[MBZ] OT - rocking and rolling tonight

Three quakes tonight, the first one was the strongest we've felt here. They were between 4 and 5 miles from our house. There have been over thirty in the area in the last two days, including those too small to feel. Going flying tomorrow to look for the oil drilling rig :-) for reference, we're at

Re: [MBZ] R107 goofiness

Perhaps those were the "wrong" red cars, and this the "right" one??? On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:02 PM, clay wrote: > I did not dig deeper since I no longer buy red cars. I tend to end up > getting rear ended in red cars. > > > clay > > -- OK Don "They who can give up essential liberty to

Re: [MBZ] Tapping the great MB list braintrust

What is wrong with Walnut oil? Or Mayo? Standard fix for stains is to use mineral oil and let it soak over night. Repeat if it seems to be working. Usually works best if the finish/wax is still good. If that does not help, move up to a soft cloth and mineral spirits. That is a bit stronger

Re: [MBZ] Delta did good

a lot deep south crooks out that way. delta is just typical for the area On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > I spoke too soon, they screwed up our brand new luggage I just bought for > the wife > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 16, 2014, at 9:37 PM, "Kaleb C. Stripli

[MBZ] Tapping the great MB list braintrust

I have a walnut chest of drawers built in the 18th or early 19th century. It was hauled overland from VA by my great grandmother's family. The top is badly faded and water stained. Does anyone know what can work to restore the walnut without lowering the value of the chest as an antique? I

[MBZ] Cabinets Was: Washing machine followup

I'm planning on putting new cherry fronts on all the cabinets in the kitchen. Mitch. Cherry would be nice. I had a lot of spalted hickory and thought about using it for cabinet fronts, 30 years ago, but I figured people would think it was too weird. Now hickory is "in."

Re: [MBZ] Osage orange - was: Snowpocalypse 2014

12 to 24 " should work for most planes. no more than 3' from the planes I have seen. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listi

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

Thanks for the helpful links. Weather is turning cod again here, down to about 15 US degrees tonight. This is a top five coldest winter since I moved down in 1976. a couple weeks ago we had 50% more than normal snowfall for a whole winter. Its been snowing more since then, and more often.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

Curt Raymond wrote: My plan when this one kicks it is to look real hard at a Fisher/Paykel... I'll never buy another new Fisher-Paykel anything. If you wait a while, you'll find one dirt cheap on Craigslist. Bought a new Ecosmart clothes washer in 2002 for $620, gave it to my mom to replace t

Re: [MBZ] Delta did good

I spoke too soon, they screwed up our brand new luggage I just bought for the wife Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2014, at 9:37 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > > I'm back in okie land, delta did great on the way back. Landed in Atlanta > early actually, and I literally got thru customs and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

Thanks for the helpful links. Weather is turning cod again here, down to about 15 US degrees tonight. This is a top five coldest winter since I moved down in 1976. On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 9:17 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > On the heatilators we had the firebox was isolated from the air that > circ

Re: [MBZ] Osage orange - was: Snowpocalypse 2014

> Rich wrote: > > 4x4x whatever turns out to be a good size to work a wood plane > from, so anything 4x4 or larger would work great. So - 4 inches by 4 inches [10cm by 10cm] by ?? I don't make wood planes, so I don't know how long a piece you want. 6 inches? 6 feet? [15 cm? 150 cm?] -- Phili

[MBZ] R107 goofiness

The in need of attention R107 my indie has turned out to be a bad idea. It has been sitting for too long and even though I could get it back into better cosmetic condition, the engine had bigger issues than disclosed and the interior was further along in biodegrading than I wanted to handle. T

[MBZ] Delta did good

I'm back in okie land, delta did great on the way back. Landed in Atlanta early actually, and I literally got thru customs and back thru security in less than 15 minutes. Had first class too. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arch

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine from the future

True. Roger, but I've had the front loading washer for longer than the old dryer, so while it did make a difference in the moisture content of the clothes, it would be the same for both the old and new dryer. I probably should have left that out, as it sort of confused the issue. Dan On Feb 1

