Re: [MBZ] OT BUFF sighting

You are VERY fortunate to have never seen one live since they have been out in the wild since 1952! :-) Regards, Addison Thompson (who has B-52 flight test time) On 4/26/18 2:15 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > This weekend there's an air show at local Air Force Base. I was just >

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 149, Issue 130

Dan, I believe the correct term starts with a B and ends with an H. :-) Addison On Apr 25, 2018, Dan asked: Can you refer to a woman as a douche? I think she fit the definition, for sure. -D > On Apr 25, 2018, at 11:45 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Best antivirus for IMac

Thanks for the good lesson there - I will NOT decide to “upgrade" to the credit card paid version. A On Apr 21, 2018, Gerry wrote: Addison, I used the free version of Malwarebytes for years and was very satisfied. Then I decided to try the paid-for version. After a year I couldn't see any

Re: [MBZ] OT: Best antivirus for IMac

Gerry, I down-loaded MalwareBytes free version. The updates are free also. No credit card involved if you use that version. Addison On Apr 21, 2018, Gerry wrote: Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Best antivirus for IMac Date: April 21, 2018 at 00:42:06 PDT If you plan on buying Malwarebytes for PC's, best

Re: [MBZ] OT: Best antivirus for IMac

I second Malwarebytes. I have used it on several Macs for years following the recommendation of some Mac experts from Silicon Valley. I have it set to scan hourly and have not had a problem. Good Luck. Addison Thompson On Apr 19, 2018, Andrew Asked & Dan Answered: From: Dan Penoff

Re: [MBZ] OT Go Navy!

Interesting anecdote about the CFM 56 engine. I flew the CFM 56 engine for the first time it was flown on any aircraft when I was an Air Force test pilot at Edwards AFB in 1977. Here is a reference from Wikipedia; "The engine flew for the first time in February 1977 when it replaced one of

Re: [MBZ] ML350 voltage regulator

In 1968 I bought one of the first American Motors AMXs - real high performance car. It had a ding on the hood from the transporter and the dealer had trouble color matching the blue metallic paint (no idea why). I told them to stop screwing around with it and just paint it flat black. Cut down

[MBZ] List Problem

What is happening? I’m still getting garbage in the digest mode like below. Regards, Addison Thompson From: mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 148, Issue 41 Date: March 8, 2018 at 17:11:35 PST To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Send Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Admin, global warming

Well then obviously the overheating must be due to Global Warming. A On Feb 26, 2018, Andrew wrote: (in answer to the question as to how the new Cab is sorting out) It is overheating. He refilled with coal dust rather than wind pellets. On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 4:46 PM, G Mann via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Not much love for a 19K miles 1984 Porsche 944

And three timing belt replacements in 19k miles is a big red flag!!! Addison On Feb 13, 2018, at 12:02, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: From: Andrew Strasfogel Subject: Re: [MBZ] Not much love for a 19K miles 1984 Porsche 944 It's odd that there is so much interior

Re: [MBZ] OT this is amazingly awesome

That is absolutely an amazing accomplishment! And the two boosters landing side-by-side simultaneously is utterly fantastic. That crew has every right to be extremely proud of what they have accomplished. I’ll bet that the party is roaring right now... And don’t forget “spaceman” up there

Re: [MBZ] Game with the unmentionable name

I spent many weeks in Alamogordo during the early ‘70s but by 1976 I had transferred back to Edwards AFB. Sorry to have left you there… :-) On Feb 3, 2018, Scott Ritchey wrote: Subject: Re: [MBZ] Game with the unmentionable name Date: February 2, 2018 at 21:16:26 PST #4 as well. I think the

Re: [MBZ] Game with the unmentionable name

#4 is what I plan to do - and have all year since this “taking a knee” BS started. Addison Thompson (a combat veteran who still salutes the flag) On Feb 2, 2018, Curley McLain wrote: Subject: [MBZ] Game with the unmentionable name Since the [league that should have no respect] demands that only

Re: [MBZ] OT Revolver vs. Semi-Auto

Rick, In addition to what others have written (below), it also is dependent on the quality/condition of the barrels of the two guns and the quality differences in the bullets that you are using in each. Regards, Addison (who shoots both) On Jan 25, 2018, Rick Knoble

Re: [MBZ] Scraping... (Dan Penoff)

