Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-20 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
Yes, another state would be easier.  But there are customers here.  And I
don't have much interest in moving at this point.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 9:21 PM mitch--- via Mercedes 
wrote:

> On 2023-02-19 17:46, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote:
> > I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
> > zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
> > mentioned).
>
> Would it be easier in a less regulated state?
> Does Chris' estate still have a warehouse to sell you?
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes 
> By the way, using typewriters with the constant spacing Courier font, we
> got used to putting two spaces after periods. With variable spacing
> fonts, however, only one space is necessary after a period because the
> font's spacing mechanism is supposed to take care of it.

That is not the only reason to do this.  I _always_ use two spaces after
a stop, because periods are not always full stops.  E. M. Forster would agree.

Also, in _source_ form many editors, like the emacs I favor, can navigate by
sentences and paragraphs.  Without two spaces, it's not a sentence.  When
working on the HTML source to my blog, for example, two spaces _dramatically_
eases working on it.

The renderer should not care how many spaces are after the period, it should
be smart enough to do the right thing regardless.  But having dot-space-space
be unambiguously a full stop can only help give it extra clues to work with.

I submit that those who argue against the extra space are being just as 
parochial
as those who try to center lines on the page by putting spaces on the front.  
_Both_
are confusing form with function.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes 

On 2023-02-19 17:46, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote:

I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
mentioned).


Would it be easier in a less regulated state?
Does Chris' estate still have a warehouse to sell you?

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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes 

On 2023-02-19 17:10, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote:

Thanks Kaleb,
Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to 
give

notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.

Heres our website:
https://classicworkshop.com


Now you need a Youtube channel with a classy name like Mercedes Wizard 
(Wheezerd).


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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
Good catches, Jim, I saw those as well.

I also saw on the “About Us” page in the first paragraph “engrained”, but 
surprisingly (to me) that is a correct (alternative) spelling for “ingrained”.

It’s not in the AP stylebook, but most dictionary sites are showing it as a 
proper spelling.

Don’t sweat it, Jaime, you got the idea across and only grammar nerds like us 
would notice…

-D

> On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:21 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Well, for starters, this:
> 
>   manufacture's specifications,
> 
> Missing 'r'.
> 
> Also, grammar.  Perhaps:
> 
>   In additional functional repairs
> 
> should be "in addition to"?
> 
> -- Jim
> 
> 
>> On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:09 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Which words!?  After all those people did the proofreading for me...
>> 
>> Jaime
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 8:02 PM Craig via Mercedes 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:10:18 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
 Thanks Kaleb,
 Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
 secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
 give notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
 
 Heres our website:
 https://classicworkshop.com
>>> 
>>> Looks good (though there are some misspelled words, if you care).
>>> 
>>> I wish you success!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Craig
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes 
LOL. No EQ's

On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 7:37 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I don’t think he fixes EVs!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them
> repaired
> > for free.
> > Lol
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
> >> zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
> >> mentioned).
> >>
> >> The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
> >> business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility
> and
> >> traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
> >> storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.
> >>
> >> Jaime
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop?
> The
> >>> shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO
> ran
> >> a
> >>> body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing
> >> it,
> >>> I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa
> and
> >> am
> >>> not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB
> serviced.
> >>> There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but
> they
> >>> appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on
> >> them
> >>> but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
> >>> functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him
> and a
> >>> helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He
> knew
> >>> what he was doing.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
>  On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 
> >>> wrote:
> 
>  Thanks Kaleb,
>  Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the
> shop
>  secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
> >>> give
>  notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> 
>  Heres our website:
>  https://classicworkshop.com
> 
>  Jaime
> 
> 
> > On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 
> >>> wrote:
> >
> > Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the
> >> corporate
> > world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he
> >> did
> > not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has
> >> always
> > been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me
> back.
> >>> 1,
> > health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
> >>> tried
> > it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might
> >> be
> >>> too
> > much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
> >>> working
> > on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
> >>> people
> > and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and
> >>> not
> > have to deal with people.
> >
> > If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall
> >> back
> > on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie
> >>> would
> > be in good hands.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Craig via Mercedes 
On Sun, 19 Feb 2023 20:09:22 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Which words!?  After all those people did the proofreading for me...

