Re: [MBZ] OT: beer scooter

2013-07-30 Thread Mitch Haley
WILTON wrote: Yeah, that could be fun, but I don't care for the beer. ;<) BTW, watching that guy scoot rapidly along that paved road on those four little wheels kept me a bit on edge - worried that he'd hit a pebble in the road or catch a wheel in the grass off the pavement and go atumbling a

Re: [MBZ] OT: beer scooter

2013-07-30 Thread WILTON
nd ascraping. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 5:46 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT: beer scooter Think Wilton could keep this in his trunk? http://www.yout

[MBZ] OT: beer scooter

2013-07-30 Thread Mitch Haley
Think Wilton could keep this in his trunk? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fqpp-IAXF0#at=61 ___ 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/

[MBZ] OT: Beer Drinker

2013-04-14 Thread Gerry Archer
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A LADY INTERVIEWER WITH A MALE BEER DRINKER: Lady Interviewer: Do you drink every day? Man: Yes. Lady Interviewer: How much a day? Man: Around 3 six-packs starting at noon. Lady Interviewer: How much does a 6-pack cost? Man: Roughly $10.00 at a deli. Lady Interviewer: An

Re: [MBZ] OT beer idiot "I have closed my business and am, liquefying my equipment"

2012-05-04 Thread Hendrik & Fay
No, been banned from 5% bottles, apparently they send me stupider, am allowed 4.5% red cans. Hendrik who is being responsible...honest On 05/05/12 12:35, Walt Zarnoch wrote: If by pills you mean pop top bottles... ;) Walt On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Hendrik& Fay wrote: See the me

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-14 Thread pm7088
PBR and Strip Clubs are for Wannabes. -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT - Original Message - From: "Rolf" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 1:57:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review Did PBR change t

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-14 Thread Rolf
Did PBR change their recipe or did I just get skunked? I was at the clermont lounge this last week (Atlanta's oldest strip club, both by date established and average age of the dancers (40+?)) and had a few PBR's for the first time in ages. They were super heavy on the malt. I had about 4 think

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-10 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Thanks for that, now that I got wheels (well I use that term loosley) the consumption of beer has to be moderated. Hendrik who better get on the road and off the computer On Thu Jun 10 5:58 , Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> sent: >For Henifay: > >Bodega Brew Pub Inc >122 4th Street South >La C

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-10 Thread Dieselhead
For Henifay: Bodega Brew Pub Inc 122 4th Street South La Crosse, WI 54601 Contact Information: Phone: (608) 782-0677 It reportedly has a lot of varieties of beer from around the world, in addition to their own brews. It gets high reviews, but is apparently not the place to go for a cheap "we

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-10 Thread Bob Rentfro
crowd though... -Curt in California Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:01:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Dimitri Seretakis To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review Message-ID: <228292.98658...@web113212.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It seems like the old

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread E M
okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of E M > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 2:14 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review > > More small speciality beer places opening all the time. Seem to be more in > Quebec and BC, than Ontario for some reason. > > I f

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread Greg Fiorentino
to Salvator by ending their names in -ator. Greg -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of E M Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 2:14 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review More small speciality beer pla

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread E M
. Strange to be sitting on the wrong coast with a Lakers crowd > though... > > -Curt in California > > Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:01:22 -0700 (PDT) > From: Dimitri Seretakis > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review > Message-ID: <228292.98658

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread E M
benz.com] > On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 8:47 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review > > Quebecois beer with 9 percent alcohol costs about $7.00 per 16 oz bottle. > Drink slowly and chew every mouthful > > On We

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread Curt Raymond
cedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review Message-ID: <228292.98658...@web113212.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It seems like the older I get the cheaper the beer I drink and like it more. Sent from my iPhone _

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread Greg Fiorentino
fogel Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 8:47 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review Quebecois beer with 9 percent alcohol costs about $7.00 per 16 oz bottle. Drink slowly and chew every mouthful On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:27 AM, John Reames wrote: > Hmmm I know that mos

