Re: [MBZ] slow day

2014-02-23 Thread Tim Crone
On Feb 22, 2014 3:36 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel" wrote: > > Doesn't "like" to or refuses to? If this were true don't you think the NRA It's against the ToS: (i) ammunition, firearms, or certain firearm parts or accessories, or (j) ,certain weapons or knives regulated under applicable law. I doubt t

Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera

2014-02-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik and Fay wrote: John Candy is dead, so not sure who we could get to play the large guy? Chris Farley too. Maybe they could give Dr Fatty a shave and a haircut? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archiv

[MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Dan Penoff
Kaleb was asking about Naples earlier this week. This is a typical car for the Naples area: http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/col/cto/4336357704.html That should give you some ideas of the demographics. I have an uncle who winters in Naples. He made a tidy sum off Levi Strauss stock some years

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread dseretakis
Nice car with a serious flaw- auto trans! Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 23, 2014, at 7:44 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > > Kaleb was asking about Naples earlier this week. This is a typical car for > the Naples area: > > http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/col/cto/4336357704.html > > That should give y

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Dieselhead
Kaleb was asking about Naples earlier this week. This is a typical car for the Naples area: http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/col/cto/4336357704.html That should give you some ideas of the demographics. I have an uncle who winters in Naples. He made a tidy sum off Levi Strauss stock some yea

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Dan Penoff
Yes, Naples is definitely the cultured part of Florida. Lots of old money down there in the winter. Sadly, it's near impossible to make a living there in most jobs because the pay scale is horrible. I know that their teachers are some of the lowest paid in the state. Most likely due to the m

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Dieselhead
Nice car with a serious flaw- auto trans! Not too many peeps in Naples would ever have shifted a transmission, so the car is appropriate for Napoli. The residents of Lanikai, Manoa, Black point and the section between Kalaheo Ave and Kailua beach in Kailua on the island of Oahu are pretty m

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Dwight Giles
Especially for a 69. On Feb 23, 2014 8:38 AM, wrote: > Nice car with a serious flaw- auto trans! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 23, 2014, at 7:44 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > > > > Kaleb was asking about Naples earlier this week. This is a typical car > for the Naples area: > > > > http://fort

Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera

2014-02-23 Thread Gary Hurst
really, i am the natural comic fat man of this generation On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Hendrik and Fay wrote: >> >> John Candy is dead, so not sure who we could get to play the large guy? > > > Chris Farley too. > Maybe they could give Dr Fatty a shave and a haircut? > >

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Gary Hurst
alabama, dan. it is actually referred to by the poor white trash as "LA" for "lower alabama" as in "i'm fixin to go to LA this weekend to get me some sun and sand" On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > Yes, Naples is definitely the cultured part of Florida. Lots of old money > d

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: Yes, Naples is definitely the cultured part of Florida. Lots of old money down there in the winter. Sadly, it's near impossible to make a living there in most jobs because the pay scale is horrible. I know that their teachers are some of the lowest paid in the state. Most

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Gary Hurst
i'd think the difference between "torque converter" and "fluid coupling" might just be a matter of semantics, but that car would have the latter in mercedesspeak On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Dan Penoff wrote: >> >> Yes, Naples is definitely the cultured part of Florida.

Re: [MBZ] Florida

2014-02-23 Thread Rich Thomas
The friend was invited to a wedding to be held at that resort place at Yeehaw Junction which is not in Maine. Goober == redneck == low-rent, trailer trash, etc. -- you know, all those stereotypes. The appalled aspect probably relates to her being a liberal NY person of Jewish heritage living

Re: [MBZ] Ok, so what's the secret?

2014-02-23 Thread WILTON
Craig, 'sorry I didn't report back to you yesterday as promised re. the wiper; I was away from home and the car all day from very early until late. That's no excuse, but that's why I forgot it - too much other stuff going on. On my '87 124, the wiper blade holder has an attachment mechanism th

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Rich Thomas
I have friends who live in Naples at least part of the time, Vermont the rest of the time. My friend married this guy who was the CFO of a Large American Corporation that got bought by a Larger Foreign Corporation, and I guess made a pile of money at that point. He then did CFO things for som

Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera

2014-02-23 Thread Frederick Moir
I nominate Gary as the "Great One" of his generation.   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. > > From: Gary Hurst >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:42 AM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera > > >really, i am the natural comi

Re: [MBZ] Ok, so what's the secret?

