Re: [MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home

2021-03-01 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Nothing except your kids is worth you or SWMBO getting seriously hurt or killed over. I endorse motion lights and security cameras. They may provide deterrence but don't mount cameras too high; it's hard to ID tops of heads under hoodies. I use Ubiquiti Nanostation M5 RF bridges to link my

Re: [MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home

2021-03-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
So did she go out there and deal with the issue? Seems like a 12g semi might be the best choice in this situation --FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 1, 2021, at 10:23 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home

2021-03-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes that is on the list at some point. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2021, at 10:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Think outside the box.. keep the cars, the acres, the barn Just buy > more life insurance on Mrs. , and. sign her up for a defensive shooting > and self defense

Re: [MBZ] 2006 E320 CDI, 114k miles - $9,600

2021-03-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Yeah seemed high but I didn't look it up. Not sure how most people approach an ad like that. Do you try to make what will be seen as a "lo ball" offer or just wait for the seller to realize he's asking too much and repost at a more reasonable price? Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes writes: > Looks

Re: [MBZ] 2006 E320 CDI, 114k miles - $9,600

2021-03-01 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Looks like it could be nice. Nada has it as a 6500 dollar car, though. Not sure where the $9600 asking is coming from. On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 8:26 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Needs more pics but might be nice. > > >

[MBZ] Euro model - 1978 280S, 180k km - $5,200

2021-03-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I'm not a huge fan of blue but this is nice looking. Doesn't seem like those are the original knobs on the radio? https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/columbus-1978-mercedes-280s/7284725089.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home

2021-03-01 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Think outside the box.. keep the cars, the acres, the barn Just buy more life insurance on Mrs. , and. sign her up for a defensive shooting and self defense course.. Since it could go either way, at the present situational awareness as demonstrated, hedge your bet on either outcome.

[MBZ] 2006 E320 CDI, 114k miles - $9,600

2021-03-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Needs more pics but might be nice. https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/louisville-2006-mercedes-benz-e320-cdi/7284809424.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] I'll seriously consider any reasonable offer - 1999 E320, 248k miles - $1, 900

2021-03-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home

2021-03-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Time to sell off a bunch of stuff and move back to the old house. No more junkyard, no more tenants, no more bs. More money, more piece of mind. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: March 1, 2021 9:23 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home

2021-03-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I’m out of town. Wife called talking about how she stopped for gas in Tulsa and the whole parking lot was full of the “undesirable” types. Soon a car comes screeching up and some dude is waving a gun around. First of all, why the hell would you stop somewhere like that for gas. She then says

Re: [MBZ] OM602 glow plug R/R conclusion

2021-03-01 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Way to go Dimitri. I don't have records here but pretty sure glow plugs were not changed whe i had it. 129k-280 K. 2005-2016. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 8:36 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So I finally tackled the glow plugs on the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I did have wires and an electric fence charger set up on the bird feeder running on a timer to only be active at night to keep the racoons and opossums out of the bird feed. It worked very well until the feeder rotted enough that I replaced it (8 years). I haven't needed to use it on the new

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Too late for Andy to use this technique this year but maybe next! --FT On 3/1/21 6:07 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: Don't feed sunflower seeds if you have feeders the squirrels can get into, they are like crack cocaine to them. They will eat them until the sterols in the seeds

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
No experience with ultrasonics but I use squirrel guards on the posts that hold bird feeders and above hanging feeders. Not unlike this https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/audubon-cone-squirrel-baffle except I fabricate them from a roll of thin aluminum trim covering (like roofers use). The only

Re: [MBZ] OT snowmobiles

2021-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Pretty neat. We've been to http://www.nhsnowmobilemuseum.com/ which I think is, or at least was, the only state funded snowmobile museum in the US. -Curt On Monday, March 1, 2021, 5:33:47 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: https://www.snowmobilemuseum.com/index.php?page=Home

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
What works for me is a feeder that has a flap that closes down over the feed when pressed, and comes back up when released. Set at the lightest setting it will also close when the blackbird flocks show up, otherwise they will strip the feeder and the songbirds don't get any. There are various

[MBZ] OT snowmobiles

2021-03-01 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
No footage of cats, barely any footage of it outside, no proof at all "trust me". Sure, right. Maybe cats are different... -Curt On Monday, March 1, 2021, 5:26:30 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Joe Teck likes this one:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztb_vpWMG00 On Mon, Mar 1,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Joe Teck likes this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztb_vpWMG00 On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM Curt Raymond wrote: > Shawn Woods says the mouse repellers are a scam: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW8FbXRCF9U > > A pellet gun works good. I got an RWS 3500 last year, it'll put 5 pellets

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Shawn Woods says the mouse repellers are a scam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW8FbXRCF9U A pellet gun works good. I got an RWS 3500 last year, it'll put 5 pellets pretty much in one ragged hole. -Curt On Monday, March 1, 2021, 4:08:46 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I found a .177 pellet gun to be quite effective.  That ones that were not terminated developed a healthy respect for the gun when I came outside with it, and appeared to have passed that down to one or two new generations, somehow.  It's time to reintroduce the limited population around here

