Re: [MBZ] Cars kill fish

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

>Now if only we can figure out what random chemical is killing all the bees...


My next door neighbor has hives and has had issues with mites over the years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varroa_destructor

The "murder hornets" found earlier this year in Washington state also kill off 
bee colonies.

Here is a step in the right direction.

https://www.businessinsider.com/epa-banned-pesticides-killing-bees-2019-5

Rick
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Re: [MBZ] Cars kill fish

[Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes]

I used to catch them with my mom's dad in Oregon, until the population
crashed and they shut the sport fishery down. So we have been speculating
about why that happened in my family for 30 years or so.

If this is true, it is fantastic news for fishermen.

Now if only we can figure out what random chemical is killing all the
bees...

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 5:01 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Yes the right question to ask
>
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 7:32 PM OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
>
> > How is poisonous tire residue liberal? Non-sequitur.  They just need to
> > either find a different chemical to delay the inevitable hardening of the
> > rubber or let the tires dry rot sooner - that is if you want to have
> salmon
> > to eat (as I do). Or, you could cover all the roads to keep the rain off
> > them.
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 4:12 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
> > > <
> > >
> >
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
> > > >
> > >
> > > Liberal hysteria runs rampant.  Now being in a car is implicated in
> mass
> > > anadromous murder.  So, we will not be allowed to drive a car or have
> > > trucks ship our products.  Bikes will be on the chopping block next.
> > When
> > > we are down to shanks mare and shoe leather, maybe fishies can eat
> sole.
> > > Not chinese rubber bottom shoes, but real dead cows.
> > >
> > > Maybe the fisheries people will mandate masks for salmon?
> > >
> > >
> > > Clay
> > >
> > >
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> >
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> > pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >
> > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> > Wernher
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> > 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
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Re: [MBZ] Three Flavors of Hydrogen?

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

To me, hydrogen only makes sense as energy storage, not as a
source. Think of it as a battery. You use intermittent power such as
solar or wind to make hydrogen gas that can be stored, transported, and
used when and where needed.

The problem is (as I understand it) that so far, splitting water
molecules is inefficient. The H-O-H chemical bonds are pretty stable;
they don't just fall apart. And then you need to compress and/or
supercool the hydrogen to store it or transport it, and that takes more
energy.

Allan


OK Don via Mercedes  writes:

> The extractable energy per mass of the fuel is too low, I'll stick to dead
> dinos, thank you just the same, until we get portable fusion reactors ...
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 4:17 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hydrogen-energy-alberta-ontario-1.5828216
>> <
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hydrogen-energy-alberta-ontario-1.5828216
>> >
>>
>> I found this interesting.  The cost of hydrogen for fuel is excessive if
>> it really tries to have an impact on carbon emission.  The way it is
>> produced for the dirty H runs dimes to a dollar, the mid grade can be
>> processed for a buck or two.  The Green gas is in the $5 range.  That is
>> some real get woke go broke fuel.  Which would you be putting into your
>> Ballard fuel cell B class?
>>
>>
>> Clay
>>
>>
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> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
>
> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”  Wernher
> Von Braun
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Re: [MBZ] Cars kill fish

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Yes the right question to ask


Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 7:32 PM OK Don via Mercedes 
wrote:

> How is poisonous tire residue liberal? Non-sequitur.  They just need to
> either find a different chemical to delay the inevitable hardening of the
> rubber or let the tires dry rot sooner - that is if you want to have salmon
> to eat (as I do). Or, you could cover all the roads to keep the rain off
> them.
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 4:12 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
> > <
> >
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
> > >
> >
> > Liberal hysteria runs rampant.  Now being in a car is implicated in mass
> > anadromous murder.  So, we will not be allowed to drive a car or have
> > trucks ship our products.  Bikes will be on the chopping block next.
> When
> > we are down to shanks mare and shoe leather, maybe fishies can eat sole.
> > Not chinese rubber bottom shoes, but real dead cows.
> >
> > Maybe the fisheries people will mandate masks for salmon?
> >
> >
> > Clay
> >
> >
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>
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> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
>
> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
> Von Braun
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> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
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Re: [MBZ] Cars kill fish

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

Yes it's such a problem that it has been known and studied for years and
the salmon keep coming back.