2014-02-23 Thread Peter Frederick
All the wipers that install on wiper arms with a hook on the end have a catch of some sort to lock the blade on the arm. On the cheap one I currently have on the 300D (because I tore the rubber off getting the blade free in ice this winter), it's a tab that lifts, allowing you to push the

Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera

2014-02-23 Thread Gary Hurst
i am a worthy successor to gleason and am prepared for my coronation at miami beach On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Frederick Moir wrote: > I nominate Gary as the "Great One" of his generation. > > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred. > > >> >> From: Gary Hurs

Re: [MBZ] Naples, FL

2014-02-23 Thread Scott Ritchey
The FL panhandle (where I was stationed a couple of times) was commonly known as Baja Alabama or (alternatively) the Redneck Riviera. The white quartz sand beaches there were beautiful and at high tide the clear aqua-colored water (at high tide) over white sand generated the "emerald coast" as a

[MBZ] OT - Sharing the road in WV

2014-02-23 Thread David & Kristin Gilmore
One of the thrills in living in a WV shale gas boom area is meeting big equipment on narrow roads. It used to take about an hour to get from Cameron to Wheeling WV on US250.Now everyone allows an extra half hour for delays due to wide loads of drilling equipment getting stuck tryin

Re: [MBZ] Social Security and Obamacare

2014-02-23 Thread Mountain Man
Andrew wrote: > I will reward you with a personal visit. My minimum stay is 3 weeks. > IL is Hotel California. Sooo much discouragement, very few leave - we just wither away. It takes $$ to move to new place and there are zero assets or $$ in my account. Waiting to see what old age entitlement e

Re: [MBZ] Mostly OT but there might be some Benzes in there

2014-02-23 Thread Mountain Man
--R wrote: > ...in exchange for various considerations that would also allow him > to amass billion$. Looks like he spent it well. He followed his brainwash to a "T" I guess. i.e. see Putin and $51B Sochi construction throughout the Yanuk... reign. We all be brainwashed but that is too difficult

Re: [MBZ] Florida

2014-02-23 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > i'd probably go over well in new england, but the idea of maine winter > is a bit tough for me to stomach I would love my last days in WV or ME ... I think. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera

2014-02-23 Thread Dan Penoff
Miami Beach audiences are the best in the world, so I hear Dan drinking a cup of "coffee" On Feb 23, 2014, at 12:26 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > i am a worthy successor to gleason and am prepared for my coronation > at miami beach > > On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Frederick Moir > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Social Security and Obamacare

2014-02-23 Thread David & Kristin Gilmore
On 2/22/2014 7:29 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: I will reward you with a personal visit. My minimum stay is 3 weeks. On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Mountain Man wrote: David wrote: And here I had thought your inspiration was the WV state motto Montani semper liberi - roughly "Mou

Re: [MBZ] OT - Sharing the road in WV

2014-02-23 Thread Mountain Man
Dave wrote: > One of the thrills in living in a WV shale gas boom area is meeting > big equipment on narrow roads. A bunch of years ago we drove to Rehoboth Beach, DE and took I70, then one of the roads southeast to DC. The memorable road on that trip was slowing down for a small town where the b

Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera

2014-02-23 Thread Mountain Man
H&F wrote: > And it won't be over till the fat guy sings! All those trendy names - none of which I know. I might be able to pick out Charlton in a line-up, but not even sure of that. Too much media saturation for me to endure, Henny. You lost me on all them names and parts. I prefer the nice s

Re: [MBZ] Florida movie/opera

2014-02-23 Thread Gary Hurst
miami beach is not like it used to be miami beach was all jewish. now it is mostly hispanic On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > H&F wrote: >> And it won't be over till the fat guy sings! > > All those trendy names - none of which I know. I might be able to > pick out Charlto

Re: [MBZ] OT - Sharing the road in WV

2014-02-23 Thread Mountain Man
Dave wrote: > One of the thrills in living in a WV shale gas boom area is meeting > big equipment on narrow roads. Interesting story and video - thanks. I looked around at google maps to see if some of these development sites can be seen. I think this is the McElroy substation: 39.871503,-80.6382

Re: [MBZ] Ok, so what's the secret?

2014-02-23 Thread Rich Thomas
I just replaced 2 wipers on the SD this afternoon. The old ones had 2 tabs to squeeze and they slid right off. The new ones (Bosch) slid on and clicked in place. They have a little tab to push in through a hole on the U end when time to replace them. That might be different from the mono arm

Re: [MBZ] Florida

2014-02-23 Thread Gary Hurst
you should imposed yourself on one of these new england guys then! On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > Gary wrote: >> i'd probably go over well in new england, but the idea of maine winter >> is a bit tough for me to stomach > > I would love my last days in WV or ME ... I thin

Re: [MBZ] Florida

2014-02-23 Thread Dieselhead
you should imposed yourself on one of these new england guys then! Why don't you show you are the "great one" and pay for Dan and clan to spend 3 weeks with you in FL? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To