Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-30 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
and that is why last year I rejected the new junk with no ports and opted for another 2011 i7 MBP. other family members have new 2017 Air (with ports by no dvd) and are quite happy with them.  at christmas they were $700 New in sealed box. Apfel stock is like telsa stock, way overvalue, only

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-30 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Clay wrote: > There is also a requirement for CDL to operate airport > vans, having the responsibility of hauling civilians for pay. Not just for pay. 16 passengers or more requires a CDL, as does any vehicle required to placard (hazardous materials). ___ ht

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
It amazes me as I think everything they've made in the last 3-5 years is garbage and I'm typing that on a Macbook pro which is, simply, terrible, or at least worse than the Retina Macbook pro it replaced. Apple has done an excellent job of selling themselves as a lifestyle brand instead of bein

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
a CDL can be required for some activities with any car or light truck.  However, just as you are likely to get a ticket for driving a heavy truck when a CDL is technically not required, it is also not likely that johnny law will bother you in a car or light truck, unless something on the vehicl

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Clay via Mercedes
I seem to recall that Class A recreational motor coaches required some endorsements comparable to those of a CDL (unibody 10 meter long) vs Class C (a box truck or RV on a Van/pickup frame). There is also a requirement for CDL to operate airport vans, having the responsibility of hauling civili

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Clay via Mercedes
The administration flew a charter 747 out of there with consular staff and US civilians willing to pay back the cost. It refueled at ANC and then headed out to Edwards AFB instead of Riverside. SEA had announced that they would not racially profile flyers early in the troubles. Now they are g

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Yeah, its legal, but it's often up to you to prove in court, that you are innocent, and it is legal. fmiser via Mercedes January 29, 2020 at 5:55 PM I believe there are some motor homes with air brakes, and those don't need a CDL or even any training I believe.

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curley wrote: > no, and AFIK, the 26' rentals are air over hydraulic.  Those do > not require air cert., but do require air obviously, or a LOT of > muscle if the air fails.   On air, the air holds the brakes OFF, > and brakes are applied my modulating lower pressures of air. No. Full air brak

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curley wrote: > I've driven straight trucks since I was about 12, and on the > road since 16.  The nicest was the 95? international with DT > 466E, 6 spd, air ride and Bostrom air ride seat. Air suspension makes a _huge_ difference on a vehicle with less than max load as the spring constant ca

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
no, and AFIK, the 26' rentals are air over hydraulic.  Those do not require air cert., but do require air obviously, or a LOT of muscle if the air fails.   On air, the air holds the brakes OFF, and brakes are applied my modulating lower pressures of air. For air over hydraulic, in place of a v

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Coronavirus was created by toada.   It infected all toadas and then infected all toada drivers. I am of an age where I associate corona with toada.  Crown, corona, corolla Yes, I know about the Meh he can bier   but in the US of A, the trademark first belonged to toada. Dan Pen

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
We had a guy close by who rented Budget.   He would always cut a better deal than you can get online.  I've driven straight trucks since I was about 12, and on the road since 16.  The nicest was the 95? international with DT 466E, 6 spd, air ride and Bostrom air ride seat.   It had 300K miles o

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Ok. That explains the carrying capacity. I was trying to figure out what sort of pickup truck could handle such a load. On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 2:45 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I believe he means a truck with air brakes that would, if used > commercially, require a CDL license to drive. >

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
“But I don’t want to go on the cart! I’m feeling better." -D enjoying a piece of fish fit for Jehovah > On Jan 29, 2020, at 3:09 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > HA HA HA! > > "Bring oot yer DED!" > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM Floyd T

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Limevirus? Floyd Thursby via Mercedes writes: > What goes best with Coronavirus? > > --FT > ___ 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/mailma

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
HA HA HA! "Bring oot yer DED!" - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Lyme Disease!!! > > --FT > > On 1/29/20 2:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > A lime? That’s what I thought when I first heard about

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Lyme Disease!!! --FT On 1/29/20 2:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: A lime? That’s what I thought when I first heard about it… -D On Jan 29, 2020, at 2:36 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: What goes best with Coronavirus? --FT On 1/29/20 10:52 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I believe he means a truck with air brakes that would, if used commercially, require a CDL license to drive. -D > On Jan 29, 2020, at 2:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > What's a CDL truck, Rick? > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 1:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wro

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
A lime? That’s what I thought when I first heard about it… -D > On Jan 29, 2020, at 2:36 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > What goes best with Coronavirus? > > --FT > > On 1/29/20 10:52 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >> Will the price at the pump go down? > > -- > --F

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
What goes best with Coronavirus? --FT On 1/29/20 10:52 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Will the price at the pump go down? -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change de

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
What's a CDL truck, Rick? On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 1:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Rick, > > I’m curious - is there more of a market for the type as just lead scrap or > as type? > > -D > > > > On Jan 29, 2020, at 1:02 PM, Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon > via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That's why I like my Roth IRA. I can take the money out anytime without any capital gains taxes. On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 1:23 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Not until I turned 59-1/2. At least not without a penalty. > > There are a lot of things I do that I could afford to pay someone else to

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Rick, I’m curious - is there more of a market for the type as just lead scrap or as type? -D > On Jan 29, 2020, at 1:02 PM, Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via > Mercedes wrote: > > Folks > > Last Thursday night I rented a Penske 2015 Freightliner 26 foot straight > truck. I

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Cool stuff. I-95 in SC is one giant pothole but our fuel is cheap! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jan 29, 2020, at 1:03 PM, Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via > Mercedes wrote: > > Folks > > Last Thursday night I rented a Penske 2015 Freightliner 26 foot straight > truck. I was go

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Not until I turned 59-1/2. At least not without a penalty. There are a lot of things I do that I could afford to pay someone else to do, however, I enjoy the work and prefer to maintain my resources for some other use. -D > On Jan 29, 2020, at 12:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >  > In ot

[MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks Last Thursday night I rented a Penske 2015 Freightliner 26 foot straight truck. I was going to rent the same truck from Enterprise, cheaper I think, but they wouldn’t take my paypal MasterCard also debit card (or cash)! So I went to Penske. So I loaded up my dog, Precious and a bunch of

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
In other words you could have afforded a "professional" to restore your finnie. On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 12:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No. I started buying in the early 90s. I think it was in the high teens > when I started. It’s split at least three times sinc

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
No. I started buying in the early 90s. I think it was in the high teens when I started. It’s split at least three times since then, too (2/1, 2/1, 7/1) I think. When it was in the dumper in the early 2000s I vacuumed up all I could afford. I also did it all in IRAs or similar instruments, so I

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Are you an original shareholder at $1.00? On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:35 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was a bit concerned with the markets on Monday, but that seems to have > evaporated. Especially with Apple’s record earnings statement yesterday. > They’re only u

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I was a bit concerned with the markets on Monday, but that seems to have evaporated. Especially with Apple’s record earnings statement yesterday. They’re only up $9/share so far today. -D > On Jan 29, 2020, at 11:26 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Anyone else enjoying the

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Anyone else enjoying the fallout from coronavirus? On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:18 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I paid $1.99 for diesel just a couple days ago. That was nice, ~20.5 > gallons into my '95 E300. > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Wed, Jan

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I paid $1.99 for diesel just a couple days ago. That was nice, ~20.5 gallons into my '95 E300. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 10:53 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Will the price at the pump go down? > > ENERGY MARKETSCoronavirus lock

[MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Will the price at the pump go down? ENERGY MARKETSCoronavirus lockdown is even more bad news for dieselPublished: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Add a severe global pathogen to the list of bad news for diesel. Two metrics for the industrial fuel that traders watch closely — its premium against crud