More seriously, it's apparently finally been found that a specific
chemical used as an antioxidant in the rubber is toxic to the
salmon. So, perhaps a substitute can be found that isn't so toxic.

Allan

Clay Monroe via Mercedes  writes:

> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
>  
> 
>
> Liberal hysteria runs rampant.  Now being in a car is implicated in mass 
> anadromous murder.  So, we will not be allowed to drive a car or have trucks 
> ship our products.  Bikes will be on the chopping block next.  When we are 
> down to shanks mare and shoe leather, maybe fishies can eat sole.  Not 
> chinese rubber bottom shoes, but real dead cows.
>
> Maybe the fisheries people will mandate masks for salmon?
>
>
> Clay
>
>
> inter urinas et faeces nascimur
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Re: [MBZ] Three Flavors of Hydrogen?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

The extractable energy per mass of the fuel is too low, I'll stick to dead
dinos, thank you just the same, until we get portable fusion reactors ...

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 4:17 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hydrogen-energy-alberta-ontario-1.5828216
> <
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hydrogen-energy-alberta-ontario-1.5828216
> >
>
> I found this interesting.  The cost of hydrogen for fuel is excessive if
> it really tries to have an impact on carbon emission.  The way it is
> produced for the dirty H runs dimes to a dollar, the mid grade can be
> processed for a buck or two.  The Green gas is in the $5 range.  That is
> some real get woke go broke fuel.  Which would you be putting into your
> Ballard fuel cell B class?
>
>
> Clay
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Cars kill fish

[OK Don via Mercedes]

How is poisonous tire residue liberal? Non-sequitur.  They just need to
either find a different chemical to delay the inevitable hardening of the
rubber or let the tires dry rot sooner - that is if you want to have salmon
to eat (as I do). Or, you could cover all the roads to keep the rain off
them.

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 4:12 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
> <
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
> >
>
> Liberal hysteria runs rampant.  Now being in a car is implicated in mass
> anadromous murder.  So, we will not be allowed to drive a car or have
> trucks ship our products.  Bikes will be on the chopping block next.  When
> we are down to shanks mare and shoe leather, maybe fishies can eat sole.
> Not chinese rubber bottom shoes, but real dead cows.
>
> Maybe the fisheries people will mandate masks for salmon?
>
>
> Clay
>
>
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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!
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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

Interesting. I’ll check it out. I have some Febi fluid I got for the 95 SL600, 
and some for the 560SEC.  I think it was the same Febi stuff. I might have an 
old bottle of Benz juice for the 79 300TD somewhere, I got that from Rusty ages 
ago. I suppose it will need some after changing the spheres. 

The girl child checked the car out, drove it, said most everything was 
copacetic, a coupla little things but nothing major. No rust. She said the 
bouncing was not particularly significant so doesn’t seem like the spheres have 
totally given up.  

Carfax didn’t show anything concerning, 3 owners all in NC. 

 I guess we’re going to get it, she thought it was pretty decent. I’ll go up 
Tuesday with the trailer to bring her 124 back, see about selling it then. It’s 
in pretty good shape aside from crappy paint/clear coat gone. 

--FT
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> On Dec 5, 2020, at 2:17 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> IIRC, the SLS fluid I bought from Jabba the Gary for my S210 was unique to 
> the 210.
> 
> Says Febi 21648 on the bottle.
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Re: [MBZ] Remote Theft

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2020-12-05 17:02, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:

Yet another example of why a classic car is my choice for daily
driving.  Not that I am on the road much this year.



https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ibc-most-stolen-cars-list-1.5824794


"That means they're acquiring your signal from your key fob, cloning 
your key fob and [then] have the ability to start your vehicle without 
ever having the original key fob," he said.


Chevy keyless fobs have about 500' range for remote functions, but I 
didn't think intercepting the remote signal gave you the code for 
mobilization.


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Re: [MBZ] Just bought a green 300TD

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2020-12-05 17:28, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

There’s no way I could turn the John Deere over, for sure. That thing
was cast out of a solid billet of iron, I believe.

Since I can’t ever seem to post images to the list, I’ll send it to
you directly and you’re welcome to share if you like.