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
My .177 pump is almost as loud as the .22LR, though it's not a problem out here in the country. I hit running targets much more often with the .410 than with a rifle. On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 3:34 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Heh. Like minds… > > I was going to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Heh. Like minds… I was going to suggest much the same, only maybe just a .177 pump rifle to minimize the potential impact on the neighbors and to avoid getting afoul of the local ordinances regarding the use of firearms within city/county limits. -D > On Mar 1, 2021, at 4:31 PM, OK Don via

Re: [MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I have found that this has cured our squirrel problem: https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpictures.gunauction.com%2F4241203238%2F14884068%2F20180519142247-4631.jpg=1614634055T62c47a84b1591b30ae65813e25b2c92c3eb3c3d03456450be9a7856719abbbd2 There is still one in the area,

[MBZ] OT: Squirrels in the bird feeder

2021-03-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Our backyard squirrels have developed a taste for all manner of bird feed - including suet - and our efforts to squirrelproof the feeders have been comical failures. I wonder if anyone has used an ultrasonic repellent to repel squirrels with any success. Such as this:

Re: [MBZ] I have 2 sets of wheels and 2 paint jobs you can choose from

2021-03-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Four door coupe - very rare. On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 3:09 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 500 Coupe 4D > $6,700 > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/132920058723225/?ref=search_code=undefined > > -- > --FT > >

Re: [MBZ] Buy my T[ur]D -- 1985 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Wagon 4D, $4, 250

2021-03-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Power sunroof! Gasoline engine! Since the seller is obviously a prize idiot you might be able to get this car for a reasonable price, fix and flip it. On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 3:04 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Dunno, they're probably going to attract fruitcakes... -Curt On Monday, March 1, 2021, 3:02:11 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: To reduce the losses from the transmission lines, the thorium reactors should be close to the points of use. I want one in my backyard --- On Mon, Mar 1,

[MBZ] I have 2 sets of wheels and 2 paint jobs you can choose from

2021-03-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class CLS 500 Coupe 4D $6,700 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/132920058723225/?ref=search_code=undefined -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] 1991 Mercedes-Benz S-Class SEL 560,$10,000

2021-03-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Driven 86,500 miles and awful pictures https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/124207146286494/?ref=search_code=undefined -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] Buy my T[ur]D -- 1985 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Wagon 4D, $4, 250

2021-03-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
To reduce the losses from the transmission lines, the thorium reactors should be close to the points of use. I want one in my backyard --- On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:54 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Baring some major battery technology > breakthrough,

Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I feel compelled to comment: by 2030, CO2 emissions will be the least of their worries. IMO. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Floyd Thursby via Mercedes Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 11:18 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Floyd Thursby Subject: [MBZ] Editorial: To save

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 190 e 1986 - $2,650 (Jacksonville)

2021-03-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My ex MIL had one of these. On a scale of 1 - 10 I would grade it as a 6.91. On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 10:35 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not my thing but looks half nice for 35yo > > >

Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
These guys crack me up. 90% of emissions come from outside the US, especially China and India who are only increasing their number of coal plants. US emissions could go to zero and it wouldn't matter. I think China commissions a new coal plane daily, on average. Second, the US was already on

Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
There's also transportation as a loss in the case of petroleum. Also spillage... Very difficult to really compare them. -Curt On Monday, March 1, 2021, 12:15:33 PM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Last I heard, the electrical grid was only something like 50% efficient. There is

Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Last I heard, the electrical grid was only something like 50% efficient. There is a _lot_ of waste. To that you must also subtract conversion losses, etc. An IC engine is something like 33% efficient, at best. Their overall system efficiency goes _up_ in cold weather, because they're making good

Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>From the article, concerning world wide emissions, " main culprit is energy production, including onsite burning of fossil fuels by industries, which accounts for nearly half." "Energy production" should be correctly stated as "electricity production". Meaning your Tesla/Prius will probably

Re: [MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I'm sure that is why 3/4 of the entire country was just frozen solid... to much global warming. On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 9:18 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://news.yahoo.com/editorial-save-planet-climate-change-110020548.html > > -- > --FT > >

[MBZ] Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die

2021-03-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Have 2, 1 of them has to go - 1992 190E 2.3, 181k miles - $3, 700

2021-03-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Mercedes 190 e 1986 - $2,650 (Jacksonville)

2021-03-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Not my thing but looks half nice for 35yo https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/d/jacksonville-mercedes-190-1986/7284258721.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] I guess early 123 diesels did have pull start knobs

2021-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
On snowmobiles after about 1975 the "choke" is actually a fuel enrichner. The "choke" lever opens another jet from the carb into the intake. It doesn't actually choke (limit air) at all, it adds fuel... -Curt On Sunday, February 28, 2021, 10:15:44 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: