to do things that are not in our interest, then we need to figure out what to do about that and act accordingly. In our locality, and I think that of our northern neighbors, the markets are awash in oil and gas, and from what I can learn, that can go on for quite some time (decades) before there is a shortage driving prices to $150. Once again, technology and some smart people have changed the world, and new ways of thinking need to deal with that. If I was a Saudi or a Russian I would be very concerned these days. --R On 8/25/15 12:52 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 25/08/2015 11:31 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Au contraire. We are in an era of DEflation. Oil may go down to the $30s/bbl. And Americans will once again buy the biggest thirstiest vehicles that they can find and demand will go up and oil will then go back up to $150 per bbl. RB ___ 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 ___ 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
[MBZ] 2004 E320 Wagon?
Anyone have any info about the above, good or bad traits, etc.? Things to worry about or look for? It runs smooth and easy without any problems I see. I know they're not diesels but do the parts cost a arm leg or just an arm? It has ~140K miles, fully loaded starting asking price is $12K. I'm still researching everything - my wife will be the primary driver - to from work... Her 91 300D has 250K mi and while still running great I worry something unforeseen will happen. Not planning to 'pull the trigger' any time soon but have started the process. Thanks - Larry 91 300D ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Here we go again… On Aug 25, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Not to be insulting, but of what concern should it be to anyone, especially those who are not Americans, how I spend my US dollars? Gas, booze, women (OK just my wife and daughter), food, toys, or whatever the hell else I want to spend it on? I really could not care less what any other nationality thinks of my spending or living habits. Other countries are free to do whatever their citizens let them do (which mostly seems to be to tax the hell out of things that are necessary or pleasurable), and if the USA offers vehicles and gas at whatever prices, I will make my choices accordingly. If the representatives of the people choose to do things that are not to our collective (or at least a majority of voters and the courts) desire then we will deal with that. Now, if those external individuals and countries decide to do things that are not in our interest, then we need to figure out what to do about that and act accordingly. In our locality, and I think that of our northern neighbors, the markets are awash in oil and gas, and from what I can learn, that can go on for quite some time (decades) before there is a shortage driving prices to $150. Once again, technology and some smart people have changed the world, and new ways of thinking need to deal with that. If I was a Saudi or a Russian I would be very concerned these days. --R On 8/25/15 12:52 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 25/08/2015 11:31 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Au contraire. We are in an era of DEflation. Oil may go down to the $30s/bbl. And Americans will once again buy the biggest thirstiest vehicles that they can find and demand will go up and oil will then go back up to $150 per bbl. RB ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] car hacking
Its absurd that the entertainment center is part of the CAN bus, that's a clear security violation from the start. As long as that's the case the system will never be secure. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] car hacking
I'm just saying that if the entertainment center is a full member of the CAN bus it will always be an entry point for hackers. As long as theres an entry point there will always be hacks. Any network open to the internet will be hacked at some point, this has already been pretty well proven. The entertainment center knows when the car is on because it has power. It can know where it is because of its own GPS or the GPS in your phone and it can have its own buttons and spot in the cluster on a bus other than the one responsible for the rest of the car. This is an issue of basic safety. If you look at fire alarm systems NO PART of a commercial fire alarm may touch ANY other system in the building (or at least that was true when I stopped being a Fire Alarm Videographer in 2001. It was a basic safety precaution... -Curt From: Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] car hacking Curt, how do you expect the entertainment system to known when the car is on, where it is, display messages in the instrument cluster, and respond to button presses if it's not connected to a CAN bus? Let's not loose focus on where the issues were here... No need to attack basic and proven technologies. Jaime On Tuesday, August 25, 2015, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Its absurd that the entertainment center is part of the CAN bus, that's a clear security violation from the start. As long as that's the case the system will never be secure. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] master cylinder
When you say lines do you mean at the master cylinder? There is a line on either side of the sensor. Cracking the lines there might re-center the pin. Bleeding the brakes did not solve the problem. The light is still on. RB On 24/08/2015 11:00 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: IIRC, it was to open one set of lines, step on the brake pedal, then close the first and open the second, step on the brake, then close them all. I'd bleed the system first. Then again, maybe I'm not remembering correctly . . . On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I seem to remember that there was a procedure for re-centering the switch, but I don't remember what it was. Peter -- ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
I don't know, another week of Chinese stock market tanking, and our markets in turmoil, that kind of money might be what it takes to buy a newspaper. --R (has his wheelbarrow ready to roll over to the bank) On 8/25/15 10:32 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: And, 70 years is about how long it will take to find a buyer at those prices ;)) ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
Can you kill the the svchost process(s)? I used to do that on an XP box when it got bogged down, and if they were really needed, they would automatically restart and usually behave. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Looks like he used the Window Blind feature on his instagram photo of the old one. But they all run and are drivable after sitting in the garage for 20 years! --R On 8/24/15 10:09 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: 1971 Mercedes 280c http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5188864743.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Au contraire. We are in an era of DEflation. Oil may go down to the $30s/bbl. On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I don't know, another week of Chinese stock market tanking, and our markets in turmoil, that kind of money might be what it takes to buy a newspaper. --R (has his wheelbarrow ready to roll over to the bank) On 8/25/15 10:32 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: And, 70 years is about how long it will take to find a buyer at those prices ;)) ___ 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 ___ 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
[MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:27:50 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's working its heart out trying to figure out what has been installed and what has not? You might just leave it on overnight and see if it's back to normal in the morning. I left it running overnight and came back to its saying it was installing update 150 of 179. So there was some progress. On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 06:43:50 -0400 Tim Crone via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The on-demand buttons seem to just be an illusion, I think it just queries state stored from the last connection. Anyway I often have to stop and start the Windows Update service or the BITS service to get it going. Thank you for the tip, Tim. On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:17:15 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Can you kill the the svchost process(s)? I used to do that on an XP box when it got bogged down, and if they were really needed, they would automatically restart and usually behave. I did that, but it didn't help. As Tim alluded, the program gives you the impression that when you tell it to do something, it goes out and does it. I was expecting Windows Update in Windows 7 to work as it did in XP (I know, not a safe assumption with Microsoft). Windows Update had already determined a whole long list of updates it needed to install. I selected those and told it to install. The window changed to say it was downloading packages with 0 bytes and 0% downloaded. It sat there quite a long time and then the processor utilization went to 100%, with nothing ever being downloaded. I even checked the RJ-45 receptacle's light -- it was not blinking. In contrast, Windows Update in XP would indeed start downloading the packages when it said it was downloading them. So you can see why I was thinking something was broken. It has now developed a new problem: For the last hour-and-a-half at least, it has been stuck on Installing update 150 of 179... That update is KB2799926, in case that means anything. Does anyone have any ideas what to do now? Thank you for your assistance, Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:27:50 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's working its heart out trying to figure out what has been installed and what has not? You might just leave it on overnight and see if it's back to normal in the morning. I left it running overnight and came back to its saying it was installing update 150 of 179. So there was some progress. my old 10.6 still works flawlessly. more and more websites don't like the safari browser, but that's ok. SWMBO has 10.5 and it works just fine too, except that few websites like that version of safari, and chrome won't run on 10.5. It is hard to find a browser to work on 10.5 other than extortionware. Still, It is so much nicer than winders with all its patches to patch the patches that were supposed to patch the prior patches and updates. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Au contraire. We are in an era of DEflation. Oil may go down to the $30s/bbl. So that means we the taxpayers can cut your salary by 70-75%, right? If oil is the benchmark, then everything else should deflate also? Unfortunately the goobers have been inflating (weimar style) the currency desperately to try to mask the massive damage the bummer and his minions have done to the economy. The natural thing would have been to have 6 yrs of deflation as the economy shrinks, but instead we had mostly stable conditions with some inflation and some deflation in items or sectors. With the chicom meltdown, The mask may come off here also. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Ok dude, if you have a special guest it's best to let everyone know in order to draw more crowds. That's Q 101 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:09 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's a secret. No plane tickets. Only special parking spot of honor. On Aug 25, 2015 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Its about half the price to fly to Boston Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:35 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yes PVD. If you fly in there you will be chauffeured to the Q in a vintage Benz-most likely my 82 300CD. We might could arrange ride from BOS but not sure. On Aug 25, 2015 11:30 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Where is the nearest airport? PVD? ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Dr. Fatty? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:27 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: HINT. NOT a politician. Not Gottfried Daimler. On Aug 25, 2015 10:25 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Bernie? Uncle Joe? ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Not AFAIK. On Aug 25, 2015 10:29 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dr. Fatty? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:27 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: HINT. NOT a politician. Not Gottfried Daimler. On Aug 25, 2015 10:25 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Bernie? Uncle Joe? ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
HINT. NOT a politician. Not Gottfried Daimler. On Aug 25, 2015 10:25 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Bernie? Uncle Joe? ___ 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 ___ 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
[MBZ] 126 rubber bits was Re: ADMIN
Scott asks: MBZ content: Does anyone know if available 126 suspension rubber is any good? Should I replace the 1982 stuff or keep it? I found a new (to me) parts house. East coast based for you Chowda Q folks. http://www.eeuroparts.com/?_action=UseFullSite Try them or try your local MB dealership parts counter. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Is it Andrew? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ok dude, if you have a special guest it's best to let everyone know in order to draw more crowds. That's Q 101 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:09 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's a secret. No plane tickets. Only special parking spot of honor. On Aug 25, 2015 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Right. Someone you will never meet in person unless you come to the Q. Hype is Q 102. On Aug 25, 2015 10:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ok dude, if you have a special guest it's best to let everyone know in order to draw more crowds. That's Q 101 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:09 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's a secret. No plane tickets. Only special parking spot of honor. On Aug 25, 2015 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Where is the nearest airport? PVD? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
If I were to actually show up I would shock you Yankee jokers. It would be culture shock for you guys. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:26 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The way I see it we're the last Q standing. At 8 I think we're the longest running. I think we know our business. ;) Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
Fmiser wrote: And I hear people complain about how hard it is to install Linux! Will what you need run with WINE? Craig wrote: I need to run the Garmin Updater. I don't know if it will work with WINE; I have never been able to get anything to run with WINE. Oh. I have occasional success with WINE. I bit of googling results in a couple successes with MapSource http://www.peterverthez.net/gps/garmin-linux.html http://www.foell.org/justin/garmin-mapsource-in-linux-wine/ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=231452 I have not tried any of it, but I do wonder which will be more hassle - getting MSWin to update, or get Garmin to run in WINE? I suppose that's one of those questions that only hind-sight can answer! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
It's a surprise. On Aug 25, 2015 10:21 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Is it Andrew? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ok dude, if you have a special guest it's best to let everyone know in order to draw more crowds. That's Q 101 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:09 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's a secret. No plane tickets. Only special parking spot of honor. On Aug 25, 2015 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Bernie? Uncle Joe? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Another 108
3.5L is the M116 cousin of the more common M117 in America. Very few were sold here, mostly prior to 1973 due to emissions problems. Basically a stroker version of the M117 (or the M117 is the long stroke low compression version of the M116). Same hp and torque with a liter less displacement, higher rev limit (6200 rpm vs 5800). Peter ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] car hacking
On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 06:52:56 -0400 Tim Crone via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: And here is where I eat the crow, I clearly underestimated how poorly the interconnected software could be implemented by the manufacturers. I still don't see how car hacking can make money on any kind of scale, but if it's easy then people will just do it for fun. :( It could be used by Mafia hit men ... Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
