I second that emotion! --FT
On 1/5/18 8:47 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
Mr Chairman! I move that this august body (known as OkieBenz) adopt the following rule: WHEREAS The collective wisdom of this body is exceedingly good at diagnosing all things Diesel MB, remotely and with little "on the ground" information, and; WHEREAS The frugal nature of this body is such that many members squirrel away many things, including MB technical literature, new parts, used parts, and even entire used cars (sometimes acres of used cars, visible by satellite), and; WHEREAS The generous nature of this body is such that said items that have been squirreled away are typically exchanged for the cost of shipping or maybe a little more, and; WHEREAS The flip side of the human nature of frugality is too often an ornery stubborn independence (dare I say prideful?) which is especially exhibited in those members who ask lots of questions but then usually do their own thing regardless of input from this body, often with the result of spending more time and money and list bandwidth exploring options that ultimately fail and lead to the original solution proposed weeks or months earlier, and THEN considerable "I told you so" ensues, taking up more list bandwidth, which some members find quite entertaining and others find rather a waste and others probably think even less of the whole sad situation; THEREFORE when Mr. Strasfogel asks more than three questions about a fault with any MB automobile, and the collective wisdom of OkieBenz has narrowed the possible root cause(s) of said fault, and said fault could be remedied with a serviceable used part(s) or extra new part(s) that a member has in store (like a block heater cord, one of my favorite things to harvest from the Knackers), then the member may voluntarily and freely ship or deliver the part(s) to Mr. Strasfogel, and then either openly or anonymously announce to OkieBenz that the part(s) are en-route, and Mr. Strasfogel shall then be invited to report on the success or failure of this assistance. Do I hear a second? ------------- Max Charleston SC _______________________________________ 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
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