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread andrew strasfogel
Quebecois beer with 9 percent alcohol costs about $7.00 per 16 oz bottle. Drink slowly and chew every mouthful On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:27 AM, John Reames wrote: > Hmmm I know that most of the ones that I drink do have it printed > somewhere... > > I think that most of the stuff that I like is h

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread Curt Raymond
I had Black Butte in Vegas in April, good stuff! -Curt Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 22:14:52 -0700 From: Jim Cathey To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > My son gave me a bottle of Moosedrool last ni

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-09 Thread John Reames
Hmmm I know that most of the ones that I drink do have it printed somewhere... I think that most of the stuff that I like is high content then... But I don't go after it for the percentages.., -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 9, 2010, at

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread E M
All the suds here have the alcohol content printed on the label. And in the typical Canadian way, anything that smells good, tastes good, or makes you feel good, must be taxed and priced accordingly. A can of Fuller's London Porter..$2.45 a 500ml can! And that is in no way the most expensive bee

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Anything over 7%, speaking of which, I have noticed that a lot of beers don't have the alcohol content printed on the label, why is that? In ozland we have the alcohole pecentage and the amount if standard drinks in the brew. Hendrik who is feeling better but I think I am am getting a cold On Tu

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread John Reames
*lol* define high alcohol.. -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 8, 2010, at 18:44, Hendrik and Fay wrote: I have been banned from high alcohol beers. Hendrik who had a bit of a hangover this morning On Tue Jun 8 11:12 , Alex Chamberlain

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
It seems like the older I get the cheaper the beer I drink and like it more. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 8, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: I have been banned from high alcohol beers. Hendrik who had a bit of a hangover this morning On Tue Jun 8 11:12 , Alex Chamberlain sent: On Mo

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I have been banned from high alcohol beers. Hendrik who had a bit of a hangover this morning On Tue Jun 8 11:12 , Alex Chamberlain sent: >On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net> wrote: >> If you like Moose Drool, you might like Black Butte Porter even >> better.  I d

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread andrew strasfogel
Hop Hound wheat beer is on promotion now locally @$3.46/six pack but it's made by Michelob... On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Rolf wrote: > Franzikaner came down to $10.49 a 12 back and is my new beer of choice. > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new an

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Rolf
Franzikaner came down to $10.49 a 12 back and is my new beer of choice. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://o

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread John Reames
I once had some of dick danger's ale (good stuff) I understand they also put out some saudages which are quite good, and bumperstickers that say they're unbeatable... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 8, 2010, at 14:12, Alex Chamberlain w

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread John Reames
s- boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:15 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review My son gave me a bottle of Moosedrool last night. It's brewed in Montana I believe. First time I had it. Dark, but very well balanced. Very

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Brian Toscano
Rogue is distributed out East to some extent. Deschutes much less so. How is Root? I've heard of it, but not yet had any. Regards, -Original Message- From: Alex Chamberlain Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:12:31 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review On Mon,

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > If you like Moose Drool, you might like Black Butte Porter even > better.  I do! > Black Butte Porter is indeed a fine local beer for something you can buy at the supermarket (well, at least if that supermarket is in western Oregon or Washingto

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Greg Fiorentino
o:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:15 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review > My son gave me a bottle of Moosedrool last night. It's brewed in > Montana I > believe. First time I had it. Dark, but very well balanced

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Jim Cathey
My son gave me a bottle of Moosedrool last night. It's brewed in Montana I believe. First time I had it. Dark, but very well balanced. Very good flavor. If you like Moose Drool, you might like Black Butte Porter even better. I do! -- Jim ___ http://

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Thank you Wilton but things are not going the way we hoped, these things happen on the road and thankfully we are seasoned travellers and can cope. Hendrik who is struggling along On Mon Jun 7 10:33 , 'WILTON' sent: >Well, you were absolutely correct for at least one very REAL American. I DO

