Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

> > Floyd wrote: > > > > butbutbut they have FOUR WHEEL DRIVE! > Randy wrote: > > Don't knock it. 4 wheel drive is a wonderful thing in winter. I don't think Floyd is saying 4WD is bad - just that the it seems a lot of people seem to think. "The car has 4WD, so I don't have to slow down, or

Re: [MBZ] Slow big trucks - was: SNOW!

> OK wrote: > Then you have heavy trucks trying to pass each other with a > speed delta of 1mph - - - It's not fun for the driver either. And if you have never been in that seat, it is hard to understand. A common scenario viewed from the truck that is passing: Due to max power or nannies the

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:05:16 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > What's central Florida, 30' above sea level? > Hmm, it says MCO is 96' and SFB is 55'. > KFPK is around 890' There was a radio station in California with the call sign KFPK ... Craig

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:01:44 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > On 26/11/2018 3:53 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > > butbutbut they have FOUR WHEEL DRIVE! > > > > --FT > > > > Don't knock it. 4 wheel drive is a wonderful thing in winter. When you finally get stuck, you are stuck

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:15:26 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Shingles is NO FUN! Sympathy to your son, and encouragement to all to > get the vaccine if you can. And there is a new, more effective shingles vaccine out, so even if you have had one (like I have), you should get another

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

It is because you had daylight savings all summer and thus cut short the necessary heating of the earth crust. Now, the crust is cold and you have a coming ice age... better living through nanny government at it's best.. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 9:55 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

There, I fixed it! Rick Knoble via Mercedes November 26, 2018 at 5:35 PM Yeah. I'll make you an offer off list, delivered. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar powered motion sensor lighting

Almost, but not quite.. Like this example.

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

So, I take it you are ready to renounce albore and his false theories bases on computer models proven false. Nice you finally admitted it! Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes November 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM We had the coldest Thanksgiving on record, and then on Saturday

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

Some of the spys are both. Meade Dillon via Mercedes November 26, 2018 at 1:58 PM That's got to be fake news, commies can't make anything shapely and somewhat attractive. - Max Charleston SC ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar powered motion sensor lighting

> On November 26, 2018 at 11:29 PM G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > > The newest use "COBB" LED lights, which are very bright. Like this? https://www.amazon.com/Magictec-Security-Lighting-Waterproof-Driveway/dp/B071P4X7F1 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar powered motion sensor lighting

The newest use "COBB" LED lights, which are very bright. I have a version of the solar powered motion sensor lights on two houses. The ones I choose have a separate solar pack which is mounted remotely from the light. That arrangement gives much more in choices for location of the solar e

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

Putin and his cronies aren't really commies anymore. They're just oligarchs and thugs. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 7:59 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yabut those lovely blondes etc existed before, during, and after the USSR, > so commies can't take credit. > -- > Max

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

I just had my second Shingrix shot. Gotta get a flu shot later this week. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 10:16 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Shingles is NO FUN! Sympathy to your son, and encouragement to all to get > the vaccine if you can. > > -- > Max Dillon >

Re: [MBZ] Will trade for a kilo of coke

For starters the antenna won't retract. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 8:45 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1981 Mercedes 300D, 42k Miles, Like new condition, A/C > > > https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1981-mercedes-300d-42k-miles/6758356221.html > > > Sent from

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar powered motion sensor lighting

We have massive sun exposure in front - house faces due South - and on the east wall where I need the lights. I had hoped someone had purchased one of these newer lights recently that claims to be REALLY bright. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 8:32 PM clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

Shingles is NO FUN! Sympathy to your son, and encouragement to all to get the vaccine if you can. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On November 26, 2018 2:56:02 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >Let me tell you a story about diagnosis by computer. > >My younger son (30

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

What's central Florida, 30' above sea level? Hmm, it says MCO is 96' and SFB is 55'. KFPK is around 890', so there's a little bit of climbing involved. But I still got 28mpg driving the W116 home from the coast at Port Charlotte. Mitch. > On November 26, 2018 at 9:06 PM OK Don via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

But what if you wanted to go back from FL - uphill the whole way? On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 7:59 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > When I first heard about the Volt, I figured it was the worst of both > worlds. > Worse fuel economy than a Cruze on the hwy running on