You can do that, or try to pull one up in an image search.
I had to go far down a page of DuckDuckGo images, but I found what I'm 
90% sure is the model I was given.
Remember, mine was a repaint and had no decals, but every feature I can 
recall from mine is in this pic.



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Re: [MBZ] Just bought a green 300TD

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

There’s no way I could turn the John Deere over, for sure. That thing was cast 
out of a solid billet of iron, I believe.

Since I can’t ever seem to post images to the list, I’ll send it to you 
directly and you’re welcome to share if you like.

-D

> On Dec 5, 2020, at 2:19 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> My pedal tractor was an International Harvester.
> I was not the original owner, it was well worn, repainted, and the new paint 
> was worn when I got it.
> The chain derailed every 15 minutes it seemed like.
> Then I'd turn it upside down, borrow my dad's biggest screwdriver, and guide 
> the chain back on the front sprocket...
> 
> On 2020-12-05 14:15, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>> Dang it, I thought I had a picture of me with my Johnny Lightning
>> helmet that I got for Christmas in the mid 1960s. I was going to post
>> it. All I could find was a picture of me on a John Deere pedal tractor
>> from around 1964-5. I remember my Dad had a permanent deal with a
>> local welding shop who regularly welded up the rear axle on it when it
>> broke, which was pretty often for some reason.
> 
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[MBZ] Three Flavors of Hydrogen?

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hydrogen-energy-alberta-ontario-1.5828216
 


I found this interesting.  The cost of hydrogen for fuel is excessive if it 
really tries to have an impact on carbon emission.  The way it is produced for 
the dirty H runs dimes to a dollar, the mid grade can be processed for a buck 
or two.  The Green gas is in the $5 range.  That is some real get woke go broke 
fuel.  Which would you be putting into your Ballard fuel cell B class?


Clay


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[MBZ] Cars kill fish

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tire-dust-is-killing-salmon/
 


Liberal hysteria runs rampant.  Now being in a car is implicated in mass 
anadromous murder.  So, we will not be allowed to drive a car or have trucks 
ship our products.  Bikes will be on the chopping block next.  When we are down 
to shanks mare and shoe leather, maybe fishies can eat sole.  Not chinese 
rubber bottom shoes, but real dead cows.

Maybe the fisheries people will mandate masks for salmon?


Clay


inter urinas et faeces nascimur

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[MBZ] Remote Theft

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

Yet another example of why a classic car is my choice for daily driving.  Not 
that I am on the road much this year.  



https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ibc-most-stolen-cars-list-1.5824794 




clay 

“I think it’s time we stopped  our cringing embarrassment about our history, 
about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of 
self-recrimination and wetness.”

B. Johnson
01/09/2020

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Re: [MBZ] 1977 Mercedes SL 380 blown head gasket brand new paint job, $1500

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

If I go to look at this 99E320 wagon for my daughter I will be going 
right past this.  hm  Merry Christmas to me?  Maybe I could swap 
him straight up for a 95E320?


--FT

On 12/3/20 1:43 PM, Floyd Thursby wrote:

This looks pretty nice

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298751908073091/?ref=search_code=undefined 




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Re: [MBZ] Just bought a green 300TD

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

My pedal tractor was an International Harvester.
I was not the original owner, it was well worn, repainted, and the new 
paint was worn when I got it.

The chain derailed every 15 minutes it seemed like.
Then I'd turn it upside down, borrow my dad's biggest screwdriver, and 
guide the chain back on the front sprocket...


On 2020-12-05 14:15, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

Dang it, I thought I had a picture of me with my Johnny Lightning
helmet that I got for Christmas in the mid 1960s. I was going to post
it. All I could find was a picture of me on a John Deere pedal tractor
from around 1964-5. I remember my Dad had a permanent deal with a
local welding shop who regularly welded up the rear axle on it when it
broke, which was pretty often for some reason.



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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

IIRC, the SLS fluid I bought from Jabba the Gary for my S210 was unique 
to the 210.


Says Febi 21648 on the bottle.

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Re: [MBZ] Just bought a green 300TD

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Dang it, I thought I had a picture of me with my Johnny Lightning helmet that I 
got for Christmas in the mid 1960s. I was going to post it. All I could find 
was a picture of me on a John Deere pedal tractor from around 1964-5. I 
remember my Dad had a permanent deal with a local welding shop who regularly 
welded up the rear axle on it when it broke, which was pretty often for some 
reason.