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Rich Thomas
I looked at the Sammy web site, it was a horrible web site, and I was unable to discern if Stock Ale is actually still produced. They had undecipherable pictures of bottles, but no actual list of what they make. The Old Fezziwig stuff around Christmas is quite tasty though, Sams Club used to

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Home ground advantage, get used to it. Hendrik who is not a happy camper On Mon Jun 7 7:32 , 'Allan Streib' sent: >I have found that Sam Adams Boston Ale on draught in Boston is a vastly different (for the better) taste from the same-named stuff you buy in a bottle elsewhere. > >Allan > > __

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Mountain Man
Greg wrote: > My son gave me a bottle of Moosedrool last night.  It's brewed in Montana I > believe.  First time I had it.  Dark, but very well balanced.  Very good > flavor. I bought some Moosedrool for a friend two years ago in West Yellowstone. I don't recall it well, as I don't drink much beer

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Greg Fiorentino
d Fay Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 9:50 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OT Beer review mao asked me to write up my thoughts on a couple of brews we got at Binny's (never seen so many different beers in one place but this is the US after all, I said to Dan that I expected an isle

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Allan Streib
I also think bottled Sam Adams lager is too bitter, but when I had it on draft at a bar in Boston it was a totally different flavor, much less bitter, and quite good. Allan On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:19 -0700, "Dimitri Seretakis" wrote: > How bout good 'ol PBR? I think Sam Adams is awful stuff.

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Rich Thomas
Only if you are a Hipster. --R On 6/7/2010 11:19 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: How bout good 'ol PBR? I think Sam Adams is awful stuff. Too bitter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: Sam Adams makes a whole bunch of different brews, not many of them seem to b

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
How bout good 'ol PBR? I think Sam Adams is awful stuff. Too bitter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: Sam Adams makes a whole bunch of different brews, not many of them seem to be available with any regularity outside the Bahstahn area. One of my favorites

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread WILTON
Thanks for the info re the glasses. BTW, I CAN even pronounce it. ;<)) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik and Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 9:14 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review If they take away whatever looks

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread WILTON
mentioning it directly. ;<))) 'Hope your travels continue well, safely and enjoyable. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik and Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 12:50 AM Subject: [MBZ] OT Beer review mao asked me to write u

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Allan Streib
I have found that Sam Adams Boston Ale on draught in Boston is a vastly different (for the better) taste from the same-named stuff you buy in a bottle elsewhere. Allan On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:22 -0400, "Rich Thomas" wrote: > Sam Adams makes a whole bunch of different brews, not many of them s

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Will do, in Adelaide there is a brewery called Coopers http://www.coopers.com.au/ , they make a nice heavy ale called Vintage, about 7% from memory but get wobbly boot syndrome something shocking from that stuff. Hendrik who drinks coffee in the morning and beer in the evening On Mon Jun 7 9:2

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Rich Thomas
Sam Adams makes a whole bunch of different brews, not many of them seem to be available with any regularity outside the Bahstahn area. One of my favorites is Stock Ale, which is a little more flavorful and darker than the regular Boston Ale. If you can find that, give it a try, I think you wo

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
If they take away whatever looks like trash, why are my clothes still here? Anyway, carrying glass around while travelling is a dicey thing, while we where at Binny's I remembered that the cheapskates at our Holiday Inn only provided us with plastic cups, so I asked the check out fella if it would

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Mitch Haley
IIRC, Room Service brings you food and drink, Houskeeping/Maid Service brings clean sheets and takes away whatever looks like trash. I guess you should recap the collectible trash and store it in your luggage. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and u

[MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik and Fay
mao asked me to write up my thoughts on a couple of brews we got at Binny's (never seen so many different beers in one place but this is the US after all, I said to Dan that I expected an isle of Bud, an isle of Coors, an isle of Miller and a few imported usuals like that energy drink from Holland)

