Ron, Yes no damage here in NK. Sorry about your beatle convertible top. Do you have good top repair shop?
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 7:27 PM Ronald Courcy via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Storm much the same as DWIGHT no Mercedes damage but I did lose a super > beattle convertible to a fallen tree.. > Neighbor THAT I SHARE A POLE WITH LOST POWER AND IS RUNNING ON A > GENERATOR TODAY. RON Courcy > Exeter Rhode island. > > ________________________________ > From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of > mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com <mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:46 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 172, Issue 191 > > Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to > mercedes@okiebenz.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mercedes-ow...@okiebenz.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mercedes digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OT: Weekly market trip (Floyd Thursby) > 2. Re: This is the sort of deal I like but not the price. > (Andrew Strasfogel) > 3. Re: OT: Weekly market trip (Dan Penoff) > 4. Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles (Andrew Strasfogel) > 5. Re: Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles (Dan Penoff) > 6. Re: Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles (Curt Raymond) > 7. Re: Our W211 Diesel Dips (Andrew Strasfogel) > 8. Re: Our W211 Diesel Dips (Dan Penoff) > 9. Re: OT: Weekly market trip (Andrew Strasfogel) > 10. Re: Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles (Andrew Strasfogel) > 11. Re: Our W211 Diesel Dips (Floyd Thursby) > 12. Re: OT: Weekly market trip (Floyd Thursby) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:58:43 -0400 > From: Floyd Thursby <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip > Message-ID: <9c4b8d4c-6e96-af92-054d-96a0eef04...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I went to geezer hour at the grocery on Monday morning 6A-7A.? It was > mobbed with geezers driving their carts like they drive their cars in > the parking lot.? Some of those people were rather vicious and of course > they tend to wander and leave their carts crosswise of the aisles and > are oblivious to anyone else around.? Then after going through all the > checkout they stand there and oops realize, oh I actually gotta pay for > this, then root around for a wallet and debit card or whatever and that > takes another 5min.? I got a few things and decided not to deal with > that madness again. > > Popped in yesterday afternoon, there was hardly anyone there. Only good > steaks, not much other beef.? Some chicken etc.? Plenty of eggyweggs.? > Other staples in short supply but I am fairly well-stocked in that regard. > > Get off my damn lawn!!! > > --FT > > On 3/26/20 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > After last week's trip to the co-op I realized that we needed to > institute a limit on the number of times we allowed ourselves to go to the > store. Its easy to drive yourself crazy. > > So today, after a week, we headed out to our local grocery store.We got > there at about ten after 8, I knew we wanted this to be an early day thing. > I'd say it was amazingly busy for how early on a Thursday we were there but > this might be the new normal. We were among the youngest folks in the > store, unsurprising considering it was just after senior hours. > > There was plenty of food, maybe not exactly what we wanted but plenty > overall. I was a little surprised to find limited selection of pasta sauce, > rice, flour and eggs. Particularly on the egg front there were only bottled > eggs, no in-shell at all, there was a sign indicating they wouldn't have > any until tomorrow.Other than a couple boxes of tissues there were no paper > products at all, big section of shelves completely empty. > > > > Chicken was in limited supply but there was some. There was plenty beef > and, interestingly tons of ham. We bought a little chicken but we've got > loads of moose, venison, and pork. > > People were wary but polite, I didn't see any unpleasantness at all. > > Most importantly I got a bottle of tonic water. We're hosting a "virtual > happy hour" Friday night and I need to be prepared. :) > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > -- > --FT > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:07:54 -0400 > From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is the sort of deal I like but not the price. > Message-ID: > <CAC35L= > vsywpq3vrmlfa1drjve2frqid3veexch__cgibfkx...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > What is YOUR price? > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/492514894715224/ > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:09:04 -0400 > From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > To: Okie Benz <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip > Message-ID: <83a452cf-e9ee-4dd4-968c-fcafdd236...@penoff.