Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are
If we still have the Internet and virtual processes used during COVID, do we really need markets and exchanges in big cities? Why can't all that be virtual from wherever? With online banking, investing, etc. I think we are close to that now. There is, however, a serious drawback in reduced social contact: https://biggeekdad.com/2016/12/the-millennial-question/ The traditional retirement investment was to have kids who can take care of you in old age. If we, as a nation, continue to have too few children it won't matter how much gold or dollars the old geezers have; there will be no care-givers to hire, at least not American ones. -Original Message- From: Allan Streib via Mercedes Subject: Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are I get the sentiment but we need both unless we revert to pure subsistence living. Farmers absolutely need commodities markets in Chicago and New York, for example. Anyone with any substantial assets needs insurance. Anyone who wants income to retire on needs investments. ... ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
In that case 1981 - 1985 MY On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 9:24 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 380SL > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Dec 3, 2020, at 8:53 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > The Fakebook page said "something is wrong" and won't show me the car. > > Andrew is correct, if it's a '77, it's a 450SL, or a Euro 300SL with an > > inline six. > > > >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:35 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> 300SL? 1977 is likely a 450SL. > >> > >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:44 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Hopefully one of you guys goes and gets that thing. > >>> > >>> On 12/3/2020 4:20 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up > rather than having the engine repaired? > > RB > > On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess > >> if > > the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... > > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> This looks pretty nice > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined > >> > >> > >> -- > >> --FT > >> > > > ___ > 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > > Von Braun > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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 > > ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
380SL --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 3, 2020, at 8:53 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > The Fakebook page said "something is wrong" and won't show me the car. > Andrew is correct, if it's a '77, it's a 450SL, or a Euro 300SL with an > inline six. > >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:35 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> 300SL? 1977 is likely a 450SL. >> >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:44 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Hopefully one of you guys goes and gets that thing. >>> >>> On 12/3/2020 4:20 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up rather than having the engine repaired? RB On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess >> if > the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> This looks pretty nice >> >> >> >>> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined >> >> >> -- >> --FT >> ___ 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 >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Scott Ritchey via Mercedes writes: > Windows Classic Shell can provide a very W2K/XP interface: > http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/ Seems that's a dormant project now, but work has continued at https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu Allan ___ 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] very nice, all records 1992 Mercedes 300 Diesel - $4, 500 (Woodruff SC)
Photog phail. Couldn't quite cover the license plate number with his / her thumb and take a picture at the same time... - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 12:38 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/d/woodruff-1992-mercedes-300-diesel/7240493621.html > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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] 83 Mercedes-Benz 240D - $700 (Durham) 4spd
" It's a cool car and the price is going up." The price of... restoring the car to running condition? - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 12:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Kinda rough but appears to be a runner > > > https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/durham-83-mercedes-benz-240d/7240545779.html > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
The Fakebook page said "something is wrong" and won't show me the car. Andrew is correct, if it's a '77, it's a 450SL, or a Euro 300SL with an inline six. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:35 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 300SL? 1977 is likely a 450SL. > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:44 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Hopefully one of you guys goes and gets that thing. > > > > On 12/3/2020 4:20 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > > > I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up > > > rather than having the engine repaired? > > > > > > RB > > > > > > On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > >> Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess > if > > >> the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... > > >> > > >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> This looks pretty nice > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> --FT > > >>> > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
For Windows 10 I've given up on using menus for anything. I just hit the windows key and start typing what I want. I've gotta say its not so bad, no searching through menus, just let Windows find it for me. Actually my favorite OS right now is Windows Server 2016, actually 2019 seems mostly the same from a UI perspective. Very old school look, minimal GUI, more like WinXP than Win10. Much better than 2012 which was like Win8. Too bad its very expensive although you could use the free trial for half a year at a time. -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 3:57:21 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On 2020-12-03 15:18, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > I never saw any benefit to those stupid boxes in Win10. > AND it's not worth my time to learn a new GUI every time some liberal > arts > clown at Micro$oft has a wild hair. Now that you mention it, I run everything at work off a Win10 Desktop homescreen, except I have to hit some key combo like CTRL-I to get a power button. I just got that computer at the end of January, and haven't seen it since we closed the office March 23. ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
300SL? 1977 is likely a 450SL. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:44 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hopefully one of you guys goes and gets that thing. > > On 12/3/2020 4:20 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > > I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up > > rather than having the engine repaired? > > > > RB > > > > On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if > >> the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... > >> > >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> This looks pretty nice > >>> > >>> > >>> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> --FT > >>> > > > > > > ___ > > 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Clay Monroe via Mercedes writes: > I am thinking that with ARM chips, once the OS goes native, that > spells the death of hackintosh. Agree. MacOS will continue to work on Intel for a while of course, and continue to get updates and new releases, until the Intel Macs "age out" of their supported lifetime. Then they'll be abandonded, like the PowerPC Macs were. Allan ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