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread Curt Raymond
Sat, 5 Jun 2010 11:20:38 -0400 From: "WILTON" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Message-ID: <0d76c8a91805475b947af64ae2bc3...@wiltonpc> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";     reply-type=original Abs

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread Mountain Man
WILTON wrote: > The > tenant finished buying that house for me several years ago.  'Wish I could > have had a dozen houses and tenants like that. A good tenant is worth it for a house owner? - I am grateful that I can be of service to the houseowner here. Used to be country, now suburban is encro

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread WILTON
Pump prices include tax; prices on most other goods do not include taxes. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" To: "Diesel List" Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Shouldn't be, not on gas anyway...

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread WILTON
ses and tenants like that. I had some others several years ago, but the tenants were such a hastle, I sold the houses. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" To: "Diesel List" Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henif

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay now money

2010-06-05 Thread Rich Thomas
:00 AM, WILTON wrote: And the cotton is discarded denim ("blue jeans"). Wilton - Original Message - From: "John Reames" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay So did they go to plastic

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread Allan Streib
Hendrik and Fay writes: > That's another thing, the tax, in Ozland it is included in the > advertised price, over here they whack it on at the end. Generally sales tax is added on at the time of purchase but for gasoline it's included in the price (I think it's that way in all states, but I'm no

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread WILTON
And the cotton is discarded denim ("blue jeans"). Wilton - Original Message - From: "John Reames" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay So did they go to plastic to prevent money la

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread WILTON
Now, that's quick on the lever these days. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Hendrik and Fay wrote: and there are how many inches

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread WILTON
; To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 12:36 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Congrats Wilton, what are you going to do with all that spare cash? A visit to the MB stealership? A trip to Ozland, heck just borrow a B-52 and cut out the flight cost

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread WILTON
ussion List" Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay and there are how many inches in a yard? So basically ignore the 9/10 on the end? Hendrik who gets confused easy On Fri Jun 4 16:57 , Mitch Haley sent: Hendrik and Fay wrote: Yeah I know I

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread Curt Raymond
Shouldn't be, not on gas anyway... -Curt Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:55:33 +0800 From: Hendrik and Fay To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Message-ID: <20025.1275710...@ozemail.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" That's

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread Curt Raymond
You're sure? I've just got 312 more payments... -Curt Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 22:12:27 -0400 From: "WILTON" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Message-ID: <8fdd809ec57240f5b4648342d99ee...@wiltonpc> Content-Type: text/plain

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread John Reames
Oh! Here I thought the number of feet in a yard depended upon your lot size :p -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 5, 2010, at 7:09, Mitch Haley wrote: Hendrik and Fay wrote: and there are how many inches in a yard? 12 in a foot, 36 in a y

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread John Reames
So did they go to plastic to prevent money laundering or to facilitate it? (btw American money is something like 95% cotton rag, and the ink is impressed with extremely high pressure, so the bills are usually unharmed by the washing machine... Except for emerging a smidge cleaner and some

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread John Reames
And sales tax varies by state... And some things classify differently; sometimes ready to eat food is not considered for sales tax, but entertainment tax... Oh beware of resturants including a precalculated tip in the "total"... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread Mitch Haley
John Reames wrote: The measurements are "standard" imperial for the most part... The biggest difference being in the US Gallon, which is only 128 fluid ounces instead of 160. But a car buff like Hendrick already knows that. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread John Reames
Yeah, basically add an extra 1/10th cent (round it up) when you budget, but ignore it, as every station charges the same way... Oh beware that some stations charge different prices for cash vs credit, and some pumps (in most states) are full service (vs self service), so they are priced hig

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread John Reames
alysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: "John Reames" Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:32 PM To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay It means that the gas