You see the problem is that it could be somebody I don't care about meeting in person, and imagine how angry a person would be after going and it's somebody they don't want to see, like Poos. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:24 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Right. Someone you will never meet in person unless you come to the Q. Hype is Q 102. On Aug 25, 2015 10:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ok dude, if you have a special guest it's best to let everyone know in order to draw more crowds. That's Q 101 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:09 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's a secret. No plane tickets. Only special parking spot of honor. On Aug 25, 2015 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Yeah but you're not coming anyway! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: You see the problem is that it could be somebody I don't care about meeting in person, and imagine how angry a person would be after going and it's somebody they don't want to see, like Poos. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:24 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Right. Someone you will never meet in person unless you come to the Q. Hype is Q 102. On Aug 25, 2015 10:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ok dude, if you have a special guest it's best to let everyone know in order to draw more crowds. That's Q 101 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 9:09 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's a secret. No plane tickets. Only special parking spot of honor. On Aug 25, 2015 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
How would you do that? Takes a lot to shock us stoic Yankees. On Aug 25, 2015 11:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: If I were to actually show up I would shock you Yankee jokers. It would be culture shock for you guys. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:26 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The way I see it we're the last Q standing. At 8 I think we're the longest running. I think we know our business. ;) Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Yes. We can see if Fred can meet you as he lives near there. Would have to arrive fairly early Sat AM. On Aug 25, 2015 11:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Its about half the price to fly to Boston Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:35 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yes PVD. If you fly in there you will be chauffeured to the Q in a vintage Benz-most likely my 82 300CD. We might could arrange ride from BOS but not sure. On Aug 25, 2015 11:30 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Where is the nearest airport? PVD? ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Yes PVD. If you fly in there you will be chauffeured to the Q in a vintage Benz-most likely my 82 300CD. We might could arrange ride from BOS but not sure. On Aug 25, 2015 11:30 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Where is the nearest airport? PVD? ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN
And that history has repeated with the current administration. Except this time we surrendered after we won. We left the vacuum that spawned ISIS. We set up the Middle East for a nuclear arms race. At the same time we created a domestic welfare state with almost half the people living off the rest and exploding the National debt. That's not politics, its facts. MBZ content: Does anyone know if available 126 suspension rubber is any good? Should I replace the 1982 stuff or keep it? -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of G Mann via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 8:56 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] ADMIN I'll refine my inner Trump and try not to bend any ones feelings. In case I do, I have plenty of internet butt hurt forms so don't worry. I'm kidding of course. And Mao.. Carter was President when the current muslim republic of Iran was formed by the then exiled ayatollah Khomeini, by driving the Shah out of power, who was a friend of America and we did a lot of trade with Iran, under his rule. During his rule, I spent 2 yrs in Iran on a government contract, so I got to know the country pretty well. It was known then as a center of high fashion and culture. The Persian women are among the most beautiful in the world, [something I remember, being a young man at that time], who dressed in stunning ways in the latest European fashion.. not in hijab and burka like now. The Ayatollah and his muslim minions took over the country, seized the United States Embassy and held all the occupants hostage for a very long time. Mr Carter was not effective in recovering them, or setting the hostage takers straight. An Embassy is Sovereign Soil, so seizing it is an act of war, by all known rules.. yet nothing was done that made any difference and America was made to appear a weak country, which set the stage for the current circumstances. The steps going forward would make a history thesis so I will hold back on those, they are easily found as a matter of record. Terrorist demands were made and not dealt with by the office of President in a way that marked Mr. Carter forever as weak as a leader. Mr. Regan was elected to replace him and announced his plan to recover the hostages who had grown nearly gray while waiting to be rescued, and they were released within only a few days of him taking office...which further empathized how non preforming Mr. Carter had been. In the interest of list purity I submit this only to give closure to my earlier comment.. so everyone stand at ease.. nothing further on the subject. I understand Mr. Carter is given very little chance of survival at this point. We have a remarkable number of former presidents still living. More than ever in history. On the Mercedes side, I just located TWO complete sets of 15 slot 15 inch rims, while looking for a set for my new CD which is coming into restoration. So I now have 10 each 15 slot, 15 inch rims.. and a bunch of Bundts [so many I've lost count]...17 I think Wheels anyone? Grant... On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dan wrote: Who woke up Mao? Things getting boring over on the Ritter list? No. I am pushing the edge there too. Not really. And not really pushing the edge here either. I just want us to take note of what we have before some members leave and blow this thing up. Politics does not need to divide. See the gov from OH - he seems to be reasonable and popular. And Bernie - he could be sensible. I don't like the season. MSM is tweaking the masses. mao Dan On Aug 25, 2015, at 7:56 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dwight wrote: That is what I wanted to check- not politics but respect list tone. Okay. Are you up for a slight challenge? Give us your view on something other than brain cancer - I'm interested to hear you speak a bit about Mr. Carter. I really did not pay attention to his time in DC, but it seems there are things to like about his ways these days. I would also like to hear more about what Grant and Curly meant about Mr. Carter's time in DC and the ruination from that time until today. My opinion is that it is partly politics but mostly our fat-*** ways of doing things - yeah, we don't. We think DC will do it. We want more for us. We want entertainment. I like the guys that took that AK47 guy down in France - that was doing something. We need more of that. And DIY W123 repair is also doing something. That is why I like to hear this stuff from Dwight AND Grant. And Wilton. You guys have more basis for politics than my fat-*** life. Thanks. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To
Re: [MBZ] 2004 E320 Wagon?
Anyone have any info about the above, good or bad traits, etc.? Things to worry about or look for? It runs smooth and easy without any problems I see. I know they're not diesels but do the parts cost a arm leg or just an arm? It has ~140K miles, fully loaded starting asking price is $12K. I'm still researching everything - my wife will be the primary driver - to from work... Her 91 300D has 250K mi and while still running great I worry something unforeseen will happen. Not planning to 'pull the trigger' any time soon but have started the process. Thanks - Larry 91 300D As long as the the tin worm does not eat your 91, it still has lots of life in it. Most merkun cars of that vintage can go to 300k with oil changes. I've had two OM603s with over 400k on them and they both still run/ran strong. I did a compression test on the first one at 300k because I was getting a little nervous. 425 PSI in each cylinder. (factory new engine spec.) I say your current car is better than the 2004. (nothing against the 2004, but it is a gasser) ___ 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
[MBZ] Old news...