Hopefully one of you guys goes and gets that thing. On 12/3/2020 4:20 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up rather than having the engine repaired? RB On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ 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 E500 low miles
Looks nice from limited pics but kinda high for a 16yo car even with the low miles --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 3, 2020, at 5:46 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > > https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/columbus-2004-mercedes-e500-awd/7240898265.html > > ___ > 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
I’d kinda like one of those hotted-up 560s that outfit in NM is building --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 3, 2020, at 6:12 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > You could always swap in a SBC! > > RB > >> On 03/12/2020 5:03 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >> I guess I should hook up the trailer and head up there with some bennies! I >> wonder what else is wrong with it. I was reading about those engines and >> how they were prone to various issues >> >> --FT >> >>> On 12/3/20 5:43 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >>> True - here's your chance get it cheap and flip it --- >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:37 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> I understand that but, it is a nice looking car and he is going to get little or nothing for it. If he repaired it, one would think he would do fairly well. RB On 03/12/2020 4:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > He got tired of throwing money at it. I wonder if the ACC works, etc ... > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up >> rather than having the engine repaired? >> >> RB >> >> On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >>> Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if >>> the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT >> ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
You could always swap in a SBC! RB On 03/12/2020 5:03 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I guess I should hook up the trailer and head up there with some bennies! I wonder what else is wrong with it. I was reading about those engines and how they were prone to various issues --FT On 12/3/20 5:43 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: True - here's your chance get it cheap and flip it --- On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:37 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I understand that but, it is a nice looking car and he is going to get little or nothing for it. If he repaired it, one would think he would do fairly well. RB On 03/12/2020 4:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: He got tired of throwing money at it. I wonder if the ACC works, etc ... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up rather than having the engine repaired? RB On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
Too many issues right now with COVID etc. Plus, that is a nice car but not exactly what I want. I have the old 115 300D. If I were going to look for another old MB it would be the bigger turbo diesel sedan, the 300SD, or a 123 turbo diesel sedan. but I am not likely to do that either. I don't really want to give up the one I have and unlike some of you folks, I don't have a "vast estate" so I have no place to park another one. RB On 03/12/2020 4:43 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: True - here's your chance get it cheap and flip it --- On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:37 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I understand that but, it is a nice looking car and he is going to get little or nothing for it. If he repaired it, one would think he would do fairly well. RB On 03/12/2020 4:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: He got tired of throwing money at it. I wonder if the ACC works, etc ... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up rather than having the engine repaired? RB On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
On 2020-12-03 18:03, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I guess I should hook up the trailer and head up there with some bennies! I wonder what else is wrong with it. I was reading about those engines and how they were prone to various issues Single row timing chain? ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
I guess I should hook up the trailer and head up there with some bennies! I wonder what else is wrong with it. I was reading about those engines and how they were prone to various issues --FT On 12/3/20 5:43 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: True - here's your chance get it cheap and flip it --- On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:37 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I understand that but, it is a nice looking car and he is going to get little or nothing for it. If he repaired it, one would think he would do fairly well. RB On 03/12/2020 4:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: He got tired of throwing money at it. I wonder if the ACC works, etc ... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up rather than having the engine repaired? RB On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
App store has Parallels and other VM software, so probably able to run what you like. I am thinking that with ARM chips, once the OS goes native, that spells the death of hackintosh. Only able to run the OS on proprietary hardware on a chip. I did contemplate the 16” MacBook Pro, but wanted more than the specs seemed to allow for ram and storage. Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur > On Dec 3, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >> The inability to emulate Windows is a total showstopper. > > How would an ARM-based Mac be any less capable than a 68K or PowerPC-based > Mac? > Windows was available for those via emulation, after suitable product > development delays. > You think VMware is going to abandon that market segment in a fit of pique? > > -- Jim > > > ___ > 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 E500 low miles
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Re: [MBZ] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
True - here's your chance get it cheap and flip it --- On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:37 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I understand that but, it is a nice looking car and he is going to get > little or nothing for it. If he repaired it, one would think he would do > fairly well. > > RB > > On 03/12/2020 4:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > He got tired of throwing money at it. I wonder if the ACC works, etc ... > > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up > >> rather than having the engine repaired? > >> > >> RB > >> > >> On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >>> Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess > if > >>> the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... > >>> > >>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > This looks pretty nice > > > > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined > -- > --FT > > >> > >> > > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