Re: [MBZ] snow shovel Was: Snowpocalypse 2014

> Dieselhead wrote: > > > > >You need something smaller/stronger than a 18" plastic snow > >shovel. Either a square edged dirt digging shovel or a 10-12" > >coal/grain scoop. > > > >Mitch. > > The only snow shovel worth having. > http://shop.yo-hoqualitytools.com/product.sc?productId=387&category

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine from the future

Dan, I think you gave the drying time answer earlier. Your washer is spinning out more water so the clothes dry faster. I have a low water, supposedly more efficient GE washer which does spin out more water (high speed, extended time spin cycle) and as such my "old" dryer takes less time to dry

Re: [MBZ] Secondary power cells - was: Auto darkening helmet won't.

> Curt wrote: > > I've really geeked out on rechargeable batteries since Christmas. > I got a good, smart charger and I've got quite a stack of > batteries to play with. With AAAs I'll just have to swap 'em out > periodically. I'm sure happy with my LaCrosse changers. My favorite feature is that

Re: [MBZ] I'm back!

he's a dominican dealer On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:02 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > >> Jabba means the mob, >> Or maybe the CIA. My company is dominion dealer solutions >> > > Did you misspell Dominican? > > Mitch. > > > ___ > http:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Crown amps - was: Craig's job search efforts

Hey! I was young and poor and the price was right. They did just fine driving my vintage EV "Georgian" folded horn speakers. Dan On Feb 16, 2014, at 9:50 PM, Fmiser wrote: >> Rick wrote: >> >> And Crown power amps ARE the stuff. > > Well, they are not bad. But for pro sound I prefer Ash

Re: [MBZ] I'm back!

Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Jabba means the mob, Or maybe the CIA. My company is dominion dealer solutions Did you misspell Dominican? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change deliv

Re: [MBZ] OT: Crown amps - was: Craig's job search efforts

> Rick wrote: > > And Crown power amps ARE the stuff. Well, they are not bad. But for pro sound I prefer Ashly, SQC, or if the budget is big enough Lab Gruppen. The Crown amps are certainly sturdy, but they are less transparent, especially with a high detail speaker (not horn loaded compressio

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Ahhh, only ones I have seen were quite small. If your stove is that big and you have to stoke it every hour then you need to learn how to burn it properly. With well seasoned wood you should be able to build up a bed of coals and keep a decent fire all night long with no creosote buildup to speak

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

My plan when this one kicks it is to look real hard at a Fisher/Paykel... -Curt Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 11:20:58 -0600 From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; fo

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

Actually mine looks quite serviceable, all the parts are available and other than the control panel seem quite easy to service. -Curt Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 12:17:34 -0500 From: Gary Hurst To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup Message-ID:     Content-Typ

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Jotul makes a lot of stoves, mine is a 318, the big one. Takes a 24" log. I've seen bigger stoves but those were made from 55 gallon drums. -Curt Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:59:11 -0500 From: Michael Canfield To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014 Message-ID:     Con

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine from the future

i used the coin operated machines in my building On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > I suspect it's got something to do with the way the heating elements are > designed and how the air flows through the drum. > > Dan > > > > On Feb 16, 2014, at 9:14 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine from the future

I suspect it's got something to do with the way the heating elements are designed and how the air flows through the drum. Dan On Feb 16, 2014, at 9:14 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: > This has me thinking, how can it be so much more efficient? > There has to be some sort of physics involved in dr

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

On the heatilators we had the firebox was isolated from the air that circulated around it, so the combustion products went outside and the interior air circulated around the firebox and got blown into the room. The doors were never opened as it would have made them inefficient. In fact, I was

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine from the future

This has me thinking, how can it be so much more efficient? There has to be some sort of physics involved in drying clothes, the amount of hot air required versus how wet the clothes are versus the volume of clothes. Does this thing use something different to produce the hot air, perhaps if you