Jimmay Cahtah has brain cancer. Most of us knew that 40 years ago. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Not to be insulting, but of what concern should it be to anyone, especially those who are not Americans, how I spend my US dollars? Gas, booze, women (OK just my wife and daughter), food, toys, or whatever the hell else I want to spend it on? I really could not care less what any other nationality thinks of my spending or living habits. Other countries are free to do whatever their citizens let them do (which mostly seems to be to tax the hell out of things that are necessary or pleasurable), and if the USA offers vehicles and gas at whatever prices, I will make my choices accordingly. If the representatives of the people choose to do things that are not to our collective (or at least a majority of voters and the courts) desire then we will deal with that. Now, if those external individuals and countries decide to do things that are not in our interest, then we need to figure out what to do about that and act accordingly. In our locality, and I think that of our northern neighbors, the markets are awash in oil and gas, and from what I can learn, that can go on for quite some time (decades) before there is a shortage driving prices to $150. Once again, technology and some smart people have changed the world, and new ways of thinking need to deal with that. If I was a Saudi or a Russian I would be very concerned these days. --R Spoken like a true blue Texan through and through. You sure you are not still a Texan? ___ 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
[MBZ] Dieselvolks! Brand New 617 Engine Blocks!!
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2440729-sale-brand-new-engine-blocks-om617.html#post12771713 Only $700! What a deal! Dan Sent from my iPad ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
On Aug 25, 2015 1:12 AM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything. The Task Manager says that the CPU is being 100% utilized and that svchost.exe is the process that is doing the hogging. There are a number of viruses that grab svchost and then go crazy. There are also several legitimate Windows services that occasionally go nuts as well, the latter are usually self-healing when they finish or hit the timeout. At a guess it was doing a drive scan or something, stimulated by the reboot. Windows Update is very sensitive to network connections and other services queuing up behind it. The on-demand buttons seem to just be an illusion, I think it just queries state stored from the last connection. Anyway I often have to stop and start the Windows Update service or the BITS service to get it going. If you don't have all the service packs, downloading those on another system and installing them directly might ease some of the pain. Who is being reminded why he dislikes Windows. This is nothing, just wait until you corrupt the registry! (Though to be fair, my w7 systems have been exceptionally stable, at least once they got setup and updated initially.) Best, Tim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
Craig, let me know if you want to buy an iMac... On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 4:31 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:34:42 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: And I hear people complain about how hard it is to install Linux! I'm following your progress, Craig, 'cause one of these days I'm going to be stuck and have to upgrade my virtual machine guest from XP. I don't recall your reason for needing MSWin - but personally I would be re-evaluating that decision about now... Will what you need run with WINE? I need to run the Garmin Updater. I don't know if it will work with WINE; I have never been able to get anything to run with WINE. Craig ___ 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 -- *Darren Marshall, Co Founder* dar...@doejo.com | 773 348 1227 | 3128 N Broadway, Chicago *We fuel ideas that grow. *Doejo is an award-winning design firm, helping organizations innovate, build products, services, spaces, and experiences. -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 2004 E320 Wagon?
Yes my 90 300D 2.5t has 250k miles with no problems I plan on 400k miles. On Aug 25, 2015 4:33 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: OK - so it's only got another 250,000 left before you need to start worrying about the drive dying. On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 1:04 PM, LarryT via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: snip Her 91 300D has 250K mi and while still running great I worry something unforeseen will happen. Thanks - Larry 91 300D ___ -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 2004 E320 Wagon?
OK - so it's only got another 250,000 left before you need to start worrying about the drive dying. On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 1:04 PM, LarryT via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: snip Her 91 300D has 250K mi and while still running great I worry something unforeseen will happen. Thanks - Larry 91 300D ___ -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
Exactly, makes you appear to be a liberal --R On 8/25/15 3:58 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Dwight.It was in poor taste, definitely lacking in grace. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:48:00 -0400 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old news... From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: dwight.gi...@gmail.com Mr Moderator, I want to ask you other listers if this type of mean, hateful comment is now OK on the list? And for the record my question has nothing to do with politics- just respect. Thanks, Dwight On Aug 25, 2015 2:28 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jimmay Cahtah has brain cancer. Most of us knew that 40 years ago. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 300CD for sale in... New Jersey
Makes me wish for the day I can just take seven grand out of the bank and say Take My Money! Alas, only butterflies exist in there right now. On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I put my 300CD on CL last night. I'll be listing it on ebay shortly, but wanted to see what kind of response I get here first: http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5184290910.html Jaime -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ 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 -- Das beste oder nichts. - *Gottlieb Daimler* ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
Mr Moderator, I want to ask you other listers if this type of mean, hateful comment is now OK on the list? And for the record my question has nothing to do with politics- just respect. Thanks, Dwight On Aug 25, 2015 2:28 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jimmay Cahtah has brain cancer. Most of us knew that 40 years ago. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Wow! What lit your fuse? I guess I would lump Canadians in with Americans for being foolish enough to start buying big gas guzzling SUVs as soon as the price goes down a bit. I am not prepared to believe that the price of a barrel of oil is likely to stay as low as it currently is for long. I doubt that real supply has much to do with so called shortages that drive up the price of a barrel of oil. That seems to be manipulation as much as anything. RB On 25/08/2015 1:00 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: Not to be insulting, but of what concern should it be to anyone, especially those who are not Americans, how I spend my US dollars? Gas, booze, women (OK just my wife and daughter), food, toys, or whatever the hell else I want to spend it on? I really could not care less what any other nationality thinks of my spending or living habits. Other countries are free to do whatever their citizens let them do (which mostly seems to be to tax the hell out of things that are necessary or pleasurable), and if the USA offers vehicles and gas at whatever prices, I will make my choices accordingly. If the representatives of the people choose to do things that are not to our collective (or at least a majority of voters and the courts) desire then we will deal with that. Now, if those external individuals and countries decide to do things that are not in our interest, then we need to figure out what to do about that and act accordingly. In our locality, and I think that of our northern neighbors, the markets are awash in oil and gas, and from what I can learn, that can go on for quite some time (decades) before there is a shortage driving prices to $150. Once again, technology and some smart people have changed the world, and new ways of thinking need to deal with that. If I was a Saudi or a Russian I would be very concerned these days. --R On 8/25/15 12:52 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 25/08/2015 11:31 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Au contraire. We are in an era of DEflation. Oil may go down to the $30s/bbl. And Americans will once again buy the biggest thirstiest vehicles that they can find and demand will go up and oil will then go back up to $150 per bbl. RB ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