I understand that but, it is a nice looking car and he is going to get little or nothing for it. If he repaired it, one would think he would do fairly well. RB On 03/12/2020 4:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: He got tired of throwing money at it. I wonder if the ACC works, etc ... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up rather than having the engine repaired? RB On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
He got tired of throwing money at it. I wonder if the ACC works, etc ... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up > rather than having the engine repaired? > > RB > > On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if > > the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... > > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> This looks pretty nice > >> > >> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined > >> > >> -- > >> --FT > >> > > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
I wonder why, if he had spent the money to paint it, did he give up rather than having the engine repaired? RB On 03/12/2020 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
The owner should be beaten about the head and face for having those goshawful wheel arch metal trim pieces on the car. -D > On Dec 3, 2020, at 4:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if > the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> This looks pretty nice >> >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined >> >> -- >> --FT >> >> >> ___ >> 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
Imagine painting an SL and then getting a blown head gasket. I guess if the guy didn't have bad luck he would have no luck at all... On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This looks pretty nice > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are
It is a Tech worker from the left coast. Not a functional human in the manner of older tech workers who actually got into the nuts and bolts of code and physical hardware. This is a Lego programmer or drone who has no interest in knowing how “things” work, I am guessing, based on neighbors of mine who were slaves at M$, Gargle, Azaman, or Fakebuk. It was a miracle they were able to make it to the shuttle bus each morning. Most of them had crawled out of mama’s basement, got in early enough that stock options were offered, then purchased homes based on the assumption the stock would vest and banks were tossing out cash like it was confetti. One good aspect of the idiots on the block was the constant flow of service providers (plumbing, electrical, cleaning, yard tending) Employing others to do the daily jobs these knobs were too clueless to figure out. On a sadder note, the idiots also tended to create unsafe conditions because the stove tended to mystify them. A few household fires had the station down the block rolling up with lights and sirens wailing any time of the day or night. With the residents from 30 years back, the ambulance was in tow, since the Silent Generation tended to be in poor health, but knew well how to keep their homes functional. clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to me. > On Dec 2, 2020, at 7:31 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > Probably from Portland and expects the gummint to deal with everything for > him, take care of him and his needs. Probably hasn’t factored a Kleb into > that calculation > > --FT Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Good question. She doesn't do much with it that isn't in a web browser. I bet if I put the same desktop wallpaper and Chrome shortcut she wouldn't know... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 2:29 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 18:52:10 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Heck I should probably drop an SSD in there and upgrade it to Win10 at > the same time, it'll be like a whole new machine. How much retraining will she have to do to go from Win8.1 to Win10? 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 ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
On Thu, 03 Dec 2020 14:53:32 -0500 Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > Getting my Mom a Ryzen 7 system that I probably can't run Win7 on due > to lack of drivers. I ran Win7 on our "new" Ryzen 3 system on a BioStar motherboard and found everything worked except the USB connectors. I contacted the factory and was told they had a program which would add the correct drivers to an Win7 install on a pen drive. I tried that and went around and around with them (I'm sure the language difference did not help) with my saying it did not work and their saying it did. Perhaps a different motherboard company (ASUS? ASRock?) would be different. I finally gave up and installed CentOS 7 (with Gnome3) and got working USB ports, but a lot of other things I do not like about Gnome3. 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
On 2020-12-03 15:18, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: I never saw any benefit to those stupid boxes in Win10. AND it's not worth my time to learn a new GUI every time some liberal arts clown at Micro$oft has a wild hair. Now that you mention it, I run everything at work off a Win10 Desktop homescreen, except I have to hit some key combo like CTRL-I to get a power button. I just got that computer at the end of January, and haven't seen it since we closed the office March 23. ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Windows Classic Shell can provide a very W2K/XP interface: http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/ It's all I use. I never saw any benefit to those stupid boxes in Win10. AND it's not worth my time to learn a new GUI every time some liberal arts clown at Micro$oft has a wild hair. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Allan Streib via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 3:01 PM To: Mitch Haley via Mercedes Cc: Allan Streib Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU? Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > Does Win10 have a Classic Mode to make the switch more transparent? I don't use Windows much these days, but as far as I know Windows 10 does not have a "classic" mode built-in. I believe there are themes you can find (buy?) that approximate the look and feel of Windows 7. My favorite Windows from a UI standpoint was Windows 2000 Professional. Clean, responsive, minimal lipstick and eye candy. Allan ___ 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > Does Win10 have a Classic Mode to make the switch more transparent? I don't use Windows much these days, but as far as I know Windows 10 does not have a "classic" mode built-in. I believe there are themes you can find (buy?) that approximate the look and feel of Windows 7. My favorite Windows from a UI standpoint was Windows 2000 Professional. Clean, responsive, minimal lipstick and eye candy. Allan ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Almost transparent - you can boot into desktop mode instead of those funky boxes all over the screen. My wife (totally non-techy) made the transition with very little effort. It's been too long ago to remember how you do that though ... YMMV On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 1:54 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2020-12-03 14:28, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 18:52:10 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > >> Heck I should probably drop an SSD in there and upgrade it to Win10 at > >> the same time, it'll be like a whole new machine. > > > > How much retraining will she have to do to go from Win8.1 to Win10? > > Getting my Mom a Ryzen 7 system that I probably can't run Win7 on due to > lack of drivers. > Does Win10 have a Classic Mode to make the switch more transparent? > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
