Re: [MBZ] The only one working today and not off shopping somewhere

2013-11-30 Thread Curt Raymond
Angie and I ran the TDI up to Maine to visit my folks. A nice drive and after 130 miles the gauge is only down 1/8 tank. This is the first time its gone farther than my normal 56 mile commute. It did well but I think I've got a slow leak in one of the tires. I've started keeping them at 40psi (4

Re: [MBZ] Happy Thanksgiving!

2013-11-30 Thread Dan Penoff
That's OK. Im not going anywhere. I'm still working a couple of potential deals on an R129, so if one of them comes through I'll have my project for the holidays. I've got one deal about to pop - the seller has called me back after a week and is trying to get me to counter. He has cut his pri

Re: [MBZ] Happy Thanksgiving!

2013-11-30 Thread Gerry Archer
Good luck. That would be a lot more fun than working on my ratty old '83 300D. Gerry From: "Dan Penoff" That's OK. Im not going anywhere. I'm still working a couple of potential deals on an R129, so if one of them comes through I'll have my project for the holidays. I've got one deal abo

Re: [MBZ] Happy Thanksgiving!

2013-11-30 Thread Dan Penoff
Not necessarily. I like resurrecting ratty cars. It's amazing how well the older finishes recover. Dan On Nov 30, 2013, at 10:18 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: > Good luck. That would be a lot more fun than working on my ratty old '83 > 300D. > Gerry > ___ ht

[MBZ] Noisy speedo

2013-11-30 Thread WILTON
Noisy speedo on the '87 300D this morning; justa whinning away 'til it warmed up. Time for some lubin'. Wilt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.oki

Re: [MBZ] The only one working today and not off shopping somewhere [wasRe: e6umehyt OT: Highest (and most dangerous) outhouse in theworld]

2013-11-30 Thread Jim Cathey
'Haven't left the house today. Went for a 6-mile hike yesterday, after having hung all the outside Christmas decorations. Good thing, because it started to snow as we started to hike. Made for beautiful trip, and a treacherous roof. My son counted seven beaver dams on the creek, we only went

Re: [MBZ] The only one working today and not off shopping somewhere [wasRe: e6umehyt OT: Highest (and most dangerous) outhouse in theworld]

2013-11-30 Thread Michael Esh
Peter, Any chance of sending me a picture of a vine that is trimmed up and ready for transplant? When is the best time to trim them. I have 4 plants that produce a sparse crop of purple/blue grapes with seeds. I am located in western lower Michigan. Thanks, Mike michael...@mac.com are o

Re: [MBZ] Happy Thanksgiving!

2013-11-30 Thread Gerry Archer
If you're still interested after resurrecting the one you're dealing on, let me know. Gerry Not necessarily. I like resurrecting ratty cars. It's amazing how well the older finishes recover. Dan On Nov 30, 2013, at 10:18 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: Good luck. That would be a lot more fun than

Re: [MBZ] The only one working today and not off shopping somewhere [wasRe: e6umehyt OT: Highest (and most dangerous) outhouse in theworld]

2013-11-30 Thread Peter Frederick
Mike: I'm not trimming them yet, I'll wait til spring. I'm going to contact some vastly more experienced growers as well to see if I'm on track. I intend to treat them much like 1 or 2 year transplants and cut them back quite severely as I've removed nearly all their roots. I'm sure th

Re: [MBZ] The only one working today and not off shopping somewhere [wasRe: e6umehyt OT: Highest (and most dangerous) outhouse in theworld]

2013-11-30 Thread Rich Thomas
People around here make wine from muscadines, it tastes like paint stripper. I have wild ones growing all over but they don't make much in the way of grapes. People do grow 2 or 3 kinds of domesticated muscadines that taste pretty good to eat but they have really thick tough skins. Scuppernon

[MBZ] OT: Coffee Question For Darren

2013-11-30 Thread Rick Knoble
Could Bowtruss roast up some extra caffeinated stuff like this? http://deathwishcoffee.com/ Also, my favorite cup is Stewarts Private Blend. Who is also a Chicago roaster. Would you have anything with a similar flavor? http://www.stewarts.com/ Thanks, Rick Sent from my iPhone ___