On your home page,


Attention to detail

It's our goal to ensure your car performs as it was originally intended.
We use the highest quality parts, follow the manufacture's
specifications, and focus on every detail to ensure each job is done
properly.  Our mindset is to ensure long-term reliability so your car can
be enjoyed today and by future generations.

In additional functional repairs, we can cosmetically restore mechanical
systems as well.


As Jim pointed out, "follow the manufacture's" should be, "follow the
manufacturer's"

The last sentence should read,

In addition to functional repairs, we can cosmetically restore
mechanical systems.




Factory Maintenance and Repairs

From spark plugs to valve adjustments and fluid changes we use parts and
procedures that meet Mercedes-Benz specifications to keep your car
running its best.


The sentence should have a comma after "changes" (I think -- Shirley said
I was too quick to put in commas).




Jaime has been fantastic to deal with – he’s a huge car enthusiast and a
very talented mechanic!  I have 3 classic Mercedes that I’ve trusted with
Jaime the last few years.   He is very knowledgeable, professional and a
man of integrity.  Values that are hard to find these days.  I can’t
recommend him highly enough.


That paragraph should read,

Jaime has been fantastic to deal with – he’s a huge car enthusiast and a
very talented mechanic! I have 3 classic Mercedes that I’ve trusted with
Jaime the last few years. He is very knowledgeable, professional and a
man of integrity, values that are hard to find these days.  I can’t
recommend him highly enough.



Having owned 7 classic Mercedes-Benz cars, having the right shop perform
needed work is as important as finding the right car. With my most recent
acquisition, a 1971 113-280SL, I was having an interment issue for over a
year.  Three previous shops were unable to resolve the issue, I then
found Jaime @ Classic Workshop. The car runs better than the day I bought
it, wouldn’t consider going anywhere else.  Thank You.


That paragraph should read,

Having owned 7 classic Mercedes-Benz cars, having the right shop perform
needed work is as important as finding the right car. With my most recent
acquisition, a 1971 W113 280SL, I was having an intermittent issue for
over a year. Three previous shops were unable to resolve the issue. I
then found Jaime @ Classic Workshop. The car runs better than the day I
bought it -- wouldn’t consider going anywhere else. Thank You.





On your "About" page,


As sales representative in the medical device industry, my father put a
lot of miles on his cars.  And since I was was 4 years old, his car was
always a Mercedes-Benz.  He always had so much pride in his cars.  It was
about quality, reliability, and longevity.  How at 300,000 miles the car
still performed as it did when new.  This concept of quality has always
been engrained in me.  Maintenance was key:  prevent failures before they
happen, do the job the right way, and don’t cut corners.


As sales representative in the medical device industry, my father put a
lot of miles on his cars. Since the time I was was 4 years old, his car
was always a Mercedes-Benz. He always had so much pride in his cars.  It
was about quality, reliability, and longevity -- how at 300,000 miles the
car still performed as it did when new. This concept of quality has
always been engrained in me. Maintenance was key: prevent failures
before they happen, do the job the right way, and don’t cut corners.


On the web page, in this paragraph, the word "How" is indented.

On the web page, in the third paragraph, the word "Eleven" is indented.

By the way, using typewriters with the constant spacing Courier font, we
got used to putting two spaces after periods. With variable spacing
fonts, however, only one space is necessary after a period because the
font's spacing mechanism is supposed to take care of it.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes 
Well, for starters, this:

manufacture's specifications,

Missing 'r'.

Also, grammar.  Perhaps:

In additional functional repairs

should be "in addition to"?

-- Jim


> On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:09 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Which words!?  After all those people did the proofreading for me...
> 
> Jaime
> 
> 
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 8:02 PM Craig via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:10:18 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks Kaleb,
>>> Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
>>> secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
>>> give notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
>>> 
>>> Heres our website:
>>> https://classicworkshop.com
>> 
>> Looks good (though there are some misspelled words, if you care).
>> 
>> I wish you success!
>> 
>> 
>> Craig
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
Which words!?  After all those people did the proofreading for me...