On 2020-12-03 14:28, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 18:52:10 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Heck I should probably drop an SSD in there and upgrade it to Win10 at the same time, it'll be like a whole new machine. How much retraining will she have to do to go from Win8.1 to Win10? Getting my Mom a Ryzen 7 system that I probably can't run Win7 on due to lack of drivers. Does Win10 have a Classic Mode to make the switch more transparent? ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
On 2020-12-03 14:11, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Microsoft also has Windows for the ARM architecture (Surface Pro). Would not be beyond belief if they get that ported to the Apple silicon. I was only loosely familiar with M$ $urface products with Intel CPUs, never really looked hard at them because the prices stopped me cold. This older article claims 2 Tflops, seems to run decent on native software, and emulates Intel x86 like, well, a SnapDragon. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-SQ1-SoC.436918.0.html ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Just for giggles (since I haven't done it for a couple years) I went and played with the Apple and HP sites. The prices you can spec those machines out to is amazing. The HP Z8 with 56 cores (2x processors at 28 cores each) with 1.5TB of RAM is over $50,000. Both Apple and HP support video cards in the $10,000+ range. It must be neat to have that kind of money... -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 2:11:55 PM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Microsoft also has Windows for the ARM architecture (Surface Pro). Would not be beyond belief if they get that ported to the Apple silicon. Apple gives away their OS. They don't make any money on it, they make money on hardware and the app store. So IMO they don't really care if people want to run something else. They aren't going to go out of their way to support it maybe, but I doubt they'll stop it. If it sells a few percent more machines it's a win for them. Efforts are underway to port Linux and other OSes to the new Macs, which reportedly blow Intel out of the water on performance and power use. Allan Jim Cathey via Mercedes writes: >> The inability to emulate Windows is a total showstopper. > > How would an ARM-based Mac be any less capable than a 68K or > PowerPC-based Mac? Windows was available for those via emulation, > after suitable product development delays. You think VMware is going > to abandon that market segment in a fit of pique? > > -- Jim ___ 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 18:52:10 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Heck I should probably drop an SSD in there and upgrade it to Win10 at > the same time, it'll be like a whole new machine. How much retraining will she have to do to go from Win8.1 to Win10? 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] Hey Kaleb
I sent him a message before it ended, but I really don't want or need another project. Here's the message and his reply. "$1200 is pretty high for a high mileage non running car. If it doesn't sell (again), if you need to be rid of it, I will give you $500 for it. Thanks" "$500 it is! Would you like to pick the car up in person?" I probably should have offered less. If you want it, give me your email and phone number off list and I will forward it to him. rickkno...@hotmail.com Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 3, 2020 1:00 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hey Kaleb I thought it sold on eBay? How did you come by this info? Yes I would be interested for sure. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 3, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > If you want that non-running 97 E300d eBay car in Memphis, the guy will take > $500. > > > Rick > > ___ > 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] I can not believe how stupid people are
I get the sentiment but we need both unless we revert to pure subsistence living. Farmers absolutely need commodities markets in Chicago and New York, for example. Anyone with any substantial assets needs insurance. Anyone who wants income to retire on needs investments. If we're talking a Mad Max total social collapse, yeah the country folks are probably better off. Allan Scott Ritchey via Mercedes writes: > VD Hanson podcast episode 44 talks about the urban-rural divide: > https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-victor-davis-hanson-podcast/episode-44-the-critical-essence-of-the-country-mouse/ > > One key take-away, IMO, is the urban folks cannot survive without country > folks that provide food, water, energy, and other raw materials. > > On the other hand, without the urban folks, rural folks would lack what? A > stock market? Insurance policies? Most taxes? Streaming Video? Class > action law suits? Network/cable news? > > To be sure, there are many blue collar urban folks that make an honest > living. I criticize the white-collar snobs that live off their credentials > and connections. > > The arrogance of those urban parasites who contribute almost nothing but > think they are better than the rest. Even a one-day strike (no food, no > water, no gas, no garbage removal, etc.) against any big city would be an > eye-opener. Maybe give them a one-week preview of the green new deal. > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of OK Don via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:47 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: OK Don > Subject: Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are > > I know some people like that - they are from the East coast - always renters, > never dealt with anything themselves - just call the landlord. > Also, he might have only lived in all electric houses - they "just work". > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:34 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I know a guy like this. Tech guy, smart, but clueless about ordinary >> stuff. He knows how to put gas in his car. Any other issue, even a >> burned out bulb, bad wiper blade, etc. it goes to the dealer. That's >> actually not uncommon I guess. >> >> I'm surprised, honestly, that you would shut off utilities in the >> house between tenants. Not something I would do but your business I >> guess. Just seems to me it makes things that much more complicated on >> move-in day for very minimal savings. >> >> Allan ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
That said my last Macbook lasted 4 years almost exactly, I think it was murdered by my road warrior life at that point. An equivalent HP or Dell would have been $1000 cheaper and, based on previous experience lasted at least as long. If you don't resell then the resale value doesn't mean much. I've actually still got the first HP laptop this employer gave me back in 2005. It was used (none too gently) when I got it and it still works fine although the battery is totally croaked. I keep it around for an older video editing application I really like that only runs in WinXP which it is totally adequate for.That machine has done a LOT of work both for my employer and side work for me, even after it was "retired". Its also the best machine I've ever had for my old Agfa scanner. -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 2:03:24 PM EST, Jim Cathey wrote: You have to treat your computer expenses like you might treat automotive expenses. It's not how much it costs, it's how much it costs _you_, net, versus service and service life. My Dodge diesel cost around $4000 more than a gasser when new. It's worth more than $4000 more than that gasser, now. So, the extra cost wasn't a cost at all. I'll get it all back on resale. Mac laptops actually have a resale value, and they tend to have service lives (except for the lemons) longer than the Wintel equivalents. -- Jim ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Microsoft also has Windows for the ARM architecture (Surface Pro). Would not be beyond belief if they get that ported to the Apple silicon. Apple gives away their OS. They don't make any money on it, they make money on hardware and the app store. So IMO they don't really care if people want to run something else. They aren't going to go out of their way to support it maybe, but I doubt they'll stop it. If it sells a few percent more machines it's a win for them. Efforts are underway to port Linux and other OSes to the new Macs, which reportedly blow Intel out of the water on performance and power use. Allan Jim Cathey via Mercedes writes: >> The inability to emulate Windows is a total showstopper. > > How would an ARM-based Mac be any less capable than a 68K or > PowerPC-based Mac? Windows was available for those via emulation, > after suitable product development delays. You think VMware is going > to abandon that market segment in a fit of pique? > > -- Jim ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