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-05 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik and Fay wrote: and there are how many inches in a yard? 12 in a foot, 36 in a yard, 39.4 in a meter. So basically ignore the 9/10 on the end? That's what they hope. I'd add another 1/10 and think of 2.909 as 2.91. Anyway, unless you're in an oddball state like NJ, most of the gas wi

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Congrats Wilton, what are you going to do with all that spare cash? A visit to the MB stealership? A trip to Ozland, heck just borrow a B-52 and cut out the flight costs. Hendrik who is now remembering how money runs like water through your hands when you are on the roadand got kids in tow. Th

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ahh hah, the plan is to use part of the penny collection to pay for postage, it will be a bit of a gomer moment, standing there working out when the amount of pennies I have will cover the postage of the weight that is left. Hendrik who is always thinking On Fri Jun 4 18:12 , Curt Raymond sent:

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hah hah that reminds me that when I am paying by cash for fuel, I land on $xx.02 because .01 and .02 get rounded down and .03, .04 get rounded up to the nearest 5 cents, it's a small victory but kinda like picking up pennies on the footpath. Hendrik who will pick up 5 cent pieces On Fri Jun 4 1

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Mate, what a deal and guess what you are still talking about the time you got a bottle of jungle juice on the cheap. You know if you are clever you will always come up a few cents short and before you know it you'll be rich, oooh hang on you already are. Hendrik who too likes a discount On Fri Ju

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2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Nah i am having too much funny drawing on the faces, you know, beards, glasses and a few scars to make em look tough. Lot easier to do on this paper money. Hendrik who lives in the land of plastic money On Fri Jun 4 17:15 , 'WILTON' sent: >Those and the funny-looking bills - preferably, the bi

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
That's another thing, the tax, in Ozland it is included in the advertised price, over here they whack it on at the end. Another little difference we have. Hendrik who don't like paying tax On Fri Jun 4 17:32 , 'WILTON' sent: >That's their crazy way of sneaking/snatching another $.009 (9/10 of

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
and there are how many inches in a yard? So basically ignore the 9/10 on the end? Hendrik who gets confused easy On Fri Jun 4 16:57 , Mitch Haley sent: >Hendrik and Fay wrote: >> Yeah I know I'm dumb but what is the go with the wat fuel prices are >> displated, >> it's 290 9/10 , what does th

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Allan Streib
The tenths of a cent pricing dates back to the depression era when a full cent plus or minus was too big a price change so gasoline was priced in tenths of a cent. The practice became a tradition and has continued to the present day. -- 1983 300D ___ http://w

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread LarryT
7 billion USD in additional revenue! Have a nice weekend - LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: "John Reames" Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:32 PM To: "Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread WILTON
Thanks, but no thanks. 4 more payments and I plan to be finished with mortgage payments. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" To: "Diesel List" Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay The bills are cheaper to sh

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread John Reames
It means that the gas companies get free money each time someone does not land on a whole cent. If you buy 1 gallon, it is $2.909, but we don't track tenths of cents, so you pay $2.91... Three gallons are $8.787, so that becomes $8.79, etc... I do not believe that they ever round down, s

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Curt Raymond
The bills are cheaper to ship than coins. Come to think of it, if you'll pay 'em I'll ship you my bills. Start with my mortgage. -Curt Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:15:19 -0400 From: "WILTON" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread WILTON
which I do. Same type pricing crap as selling an item for $2.95 or $2.99. They think we don't see it as $3.00, which I do. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik and Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread WILTON
Those and the funny-looking bills - preferably, the bills. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik and Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Right, so we'll bag all the pennies u

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik and Fay wrote: Yeah I know I'm dumb but what is the go with the wat fuel prices are displated, it's 290 9/10 , what does the 9/10 on the end mean? Two hundred and ninety and 9/10 cents per gallon. That's right, they want 2.91 per gallon, but they want you to think you are paying 2.90,