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Went to the local ?Fresh Market? (upscale hipster grocery store) as > they?ve had milk pretty consistently and plenty of meat. Used the geezer > hours because I can. Got some free range/grass fed/no drugs chicken breasts > as the wife wanted some and three gallons of skim. A handful of people in > the place. > > Had my morning cold beverage and realized one of my teeth seemed unusually > sensitive to the cold beverage. Ran the tongue over the affected tooth and > found it to be very, very rough. Dang. Either an old filling fell out or a > tooth cracked. Called my dentist buddy, he?s getting me in this afternoon. > He said I?ll have to run the gauntlet of questions, thermometers, ?Where > were you on the night of..??? etc., etc. > > -D > > > On Mar 26, 2020, at 11:58 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I went to geezer hour at the grocery on Monday morning 6A-7A. It was > mobbed with geezers driving their carts like they drive their cars in the > parking lot. Some of those people were rather vicious and of course they > tend to wander and leave their carts crosswise of the aisles and are > oblivious to anyone else around. Then after going through all the checkout > they stand there and oops realize, oh I actually gotta pay for this, then > root around for a wallet and debit card or whatever and that takes another > 5min. I got a few things and decided not to deal with that madness again. > > > > Popped in yesterday afternoon, there was hardly anyone there. Only good > steaks, not much other beef. Some chicken etc. Plenty of eggyweggs. > Other staples in short supply but I am fairly well-stocked in that regard. > > > > Get off my damn lawn!!! > > > > --FT > > > > On 3/26/20 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >> After last week's trip to the co-op I realized that we needed to > institute a limit on the number of times we allowed ourselves to go to the > store. Its easy to drive yourself crazy. > >> So today, after a week, we headed out to our local grocery store.We got > there at about ten after 8, I knew we wanted this to be an early day thing. > I'd say it was amazingly busy for how early on a Thursday we were there but > this might be the new normal. We were among the youngest folks in the > store, unsurprising considering it was just after senior hours. > >> There was plenty of food, maybe not exactly what we wanted but plenty > overall. I was a little surprised to find limited selection of pasta sauce, > rice, flour and eggs. Particularly on the egg front there were only bottled > eggs, no in-shell at all, there was a sign indicating they wouldn't have > any until tomorrow.Other than a couple boxes of tissues there were no paper > products at all, big section of shelves completely empty. > >> > >> Chicken was in limited supply but there was some. There was plenty beef > and, interestingly tons of ham. We bought a little chicken but we've got > loads of moose, venison, and pork. > >> People were wary but polite, I didn't see any unpleasantness at all. > >> Most importantly I got a bottle of tonic water. We're hosting a > "virtual happy hour" Friday night and I need to be prepared. :) > >> -Curt > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > >> > > -- > > --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/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:18:10 -0400 > From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: [MBZ] Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles > Message-ID: > <CAC35L=v=OuurX+9= > nbx4+b3xnvdpyk1gyvegaxjufq0v3ht...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > In Naples, FL. Watch the promotional video if you have 15' to spare. > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-300sd-4/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-26 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:20:26 -0400 > From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > To: Okie Benz <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles > Message-ID: <98410789-48ac-4b7f-9c50-b4e445576...@penoff.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Another fantastic car out of Naples. > > I?m telling you, the cars that are in that area can be stunning. I quit > doing CL searches there because it was tearing me up with all the nice > stuff I would see. > > -D > > > On Mar 26, 2020, at 12:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > In Naples, FL. Watch the promotional video if you have 15' to spare. > > > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-300sd-4/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-26 > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:22:30 +0000 (UTC) > From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles > Message-ID: <379911738.2531128.1585239750...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I like that color. I'd love to see the analytics to find out if anybody > watches the whole video. I watched a little but 15min is 13min too long. > > -Curt > > On Thursday, March 26, 2020, 12:19:09 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > In Naples, FL.? Watch the promotional video if you have 15' to spare. > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-300sd-4/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-26 > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:24:48 -0400 > From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Our W211 Diesel Dips > Message-ID: > <CAC35L= > sst_pn3ri78qzegimbpcgodxl+gkdtxufpvxt03bt...