-D

> On Dec 5, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> They say that there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes.
> But I doubt this one will bankrupt me.
> 
> 
> After accidentally stumbling on that one when I wasn't even looking, it just 
> caught my eye on an end aisle display,  I went looking. First store had 5 
> Audi wagons and one MBZ.
> Sifted through about 20 cars at Meijer, found several Subaru SVX before I 
> found something really special, #3 in the Off Road Collection (yes, I said 
> off road) a 1963 Austin-Healey 3000. I assume British Leyland no longer owns 
> Matchbox, for no Brit would call a Big Healey an ORV.
> 
> Now I have to go into every dollar store I see, looking for S123s.
> 
> While looking for Matchbox at Meijer, I found something truly unusual, Johnny 
> Lightning cars, including a Cheetah (for 6x the cost of Matchbox, back in the 
> 70s they were only 2x as expensive as Matchbox. This is interesting to me 
> because I got a Johnny Lightning track for Christmas when I was about 9, and 
> because I loved the Cheetah as much as I loved Big Healeys when I was a 
> little kid.
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Re: [MBZ] Just bought a green 300TD

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2020-12-05 14:04, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:

I looked for that one In a huge bin at El Mercado de Wal but got tired
of digging


I used to pay $1, or maybe 0.99, for Matchbox around 1972 if they 
weren't on sale. (there's probably a 1972 catalog in with my cars, 
wherever they are)


Today, I paid $1 for the 300TD at Dollar General, and $0.99 for the 
3000MKII at Meijer.

I assume they're only 0.97 at Walmart?

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Re: [MBZ] Just bought a green 300TD

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

I looked for that one In a huge bin at El Mercado de Wal but got tired of 
digging 

--FT
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> On Dec 5, 2020, at 1:57 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> They say that there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes.
> But I doubt this one will bankrupt me.
> 
> 
> After accidentally stumbling on that one when I wasn't even looking, it just 
> caught my eye on an end aisle display,  I went looking. First store had 5 
> Audi wagons and one MBZ.
> Sifted through about 20 cars at Meijer, found several Subaru SVX before I 
> found something really special, #3 in the Off Road Collection (yes, I said 
> off road) a 1963 Austin-Healey 3000. I assume British Leyland no longer owns 
> Matchbox, for no Brit would call a Big Healey an ORV.
> 
> Now I have to go into every dollar store I see, looking for S123s.
> 
> While looking for Matchbox at Meijer, I found something truly unusual, Johnny 
> Lightning cars, including a Cheetah (for 6x the cost of Matchbox, back in the 
> 70s they were only 2x as expensive as Matchbox. This is interesting to me 
> because I got a Johnny Lightning track for Christmas when I was about 9, and 
> because I loved the Cheetah as much as I loved Big Healeys when I was a 
> little kid.
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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

My brother has worked from home for a couple of decades. He has a dedicated 
room in the house that is for his office and nothing else. He didn’t even let 
the kids go in it when they were younger.

He was the one who enlightened me about the home office deduction.

-D

> On Dec 5, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I know someone who had a home office years ago. The IRS sent someone to 
> inspect it. They found one of his toddlers toys on the floor.
> 
> Rejected.
> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: December 5, 2020 9:19 AM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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> Cc: d...@penoff.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are
> 
> As Mitch alludes to, the IRS requirements for office space at home are very, 
> very strict and difficult to comply with. You pretty much have to have a 
> dedicated space you do absolutely nothing else in the way of personal stuff 
> with or it doesn’t qualify, as I recall.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

I know someone who had a home office years ago. The IRS sent someone to inspect 
it. They found one of his toddlers toys on the floor.

Rejected.


Rick

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

As Mitch alludes to, the IRS requirements for office space at home are very, 
very strict and difficult to comply with. You pretty much have to have a 
dedicated space you do absolutely nothing else in the way of personal stuff 
with or it doesn’t qualify, as I recall.


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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

I talked to the guy. Car sounds ok, he was pretty open about it. Said he 
thought maybe a front CV was creaking but was not too bad. He couldn’t forward 
the carfax but has it there. Asked Kleb to run it. 123k miles is very low, 
surprising, the interior looks very good, noticed a little body wavies on the 
RR door and fender which is not a huge deal. 