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 7:26 PM clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Biggest danger were the okies and tejanos on the road in Anchorage. > We used to get our fair share ( or more, depending on your point of view) of snow and ice here in OK, but it's been years now since

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

When I first heard about the Volt, I figured it was the worst of both worlds. Worse fuel economy than a Cruze on the hwy running on gas, not enough battery range to be a viable electric car. But in talking to people who own them, it works in practice. They charge it up when they're home, let

[MBZ] Will trade for a kilo of coke

1981 Mercedes 300D, 42k Miles, Like new condition, A/C https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1981-mercedes-300d-42k-miles/6758356221.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar powered motion sensor lighting

Be sure you place the panel in a location that gets sun all hours of the day. Around my home the idiots toss the lights up where they want light, not where sun will be. Magic misunderstanding of how the things work, so they must function because the sun is out, even if the thing is placed in

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

Youngest son learned to drive in the great white north. Gets his papers at 14, but needs two winters under his belt before he gets a license. Not sure he can drive any better than the rest, but at least he could understand winter driving in snow and ice. Biggest danger were the okies and

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

I would think the oysters would love having the pollution flushed from the bay. At least it dilutes it so they are siphoning less poison. clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net > On Nov 26, 2018, at 12:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > We had the coldest Thanksgiving on record,

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

Socialized medicine will almost always default to the least cost method, no matter if it actually results in effective care. Healthcare is a business now, not a calling. Probably related to young doctors who are have little exposure to real v. book knowing. Just my $0.02 from watching the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

Yabut those lovely blondes etc existed before, during, and after the USSR, so commies can't take credit. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On November 26, 2018 3:06:51 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >On 26/11/2018 1:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> That's got

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

Plug in cars are great for markets like Seattle and other clogged road urban areas. The things will not need to power while they are trapped in gridlocked highways or city street. They will not get you where you want any faster than a petrol car. I can make it the five miles to downtown

Re: [MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

It's For Sale... On 11/26/2018 6:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Does somebody want to buy it or trade? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 26, 2018, at 5:27 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: That's Kaleb's work car, the one that an old guy backed into the door last month. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

Ok Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 26, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah. I'll make you an offer off list. > > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

Yeah. I'll make you an offer off list. Rick ___ 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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

I'll trade even for a 5 ton R22 compressor/condenser unit that "ran when parked". On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 5:29 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does somebody want to buy it or trade? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 26, 2018, at 5:27 PM, Mitch Haley via

Re: [MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

Does somebody want to buy it or trade? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 26, 2018, at 5:27 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > That's Kaleb's work car, the one that an old guy backed into the door last > month. > Mitch. > >> On November 26, 2018 at 6:15 PM Larry Turner via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

That's Kaleb's work car, the one that an old guy backed into the door last month. Mitch. > On November 26, 2018 at 6:15 PM Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/395849-1995-e300-diesel-sale-%241200.html > > Car is in Ok - here

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

On 26/11/2018 5:06 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Unless you have limited slip, you have two wheel drive at best. The electronics now a days can control the brakes and send power to the wheel that is not turning though. Rick My truck has the electric locker in the rear

[MBZ] FS 95 E300D $1200 on Pelican

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/395849-1995-e300-diesel-sale-%241200.html Car is in Ok - here is a link to photos - http://okiebenz.com/pics/95%20e300%20green/ Just noticed this it says Okiebenz in the photos link - does that mean it has already appeared here? 

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

Unless you have limited slip, you have two wheel drive at best. The electronics now a days can control the brakes and send power to the wheel that is not turning though.  Rick   Original Message   From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 26, 2018 4:02 PM To:

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

Yeahbut, everybody has 4 wheel stop... -CurtDon't drive faster than you can stop or turn... On Monday, November 26, 2018, 5:02:42 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 26/11/2018 3:53 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > butbutbut they have FOUR WHEEL DRIVE! > > --FT >

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

At camp a couple weeks ago they forecast 6" of snow, we got a solid 8", made the camp road "interesting", this is outbound, about halfway to the main road. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4886/32089597238_2fab11df2e_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4808/32089597268_65332422cd_b.jpg This is