Dwight.It was in poor taste, definitely lacking in grace. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:48:00 -0400 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old news... From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: dwight.gi...@gmail.com Mr Moderator, I want to ask you other listers if this type of mean, hateful comment is now OK on the list? And for the record my question has nothing to do with politics- just respect. Thanks, Dwight On Aug 25, 2015 2:28 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jimmay Cahtah has brain cancer. Most of us knew that 40 years ago. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
I agree, and I don't know how many times we have to say this on this list... please keep your politics to yourself. I'm sure there are many other places on the internet who would love to hear it. This is really sad and disgusting. Jaime On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Mr Moderator, I want to ask you other listers if this type of mean, hateful comment is now OK on the list? And for the record my question has nothing to do with politics- just respect. Thanks, Dwight On Aug 25, 2015 2:28 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jimmay Cahtah has brain cancer. Most of us knew that 40 years ago. ___ 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 ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] car hacking
On Aug 23, 2015 11:51 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: This is quite fascinating http://hackaday.com/2015/08/22/how-those-hacker-took-complete-control-of-that-jeep In a similar vein, a rollup of the automotive hacking at the last security convention: . http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/highway-to-hack-why-were-just-at-the-beginning-of-the-auto-hacking-era/ And here is where I eat the crow, I clearly underestimated how poorly the interconnected software could be implemented by the manufacturers. I still don't see how car hacking can make money on any kind of scale, but if it's easy then people will just do it for fun. :( Best, Tim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
Dwight, Just speaking for myself.. while I am very sorry Mr. Carter is now dying of cancer, and I would not wish that fate upon anyone.. Death, however, does not absolve him of his acts while living, which I have found reprehensible. I have resolutely found his actions while President the root cause of much of the current stress we now see in mid east with Iran and his treatment of our ally Israel was never acceptable. While I give him as much respect as possible for a human.. I still hold him accountable, both living and after death for what he did and how he acted.. With respect to you personally.. others have strongly held opinions which have meaning to them... it is their choice to voice them.. it is my choice to listen. Kind regards, Grant... On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Mr Moderator, I want to ask you other listers if this type of mean, hateful comment is now OK on the list? And for the record my question has nothing to do with politics- just respect. Thanks, Dwight On Aug 25, 2015 2:28 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jimmay Cahtah has brain cancer. Most of us knew that 40 years ago. ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
To quote Randy: Wow! What lit your fuse? Nothing mean or hateful intended. Just an observation. Actually, Jimmay has been a pretty good ex-president, until he got into America Bashing. I've always kinda liked him personally. We would not be in this current situation with terrorists and jihad an all that had we had a strong president from 1977 to 1980. Mr Moderator, I want to ask you other listers if this type of mean, hateful comment is now OK on the list? And for the record my question has nothing to do with politics- just respect. Thanks, Dwight ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:52:23 -0600 Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It has now developed a new problem: For the last hour-and-a-half at least, it has been stuck on Installing update 150 of 179... That update is KB2799926, in case that means anything. Does anyone have any ideas what to do now? Well, after more than 5 hours of it trying to install the update, I clicked on the Stop installation button. A little while later, a message popped up mentioning installation progress, so I clicked on it. That brought up Windows Update, showing it was installing update 150 of 179. Clicking on the Stop installation button again did nothing. I tried to restart the computer, but it said it had to finish installing the updates and to not shut it off. After a while, I held the power button down until the screen went back. I rebooted it and took the option of starting in Safe Mode. Now it says, Failure configuring Windows updates Reverting changes Do not turn off your computer Ugh. I did some research on-line about the problem and found MicrosoftFixit.wu.MATSKB.Run.exe and Update.Readiness.Tool.Windows6.1-KB947821-v34-x86.msu Maybe they will help. I did find a download of Win7 SP1, but that's 1.9 GB, so I didn't download it. That's still an option for tonight. I also found winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe so I won't have to make a CD with SP1 on it. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
The idea of someone telling me how and what I can spend my money on, or asserting that such decisions are anyone else's concern, or implying that my decisions are less than acceptable. If Americans want a big thirsty vehicle (or continue to drive one because I don't want to spend huge money to save a few mpg) and the market offers them (here recognizing the gummint's meddling in fuel efficiency), and Americans have the money to buy and put fuel in them, then that is our option to choose. Or a small sippy vehicle, or an electric or hybrid or bicycle or whatever else. Because, MERKA! Interestingly enough, aside from various weenies in the world, that is what most others would choose too (i.e., to have the choice of what to buy, including big thirsty vehicles), if they had the choice. --R On 8/25/15 3:48 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Wow! What lit your fuse? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN
Who woke up Mao? Things getting boring over on the Ritter list? Dan On Aug 25, 2015, at 7:56 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dwight wrote: That is what I wanted to check- not politics but respect list tone. Okay. Are you up for a slight challenge? Give us your view on something other than brain cancer - I'm interested to hear you speak a bit about Mr. Carter. I really did not pay attention to his time in DC, but it seems there are things to like about his ways these days. I would also like to hear more about what Grant and Curly meant about Mr. Carter's time in DC and the ruination from that time until today. My opinion is that it is partly politics but mostly our fat-*** ways of doing things - yeah, we don't. We think DC will do it. We want more for us. We want entertainment. I like the guys that took that AK47 guy down in France - that was doing something. We need more of that. And DIY W123 repair is also doing something. That is why I like to hear this stuff from Dwight AND Grant. And Wilton. You guys have more basis for politics than my fat-*** life. Thanks. mao ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Another 108
Kaleb wrote: If it if a 3.5 it's a v8 and rare I do believe Does that mean parts are unobtanium? mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN
Dan wrote: Who woke up Mao? Things getting boring over on the Ritter list? No. I am pushing the edge there too. Not really. And not really pushing the edge here either. I just want us to take note of what we have before some members leave and blow this thing up. Politics does not need to divide. See the gov from OH - he seems to be reasonable and popular. And Bernie - he could be sensible. I don't like the season. MSM is tweaking the masses. mao Dan On Aug 25, 2015, at 7:56 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dwight wrote: That is what I wanted to check- not politics but respect list tone. Okay. Are you up for a slight challenge? Give us your view on something other than brain cancer - I'm interested to hear you speak a bit about Mr. Carter. I really did not pay attention to his time in DC, but it seems there are things to like about his ways these days. I would also like to hear more about what Grant and Curly meant about Mr. Carter's time in DC and the ruination from that time until today. My opinion is that it is partly politics but mostly our fat-*** ways of doing things - yeah, we don't. We think DC will do it. We want more for us. We want entertainment. I like the guys that took that AK47 guy down in France - that was doing something. We need more of that. And DIY W123 repair is also doing something. That is why I like to hear this stuff from Dwight AND Grant. And Wilton. You guys have more basis for politics than my fat-*** life. Thanks. mao ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
I didn't find it mean or hateful, just lacking respect, flippant and/or humorous. Just like Senator Edward Kennedy, D-UI or August 25, 2015: Ted Kennedy celebrates 6 straight years of sobriety today On August 25, 2015 at 3:48 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Mr Moderator, I want to ask you other listers if this type of mean, hateful comment is now OK on the list? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN
Mao, I respectfully decline your challenge- i am not interested in discussing Carter or any other political topic on this list. Do you still have your 240D? On Aug 25, 2015 7:56 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dwight wrote: That is what I wanted to check- not politics but respect list tone. Okay. Are you up for a slight challenge? Give us your view on something other than brain cancer - I'm interested to hear you speak a bit about Mr. Carter. I really did not pay attention to his time in DC, but it seems there are things to like about his ways these days. I would also like to hear more about what Grant and Curly meant about Mr. Carter's time in DC and the ruination from that time until today. My opinion is that it is partly politics but mostly our fat-*** ways of doing things - yeah, we don't. We think DC will do it. We want more for us. We want entertainment. I like the guys that took that AK47 guy down in France - that was doing something. We need more of that. And DIY W123 repair is also doing something. That is why I like to hear this stuff from Dwight AND Grant. And Wilton. You guys have more basis for politics than my fat-*** life. Thanks. mao ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
Changing out some machines at the office, might have a few iMacs looking for new homes soonish--will throw in some bean for sure ;) Darren On Aug 25, 2015, at 7:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Darren wrote: Craig, let me know if you want to buy an iMac... $$ and iMac - I might like that... Tell us more? I go visit BowTruss and come home with fresh roasted coffee and old iMac. mao ___ 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 -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN
I'll refine my inner Trump and try not to bend any ones feelings. In case I do, I have plenty of internet butt hurt forms so don't worry. I'm kidding of course. And Mao.. Carter was President when the current muslim republic of Iran was formed by the then exiled ayatollah Khomeini, by driving the Shah out of power, who was a friend of America and we did a lot of trade with Iran, under his rule. During his rule, I spent 2 yrs in Iran on a government contract, so I got to know the country pretty well. It was known then as a center of high fashion and culture. The Persian women are among the most beautiful in the world, [something I remember, being a young man at that time], who dressed in stunning ways in the latest European fashion.. not in hijab and burka like now. The Ayatollah and his muslim minions took over the country, seized the United States Embassy and held all the occupants hostage for a very long time. Mr Carter was not effective in recovering them, or setting the hostage takers straight. An Embassy is Sovereign Soil, so seizing it is an act of war, by all known rules.. yet nothing was done that made any difference and America was made to appear a weak country, which set the stage for the current circumstances. The steps going forward would make a history thesis so I will hold back on those, they are easily found as a matter of record. Terrorist demands were made and not dealt with by the office of President in a way that marked Mr. Carter forever as weak as a leader. Mr. Regan was elected to replace him and announced his plan to recover the hostages who had grown nearly gray while waiting to be rescued, and they were released within only a few days of him taking office...which further empathized how non preforming Mr. Carter had been. In the interest of list purity I submit this only to give closure to my earlier comment.. so everyone stand at ease.. nothing further on the subject. I understand Mr. Carter is given very little chance of survival at this point. We have a remarkable number of former presidents still living. More than ever in history. On the Mercedes side, I just located TWO complete sets of 15 slot 15 inch rims, while looking for a set for my new CD which is coming into restoration. So I now have 10 each 15 slot, 15 inch rims.. and a bunch of Bundts [so many I've lost count]...17 I think Wheels anyone? Grant... On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dan wrote: Who woke up Mao? Things getting boring over on the Ritter list? No. I am pushing the edge there too. Not really. And not really pushing the edge here either. I just want us to take note of what we have before some members leave and blow this thing up. Politics does not need to divide. See the gov from OH - he seems to be reasonable and popular. And Bernie - he could be sensible. I don't like the season. MSM is tweaking the masses. mao Dan On Aug 25, 2015, at 7:56 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dwight wrote: That is what I wanted to check- not politics but respect list tone. Okay. Are you up for a slight challenge? Give us your view on something other than brain cancer - I'm interested to hear you speak a bit about Mr. Carter. I really did not pay attention to his time in DC, but it seems there are things to like about his ways these days. I would also like to hear more about what Grant and Curly meant about Mr. Carter's time in DC and the ruination from that time until today. My opinion is that it is partly politics but mostly our fat-*** ways of doing things - yeah, we don't. We think DC will do it. We want more for us. We want entertainment. I like the guys that took that AK47 guy down in France - that was doing something. We need more of that. And DIY W123 repair is also doing something. That is why I like to hear this stuff from Dwight AND Grant. And Wilton. You guys have more basis for politics than my fat-*** life. Thanks. mao ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
Re: [MBZ] Another 108
Darren wrote: Just texted him, says interior needs complete overhaul :/ Is 3.5L engine V-8? I asked at mercedeslist - they seemed to indicate it was 6-cyl. Aren't all 3.5L engines same design? - i.e. over-square? Yes, rust... but for me and Darren in the salt arena, that 45-year old car looks quite good. mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 300CD for sale in... New Jersey