The daughter unit is gonna go there and look at it, it’s about 1.5 hr drive  I 
could go up Tuesday, he said he would hold it with a deposit If she thinks it’s 
worth it. Told her to check under For rust etc. and see what the carfax said, 
where it was from etc. 

I’ll buy it if it checks out, she’ll give me her 95E320 I can sell and the 
difference is Merry Christmas. 

--FT
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> On Dec 5, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> As long as they’re not rusty. If the bottom of the car is clean they’re not 
> bad to R If it’s rusty, be prepared for additional work in some cases.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Dec 5, 2020, at 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> If the bad air cells are the same same as in the 126 cars and 123/300TD
>> wagons then this is neither expensive nor difficult to fix
>> 
>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> My daughter was thinking about a wagon, she is not far from WS, I might
>>> send her over to take a look at it
>>> 
>>> -_FT
>>> 
>>> On 12/5/20 10:42 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote:
 Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing --
 accumulators?
 
 
>>> https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.html
 
 
>>> --
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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

As long as they’re not rusty. If the bottom of the car is clean they’re not bad 
to R If it’s rusty, be prepared for additional work in some cases.

-D

> On Dec 5, 2020, at 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> If the bad air cells are the same same as in the 126 cars and 123/300TD
> wagons then this is neither expensive nor difficult to fix
> 
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> My daughter was thinking about a wagon, she is not far from WS, I might
>> send her over to take a look at it
>> 
>> -_FT
>> 
>> On 12/5/20 10:42 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote:
>>> Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing --
>>> accumulators?
>>> 
>>> 
>> https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.html
>>> 
>>> 
>> --
>> --FT
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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Project into the future a few years and deduce the long term business
effect of the Covid induced "work from home edict".
Will the urban population suddenly or eventually realize the do not need to
live in clusters in the city environment, then migrate to small towns and
rural areas, while still producing work product and being paid for it?

Or, will companies simply hire  and outsource workers from foreign
countries at a much cheaper labor rate, cut their costs, and continue
business via "remote work"?

Thoughts on how this will trend?  Labor market has been gutted for more
than two decades now with near slave labor in third world countries. Will
"brain power labor" be next to die from outsourcing?
Or, has it already, and we are too numbed and dumbed down to realize it?

When the rich American workers no longer work, who buys the product from
cheap third world labor?

Is this a "business cycle" and is there a profit opportunity laying
somewhere to be found?

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:01 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> That and when they’ve griped about work paying for their Internet access,
> the counter is, “So you wouldn’t have it if you didn’t need to work at
> home?”
>
> This is nickel and dime stuff by people who just want to gripe, in my
> opinion. When someone sits down with them and crunches the numbers, as a
> couple of managers have had to do, suddenly working from home looks far
> more attractive.
>
> -D
>
> > On Dec 5, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:
> >
> >> We’ve heard some griping from employees about this, but that’s
> >> countered with, “So how much money have you saved this year not having
> >> to commute, buy lunch or work clothing?”
> >
> > I suppose that is what the argument would be. Your commute is now
> > virtual, like everything else. Commuting expenses have never been
> > deductible either, though when I worked as a consultant we were allowed
> > to turn in travel expenses that were "over and above" our normal home
> > office commute, when we were at a client site.
> >
> > Allan
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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

$70 each from FCPEuro, not a hard fix.  I'm trying to talk the girl unit 
into looking at it.  She has a 124 E320 I might work some deal on


--FT

On 12/5/20 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
If the bad air cells are the same same as in the 126 cars and 
123/300TD wagons then this is neither expensive nor difficult to fix


On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:


My daughter was thinking about a wagon, she is not far from WS, I
might
send her over to take a look at it

-_FT

On 12/5/20 10:42 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote:
> Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing --
> accumulators?
>
>

https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.html

>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

If the bad air cells are the same same as in the 126 cars and 123/300TD
wagons then this is neither expensive nor difficult to fix

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> My daughter was thinking about a wagon, she is not far from WS, I might
> send her over to take a look at it
>
> -_FT
>
> On 12/5/20 10:42 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote:
> > Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing --
> > accumulators?
> >
> >
> https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.html
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

That and when they’ve griped about work paying for their Internet access, the 
counter is, “So you wouldn’t have it if you didn’t need to work at home?”