Jaime


On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 8:02 PM Craig via Mercedes 
wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:10:18 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
>  wrote:
>
> > Thanks Kaleb,
> > Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> > secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
> > give notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> >
> > Heres our website:
> > https://classicworkshop.com
>
> Looks good (though there are some misspelled words, if you care).
>
> I wish you success!
>
>
> Craig
>
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes 
On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 6:49 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I would guess, a fist full of cash. Large bills.
>

https://www.mail-archive.com/mercedes@okiebenz.com/msg366110.html

*Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1971 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 VERY RARE taking offer ?*


*Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Sun,
07 Jun 2020 17:44:12 -0700
*

*Run away as if you’re hair was on fire. Unless you want to learn the M100
handshake.*

*"I know what the M-100 secret handshake is: The rare and elusive US $1,000
bill. This is just like the secret Masonic handshake. You come up to someone
that you suspect may have an M100, and extend your right hand with a $1,000
bill cupped in your hand and smoothly pass it on. If the person looks down, and
says "WOW, I've never SEEN so much money in my LIFE", you immediately grab it
back and continue on. If they say "Huh, this is what I spent on my turn signal
repair", you embrace them warmly." - Todd Knutson*
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Craig via Mercedes 
On Sun, 19 Feb 2023 19:45:23 -0500 Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
 wrote:

> What’s the M100 secret handshake?

I know what the M-100 secret handshake is:

  The rare and elusive US $1,000 bill.

  This is just like the secret Masonic handshake. You come up to someone
that you suspect may have an M100, and extend your right hand with a
$1,000 bill cupped in your hand and smoothly pass it on. If the person
looks down, and says "WOW, I've never SEEN so much money in my LIFE", you
immediately grab it back and continue on. If they say "Huh, this is what
I spent on my turn signal repair", you embrace them warmly.

-- Todd Knutson


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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Craig via Mercedes 
On Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:10:18 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Thanks Kaleb,
> Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
> give notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> 
> Heres our website:
> https://classicworkshop.com

Looks good (though there are some misspelled words, if you care).

I wish you success!


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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
Right.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 19, 2023, at 7:49 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I would guess, a fist full of cash. Large bills.
> 
> Randy
> 
>> On 2/19/2023 6:45 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote:
>> What’s the M100 secret handshake?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Feb 19, 2023, at 7:43 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> He’s probably adopting Pierre’s approach to location. It’s not publicly 
>>> available, you gotta know the right people or the secret handshake. (Not 
>>> M100 secret handshake, that is.)
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:36 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 I don’t think he fixes EVs!
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
>> On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
> Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them repaired
> for free.
> Lol
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
>> zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
>> mentioned).
>> 
>> The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
>> business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
>> traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
>> storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.
>> 
>> Jaime
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
>>> shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran
>> a
>>> body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing
>> it,
>>> I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and
>> am
>>> not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
>>> There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but 
>>> they
>>> appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on
>> them
>>> but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
>>> functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and 
>>> a
>>> helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He 
>>> knew
>>> what he was doing.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 
>>> wrote:
 Thanks Kaleb,
 Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
 secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
>>> give
 notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
 
 Heres our website:
 https://classicworkshop.com
 
 Jaime
 
 
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 
>>> wrote:
> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the
>> corporate
> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he
>> did
> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has
>> always
> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.
>>> 1,
> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
>>> tried
> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might
>> be
>>> too
> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
>>> working
> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
>>> people
> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and
>>> not
> have to deal with people.
> 
> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall
>> back
> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie
>>> would
> be in good hands.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes 

I would guess, a fist full of cash. Large bills.

Randy

On 2/19/2023 6:45 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote:

What’s the M100 secret handshake?

Sent from my iPhone


On Feb 19, 2023, at 7:43 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
 wrote:

He’s probably adopting Pierre’s approach to location. It’s not publicly 
available, you gotta know the right people or the secret handshake. (Not M100 
secret handshake, that is.)

