it's a very strange piece that applies to a lot of modern cars and not very
much to anything from 30 years ago
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote:
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> Nothing he said applies to my 82 300SD.
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> Scott
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medical system is broken. all about greed. greed has broken much in this
country. the reagan revolution turned out to be something very different
than what i believed it to be 30 years ago
i had a japanese doctor who'd just fix stuff in the office. but he is dead
now so i have sworn off doctor
Did the happy hunting last friday. Then Tuesday, #1 boy bricks his 300SE. He
had to wait five hours to get a tow to the shop Wednesday evening from work.
Shop tells me all that broke was the Fan Bracket. The bearings in the bushing
ran away and the fall fell out. Since none of the rest of i
All the urgent care places closed at 8PM when they decided at 8:15 to get it
tended, so off to the zoo.
Now she has alternator infection, yay.
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 1:50 PM, OK Don wrote:
That's what the "minor emergency" clinics are for. Our son cut a finger
nearly t
I just drove from Chapel Hill back home in VERY heavy rain most of the way, 5
hours. Was 45F there when we left, 67F here at home and tornado watch until
2AM, but not raining here now. Y'all can keep that white stuff.
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 9:02 PM, Jaime Kopchinski w
We're holding about about 18F here in historic Washington Valley, NJ... a
few inches fell through the day and it picked up in the last few hours.
Change over to ice is expected as warm up comes up from the south but
surface temps stay cold.
The John Deere 318 is in the garage between the cars wit
Curt wrote:
> #3. All slip joint pliers shall be Channellock (made in PA!) brand,
> everything else is junk.
>
I also like the Knipex alligator pliers from Germany.
mao
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I might be interested if you are not
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> On Dec 14, 2013, at 6:30 PM, "M. Mitchell Marmel" wrote:
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> At 11:10 PM + 12/14/13, roger...@comcast.net wrote:
>> MMM,
>> I think using a harsh negative to describe the bumpers on this car is not
>> very nice. I have an 80 300SD
Peter wrote:
> If he answered the phone, he was
> in, and would clean you up and stitch up cuts, etc. for $5.
>
> Sad state we are in when you cannot get a simple cut stitched without a
> three hour wait.
Three hours? - Rich said 9.5 hours.
Sad state is the understatement. $5 can't even buy $tar$
Com down here and shovel them - it got into the 80s today, and we still have
the AC on even though we're baking Christmas cookies (using the oven in the
outdoor kitchen, of course!)
Dan
On Dec 14, 2013, at 8:38 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Lovely. Perfect conditions to build.
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> Sent f
Lovely. Perfect conditions to build.
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Jon Agne wrote:
> Well, here in Brunswick, they are saying 12-16”, but it’ll be light and
> fluffy as the temps will not be out of the teens.
>
> I hate shoveling Margarita’s!!!
>
> Jon
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> On Dec 14, 2
That's why I buy NOS or used when it comes to vice grips. If you haven't
already, check out Liberty Tool in Liberty, Maine. That place is dangerous!
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> I was disappointed that Crescent and Vice Grips don't appear to be made in
That's why I either but NOS or used when it comes to Vic
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> I was disappointed that Crescent and Vice Grips don't appear to be made in
> the USA. That said fake Vice grips aren't worth any money. I bought a pair of
> the need
Was cleaning out the fire safe this week, and in doing so pulled out a big
bundle of paper money from my world travels in my previous career.
I had put this stuff in the safe to keep things dry (some sort of desiccant in
a jar) and when we moved the safe down here it tipped over, getting this we
At 11:10 PM + 12/14/13, roger...@comcast.net wrote:
MMM,
I think using a harsh negative to describe the bumpers on this car
is not very nice. I have an 80 300SD that I've owned for about 17
years. It has these bumpers and I like them a lot better than the
plastic on the 126 models.
I pre
It's a perfect match for your SLC --
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 2:40 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel wrote:
It'd look better without the stupid bumpers and the stupider ACC-II.
-MMM-
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"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety
National Weather Service is pulling a funny on me, they're calling for a low
tonight of 13F. Its 5F right now...
They say sleet and freezing rain tomorrow, gonna have to see a lot of warming
for that.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 17:18:56 -0500
From: Jon Agne
To: Mercedes Discussion List
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I was disappointed that Crescent and Vice Grips don't appear to be made in the
USA. That said fake Vice grips aren't worth any money. I bought a pair of the
needle nose type at TSC last spring and they're worthless.
Dad likes to buy cheap Chinese crap but got his comeuppance with a cheap pair
o
MMM,
I think using a harsh negative to describe the bumpers on this car is not very
nice. I have an 80 300SD that I've owned for about 17 years. It has these
bumpers and I like them a lot better than the plastic on the 126 models. I do
agree that the ACC is a bit of a challenge though.
Best Wi
Well, here in Brunswick, they are saying 12-16”, but it’ll be light and fluffy
as the temps will not be out of the teens.
I hate shoveling Margarita’s!!!
Jon
On Dec 14, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Dwight Giles wrote:
> Sounds good. Down here on the coast we are only supposed to get 3-6".
> Wings & st
Couldn't agree more. The channelocks are quite affordable as well- sometimes
more so than the Chinese junk.
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 2:22 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> I have a couple commandments:
>
> #1. All locking pliers shall be Vice-Grip (lifetime guarantee!) brand,
> everyt
Sounds good. Down here on the coast we are only supposed to get 3-6".
Wings & stout sound good. The 300CD is under a car cover but where any
tree can fall on like last February's blizzard.