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

Dieselhead wrote: > wall st is a rigged game. We need a good alternative that is honest. > Dream on. That ain't gonna happen. Reality check - we all have our heads in sand and love the warmth of comfort in the sand. There is no ability for Paul Revere to raise his raiders or for communication ab

Re: [MBZ] Wireless bad cops

Far as I am concerned there is no problem here. This mob sound dodgy as hell, surveilance cameras, guns, drug dealer, someone skipping probation, etc. not your average family next door. Or perhaps it is? What would you be saying if they sent a couple of deputies round there and they got blown a

Re: [MBZ] snow shovel Was: Snowpocalypse 2014

I frequently wished I had one of those barn scoops when I lived in FL. for shoveling live oak leaves (which fell twice a year!). But nobody carried snow shovels there. Scott > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Dieselhead > Sent: Su

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

You need a small front end loader, Randy. Scoop it up and dump it in your yard. Gerry On 2/16/2014 8:05 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Randy Bennell wrote: The problem with that idea is that it does not work very well in our narrow back lane with garages on either side. We get the same issue out fro

Re: [MBZ] Wireless/Wired Surveillance Cameras

Here's another charming cop story from Kalifornia: > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch > Haley > Sen

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

I wish my living room fireplace was in the basement -- not because I really want to spend so much time down there, but because the Heatilator my parents installed in 1956 does such a good job of heating the living room. If I had one down there, I could safely heat the house in an emergen

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

You will get the most heat from a ventless gas log with the damper closed tight. The downsides are the least realistic flame and all the combustion products end up in the house (just like a gas stove). These ventless logs aren't very expensive and they put out so much heat that you can't close o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

That's what ours were - Heatilator. Very pleased with them. Dan On Feb 16, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Dieselhead wrote: >> The wimpy ancient gas fireplace in my new place was not very adept at >> heating the rec room, and now it has kicked the bucket. The chimney cannot >> convert to wood burning so I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

The wimpy ancient gas fireplace in my new place was not very adept at heating the rec room, and now it has kicked the bucket. The chimney cannot convert to wood burning so I would appreciate some advice on how to install a better natural gas fp, such as those I have seen with glass doors that hea

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

A friend wants to put in a new fireplace in their lower level, last week I sent him these links. These are wood but I think they have gas inserts too. I was just thinking about your fireplace question and took a look at some. Google "zero clearance wood burning fireplace" and you will

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

We just replaced a GE front load electric dryer that was at least 12 years old this week. I bought a Samsung 7.2 CF electric dryer that was a closeout at H.H. Gregg for $$550. They're carrying the paper for 24 months, too, so I'll be sitting on their money for a couple of years as well. That'

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

Do some research, but I have had two homes with gas fired "fireplaces" (I put that in quotes because they had "gas logs" and did not burn wood) that had circulating blowers that heated the room. Both were pretty efficient for the most part. One was in a great room with a 14 foot ceiling and di

[MBZ] OT: Gas fireplace replacement

The wimpy ancient gas fireplace in my new place was not very adept at heating the rec room, and now it has kicked the bucket. The chimney cannot convert to wood burning so I would appreciate some advice on how to install a better natural gas fp, such as those I have seen with glass doors that heat

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

it's a little more complex than that but it basically ends up in atomistic sociopathy. if a million must die so i can have my sixth yacht, what business is that of mine or ayn rand? On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: > Lol, my thoughts exactly. > > The opinion of friends of

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

Well, the used Kitchen Aid dishwasher in my new home is totally awesome. Quiet as the Bosch in the old house but cleans in half the time, with no need to rinse the dishes or clean the food catcher. Overall, appliances are way more dependable on average than they used to be, while being more advanc

Re: [MBZ] Wireless/Wired Surveillance Cameras

Don't be so cryptic - go ahead and identify "our messiah". On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Randy Bennell wrote: >> >> Wouldn't the bad guys sneak up with their faces covered and snip the >>> wires? >>> >> >> The masked guys with badges just rip the ca