I agree with Rick - meaning no emergency evacuations because a 270,000 acre wildfire is right across the street from your home - like I had to do yesterday. Definitely wasn’t boring! Addison On Dec 17, 2017, at 13:16, Dan wrote: Put a new O ring on the oil dipstick on the E320 wagon. Did the

Re: [MBZ] OT- Fun With Guns Today

On Dec 11, 2017, Craig wrote: Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT- Fun With Guns Today > OK, scrap the FMJ and just use softpoints. Remember there will be 14 to > 21" of sand between the sheets of plywood . . . Maybe I should go to the local indoor range and ask them what they have. I stopped by a while back

[MBZ] Randy Steele was OT Olde Netware software

On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 11:09 AM, as.thompson--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yes, I know Randy. I bought parts from him before I even moved here so > looked him up as soon as I got to SB. I used to stop in and chat from time > to time. But I haven’t seen him sin

Re: [MBZ] OT Olde Netware software

On Dec 6, 2017, at 19:52, Mountain Man wrote: Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Olde Netware software (Curt Raymond) Yes, I know Randy. I bought parts from him before I even moved here so looked him up as soon as I got to SB. I used to stop in and chat from time to time. But I haven’t seen him since he

Re: [MBZ] OT California fires, was: Olde Netware software (Curt Raymond)

wrote: Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT California fires, was: Olde Netware software Date: December 6, 2017 at 16:34:31 PST I'm in Burbank, our office is right off the 5, just north of the 134. -Curt On Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 7:15:05 PM EST, as.thompson--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] OT Olde Netware software (Curt Raymond)

Curt, Where are you located if you’re getting smoke from the Creek Fire? I’m almost completely IFR from the Thomas Fire smoke here in Santa Barbara. Addison On Dec 6, 2017, at 15:31, Curt Raymond wrote: Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Olde Netware software Remember with Fred it

Re: [MBZ] 747

Good summary Peter. Two additional points - 1. there were four pilots on board and no one called out the throttles and 2. the TRACON cleared them for the approach but instructed them to maintain 180 knots until 5 miles from the runway and they were actually at 192/193 until 4 miles out.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Question For Peter F.

Global Warming? :-) On Nov 11, 2017, at 12:48, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: This fall many leaves did not change color. Recently, we had a hard freeze and many of them dropped, still being green. Do you have any idea what could have caused this anomaly? We had very dry weather in

Re: [MBZ] CC order

Mitch, Don’t forget, Al Gore told us that we were having global WARMING. So you should be fine. :-) Good luck, Addison On Nov 10, 2017, Mitch wrote: > On November 9, 2017 at 11:00 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > GFCI extension cord ... I don't have one of those,

Re: [MBZ] Banned?

On Oct 25, 2017, Andrew wrote: What ever happened to the Ritter-Easley list? Marshall Booth was a major contributor on that one while was still with us. Regards, Addison Thompson From: Andrew Strasfogel Subject: Re: [MBZ] Banned? Date: October 25, 2017 at 08:30:15 PDT

Re: [MBZ] OT sign of the times - be careful out there!

Scott, Tower flybys were always a blast - the high speed ones were legal buzz job practice. But as you recall, you had to do the full envelope from just above a stall and the slow speed ones weren’t a whole lot of fun. And they ALL required a lot of concentration to insure that all the state

Re: [MBZ] OT: Defensive gun usage

Twice. I didn’t have to take it out either time. But when confronting a potential intruder (luckily outside) on both occasions having the gun at hand probably gave my the bad guys the knowledge that I wasn’t going to be a victim. Both were apprehended by LE. Regards, Addison On Oct 15, 2017,

Re: [MBZ] Still starter question

On Sep 22, 2017, fmiser wrote: Nope. High resistance in the starter will _decrease_ the current draw through the braid. Les current, less heat. >> Tin man sez: >> >> ‎ Still seems odd. > Rick wrote: > > Post pictures of the failed starter. > Very high internal

Re: [MBZ] An oil question

For some reason my last couple of posts only display the copied content but not my writing. So I’ll try again. Scott, I certainly do remember Alice - in spite of my “elderly” status. Addison On Sep 20, 2017, Scott wrote: Number 3 stepchild (Addison may remember Alice) proved this isn't the =

Re: [MBZ] An oil question

I do remember Alice - in spite of my advancing elderly status…;-) Addison On Sep 20, 2017, Scott wrote: Number 3 stepchild (Addison may remember Alice) proved this isn't the case. > -Original Message- > From: Curley (According to urban legend and CR) They run for people