-D




On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:36 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
 wrote:

I don’t think he fixes EVs!

Sent from my iPhone


On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 wrote:

Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them repaired
for free.
Lol



On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
mentioned).

The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.

Jaime


On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran

a

body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing

it,

I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and

am

not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they
appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on

them

but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and a
helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He knew
what he was doing.

Sent from my iPhone


On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 

wrote:

Thanks Kaleb,
Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to

give

notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.

Heres our website:
https://classicworkshop.com

Jaime



On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 

wrote:

Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the

corporate

world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he

did

not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has

always

been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.

1,

health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have

tried

it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might

be

too

much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like

working

on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with

people

and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and

not

have to deal with people.

If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall

back

on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie

would

be in good hands.


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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
What’s the M100 secret handshake?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 19, 2023, at 7:43 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> He’s probably adopting Pierre’s approach to location. It’s not publicly 
> available, you gotta know the right people or the secret handshake. (Not M100 
> secret handshake, that is.)
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> 
>> On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:36 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I don’t think he fixes EVs!
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them repaired
>>> for free.
>>> Lol
>>> 
>>> 
 On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
 zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
 mentioned).
 
 The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
 business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
 traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
 storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.
 
 Jaime
 
 
 On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
> Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
> shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran
 a
> body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing
 it,
> I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and
 am
> not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
> There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they
> appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on
 them
> but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
> functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and a
> helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He knew
> what he was doing.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 
> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Kaleb,
>> Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
>> secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
> give
>> notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
>> 
>> Heres our website:
>> https://classicworkshop.com
>> 
>> Jaime
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 
> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the
 corporate
>>> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he
 did
>>> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has
 always
>>> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.
> 1,
>>> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
> tried
>>> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might
 be
> too
>>> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
> working
>>> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
> people
>>> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and
> not
>>> have to deal with people.
>>> 
>>> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall
 back
>>> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie
> would
>>> be in good hands.
>>> 
>>> 
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2023-02-19 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
He’s probably adopting Pierre’s approach to location. It’s not publicly 
available, you gotta know the right people or the secret handshake. (Not M100 
secret handshake, that is.)

-D



> On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:36 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I don’t think he fixes EVs!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them repaired
>> for free.
>> Lol
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
>>> zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
>>> mentioned).
>>> 
>>> The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
>>> business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
>>> traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
>>> storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.
>>> 
>>> Jaime
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
 Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
 shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran
>>> a
 body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing
>>> it,
 I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and
>>> am
 not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
 There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they
 appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on
>>> them
 but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
 functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and a
 helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He knew
 what he was doing.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
> On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 
 wrote:
> 
> Thanks Kaleb,
> Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
 give
> notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> 
> Heres our website:
> https://classicworkshop.com
> 
> Jaime
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 
 wrote:
>> 
>> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the
>>> corporate
>> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he
>>> did
>> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has
>>> always
>> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.
 1,
>> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
 tried
>> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might
>>> be
 too
>> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
 working
>> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
 people
>> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and
 not
>> have to deal with people.
>> 
>> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall
>>> back
>> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie
 would
>> be in good hands.
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
By the time those become classics, he will most likely be dead. But, 
EV's probably wont last 5-10 years anyway before being sent to the crusher.


On 2/19/2023 6:36 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote:

I don’t think he fixes EVs!

Sent from my iPhone


On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 wrote:

Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them repaired
for free.
Lol



On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
mentioned).

The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.

Jaime


On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran

a

body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing

it,

I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and

am

not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they
appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on

them

but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and a
helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He knew
what he was doing.

Sent from my iPhone


On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 

wrote:

Thanks Kaleb,
Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to

give

notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.

Heres our website:
https://classicworkshop.com

Jaime



On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 

wrote:

Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the

corporate

world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he

did

not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has

always

been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.

1,

health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have

tried

it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might

be

too

much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like

working

on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with

people

and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and

not

have to deal with people.

If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall

back

on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie

would

be in good hands.


