Re: [MBZ] Rusty sprinters

2019-09-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
The benefits of the Hot Wrench! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 1, 2019, at 2:08 AM, Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via > Mercedes wrote: > > Folks, I think that Boston $3k sprinter is more rusty than my Mennonite one. > And mine has a tommylift big platform gate that is unfo

[MBZ] One for Jaime

2019-09-01 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
You would think a place like this advertising a $20,000 car could do a better job with the pictures? https://www.rcatena.com/inventory/used-1975-mercedes-benz-240-none-11511712070230 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieben

[MBZ] Heading for Trump Castle

2019-09-01 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dorian has maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and is moving west at 8 miles per hour with a minimum central pressure of 927 mb. It's located about 225 miles east of West Palm Beach. https://www.wpbf.com/article/hurricane-storm-dorian-11pm-update/28813236 --- This emai

Re: [MBZ] Heading for Trump Castle

2019-09-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Might be some sort of record if this keeps up, depending on the track if/after it makes landfall On Sun, Sep 1, 2019 at 10:35 AM archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dorian has maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and > is moving west at 8 miles per h

Re: [MBZ] Heading for Trump Castle

2019-09-01 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
This thing’s a monster. The NHC just issued an update, saying that there are now maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and gust to 200 mph. Nothing will be left standing after that passes over. It will be like a giant lawn mower. I would not want to be on Great Abaco or anywhere in the northern Bah

Re: [MBZ] Heading for Trump Castle

2019-09-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I’m thinking I need to get the boards out tomorrow and start that process. Bah. Even if it is offshore when it passes we’ll still get hammered with winds and the waves will be monstrous and the tidal surge will be very high. Ugh. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 1, 2019, at 10:58 AM, Dan Penoff

Re: [MBZ] German female names [was: Re: Back In The Saddle... ]

2019-09-01 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Liesel  (As in Julie Andrew's charge)   Liesel the Diesel! ___ 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

[MBZ] Benzing today

2019-09-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I tried to get the wrecked $500E300 started yesterday and today. 2 batteries in parallel and the charger on "start" mode.  It has 2 bad glow plugs, so it sometimes takes a bit of a crank to get it to light off.  It acted several times like it wanted to get going but just wouldn't do it.  The ho

Re: [MBZ] Rusty sprinters

2019-09-01 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
WAYTAGO!   Persistence! and a little flame! Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes wrote on 9/1/19 1:08 AM: Folks, I think that Boston $3k sprinter is more rusty than my Mennonite one. And mine has a tommylift big platform gate that is unfortunately only 1000 pound rate

Re: [MBZ] Benzing today

2019-09-01 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Will we,see you on Accu weather? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Sep 1, 2019, 7:11 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I tried to get the wrecked $500E300 started yesterday and today. 2 > batteries in parallel and the charger on "start" mode. It has 2 bad > glow

[MBZ] That hurricane approaching the Southeast ...

2019-09-01 Thread Craig via Mercedes
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT5+shtml/020053.shtml Hazards: - Wind Gusts over 220 mph - Storm Surge 18 to 23 feet above normal tide levels with higher destructive waves These hazards will cause extreme destruction in the affected areas and will continue for

Re: [MBZ] That hurricane approaching the Southeast ...

2019-09-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Moving at 4(!) mph to theW. This could be the biggest, potentially most destructive North American storm of all time. On Sun, Sep 1, 2019 at 10:21 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT5+shtml/020053.shtml > > >Hazards: > - Wind Gusts over 220 mph

Re: [MBZ] Heading for Trump Castle

2019-09-01 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I'll wait another couple days before thinking about boarding up. If it passes by off shore, we'll be on the weaker side, so I'm still inclined to carry on the normal routine. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 1, 2019 11:22:32 AM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >I’m thinking

Re: [MBZ] Meet Google Fi, a different kind of phone plan

2019-09-01 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 12:31 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: Hi Craig! I've not been keeping up - have you moved yet? Hope you stay warm and dry this week! https://fi.google.com/compatibility shows the compatibility of phones made by Apple, Google, htc, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Samsung, and Other.

[MBZ] OT - RIP Weston meter

2019-09-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
My faithful light meter for 48 years now has died - measured it's last photons - it indicates no more. It's a sad day. The Master 6 was the inexpensive version of the Weston line, made in Japan, but it performed very well over the years, never failing me until now. No, I don't need it for the DSLR,