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

On 26/11/2018 3:53 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: butbutbut they have FOUR WHEEL DRIVE! --FT Don't knock it. 4 wheel drive is a wonderful thing in winter. RB in the GWN ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

butbutbut they have FOUR WHEEL DRIVE! --FT On 11/26/18 11:11 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: In my old age I've grown far more conservative, and strongly insist that my family stay off the road unless it is a dire emergency when we get snow down here in the Low Country. Way too many

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

> On November 26, 2018 at 4:40 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > I saw a dash-cam video that showed that situation and a bobtail truck > passing both trucks on the right on the shoulder, moving back into the > right lane and slowing down, forcing the truck in the right lane to slow > down

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:44:24 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > All too true. Speed limits are ignored, resulting in cars with a wide > range of speeds trying to cross the country on the same road at the > same time. The drivers who are exceeding the limit are also the ones > who cannot handle

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 2:40 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I often wonder why the sides of the road are not littered with wrecked > cars and bodies. > That's because of the efficient clean-up crews: "For 2016 specifically, National Highway Traffic Safety

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar powered motion sensor lighting

On 26/11/2018 2:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I've seen compelling TV ads for these. They are VERY bright. Any recommendations? I could mount them all over the exterior of my house.

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

All too true. Speed limits are ignored, resulting in cars with a wide range of speeds trying to cross the country on the same road at the same time. The drivers who are exceeding the limit are also the ones who cannot handle the car at those speeds. Then you have heavy trucks trying to pass each

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

Well, in this case it was German commies - not Russian ones, so that explains the nice appearance. It seems they copied the engine from the first Saab Sonnet - three carbs and higher compression. The flat rate for an overhaul of the Saab engine was 8 hours, including R On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

On 26/11/2018 2:28 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Barrister Snook opines: It is amazing the morons that still don't know >how to drive. The big issue is all the electronic nannies that do the thinking for you. Folks in newer cars with traction control and such don't know where the

[MBZ] OT: Solar powered motion sensor lighting

I've seen compelling TV ads for these. They are VERY bright. Any recommendations? I could mount them all over the exterior of my house. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atomic-Beam-Sunblast-Motion-Sensor-Light-Solar-Powered-As-Seen-On-TV/163372936285?hash=item2609c92c5d:g:vGYAAOSw-pNb19zu:rk:1:pf:0

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

No, it's not the nannies - they couldn't drive before the electronics in cars, and never learned then either. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 2:29 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Barrister Snook opines: > > >It is amazing the morons that still don't know >how to drive. > >

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

That is exactly right Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 26, 2018, at 2:28 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Barrister Snook opines: > >> It is amazing the morons that still don't know >how to drive. > > The big issue is all the electronic nannies that do the thinking for you. > Folks

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

Barrister Snook opines: >It is amazing the morons that still don't know >how to drive. The big issue is all the electronic nannies that do the thinking for you. Folks in newer cars with traction control and such don't know where the limits of traction are. So they exceed the abilities of the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

And the Stolichnaya bottle is also shapely, with compelling contents On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 3:07 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 26/11/2018 1:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > That's got to be fake news, commies can't make anything shapely and > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

?? On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 2:59 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That's got to be fake news, commies can't make anything shapely and > somewhat attractive. > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 2:55 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

On 26/11/2018 1:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: That's got to be fake news, commies can't make anything shapely and somewhat attractive. - Max I disagree with that statement. I have seen some little blonde Russian girls who are not only shapely but also quite attractive.

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

We had the coldest Thanksgiving on record, and then on Saturday another 2" of rain which brings the D.C. yearly total to 60", or 20" above normal. Another 1/3" and we will have shattered the all time record for precipitation. All this rain is NOT good for the Chesapeake Bay oysters... They are

Re: [MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

That's got to be fake news, commies can't make anything shapely and somewhat attractive. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 2:55 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What happens when the USSR copies a Lotus chassis, a Marcos fiberglass > body, and

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

Let me tell you a story about diagnosis by computer. My younger son (30 yrs old) was not feeling well about 3 weeks back. His neck was sore and he had a rash from his hair down his forehead and his one eye was bothering him. We saw him on Sunday afternoon and told him that he needed to go and