Re: [MBZ] Osage orange - was: Snowpocalypse 2014

4x4x whatever turns out to be a good size to work a wood plane from, so anything 4x4 or larger would work great. I told the Amish guys in KY to save some for me, they always "just had some" that they sold or did something with. --R On 2/15/14 7:34 PM, Fmiser wrote: Rich wrote: I would lov

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

I had one bigger than that fall down, one of the branches was about 20". It is at my buddy's sawmill waiting for him to come to terms with the weather and his lumbago or whatever. I took a bit of the base too, not sure if he can get it on his mill without some chainsaw work. I took 2 trailer

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

Lol, my thoughts exactly. The opinion of friends of mine who went to business schools in the US is that they are uniformly theft training programs and have nothing at all to do with management, business, or operations of any kind. All they teach is how to remove the money and rip things apa

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

old maytags were what i thought of when i thought of america. now only a brand name for cheap crap Maytag is not the only sad story. Many good companies were invaded and ransacked by hahvahd MBAs. International Harvester is a case in point. Maytag was a great company with boatloads of cash

[MBZ] snow shovel Was: Snowpocalypse 2014

You need something smaller/stronger than a 18" plastic snow shovel. Either a square edged dirt digging shovel or a 10-12" coal/grain scoop. Mitch. The only snow shovel worth having. http://shop.yo-hoqualitytools.com/product.sc?productId=387&categoryId=27 I've had one for 40+ years. The secon

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

Finally had time to get the new lid switch into the old Maytag today. Fixed it! attaboy! If the switch on my "dependable" maytag ever kicks the bucket, i will figure out how to jumper the two parts. so far (~15 yrs) they have been dependable except the dryer motor and belt. Washing machine

Re: [MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

old maytags were what i thought of when i thought of america. now only a brand name for cheap crap :( On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Finally had time to get the new lid switch into the old Maytag today. > > Fixed it! > > On further inspection the switch (well pair of

Re: [MBZ] Wireless/Wired Surveillance Cameras

Randy Bennell wrote: Wouldn't the bad guys sneak up with their faces covered and snip the wires? The masked guys with badges just rip the cameras off the side of the house. http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2014/02/04/iowa-cops-storm-home-ripping-covering-surveillance-cameras-seeking-non-viol

[MBZ] OT: Washing machine followup

Finally had time to get the new lid switch into the old Maytag today. Fixed it! On further inspection the switch (well pair of switches) has 2 positions, you can peek under the lid to see if the water is full yet but can't barely open the lid at all when the agitator is moving or the drum is sp

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

The Wonder. I used to say they call them that because after a winter you wonder where all of your wood went. Used to shove 2 face cords or so of wood in one every week to heat a 14x70 trailer with 12x20 well insulated addition. That was a lot of work! They are a light guage firebox that warps i

Re: [MBZ] OT: Craig's job search efforts, trip to northern Indiana

On Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:04:50 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds like an interesting place, a good fit. We will hope for the > best. Thank you! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ T

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Which, the wonder or the Chubby? -Curt Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 09:03:36 -0500 From: Michael Canfield To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014 Message-ID:     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 They are one of the most inefficient wood/coal stoves out there. 

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Those are the big square things? I'm not a fan of the styling and it looks as though it would take some fiddling to fit in our space. The price is right though. I did just buy a trailer hitch for the Jetta and we are planning on being out your way in June... -Curt Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 08:24:

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Mine's a 70, same engine as the original but with shaft drive instead of belts. Mine cranks over well enough now but is hard to start because of low compression. A little shot of starting fluid and it fires right up but has to idle for a couple minutes before you give it any go or it will stall.

Re: [MBZ] HF welding helmet repair

Yup, I found that too. If laying mine in the sun doesn't fix it I'll give that a shot. I hate replacing something just because 2 stupid little button batteries died. Mine still isn't a Harbor Freight helmet though, dunno where you got that idea ;) -Curt Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:55:20 -0500 F

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Its not cold enough for you to have a lot of firewood users either. Here there are loads of folks burning. My uncle has an outside furnace that provides his domestic hot water. They have a big old house they heat on like 9 cords a year but a lot of that is pallets he gets from the small equipmen

Re: [MBZ] Auto darkening helmet won't.