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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
I don’t think he fixes EVs!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them repaired
> for free.
> Lol
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
>> zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
>> mentioned).
>> 
>> The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
>> business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
>> traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
>> storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.
>> 
>> Jaime
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
>>> shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran
>> a
>>> body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing
>> it,
>>> I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and
>> am
>>> not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
>>> There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they
>>> appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on
>> them
>>> but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
>>> functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and a
>>> helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He knew
>>> what he was doing.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 
>>> wrote:
 
 Thanks Kaleb,
 Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
 secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
>>> give
 notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
 
 Heres our website:
 https://classicworkshop.com
 
 Jaime
 
 
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 
>>> wrote:
> 
> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the
>> corporate
> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he
>> did
> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has
>> always
> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.
>>> 1,
> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
>>> tried
> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might
>> be
>>> too
> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
>>> working
> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
>>> people
> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and
>>> not
> have to deal with people.
> 
> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall
>> back
> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie
>>> would
> be in good hands.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
Post your address so we know where to bring our cars to get them repaired
for free.
Lol


On Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 5:47 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
> zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
> mentioned).
>
> The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
> business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
> traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
> storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.
>
> Jaime
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
> > shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran
> a
> > body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing
> it,
> > I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and
> am
> > not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
> > There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they
> > appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on
> them
> > but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
> > functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and a
> > helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He knew
> > what he was doing.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Kaleb,
> > > Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> > > secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
> > give
> > > notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> > >
> > > Heres our website:
> > > https://classicworkshop.com
> > >
> > > Jaime
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the
> corporate
> > >> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he
> did
> > >> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has
> always
> > >> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.
> > 1,
> > >> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
> > tried
> > >> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might
> be
> > too
> > >> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
> > working
> > >> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
> > people
> > >> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and
> > not
> > >> have to deal with people.
> > >>
> > >> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall
> back
> > >> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie
> > would
> > >> be in good hands.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
I rented a pretty large space in a commercial building.  I had to get a
zoning variance, which took quite a bit of time and money (as Pierre
mentioned).

The traditional gas station repair shop doesn't work for the classic
business.  First, they're expensive because they have good visibility and
traffic, which doesn't do anything for me.  And they offer no indoor
storage for cars, which is critical to do the work seriously.

Jaime


On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The
> shop here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran a
> body shop out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing it,
> I could run a business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and am
> not really sure if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced.
> There are 1 or 2 shops in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they
> appear to be rip offs to me. When I say specialize I mean they work on them
> but not necessarily in the business of restoring classic MBs to fully
> functioning. There is an old German dude in Tulsa that was just him and a
> helper. Dude is still going but he has to be well over 80 by now. He knew
> what he was doing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski 
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Kaleb,
> > Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> > secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to
> give
> > notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> >
> > Heres our website:
> > https://classicworkshop.com
> >
> > Jaime
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the corporate
> >> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he did
> >> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has always
> >> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back.
> 1,
> >> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
> tried
> >> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might be
> too
> >> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
> working
> >> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
> people
> >> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and
> not
> >> have to deal with people.
> >>
> >> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall back
> >> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie
> would
> >> be in good hands.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
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> >
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
One of the latest trends I see are these kids popping up on Fakebook that 
somehow decided to buy an old 123 and maybe they put a hood stack on it, or 
maybe not. Suddenly they somehow end up being the expert on Fakebook groups 
then start a shop. These people think it’s easy to learn all about these cars 
then turn that into opening a shop. It’s not easy. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:19 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Very cool. I knew it was you when Pierre put out this video a couple of 
> months ago, but I thought best not to mention it.
> 
> https://youtu.be/s5Cy0FWFkok
> 
> Congratulations and best wishes for your success!
> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: February 19, 2023 4:11 PM
> To: davesl...@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: jaime...@gmail.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie
> 
> Thanks Kaleb,
> Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to give
> notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> 
> Heres our website:
> https://classicworkshop.com
> 
> Jaime
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin  wrote:
>> 
>> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the corporate
>> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he did
>> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has always
>> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back. 1,
>> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have tried
>> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might be too
>> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like working
>> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with people
>> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and not
>> have to deal with people.
>> 
>> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall back
>> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie would
>> be in good hands.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> ___
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>> davesl...@okiebenz.com
>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/daveslist_okiebenz.com
>> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
Are you renting a commercial shop or doing it out of your home shop? The shop 
here at the house is actually a commercial shop. In fact the PO ran a body shop 
out of it. If I were to finish cleaning it up and organizing it, I could run a 
business out of it. I’m about 45-1 hour north of Tulsa and am not really sure 
if folks would make the drive to have their MB serviced. There are 1 or 2 shops 
in Tulsa that supposedly specialize in MB but they appear to be rip offs to me. 
When I say specialize I mean they work on them but not necessarily in the 
business of restoring classic MBs to fully functioning. There is an old German 
dude in Tulsa that was just him and a helper. Dude is still going but he has to 
be well over 80 by now. He knew what he was doing. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 19, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Kaleb,
> Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to give
> notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
> 
> Heres our website:
> https://classicworkshop.com
> 
> Jaime
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin  wrote:
>> 
>> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the corporate
>> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he did
>> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has always
>> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back. 1,
>> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have tried
>> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might be too
>> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like working
>> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with people
>> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and not
>> have to deal with people.
>> 
>> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall back
>> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie would
>> be in good hands.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
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>> davesl...@okiebenz.com
>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/daveslist_okiebenz.com
>> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
Haha, yes, that was me he was talking about!  A few people figured it out
and asked me

