Attaboy Jon. I want to see it next time I come through Brunswick. Dwight On Nov 22, 2013 6:17 PM, "Jon Agne" <jonag...@gwi.net> wrote:
> Back to to “Tars”. > > I finally, this week got the ’68 250S up and running pretty decently a few > weeks ago, and spent the rest of time slowly replacing brake parts. Now > that she’ll start easily, idle well (mostly), and stop without using the > e-brake….it’s time to think tars. > > The original size is 185R14, and Vredestein makes the Sprint Classic which > I have been using on my ’67 Beetle. Great tire at about $130 each. > > Replacement sizes (recommended) are 195/75R14 and 205/70R14 in that order. > The car currently has the 195/70s from the late 90’s on it. Amazingly, > they hold air very well, but the tread is checking even though there can’t > be many miles on them. My parts car has a horrible set of 205/70s on it, > and they do not hold air very well. > > Michelin makes a Defender in the 205 size for a little less than the > Vreds, and I might go this way, and the only 195/75s I can find are in the > cheap end with only an S rating. I’ve read that these W108 cars really > need a decent sidewall to perform well, and I am not sure that the cheaper > off brands have decent sidewalls. > > Any thoughts on which direction might be better? > > Jon > > On Nov 22, 2013, at 5:22 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > > > Costco is known for paying their employees well relative to the retail > market. Unlike some *other* big-box retailers. > > > > The latest thing that Wally World is doing to screw their employees (and > this may not be new, but I just heard about it) is that they pay those who > work on holidays an amount based on their previous two weeks wages. > > > > So what's the matter with that? From the reports of their employees, > everyone's hours go down the weeks before holidays. That means they get > the holiday "spiff", but because it's based on the prior week's wages, it > ends up being a wash. > > > > Jerks. > > > > > > On Nov 22, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: > > > >> I'm pretty much with Gary on this. My experience with Costco for food > is > >> excellent. The vast majority of their food is excellent quality at > >> reasonable prices. Their fresh meats are quite good. Their fresh fish > is > >> excellent: our local store has salmon, halibut, red rockfish, tuna and > even > >> razor clams in season. As far as the Wally-world comparison, Costco's > >> employees seem happy, I don't see much turnover. I think they must have > >> pretty decent working conditions. Their made-in-China products are like > >> most other sources; much of that stuff is NLA from US sources. > >> > >> As far as their produce, it is nice and at a good price, but packaged in > >> quantity too much for me and the wife. I do prefer a local family-owned > >> business for produce: > >> > >> http://chucksproduce.com/ > >> > >> which is also closer to home. > >> > >> Are the big-box stores responsible for the loss of American > manufacturing? > >> I think it is way more complex than that. > >> > >> Greg > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Alex > >> Chamberlain > >> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 7:50 AM > >> To: Mercedes Discussion List > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar > >> > >> On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, "Gary Hurst" <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> yeah, well, i'm about the ultimate > >>> costco jockrider. my current position is that if costco doesn't have > >>> it, i don ;'t want it. great produce! > >>> > >>> > >> > >> You are delusional as a human being and shooting yourself in the foot > as a > >> businessman. Costco is almost as bad as Wal-Mart when it comes to > >> destroying domestic manufacturing and small business. Every time you > buy > >> something at a big box store, a little piece of America dies. > >> > >> Alex > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > 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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ 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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