Ed wrote: ...Alas, only butterflies exist in there right now. ...hmmm... Maybe I'm not the only actual bottom-feeder reading okiebenz? SS and no other assets... Yes, tough but that is where I start... when the going gets tough the tough get going... mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Another 108
If it if a 3.5 it's a v8 and rare I do believe Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 6:19 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Darren wrote: Just texted him, says interior needs complete overhaul :/ Is 3.5L engine V-8? I asked at mercedeslist - they seemed to indicate it was 6-cyl. Aren't all 3.5L engines same design? - i.e. over-square? Yes, rust... but for me and Darren in the salt arena, that 45-year old car looks quite good. mao ___ 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 ___ 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
[MBZ] Bi-Xenon Retrofit
Anyone ever done this on a later model car? I’m thinking about doing it on the S430. Since these things are industry standard sizes, it looks pretty easy to do. Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
Jaime wrote: please keep your politics to yourself. Yah - there are probably many places to say politics things - but not among friends like you and Dwight and Curly and Grant - friends gained by hearing wonky fixes for old cars around which we gather at okiebenz. I can hear lots of politics on the radio and must dismiss most of it because it is waaay partisan. There is not much friendship in expression of politics and in friendships, if politics is forbidden, the only politics is pure indoctrination by partisan preachers. I like the politics expressed by friends at okiebenz. I can learn better politics at okiebenz than any run-of-the-mill radio rant. Bring it on. I am sorry that Dwight and Jaime were injured by the expressed politics of Curly but I can read through a bit further and see that there was not much mal-intent in the brief Curly statement. Nothing really changes, but I enjoy the okiebenz friendly banter better than the media baloney where everyone is enemy and trying to indoctrinate me. Does anyone hear Mike Rivero at gcnlive.com or whatreallyhappened.com ? I enoy his commentary which is clearly not progressive, but it is less demeaning than the non-progressive preachers. Rivero seems to put a bit of different spin to expose other non MSM (Main Stream Media) information. mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
RB wrote: ... a Hummer? Yeah - go read banned. Rich already put that story up there. Guy gets new hummer. mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Bi-Xenon Retrofit
Dan writes: Anyone ever done this on a later model car? Nope. So write up when you do it, please. New ballasts? etc. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Bi-Xenon Retrofit
What I’m finding is that the xenon projectors are industry standard sizes, so to convert my S430 low beams to xenon is pretty straightforward. Open up the headlight assemblies, remove the halogen projectors, install the xenon projectors, wire the ballasts and button everything up. From what I am reading the Mercedes stock optics are really crappy compared to everyone else’s. Audi seems to have the best, then BMW and others. It’s simple to find a set of projectors on places like eBay for $75. You cna buy better optics if you want them - just drop the lenses in when you mount the projectors. Ballasts can be had for $30-$50/each, and there are retrofit wiring harnesses so the canbus system stays happy. In the case of my car I’ll have to go into the DAS and tell the car it’s got xenons, for what reason I’m not sure. Haven’t dug that deeply into it yet. I’ll post whatever I find out as I go along. This is a heck of a lot easier and cheaper than retrofitting Euro headlights…. Dan On Aug 25, 2015, at 7:45 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dan writes: Anyone ever done this on a later model car? Nope. So write up when you do it, please. New ballasts? etc. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN
Dwight wrote: That is what I wanted to check- not politics but respect list tone. Okay. Are you up for a slight challenge? Give us your view on something other than brain cancer - I'm interested to hear you speak a bit about Mr. Carter. I really did not pay attention to his time in DC, but it seems there are things to like about his ways these days. I would also like to hear more about what Grant and Curly meant about Mr. Carter's time in DC and the ruination from that time until today. My opinion is that it is partly politics but mostly our fat-*** ways of doing things - yeah, we don't. We think DC will do it. We want more for us. We want entertainment. I like the guys that took that AK47 guy down in France - that was doing something. We need more of that. And DIY W123 repair is also doing something. That is why I like to hear this stuff from Dwight AND Grant. And Wilton. You guys have more basis for politics than my fat-*** life. Thanks. mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
Speaking of computer software -- I have a Parallels window running on my Mac with a Win7 install, which works fine. Yesterday I downloaded Ubuntu 15 and have tried to install it, it gets so far, looks like maybe it installed as a virtual machine OS but then it wants Parallel tools off the CD, but that doesn't work. I found a tutorial that says to grab it off the Mac HD, which I found, but then it wants a terminal session in Ubuntu and it looks like Ubuntu install is hung with 4 dots, and I can't figure out how to open a terminal. --R On 8/25/15 5:31 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: I don't know if it will work with WINE; I have never been able to get anything to run with WINE. ___ 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
[MBZ] ADMIN
OK folks, tone it down. There has been a fair amount of political discussion here that has been civil and respectful. That’s OK. Tasteless comments about people, even politicians, are right out as are any direct attacks or disrespect to list members or anyone else, for that matter. Yes, Dwight, I would agree. The comment was more appropriate for Banned, however, sometimes we (myself included) tend to be a bit quick on the keyboard and are flippant about things better left for other venues. Play nice, respect the individual (and office, if it applies) and carry on, please. ListMom/Martha/whatever ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
Craig wrote: It has now developed a new problem: ...it has been stuck on Installing update 150 of 179... ...after more than 5 hours ... I clicked on the Stop installation button. ... showing it was installing update 150 of 179. Clicking on the Stop installation button again did nothing. I tried to restart the computer, but it said ... not shut it off. ...I rebooted it ... Now it says, Failure ... Reverting Do not turn off your computer And I hear people complain about how hard it is to install Linux! I'm following your progress, Craig, 'cause one of these days I'm going to be stuck and have to upgrade my virtual machine guest from XP. I don't recall your reason for needing MSWin - but personally I would be re-evaluating that decision about now... Will what you need run with WINE? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:34:42 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: And I hear people complain about how hard it is to install Linux! I'm following your progress, Craig, 'cause one of these days I'm going to be stuck and have to upgrade my virtual machine guest from XP. I don't recall your reason for needing MSWin - but personally I would be re-evaluating that decision about now... Will what you need run with WINE? I need to run the Garmin Updater. I don't know if it will work with WINE; I have never been able to get anything to run with WINE. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN
Waving hand frantically - first one who spits on my hand is a rotten egg. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:25 PM Subject: [MBZ] ADMIN OK folks, tone it down. There has been a fair amount of political discussion here that has been civil and respectful. That’s OK. Tasteless comments about people, even politicians, are right out as are any direct attacks or disrespect to list members or anyone else, for that matter. Yes, Dwight, I would agree. The comment was more appropriate for Banned, however, sometimes we (myself included) tend to be a bit quick on the keyboard and are flippant about things better left for other venues. Play nice, respect the individual (and office, if it applies) and carry on, please. ListMom/Martha/whatever ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] There must be a big sale on heroin
Uh, so when are you going to announce that you just dumped your MB diesel in favour of a Hummer? RB On 25/08/2015 3:47 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: The idea of someone telling me how and what I can spend my money on, or asserting that such decisions are anyone else's concern, or implying that my decisions are less than acceptable. If Americans want a big thirsty vehicle (or continue to drive one because I don't want to spend huge money to save a few mpg) and the market offers them (here recognizing the gummint's meddling in fuel efficiency), and Americans have the money to buy and put fuel in them, then that is our option to choose. Or a small sippy vehicle, or an electric or hybrid or bicycle or whatever else. Because, MERKA! Interestingly enough, aside from various weenies in the world, that is what most others would choose too (i.e., to have the choice of what to buy, including big thirsty vehicles), if they had the choice. --R On 8/25/15 3:48 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Wow! What lit your fuse? ___ ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] car hacking
On Aug 23, 2015 11:51 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: This is quite fascinating http://hackaday.com/2015/08/22/how-those-hacker-took-complete-control-of-that-jeep In a similar vein, a rollup of the automotive hacking at the last security convention: . http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/highway-to-hack-why-were-just-at-the-beginning-of-the-auto-hacking-era/ And here is where I eat the crow, I clearly underestimated how poorly the interconnected software could be implemented by the manufacturers. I still don't see how car hacking can make money on any kind of scale, but if it's easy then people will just do it for fun. :( Best, Tim MORE reasons to love our 240Ds, 300D, 300SDs and 300SDLs I dare you to try to take electronic control of my 240D! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
Hey, Craig: Ccleaner sometimes solves 100% usage; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner If not, try: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/FiguringOutWhyMySVCHOSTEXEIsAt100CPUWithoutComplicatedToolsInWindows7.aspx Good luck, Gerry P.S. I've been using Ccleaner for a long time on Window 7 when the computer slows down. It's never caused problems. ... Craig wrote: I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7 laptop to update software. When I installed Windows 7 Home Premium, I did update a number of packages, but I stopped it when I needed our limited Internet throughput for something else Tonight, I initially selected all packages which needed to be updated (500 MB). Nothing happened. After much fiddling, I got things set to try again. This time I selected only one update (of a whopping 32 kB). Windows update first set a restore point and actually downloaded the file and installed it. I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything. The Task Manager says that the CPU is being 100% utilized and that svchost.exe is the process that is doing the hogging. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I need to reinstall Windows? Craig Who is being reminded why he dislikes Windows. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
EXTREMELY poor taste… On Aug 25, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jimmay Cahtah has brain cancer. Most of us knew that 40 years ago. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some progress with Windows Update (but only a little ...)
On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Darren Marshall via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craig, let me know if you want to buy an iMac... Seems a little drastic. Let me get out of the way that I am not a Windows guy. At work I have probably 30-50 Linux VMs outside IT that I've spun for various people, and I spend less time managing those than the 5-10 long-running Windows servers I've done. I first installed Redhat 6 when that was latest (not RHEL 6 :) and have had at least one Linux machine ever since. That said, the kids are using Windows at school, and so I have had W7 on all my user machines at home for several years. I've installed W7 probably 10 times at home (various laptops/desktops/etc.), mostly on older machines. It's always performed better than XP on those systems, and for the most part better than X Windows - at least from a startup/responsiveness perspective. These are home machines so are powered up and down all the time. The kids log in, do stuff, and then I wipe the system and install again after a while (aforementioned 'registry is stupid' thought). So far it has been pretty painless, but: 1) I know where the drivers are for all the systems. I usually stick them on a USB the first time I have to get them, then update those I can find the next install. 2) I have figured out the trick for installing with the upgrade licenses I have. This is totally absurd but it's the game I play for buying the cheap licenses. 3) I always install on a fast-ish network, and plan to download all the updates over the first few days. I'll do one install the first night, start the second in the morning, the third the next night, and so on. It's silly when I've been able to apt-get update since forever, but it works. 4) I forget to log out / power down at least once a week, so the machine does its updates overnight on that day. 5) HP printer drivers are bad. The hacked ones on Linux are so much better. 6) I once had to call in to proclaim to the lady that I was not using the license elsewhere after a reinstall, but they've never hassled me beyond that for redeploying it. Really I think #3 is the key. Once everything is installed, the updater does a good job keeping up, but the upgrades don't install well out of order. I assume they never fixed the requirement to install updates in waves to account for this, but obviously it doesn't work. You can emulate this on a slower link by installing he latest SP and then running updater, but that in itself is a pain. (For Craig, if he was able to leave the system alone on the internet it would eventually take care of itself, but it would probably take a few days and obviously that's not reasonable on dialup.) So, even though I'm a Linux geek, and tend to deploy them 5x as often as Windows systems*, I think W7 is a decent OS, and a bit better than XP on the same hardware. You really don't have to be scared of it. *Okay, that's hardly fair, we also have a lot of physical servers outside IT: about 60% Unix, 20% each Linux/Windows, and one poor little Mac Mini with a load of different OSX VMs. But if we only count general-computing x86 VMs... Best, Tim wants to spend more time in the real Mercedes than the virtual PCs, but one pays the bills and the other creates them :) ___ 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
[MBZ] OT: Gas prices to fall after Whiting refinery restarts unit
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[MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 8 coming soon
It's a secret. No plane tickets. Only special parking spot of honor. On Aug 25, 2015 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Who is the special guest? I have not received my plane ticket yet. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Saturday September 19 @ Goddard State Park, Warwick RI. Homemade chowdah, Curt's grill specialties, steamed clams, door prizes, hood raisings special surprise guest. All interesting vehicles welcome. Contact me offline for details. Dwight ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