On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 5:19 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Very cool. I knew it was you when Pierre put out this video a couple of
> months ago, but I thought best not to mention it.
>
> https://youtu.be/s5Cy0FWFkok
>
> Congratulations and best wishes for your success!
>
>
> Rick
>
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: February 19, 2023 4:11 PM
> To: davesl...@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: jaime...@gmail.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie
>
> Thanks Kaleb,
> Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
> secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to give
> notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.
>
> Heres our website:
> https://classicworkshop.com
>
> Jaime
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin  wrote:
>
> > Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the corporate
> > world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he did
> > not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has always
> > been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back. 1,
> > health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have
> tried
> > it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might be
> too
> > much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like
> working
> > on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with
> people
> > and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and not
> > have to deal with people.
> >
> > If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall back
> > on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie would
> > be in good hands.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
Very cool. I knew it was you when Pierre put out this video a couple of months 
ago, but I thought best not to mention it.

https://youtu.be/s5Cy0FWFkok

Congratulations and best wishes for your success!


Rick

From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: February 19, 2023 4:11 PM
To: davesl...@okiebenz.com
Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: jaime...@gmail.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

Thanks Kaleb,
Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to give
notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.

Heres our website:
https://classicworkshop.com

Jaime


On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin  wrote:

> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the corporate
> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he did
> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has always
> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back. 1,
> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have tried
> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might be too
> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like working
> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with people
> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and not
> have to deal with people.
>
> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall back
> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie would
> be in good hands.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Little Jamie

2023-02-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
Thanks Kaleb,
Its been a secret up to now as I needed my day job until I had the shop
secured.  I've reached the "no turning back point", so it was time to give
notice and work and get the word out to start advertising a bit.

Heres our website:
https://classicworkshop.com

Jaime


On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin  wrote:

> Apparently he has announced on Fakebook that he is leaving the corporate
> world behind and going to work on cars full time. I can’t believe he did
> not let us in on the secret early. I wish him the best. That has always
> been my dream to do something similar but 2 major things hold me back. 1,
> health insurance. If my spouse had a job with insurance I might have tried
> it out long ago. 2, I’m afraid if I was to do it full time, It might be too
> much like work and I may get tired of it. Currently, if I feel like working
> on cars, I do. It’s my escape. During my day job I have to deal with people
> and issues all day. When I go out to the shop, I can be alone and and not
> have to deal with people.
>
> If for some reason I found myself unemployed, I’m sure I could fall back
> on it hopefully. Anyway, anyone who takes their classic MB to Jamie would
> be in good hands.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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