Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > Mitch wrote: > > > > > > Does the work related stuff work with the "safe" derivation > > > of Chrome, I think it's called Chromium or somesuch? Chromium is the all open source port. So it won't do Flash, and there are a few other bits that won't fit under an open license. It is what's avail

Re: [MBZ] Yay me!

2019-09-25 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Attaboy Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 8:32 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the torque > converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid. The > fluid is black and nast

Re: [MBZ] Yay me!

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:32:06 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the > torque converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid. Congratulations! > I'm hoping that a new dose of fluid and the conductor plate and >

Re: [MBZ] Yay me!

2019-09-25 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Up thru 99 they had a drain plug. After that they did not. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2019, at 6:32 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the torque > converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid. The

[MBZ] Yay me!

2019-09-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the torque converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid.  The fluid is black and nasty and smells bad, probably never been changed.  Of course in finding it if I had turned it one way the plug would have been about a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:58:58 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > On September 25, 2019 at 5:40 PM Craig via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > No, it's called Iron, as I previously mentioned. > > What I've read says that both Iron and Chromium are based on Goolag > code and pass info to Go

[MBZ] FAA misled Congress on Boeing 737 MAX, probe finds

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
Rich's link to the Seattle Times had some interesting other articles. Given previous interest in the 737 MAX problems, I thought these might be useful to post. Craig -- https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-misled-congress-on-boeing-737-

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
I have read that Brave browser has the Chromium engine but has been deFAANGed. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 2:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Mitch Haley Subj

Re: [MBZ] OT video about our flooding issues

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:31:59 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Except you are exactly wrong in the case of the Charleston area coast. > It is well documented (you know, “science”) that the sea level here has > risen significantly in the last few decades, and will likely continue > to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 25, 2019 at 5:40 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > No, it's called Iron, as I previously mentioned. What I've read says that both Iron and Chromium are based on Goolag code and pass info to Goolag's databases. Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:59:36 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > Oops, it appears that Chromium phones home to our Goolag Overlords too. > Safari, anyone? > Mitch. > > On September 25, 2019 at 2:48 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > Does the work related stuff work with the

Re: [MBZ] OT Today in Seattle!!!

2019-09-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 25/09/2019 3:25 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: Seems Hawai’i lets you plant homes in lava flows. clay monroe Land cost is low but insurance is not applicable. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/arc

Re: [MBZ] OT Today in Seattle!!!

2019-09-25 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
Same sort of idiocy is going on nationwide. The build out of homes in clearly stupid locations is rampant. SWMBA took me for a drive up the side of a foothill (technically mountain) with giant grades, small roadway, large scrub covered lots and homes lacking access to fire plugs. The whole th

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
We define "affordable" differently. I had 7 happy and trouble free years driving on $45.00 non-Michelin tires. On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 12:01 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Michelin Defenders are the only affordable worthwhile tire for the w123. > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm a corporate instructor, the company sez "You will use Chrome for this purpose" so I use Chrome for that purpose. I can't very well say "Well my employer suggests Chrome but I'm worried about Google collecting my information so I suggest you use this other thing we've never tested." -Curt

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Oops, it appears that Chromium phones home to our Goolag Overlords too. Safari, anyone? Mitch. > On September 25, 2019 at 2:48 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Does the work related stuff work with the "safe" derivation of Chrome, I > think it's called Chromium or somesuch? _

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Does the work related stuff work with the "safe" derivation of Chrome, I think it's called Chromium or somesuch? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mai

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 25/09/2019 11:44 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: What? You'd install Chrome on a work machine? A home machine is bad enough. There are SO many browser alternatives out there, why intentionally use spyware? OK - maybe there aren't so many alternative browsers for Macs, I don't know, but anything

[MBZ] Dealership for parts

2019-09-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://www.mercedespartshub.com/ Seems like a decent option for a dealership, their prices were among the lower end and they are located in Daytona FL so not too far for shipping for me. I sent a query about a different part (the plastic cable bracket on the strut that holds the ABS wire and the

Re: [MBZ] OT Today in Seattle!!!