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

Don’t forget to stop-drill the ends of the crack before the JB fix. Addison On Sep 14, 2017, at 12:24, Andrew wrote: Nothing that a glop of JB Weld can't fix. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: What US congresscritter has killed more US servicemen

On Aug 26, 2017, tin.man wrote: I had to laugh out loud when I read that one !!!:-) Grant wrote: > If ego made airplanes fly John McCain would have been a great pilot > > It doesn't... and he wasn't... All pilots have ego. Addison? Grant? OKDon? - OkieBenz i ego safe space, 'fess

Re: [MBZ] OT: What US congresscritter has killed more US servicemen

My friend also mentioned something about McCain’s shoot down. He said something to the effect that Trump wasn’t so far off when he made the POW comment which surprised me when he told me that. His words were something like "screwing up your ordnance delivery and getting shot down for your “f

Re: [MBZ] OT: What US congresscritter has killed more US servicemen

Gentlemen, Maybe not so fast on this McCain thing. The attached from a friend of mine who was there. He tells quite a different story. Regards, Addison "The Forrestal disaster was not as described. The conflagration was horrific and replete with many mistakes that resulted in the loss on

Re: [MBZ] '98 Porsche Boxster 5 speed on BAT

when I can use my knee again. Take care -- Larry On 08/16/2017 2:33 PM, as.thompson--- via Mercedes wrote: > Larry, > Wouldn’t we all want a ’73 Carrera RS!!! That’s a no-kidding street-legal > race car. > Regards, > Addison Thompson > (former owner ’68 911S) > > > On

Re: [MBZ] '98 Porsche Boxster 5 speed on BAT

Larry, Wouldn’t we all want a ’73 Carrera RS!!! That’s a no-kidding street-legal race car. Regards, Addison Thompson (former owner ’68 911S) On Aug 16, 2017, Larry Turner wrote: I would have loved a '73 Carrera RS (lightweight body/glass, HP engine, Ducktail) that has become the favorite

Re: [MBZ] Locked Out (Craig)

Craig, I locked the key in my Toyota pick up truck several years ago and was getting ready to smash a window when someone suggested the local fire department. I called them and, sure enough, they came over with a “slim jim” tool and a few seconds later the door was open. They refused a tip and

Re: [MBZ] OT Missile Defense

erribly excited about. If we were really lucky and the ship they were testing on had the capability, they would take us out on helicopters. That was a hell of a commute! -D > On Jul 9, 2017, at 6:11 PM, as.thompson--- via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Dan, >

Re: [MBZ] OT Missile Defense

Dan, Was that for Todd Shipyards? I flew a jet acting as a cruise missile target for many of those qualification tests out of Todd Shipyards. Started about 200 miles out and flew at the ship. They seemed to like it when we made passes over them at about mast height. :-) Regards, Addison

[MBZ] Digest Distribution

Am I the only one receiving the digest e-mails out of sequence recently? For example, today I received Issue 202 at 12:41, then 205 at 3:00, 204 at 3:24, 203 at 3:54 and 206 at 4:00. Many of the posts in answer to earlier posts were confusing to read until I figured out what was going on.

Re: [MBZ] Chicago moves up

Reading that article I couldn’t help thinking that it would be interesting if the author was badly injured by a perpetrator and he then got to lay in a hospital bed to contemplate his views about the injustice of self-defense. Addison On May 12, 2017, at 2:15 PM, Mitch Haley

Re: [MBZ] Chicago moves up

I agree with Mitch that the .25 is not a very effective self-defense pistol. But there is another aspect that we often don’t consider. That is the psychological one. Criminals often target people that they perceive as weak and easy targets. But someone that is armed knows that he is not as

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 138, Issue 100

Mao, Nothing much to tell. Haven’t been doing much different. Still retired, still own 2 MBs but they’re 10 -12 year old gassers. Had some flooding from all the CA heavy rains in Feb so have been doing repair work. Ugh. :-( Regards, Addison On May 11, 2017, at 12:51 PM, Mountain Man

Re: [MBZ] Chicago moves up

Curt, Not only limit access to a gun but tell you what kind of gun you’re allowed to own and how much ammunition you can put in each one. As if any of those restrictions on law-abiding citizens will limit what criminals do. It’s getting like Alice In Wonderland out there…. Addison From: Curt