IIRC there is some sort of Windows available on Raspberry pi although its a bit of a hack, so Microsoft has some code that will run on ARM anyway. I hate what Apple has done to their laptops, their charge to be the thinnest, lightest, "coolest" (and I don't mean temperature), has given us less capable hardware. Until I know for sure they're making something better I'm not giving them any money again. Example: My touchbar macbook was slower out of the box than the retina Macbook it replaced. The keyboard sucks and the touchbar is a waste of time. Battery life is worse and it doesn't have any *&%#! ports. For doing any real work it sucks. Apple has burned me as a customer and it'll take a lot to earn me back. -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 1:59:09 PM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Apple chose the ARM in the first place (Newton) because it was the clear win in MIPS/mW, which meant the best possible battery life. That is still an operative factor. Phones live and die on battery life, are there now any non-ARM phones? MS has run Windows on non-Intel processors before, it's entirely possible that there may be an ARM-based Windows product line in the future, if battery life is sufficiently improved by doing so. (Not saying it would be.) Apple has a sufficient market share that other parts of the market might react to this move. Even Microsoft, though that seems somewhat doubtful. My Wintel needs were _never_ driven by performance. Just connectivity. So what if Word runs kinda crappy on my Mac. I don't live there, i do my work in native world, and mostly only do conversions (and cross-compilation) in Wintel space. I wouldn't care if an ARMac ran it slower than the current stuff does. -- Jim ___ 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
You have to treat your computer expenses like you might treat automotive expenses. It's not how much it costs, it's how much it costs _you_, net, versus service and service life. My Dodge diesel cost around $4000 more than a gasser when new. It's worth more than $4000 more than that gasser, now. So, the extra cost wasn't a cost at all. I'll get it all back on resale. Mac laptops actually have a resale value, and they tend to have service lives (except for the lemons) longer than the Wintel equivalents. -- Jim ___ 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] Hey Kaleb
I thought it sold on eBay? How did you come by this info? Yes I would be interested for sure. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 3, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > If you want that non-running 97 E300d eBay car in Memphis, the guy will take > $500. > > > Rick > > ___ > 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
Apple chose the ARM in the first place (Newton) because it was the clear win in MIPS/mW, which meant the best possible battery life. That is still an operative factor. Phones live and die on battery life, are there now any non-ARM phones? MS has run Windows on non-Intel processors before, it's entirely possible that there may be an ARM-based Windows product line in the future, if battery life is sufficiently improved by doing so. (Not saying it would be.) Apple has a sufficient market share that other parts of the market might react to this move. Even Microsoft, though that seems somewhat doubtful. My Wintel needs were _never_ driven by performance. Just connectivity. So what if Word runs kinda crappy on my Mac. I don't live there, i do my work in native world, and mostly only do conversions (and cross-compilation) in Wintel space. I wouldn't care if an ARMac ran it slower than the current stuff does. -- Jim ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
I've had Windows running in VirtualBox on a Mac for going on 8 years now, it works pretty well. Newer versions of VirtualBox are better. I suspect VMWare would be better still but VB is free... I spent last weekend working on my parent's Win8 box. Yes, Win8 flat. It took some figuring but I finally found out how to update it to 8.1 which greatly improved stability. Also I think the "hybrid shutdown" BS had screwed them, when I first powered it up it couldn't get out of its own way, after a reboot it was mostly fine, after uninstalling Norton AV it was pretty good. Norton was a strange one, it claimed to be expired but was eating up 30+% of the CPU and 50+% of the disk. The machine is a dual core processor with 4GB of RAM. Looks like I can make it quad core and 16GB for about $150. That and the service call will be a good start to a birthday present for my mom. Heck I should probably drop an SSD in there and upgrade it to Win10 at the same time, it'll be like a whole new machine. -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 1:45:57 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On 2020-12-03 13:21, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > I meant to say Virtualize, of course you can emulate. > While I was writing the previous message I was thinking "I suppose > emulation is an option..." From what I understand, running x86 stuff on Apple APUs is horrible, but maybe not quite as horrible as doing it on SnapDragon. I just bought a $207 laptop with Win10 Home (not S) and 8GB RAM on an Athlon 3150, so I'm not too interested in $800 versions with cell phone processors, even if the phone based stuff has more computations per Watt. ___ 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] Hey Kaleb
If you want that non-running 97 E300d eBay car in Memphis, the guy will take $500. Rick ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
On 2020-12-03 13:21, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I meant to say Virtualize, of course you can emulate. While I was writing the previous message I was thinking "I suppose emulation is an option..." From what I understand, running x86 stuff on Apple APUs is horrible, but maybe not quite as horrible as doing it on SnapDragon. I just bought a $207 laptop with Win10 Home (not S) and 8GB RAM on an Athlon 3150, so I'm not too interested in $800 versions with cell phone processors, even if the phone based stuff has more computations per Watt. ___ 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] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500
This looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ 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] If this wasn't so far away I'd be all over it -- 380SEC $200
I don't think a wrecker could have negotiated the slippery slope to pull it out, that Georgia clay is really greasy when wet, esp with a bunch of wet leaves on top of it. Maybe when it dries out some I will talk to the kid about doing that. The kid lives an hour away from where the car is at his step-grandmother's place so it is a PITA for him to deal with it all. I'll keep in touch with him about it, maybe he can figure it out from his end. I don't think he realized how hard it would be, wasn't his thing dealing with cars, he was just facilitating getting rid of them. The kid was really nice so no issues on that aspect, he said he will try to figure something out. It was an interesting area where the car was. Lots looked like 2-3acres, a lot of fancy houses in the area. It was a pretty area. This place had a 60s house with like 2 additions on it, the lot was nice esp with the creek, but the house looked like a tear-down, just sorta run down and the additions were sorta half-assed. Maybe some serious renovations would help. Whoever lives there also rescues cats and dogs, there were several dog pens and cats all over the place, it was just kinda redneck in amongst a fairly upscale-looking area. Whatever, not my place... As far as winching the thing, there was really no good way to do that. The issue was getting the truck on a stable place to do it, both vehicles would just have been sliding around. I had a come-along, I guess I could have used various trees as anchors but that would have been a LOT of work, and I am not even sure how I would have gotten it to where I could have loaded it. It was just not a very good situation. The other cars were pulled out before the rain, I could have done that too with the truck too if dry but not with it being so wet. I have thought about a winch for the truck and trailer, one of these days maybe... I went over to the tire shop this morning to swap out the wrong spare they gave me, the guy couldn't find mine, I guess someone else will discover the error at some point. He ordered a new tire/wheel which will be in tomorrow and he will give me that so that will sort out the issue. So, the cheep old Benz bottom feeder adventures continue... --FT On 12/2/20 7:19 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Probably could have paid a wrecker $100 to winch it out so you can load it. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: At that point, for the time and trouble already invested, not worth it to call a local recovery service who can come with a winch and a long cable to drag it out? Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: Yea. Mistake was not diving into the location and accessibility with the seller before making the trip Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2020, at 4:29 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: OK kids, I went to get this thing yesterday. 5hr drive that turned into 8. Blew out a trailer tire on I-20, fortunately I had got a new spare on Monday. Jacked up the trailer, took off the old (shredded) tire and go to put on the new one. Doesn't fit. Apparently the tire shop gave me someone else's wheel/tire, the wheel looked just like mine but the bolt pattern was bigger. H. So there is an exit a mile down, the 3-wheeled trailer looked like the missing hub/drum won't drag, so I go on down there and get off. Nowhere GA. I look on my maps app and there is a tire shop a few miles down some country road, so I head there. I get there and there is an old garage in ruins, I guess that ain't no tar shop no mo. So then the next nearest one is another 6 or 7 miles away, so I head there on back country roads (rural Georgia is interesting). I come to a sizable town and find the tar shop, get that tire replaced and another that is looking a bit iffy while I am at it. Nice guys at the place so that was a positive. Then hit a Tractor Supply to buy an actual spare wheel/tire so I have one in case of another mishap. An adventure! I get to where the car is, 3hr later than I had figured, sort of semi-rural area, nice properties and houses around. I get in there, park the truck and trailer, no car anywhere. So I get out and look around, it is sitting down about 20ft below where I am parked, the back of the lot slopes down to a creek and the car is down there. Kinda wooded around it, there is sort of a path through the woods down the hill to get down there. How the hell is that thing going to come out of there? The guy I had been dealing with, this young guy who is really nice, tells me this long story about how the previous owner of the property like 4yr ago was a mechanic and he had dragged a bunch of cars from his shop, people had left them there or something, and parked them down there. His step somethingorotherz lived there now and wanted the cars gone. He had sold a bunch of them but this SEC was left. We discuss how to get it ou
Re: [MBZ] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
I meant to say Virtualize, of course you can emulate. While I was writing the previous message I was thinking "I suppose emulation is an option..." I think the days of virtualization on Mac are numbered for a number of reasons, incompatible hardware being one of them. The Mac OS not supporting (in fact banning) is another. -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12:35:51 PM EST, Jim Cathey wrote: > The inability to emulate Windows is a total showstopper. How would an ARM-based Mac be any less capable than a 68K or PowerPC-based Mac? Windows was available for those via emulation, after suitable product development delays. You think VMware is going to abandon that market segment in a fit of pique? -- Jim ___ 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] very nice, all records 1992 Mercedes 300 Diesel - $4, 500 (Woodruff SC)
https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/d/woodruff-1992-mercedes-300-diesel/7240493621.html -- --FT ___ 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] 83 Mercedes-Benz 240D - $700 (Durham) 4spd
Kinda rough but appears to be a runner https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/durham-83-mercedes-benz-240d/7240545779.html -- --FT ___ 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: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
> The inability to emulate Windows is a total showstopper. How would an ARM-based Mac be any less capable than a 68K or PowerPC-based Mac? Windows was available for those via emulation, after suitable product development delays. You think VMware is going to abandon that market segment in a fit of pique? -- Jim ___ 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] If this wasn't so far away I'd be all over it -- 380SEC $200
Mount the winch on a receiver hitch, mount a receiver on the trailer. Dual use winch... -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 10:49:18 AM EST, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Or both - one to pull the car onto the trailer, the other to pull the truck out of the mud once the trailer is loaded. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:56 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well now you have an excuse to put a power winch on either your truck or > your trailer! > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:29 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > I get to where the car is, 3hr later than I had figured, sort of > > semi-rural area, nice properties and houses around. I get in there, > > park the truck and trailer, no car anywhere. So I get out and look > > around, it is sitting down about 20ft below where I am parked, the back > > of the lot slopes down to a creek and the car is down there. Kinda > > wooded around it, there is sort of a path through the woods down the > > hill to get down there. How the hell is that thing going to come out of > > there? > > > > > > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
They're never getting any more of my money. The inability to emulate Windows is a total showstopper. -Curt On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 9:50:41 AM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-s-ARM-based-MacBook-Air-will-reputedly-launch-at-US-799-with-the-MacBook-Pro-13-priced-at-US-1-099.501810.0.html ___ 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] If this wasn't so far away I'd be all over it -- 380SEC $200
On 2020-12-03 11:01, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: or, you can likely set it up so that you can move the winch from the truck to the trailer and vice versa. The fun part is powering the winch. A friend of mine has an equipment trailer with hydraulic tilt, and the trailer has its own battery. So he just hooked up to that when he put a winch on it. ___ 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] I can not believe how stupid people are
VD Hanson podcast episode 44 talks about the urban-rural divide: https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-victor-davis-hanson-podcast/episode-44-the-critical-essence-of-the-country-mouse/ One key take-away, IMO, is the urban folks cannot survive without country folks that provide food, water, energy, and other raw materials. On the other hand, without the urban folks, rural folks would lack what? A stock market? Insurance policies? Most taxes? Streaming Video? Class action law suits? Network/cable news? To be sure, there are many blue collar urban folks that make an honest living. I criticize the white-collar snobs that live off their credentials and connections. The arrogance of those urban parasites who contribute almost nothing but think they are better than the rest. Even a one-day strike (no food, no water, no gas, no garbage removal, etc.) against any big city would be an eye-opener. Maybe give them a one-week preview of the green new deal. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of OK Don via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:47 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: OK Don Subject: Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are I know some people like that - they are from the East coast - always renters, never dealt with anything themselves - just call the landlord. Also, he might have only lived in all electric houses - they "just work". On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:34 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I know a guy like this. Tech guy, smart, but clueless about ordinary > stuff. He knows how to put gas in his car. Any other issue, even a > burned out bulb, bad wiper blade, etc. it goes to the dealer. That's > actually not uncommon I guess. > > I'm surprised, honestly, that you would shut off utilities in the > house between tenants. Not something I would do but your business I > guess. Just seems to me it makes things that much more complicated on > move-in day for very minimal savings. > > Allan > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] W107 560 SL topless pictures later today
The earliest R107s had the battery under the hood - it was moved to the trunk to make room for the ACC. I don't know much about the earlier cars other than the W115 chassis. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 9:56 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2020-12-03 10:42, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > Yes, it's in the trunk. > > Was the 107 Chassis the first to do that? > I can't think of anything else pre W140. > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] If this wasn't so far away I'd be all over it -- 380SEC $200
or, you can likely set it up so that you can move the winch from the truck to the trailer and vice versa. RB On 03/12/2020 9:48 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Or both - one to pull the car onto the trailer, the other to pull the truck out of the mud once the trailer is loaded. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:56 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Well now you have an excuse to put a power winch on either your truck or your trailer! - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:29 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I get to where the car is, 3hr later than I had figured, sort of semi-rural area, nice properties and houses around. I get in there, park the truck and trailer, no car anywhere. So I get out and look around, it is sitting down about 20ft below where I am parked, the back of the lot slopes down to a creek and the car is down there. Kinda wooded around it, there is sort of a path through the woods down the hill to get down there. How the hell is that thing going to come out of there? ___ 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] W107 560 SL topless pictures later today
On 2020-12-03 10:42, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Yes, it's in the trunk. Was the 107 Chassis the first to do that? I can't think of anything else pre W140. ___ 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] If this wasn't so far away I'd be all over it -- 380SEC $200
Or both - one to pull the car onto the trailer, the other to pull the truck out of the mud once the trailer is loaded. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:56 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well now you have an excuse to put a power winch on either your truck or > your trailer! > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:29 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > I get to where the car is, 3hr later than I had figured, sort of > > semi-rural area, nice properties and houses around. I get in there, > > park the truck and trailer, no car anywhere. So I get out and look > > around, it is sitting down about 20ft below where I am parked, the back > > of the lot slopes down to a creek and the car is down there. Kinda > > wooded around it, there is sort of a path through the woods down the > > hill to get down there. How the hell is that thing going to come out of > > there? > > > > > > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] I can not believe how stupid people are
I know some people like that - they are from the East coast - always renters, never dealt with anything themselves - just call the landlord. Also, he might have only lived in all electric houses - they "just work". On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:34 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I know a guy like this. Tech guy, smart, but clueless about ordinary > stuff. He knows how to put gas in his car. Any other issue, even a > burned out bulb, bad wiper blade, etc. it goes to the dealer. That's > actually not uncommon I guess. > > I'm surprised, honestly, that you would shut off utilities in the house > between tenants. Not something I would do but your business I > guess. Just seems to me it makes things that much more complicated on > move-in day for very minimal savings. > > Allan > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] W107 560 SL topless pictures later today
Yes, it's in the trunk. On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:05 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think the trunk? Not a bad price for a 560 if the car is reasonably nice > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Dec 2, 2020, at 11:55 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Haven't seen one of these in person but... where's the battery? Is it > > not under the hood, or just not visible in that photo? > > > > > https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/hickory-hills-mercedes-560-sl/7240407265.html > > > > ___ > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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
[MBZ] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-s-ARM-based-MacBook-Air-will-reputedly-launch-at-US-799-with-the-MacBook-Pro-13-priced-at-US-1-099.501810.0.html ___ 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 anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?