Hey Rick, Looks like your Blackberry sends HTML emails, they get totally garbled for the digest... I did some research last night after I sent my message. I don't think mine is a Harbor Freight helment, probably low end Northern Tools. I suspect as you and others have mentioned that the batter

Re: [MBZ] I'm back!

Dieselhead wrote: Super Andrew = SA As in the Adventures of Super Andrew. Mild mannered gooberment civil servant by day and superhero by night, and his faithful sidekick, Batsh*t Catsh*t, the feline with superpowers. Maybe MMM could lend some help with the artwork, "Couch Kitties" style? M

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

They are one of the most inefficient wood/coal stoves out there. Fed one of them for many years growing up. Wouldn't have one in my house. Mike On Feb 16, 2014 8:28 AM, "Mitch Haley" wrote: > Curt Raymond wrote: > >> You burn coal? My parents have a very old coal stove from a railroad >> caboo

Re: [MBZ] Wireless/Wired Surveillance Cameras

Randy Bennell wrote: Wouldn't the bad guys sneak up with their faces covered and snip the wires? The masked guys with badges just rip the cameras off the side of the house. http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2014/02/04/iowa-cops-storm-home-ripping-covering-surveillance-cameras-seeking-non-viol

Re: [MBZ] Speaking of OBDs and CANBUSes and such

Rich Thomas wrote: http://jalopnik.com/hackers-can-take-over-your-car-with-this-simple-26-dev-1519896807/@barrett "we're still not at a point of an evil supervillian pointing at a car on a wall-sized monitor and saying "That one. Disable the brakes." ...unless it has OnSTar? Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Curt Raymond wrote: You burn coal? My parents have a very old coal stove from a railroad caboose, I remember Dad pulling it out of the remains of the caboose in the woods behind some guy's house. We've got a Jotul woodstove but wood is kinda spendy and a lot of work compared to coal. I saw a

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Curt Raymond wrote: I had to clean the driveway which included moving the Jetta which Angie hadn't done in last week's storm. It started right up and moved good but the coolant leak appears to be worse than I'd hoped. Going to dolly it to the mechanic on Monday. Tuesday the coolant level mes

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

I have a 20" diameter oak tree that's being taken down this week. Come on down, all the free lumber you want. Dan On Feb 16, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Randy Bennell wrote: > >> The problem with that idea is that it does not work very well in our narrow >> back lane with garages

Re: [MBZ] OT: Craig's job search efforts, trip to northern Indiana

They are, for sure. When I did work for them I was drooling over a pile of D60 amplifiers one day in the back of their facility. Probably a pile of 20-30 of them just stacked up like cordwood. Guy sitting at the bench nearby says, "You want a couple?" "Sure! Is there anything wrong with them

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Randy Bennell wrote: The problem with that idea is that it does not work very well in our narrow back lane with garages on either side. We get the same issue out front but that just fills the sidewalk entrance. I doubt I could move enough snow to prevent the big graders from filling my sidewal

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Back yard had 10" of heavy snow. Had quite a workout shoveling out the driveway and removing snow from the covered 300TD ('83 version). How many people in DC have snow shovels? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arch

Re: [MBZ] Snowpocalypse 2014

Curt Raymond wrote: Its been snowing pretty good all day here in central New England. Yesterday the national weather service was calling for 8-14 inches. This morning they upped us to 10-18. Just before lunch I rebuilt the starter/generator for my Cub Cadet which has the plow on it. The engin

Re: [MBZ] OT: Craig's job search efforts, trip to northern Indiana

Craig wrote: I have continued to search for jobs and submit applications. None of the companies nor colleges to which I have applied have been interested. I did, however, find one organization that is interested in me: the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Indiana. Shirley and I will be