This is nickel and dime stuff by people who just want to gripe, in my opinion. 
When someone sits down with them and crunches the numbers, as a couple of 
managers have had to do, suddenly working from home looks far more attractive.

-D

> On Dec 5, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:
> 
>> We’ve heard some griping from employees about this, but that’s
>> countered with, “So how much money have you saved this year not having
>> to commute, buy lunch or work clothing?”
> 
> I suppose that is what the argument would be. Your commute is now
> virtual, like everything else. Commuting expenses have never been
> deductible either, though when I worked as a consultant we were allowed
> to turn in travel expenses that were "over and above" our normal home
> office commute, when we were at a client site.
> 
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:

> We’ve heard some griping from employees about this, but that’s
> countered with, “So how much money have you saved this year not having
> to commute, buy lunch or work clothing?”

I suppose that is what the argument would be. Your commute is now
virtual, like everything else. Commuting expenses have never been
deductible either, though when I worked as a consultant we were allowed
to turn in travel expenses that were "over and above" our normal home
office commute, when we were at a client site.

Allan

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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

My daughter was thinking about a wagon, she is not far from WS, I might 
send her over to take a look at it


-_FT

On 12/5/20 10:42 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote:
Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing -- 
accumulators?


https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.html 




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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

> It’s a big win as far as I’m concerned. I’ve saved a boatload of money just 
> on commuting costs.

We are getting insurance premium rebates from USAA.  Driving is down, as are 
claims.

-- Jim


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[MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing -- 
accumulators?


https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.html

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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

As Mitch alludes to, the IRS requirements for office space at home are very, 
very strict and difficult to comply with. You pretty much have to have a 
dedicated space you do absolutely nothing else in the way of personal stuff 
with or it doesn’t qualify, as I recall.

We’ve heard some griping from employees about this, but that’s countered with, 
“So how much money have you saved this year not having to commute, buy lunch or 
work clothing?”

Yeah. That shuts it down pretty quick.

It’s a big win as far as I’m concerned. I’ve saved a boatload of money just on 
commuting costs.

-D

> On Dec 5, 2020, at 8:13 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> On 2020-12-04 23:22, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
>> I'm wondering how this affects 2020 and future income taxes. In prior
>> years most people didn't have any consequential "home office" dedicated
>> space or supply expenses. This year, many more people will. I'm using my
>> personal living space, electricity, and internet connection to do work
>> for my employer every single workday since the end of March.
> 
> And even with dedicated space, there's no such things as form 2106 for 
> employee work expenses, except for certain performing artists, public 
> officials (you like how legislators exempted themselves, don't you?) etc. The 
> rest of us don't get any miscellaneous itemized deductions (the category work 
> expenses fell under) except for gambling losses.
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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

> It's been credibly alleged (I have no direct knowledge) that Indian coders 
> working remotely produce horrible code.

At my last job the product our swallowed-up company had produced, and 
maintained,
was sent to India.  We 'trained' them on it.  Job retention there was so poor 
that we
had to keep 'training' them, and I never saw them actually fix reported 
problems.
We fixed several of the worse ones.  Eventually they closed our office, leaving 
it
in the oh-so-incapable hands in India.

In the 80's one of our vendors had contracted out some work to India, as a test.
It did not go well.  All that survived was a small emacs-inspired text editor 
that had
an "i" in the name, standing for "Indian".  Now that I think of it, the last 
surviving copy
of that I had put into the product that was sent back to India.  It's gone full 
circle!

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

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On 2020-12-04 23:22, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:

I'm wondering how this affects 2020 and future income taxes. In prior
years most people didn't have any consequential "home office" dedicated
space or supply expenses. This year, many more people will. I'm using 
my

personal living space, electricity, and internet connection to do work
for my employer every single workday since the end of March.


And even with dedicated space, there's no such things as form 2106 for 
employee work expenses, except for certain performing artists, public 
officials (you like how legislators exempted themselves, don't you?) 
etc. The rest of us don't get any miscellaneous itemized deductions (the 
category work expenses fell under) except for gambling losses.


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