On 2020-12-02 22:26, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes wrote: Probably a decade or two ago I met a Hummer dealer at a social event in western Pennsylvania. I think his customer base was the strip mining industry. He was amazed that he was starting to get a few suburbanite customers who wanted them for street use. He described the cost to buy, operate and maintain the Hummer of those days as astronomical for highway use. The vehicles were not particularly comfortable or convenient for highway voyages. And the size and capabilities of his Hummers were not appropriate for on-road use. But, Ahnold drives one in Beverly Hills, so I gotta keep up appearances... Only H1 owner I knew was an ER doc in DA UP. I don't know if it was military or consumer model. Had a Suburban 4x4 for everyday driving, H1 was only for when the Doc must get through, and the 4x4 Chevy couldn't hack it. ___ 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] If this wasn't so far away I'd be all over it -- 380SEC $200
Well now you have an excuse to put a power winch on either your truck or your trailer! - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:29 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I get to where the car is, 3hr later than I had figured, sort of > semi-rural area, nice properties and houses around. I get in there, > park the truck and trailer, no car anywhere. So I get out and look > around, it is sitting down about 20ft below where I am parked, the back > of the lot slopes down to a creek and the car is down there. Kinda > wooded around it, there is sort of a path through the woods down the > hill to get down there. How the hell is that thing going to come out of > there? > > > ___ 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] I can not believe how stupid people are
If this is the case he’ll be bringing some homeless people with him to set up a tent camp in the front yard, too. -D > On Dec 2, 2020, at 11:31 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Probably from Portland and expects the gummint to deal with everything for > him, take care of him and his needs. Probably hasn’t factored a Kleb into > that calculation > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Dec 2, 2020, at 11:02 PM, G Mann via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> As I recall, this renter is coming from California or Oregon, left coast >> area? >> >> There is your explanation Next call will be to ask you why the toilet >> paper isn't an auto ass wipe feature. >> >> Hope you collected both First and Last month rent as part of the move in >> deposit... if anything breaks, it will stay broken, he won't fix it. >> >>> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 7:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> The new renters moved into the house Monday. Keep in mind they were >>> moving from Oregon and paid for Novembers rent even though they were not >>> moving in till this week. We told them all the info as far as utilities >>> middle of last month. Guy shows up on Sunday to move a few things in >>> and we are there finishing up a couple of last minute items. He walks >>> the house and wants some light bulbs replaced and a few other minor >>> deals. Whatever. He better be sure there are no burned out bulbs when >>> he moves out. I explained to him that I had shut the water off at the >>> meter because there is not gas on in the house and it was going to be >>> down to 25 or so a couple of nights. I explained when he gets the gas >>> turned on so there is heat in the house, he can then go down to the >>> meter and turn it back on. Yesterday he calls and it took quite a while >>> to explain to him how to turn the damn valve on at the meter. He just >>> could not grasp it. He finally got it. Later, he messages and says he >>> turned the heater on and it ran for an hour but never got hot. We asked >>> him if he turned the gas on. No, he has not. Well sir, it is a gas >>> furnace so it will not heat until you get the gas turned on. We had to >>> have one of the garage doors worked on and had an appointment with then >>> to come out today. The guy knows this. He messages saying one of the >>> garage doors (the working one) starts going down then comes back up. It >>> was working fine Sunday so he must have something blocking the sensors >>> or knocked one of them loose. Why bring this up anyway when you know >>> the garage door guy will be coming over. He then states he can't figure >>> out how to light the gas log fireplaces that are in the house. It is >>> real simple, turn gas on, turn knob to pilot and hold it hit, hit the >>> button to ignite it, turn knob to on, then you are in business. Could >>> not get it. The wife had to do it for him. He says the jets do not >>> work in the jacuzzi tub. I just repaired bad air line going from the >>> switch to the unit, it works fine. She fills tub up and it works fine. >>> Guy says oh, you have to have water in the but before they work? Uh >>> yea, otherwise you will burn the motor up. What did he think, it >>> sprayed jets of water out. Holy crap. >>> >>> So what does the guy do for a living? He is in commercial construction >>> of some sort. He was relocated here to work on some big expansion the >>> google server farm is doing here. That is quite scary. >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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] W107 560 SL topless pictures later today
I think the trunk? Not a bad price for a 560 if the car is reasonably nice --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 2, 2020, at 11:55 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Haven't seen one of these in person but... where's the battery? Is it > not under the hood, or just not visible in that photo? > > https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/hickory-hills-mercedes-560-sl/7240407265.html > > ___ > 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