2019-09-25 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Now I see why my flood insurance is over 3k a year. This house went through the 1938 and '54 hurricanes. Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 8:01 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://www.seattletimes.com/business/builders-profit-owners

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
But that only happens when you install a web browser from the world's leading spyware producer? It sounds like it violates your privacy even when you aren't using it, as that's the only way it could crash your computer before you launch the browser. Mitch __

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes: > Chrome is actually a required browser for my workflow. One of our > products requires it as does the VMWare Web interface... Some people didn't learn anything from the history of Internet Explorer. Allan ___ http://www.o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
If you read through the article referenced it has instructions for booting into recovery mode and removing the offending parts through the terminal. I'll then upgrade to Sierra which includes SIP which prevents the problem. -Curt On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 12:58:05 PM EDT, Craig via

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Chrome is actually a required browser for my workflow. One of our products requires it as does the VMWare Web interface... I didn't think I had Chrome on my Mac at home but I must be incorrect. -Curt On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 12:45:54 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: What?

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:44:56 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > What? You'd install Chrome on a work machine? A home machine is bad > enough. There are SO many browser alternatives out there, why > intentionally use spyware? OK - maybe there aren't so many alternative > browsers for Macs, I don't

Re: [MBZ] OT Today in Seattle!!!

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:45:01 -0600 Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 08:01:09 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > > https://www.seattletimes.com/business/builders-profit-owners-worry-amid-disaster-area-development/ > > But it's happening in San Diego ... Reading fa

Re: [MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
What? You'd install Chrome on a work machine? A home machine is bad enough. There are SO many browser alternatives out there, why intentionally use spyware? OK - maybe there aren't so many alternative browsers for Macs, I don't know, but anything else is better than Google spyware ... On Wed, Sep

Re: [MBZ] OT Today in Seattle!!!

2019-09-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 08:01:09 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.seattletimes.com/business/builders-profit-owners-worry-amid-disaster-area-development/ But it's happening in San Diego ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search li

[MBZ] OT: Google breaks Macs

2019-09-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Have you guys seen this? https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/15235262?hl=en Its been a BIG problem at work, in a nutshell Macs on versions before SIP (System Integrity Protection) all of a sudden don't boot. They boot up a little bit and shut back off.Google says this is from 10.9 back but m

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Michelin Defenders are the only affordable worthwhile tire for the w123. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have a set I could pull off my TD and send to him, I have some snows from > one of the SDs too that I think are the same size.

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I have a set I could pull off my TD and send to him, I have some snows from one of the SDs too that I think are the same size. Shipping and a small handling fee, we're all good! --FT On 9/25/19 10:34 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Maybe you can find a place that sells re-treads? I'll b

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:34:07 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Maybe you can find a place that sells re-treads? I'll bet they would be a > lot cheaper! > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:11 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Maybe you can find a place that sells re-treads? I'll bet they would be a lot cheaper! - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:11 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You can relax, Dimitri. Nankang tires in that size are out of stock. > > > ___

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
You can relax, Dimitri. Nankang tires in that size are out of stock. On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 9:53 AM Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > Nankang? Seriously? Don’t cheap out on tires!!! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 23, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrot

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Nankang? Seriously? Don’t cheap out on tires!!! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > The $45 Go Forms are starting to deteriorate after 8 years - not bad for an > off brand. > > I found some decent Nankang H rated all weather tires on

Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs to jump on this quick

2019-09-25 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Slammed, stacked, patina — what more could you want for $270? --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 24, 2019, at 8:00 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/989242114751798/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http

[MBZ] OT Today in Seattle!!!

2019-09-25 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/builders-profit-owners-worry-amid-disaster-area-development/ --FT Sent from iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http:

Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs to jump on this quick

2019-09-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Jump as in jump on a hand grenade and "take one for the boys"? No thanks, someone else can be the hero today... - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 8:00 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/989242114751798

Re: [MBZ] Costco tires

2019-09-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I believe Rick pointed out that Costco could get at least one Michelin model in the W123 size. And I just noticed that Costco has $110 off on 4 Michelins thru 10/1/2019, making them about $27 per tire more palatable than usual. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] 91 300D Needs to go

2019-09-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
While I'd love some to have a spare OM602, VA is just too far for me. I was thinking of Curley (Loren), who I believe wanted to pick it up in December. You said wife wanted $200 and car gone. I wondered if she'd settle for one of those now and the other in 2-3 months. > On September 24, 2019 at