[MBZ] OT: Commie Gullwing

What happens when the USSR copies a Lotus chassis, a Marcos fiberglass body, and a 3 cylinder Saab engine? Why, the Melkus RS 1000 happens. One liter of lightweight, oil smoking, sports car goodness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melkus_RS_1000 ___

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** Re: Quote without comment

On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:39:39 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > IIRC, it was damaging the ozone layer, letting UV in that fries most > living things. Since it was banned, the hole in the ozone layer has > closed up. I know, correspondence does not equal causality, but > still . . . Indeed

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

There are TWO types of people in the world today. 1. The academic, who only walks on concrete, lives in a people dense city, who thinks his/her/its' view of the world is the only correct thought possible. 2. The rest of the world, who walks on dirt, grows things planted and nurtured by hard

Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

Those 17mm bolts can be a tight reach, not a lot of room to swing a wrench and the top bolt is hard to see at all. I use a 3/8 drive ratchet and a short length of pipe to get more torque. Once you've got them loose, you may have room to get a universal joint into the mix so you can get a wider

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

In my old age I've grown far more conservative, and strongly insist that my family stay off the road unless it is a dire emergency when we get snow down here in the Low Country. Way too many people who don't have a clue and never had a clue about how to drive in the snow, many many accidents as

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

It was 70 here on Saturday and around 30 or so Sunday with 40-50mph winds. Very miserable. No ice or snow though. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 26, 2018, at 9:37 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Nice. > > I love that when the first storm of the season comes and suddenly no one >

Re: [MBZ] SNOW!

Nice. I love that when the first storm of the season comes and suddenly no one recalls what it’s like to drive in those conditions -D shoveling sunshine > On Nov 26, 2018, at 10:08 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Saturday, it was beautiful in Kansas. My 7 year old son and

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 09:53:13 -0500 (EST) ROGER HALE via Mercedes wrote: > I sincerely hope most of this is wrong and will soon dissolve into its > own uncertainty. I was in the computer world in the early 80's and saw > all the predictions and forecasts as to how computers would replace >

Re: [MBZ] I bought this SL600

Don’t know. Said “racing oil”. I’ll have to see what the oil spec is. --R Sent from iPhone > On Nov 26, 2018, at 8:17 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hmm I wonder if that 10W60 was to minimize a oil burning issue? > > LarryT > >> On 11/25/2018 8:14 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

Yeah, I caught that "nurses diagnose" claptrap. I let it slide before. Obviously TInkerbelle, the author, doesn't know much about how the world works. Unfortunately, the current crop of editors is just as ignorant, and believe this claptrap. Once it hits the internet, it becomes "fact"

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > *Coal industries will go away. If there is no coal, and a HUGE increase in electric demand, and no nuclear is being build - where will the electricity come from? Tinkerbelle, the author of this claptrap, will wave a majik wand and the 'lektrojuiceity will

Re: [MBZ] Quote without comment

Your response to the need for coal also applies to the comment shown below and I didn't see any way to generate the huge additional electricity needed to recharge batteries.  I am totally baffled how the writer claims huge additional electric demands, yet makes no allowance to generate that

Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

Thanks! Larry On 11/25/2018 7:38 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Remove battery cables, or at least the ground. Turn key to ON.  be sure steering is unlocked. Remove washer tank. Unhook small wire at solenoid Unhook battery cable at solenoid Jack up the front end (floor jack under front

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** Re: Quote without comment

You're thinking too logically.  Can't do that with the Greenies.  Remember the good old days of $1 cans oof R12?  ;-) LarryT On 11/25/2018 7:10 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: Remember the '70s when R-12 was banned because it caused global cooling. Why couldn't we just bring back R-12?

Re: [MBZ] I bought this SL600

Hmm I wonder if that 10W60 was to minimize a oil burning issue? LarryT On 11/25/2018 8:14 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Wow, sounds like a great deal! Bravo! -- LarryT Youroil.net PMO Carbs / Weber Parts / Oil Analysis 91 300D 74 911

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** Re: Quote without comment

Wouldn't one imaginary problem cancel out another imaginary problem? Gerry On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 18:30:16 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > The problem with R12 was that Duponts patents were expiring, so they > jumped in with the greenie weenies to ban R12, forcing us to buy $10/lb >