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah I know I'm dumb but what is the go with the wat fuel prices are displated, it's 290 9/10 , what does the 9/10 on the end mean? Hendrik who is having a blonde moment perhaps On Thu Jun 3 8:22 , John Reames sent: >Hmph. We need a tenth-cent piece (have you seen gas prices? 3 places >to t

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Rich Thomas
edes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Is it cheap like me? Hendrik who hates US money, it all looks the same, the missus thought she was cashed up, turns out it was a bunch of dollars On Wed Jun 2 6:42 , Rich Thomas richthoma

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
gt; >- Original Message - >From: "Hendrik and Fay" heni...@ozemail.com.au> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay > > >> >> Is it cheap like me

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread pm7088
10 1:54:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay BTW, even behind my walker, I still stop and bend down to pick up a penny on the sidewalk; 'takes only 100 of 'em to make a dollar. ;<)) Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTON"

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread WILTON
BTW, even behind my walker, I still stop and bend down to pick up a penny on the sidewalk; 'takes only 100 of 'em to make a dollar. ;<)) Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTON" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread WILTON
Yeah, I've never had enough of it. Send me all that you don't want. ;< Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik and Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Oz money

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread WILTON
Just put 'em in an envelope and send 'em to me. I can find a use for them, anyway. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik and Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Is

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread John Reames
Hmph. We need a tenth-cent piece (have you seen gas prices? 3 places to the right of the decimal point...) -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 3, 2010, at 9:32, Mitch Haley wrote: Hendrik and Fay wrote: Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 ce

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread Rich Thomas
2 words: debit card --R On 6/3/2010 9:25 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: Guess you get used to US money? Hendrik who don't have much in the wallet, either in colour or size ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik and Fay wrote: Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 cent pieces, spose all those cents i am collecting here go into charity collection tins? Most shopkeepers have a 'penny dish' on the counter by the cash register. You throw your pennies in there, and when the next guy's purchase is 10.

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Oz money is both different size and colour, easy to see how well you are doing by looking at the predominant colour and size of the money in the wallet. Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 cent pieces, spose all those cents i am collecting here go into charity collection tins? Guess you get used t

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread John Reames
I think there have been some complaints about the blind not being able to distinguish the bills... I do like how the euro bills increase their size by 1cm in length and width as the values increase... I also like that the increments are logarithmic...(.01, .02, .05, .1, .2, .5, 1, 2, 5...)

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-02 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Is it cheap like me? Hendrik who hates US money, it all looks the same, the missus thought she was cashed up, turns out it was a bunch of dollars On Wed Jun 2 6:42 , Rich Thomas sent: >Forgot to mention in Chicago, and Old Style (it's krausened!) is a >moderately tasty brew, nothing really

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-02 Thread Rich Thomas
Boilermaker U. Not much else to do back then other than consume the fruits of agricultural labor. It was a hotbed of apathy. --R On 6/2/2010 8:02 PM, Mountain Man wrote: --R wrote: --R (whose consumption of Old Style in college superseded Bud at some point, probably due to the proximity

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-02 Thread Mountain Man
--R wrote: > --R (whose consumption of Old Style in college superseded Bud at some point, > probably due to the proximity of Reilly's Tap) What college? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http:/

[MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-02 Thread Rich Thomas
Forgot to mention in Chicago, and Old Style (it's krausened!) is a moderately tasty brew, nothing really special, but nothing bad either. --R (whose consumption of Old Style in college superseded Bud at some point, probably due to the proximity of Reilly's Tap) ___

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer

2008-05-14 Thread MG
That rear seat must have been a bit smaller but then the rear window was smaller too. Manfred Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 20:19:53 -0500 From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> New? Bug? Mine was a 1951 On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 7:42 PM, MG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With all that room? Try a 6

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer and Bugs and fun difficult activities to try in the m when we were young...

2008-05-13 Thread Bill R
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:20 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer New? Bug? Mine was a 1951 On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 7:42 PM, MG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With all that room? Try a 68 VW bug sometime. Course that was back when > the bug was new. > -- O

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