Dwight
On Dec 14, 2013 2:28 PM, "Curt Raymond" wrote:
> In case you hadn't heard this year's "storm of the
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/4243592384.html
It'd look better without the stupid bumpers and the stupider ACC-II.
-MMM-
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In case you hadn't heard this year's "storm of the century" is bearing down on
New England. The National Weather Service says 6-10" tonight and another 1-2"
tomorrow.
In preparation I finished my Christmas shopping. Since I was at a sporting
goods store anyway (Angie wanted socks) I picked up o
I have a couple commandments:
#1. All locking pliers shall be Vice-Grip (lifetime guarantee!) brand,
everything else is junk.
#2. All adjustable wrenches shall be Crescent brand, everything else is junk.
#3. All slip joint pliers shall be Channellock (made in PA!) brand, everything
else is jun
Nothing new, back when I worked at Boy Scout camp 20 years ago I tripped and
bent one of my fingers way in the wrong direction trying to catch myself. Hand
swelled up so bad I couldn't hide I was hurt, I was trying to be a man about it
after all. ;)
Got somebody to take me to the ER, spent 8 od
Nothing he said applies to my 82 300SD.
Scott
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That's what the "minor emergency" clinics are for. Our son cut a finger
nearly to the bone playing with the wheels on his compound bow one Sat. AM.
A trip to the minor emergency clinic and his finger was sown up and we were
on our way in less than an hour (including insurance paperwork, etc.).
On
Yep, that "takes the cake." 'Reminds me: Returning from bombing mission
from Guam to Vietnam in '72, I slightly diverted formation of 3 B-52's to
peer straight down into Mt. Pinatubo volcano in The Philippines. While
directly above it, 'had a thought - what if it were to erupt right now?
Wi
Looks like there are suppliers that sell it in all sorts of patterns.
Crazy suff. I wonder how durable it is? I see everyone looks like they clear
coat things after they have been dipped.
It appears that it's commonly used for interior trim for doing the "carbon
fiber" look. (Yuck!) I even s
Congratulations, again, and have a safe trip.
'Guess our visits to Ch. Hill are over for a while, well 'til grnson's next
graduation, anyway, in spring of '15 if he comes back there for it.
Remainder of his work for masters is in Europe (possibly, some in scary
Mid-East) with UNC degree.
Wilt
When we were kids this was a quick trip up to the local GP's office,
made it several times myself, any hour of the day. If he answered the
phone, he was in, and would clean you up and stitch up cuts, etc. for
$5.
Sad state we are in when you cannot get a simple cut stitched without
a thr
sorry I didn't reply to your note earlier - once I found a new set of
GPs in my garage cabinet and they were installed, it started
instantly. BTW, my W123 was converted years ago from the original
series style plugs to the Fast Glow type. Man what a difference! if
anyone has the series sty
No, grad was yesterday in Gboro at the Coliseum. quite a large event,
surprising. We are probably heading home soon if the boss rousts so no Mama
Dips today.
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 11:37 AM, "WILTON" wrote:
'Sorry they had such a bad experience at UNC ER; 'hope the r
'Sorry they had such a bad experience at UNC ER; 'hope the recovery goes
well.
Is graduation in the stadium today? Quite a temperature and wx change from
when "ours" was there back in May.
Gonna visit Mama Dip's while you're there? ;<)
Wilt
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From: "Rich Thomas"
Hi Greg - Sorry for the late reply - slowly catching up on my email. I
hope your knee replacements are still going well? Ihope the pain has
subsided? By now I hope the PT will have helped build up your leg
muscles some so walking and driving are becoming easier?
My left knee replacement went
Thanks! I have a set of Vise Grips like that in my tool box. Will give
them a try...
Sincerely,
Larry
On 12/10/2013 7:45 PM, Alan Clarke wrote:
Vise-Grip 4LW Locking Wrench with Wire Cutter
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So the girl and Dr. Mom went to the UNC ER last night @ 8:30PM and got back @
6AM after finally getting the alternator laceration stitched up by the 3rd doc
to deal with it. The first, an intern, was lost, the second, a resident
cleaned it up, and finally a real doc came and stitched it. 9.5 h
Where do you get the coating stuff?
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 6:41 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Not sure if anyone has seen this, but when I was reading a thread over at
Benzworld by a guy who was making a custom console for an R129 and he mentioned
this process I looked into it
I will stop in January on our way through Portland.
On Dec 14, 2013 9:15 AM, wrote:
> Tell Jarmin that I sent you. I have a lot of respect for him. He started
> out from scratch and built a whole processing facility. He is about our age!
>
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> On Dec 14, 2013, at 9:02 AM, Cu
Which is ? Whippersnapper? ;<)
Wilt
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Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Biodiesel and cold weather
Tell Jarmin that I sent you. I have a lot of respect for him. He started
out from scratch a
Thnks.
Wilt
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Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator casualty
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 22:30:13 -0500 "WILTON" wrote:
BTW, #1 grandson likely finished his studies in Chapel Hill this week
Tell Jarmin that I sent you. I have a lot of respect for him. He started out
from scratch and built a whole processing facility. He is about our age!
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 9:02 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> 6 miles from my parent's house. I'll stop in next time we're up there.
>
6 miles from my parent's house. I'll stop in next time we're up there.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:20:29 -0500
From: dsereta...@yahoo.com
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Biodiesel and cold weather
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Here:
http://www.m
Not sure if anyone has seen this, but when I was reading a thread over at
Benzworld by a guy who was making a custom console for an R129 and he mentioned
this process I looked into it.
Pretty cool. You can put just about any kind of pattern or finish on a part by
using this process. Looks lik
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