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I find that body style painful to look at, and more so when painted white. > That being said, it's probably a bargain at $3k. Where and how bad is the > hail damage?. > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Guess he?s not getting any bites at $5500, $4900, etc., etc. > > > > > > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html > > < > > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html > > > > > > > This would be tempting at $3k. > > > > -D > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:26:04 -0400 > From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Our W211 Diesel Dips > Message-ID: <63819173-ada9-4f24-8a6b-b8dc8184b...@penoff.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Because it?s white it?s near impossible to see in pictures, but the hood > and roof are both pranged pretty good. if you blow up the pictures and look > closely, you can see a lot of it. > > -D > > > On Mar 26, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I find that body style painful to look at, and more so when painted > white. That being said, it's probably a bargain at $3k. Where and how bad > is the hail damage?. > > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > Guess he?s not getting any bites at $5500, $4900, etc., etc. > > > > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html > < > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html> > < > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html > < > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html > >> > > > > This would be tempting at $3k. > > > > -D > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ < > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com < > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:33:45 -0400 > From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip > Message-ID: > <CAC35L= > vhlctcrxufb_2vfz-azfg5prex-dbzt3cxhfnkgda...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > 3 gallons of milk? How much can you drink? > > All of our supermarkets' paper product aisles continue to be totally > empty. How interesting that this is true in MA as well. Conspiracy or > nationwide shortage? > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 12:09 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Went to the local ?Fresh Market? (upscale hipster grocery store) as > > they?ve had milk pretty consistently and plenty of meat. Used the geezer > > hours because I can. Got some free range/grass fed/no drugs chicken > breasts > > as the wife wanted some and three gallons of skim. A handful of people in > > the place. > > > > Had my morning cold beverage and realized one of my teeth seemed > unusually > > sensitive to the cold beverage. Ran the tongue over the affected tooth > and > > found it to be very, very rough. Dang. Either an old filling fell out or > a > > tooth cracked. Called my dentist buddy, he?s getting me in this > afternoon. > > He said I?ll have to run the gauntlet of questions, thermometers, ?Where > > were you on the night of..??? etc., etc. > > > > -D > > > > > On Mar 26, 2020, at 11:58 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I went to geezer hour at the grocery on Monday morning 6A-7A. It was > > mobbed with geezers driving their carts like they drive their cars in the > > parking lot. Some of those people were rather vicious and of course they > > tend to wander and leave their carts crosswise of the aisles and are > > oblivious to anyone else around. Then after going through all the > checkout > > they stand there and oops realize, oh I actually gotta pay for this, then > > root around for a wallet and debit card or whatever and that takes > another > > 5min. I got a few things and decided not to deal with that madness > again. > > > > > > Popped in yesterday afternoon, there was hardly anyone there. Only good > > steaks, not much other beef. Some chicken etc. Plenty of eggyweggs. > > Other staples in short supply but I am fairly well-stocked in that > regard. > > > > > > Get off my damn lawn!!! > > > > > > --FT > > > > > > On 3/26/20 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > >> After last week's trip to the co-op I realized that we needed to > > institute a limit on the number of times we allowed ourselves to go to > the > > store. Its easy to drive yourself crazy. > > >> So today, after a week, we headed out to our local grocery store.We > got > > there at about ten after 8, I knew we wanted this to be an early day > thing. > > I'd say it was amazingly busy for how early on a Thursday we were there > but > > this might be the new normal. We were among the youngest folks in the > > store, unsurprising considering it was just after senior hours. > > >> There was plenty of food, maybe not exactly what we wanted but plenty > > overall. I was a little surprised to find limited selection of pasta > sauce, > > rice, flour and eggs. Particularly on the egg front there were only > bottled > > eggs, no in-shell at all, there was a sign indicating they wouldn't have > > any until tomorrow.Other than a couple boxes of tissues there were no > paper > > products at all, big section of shelves completely empty. > > >> > > >> Chicken was in limited supply but there was some. There was plenty > beef > > and, interestingly tons of ham. We bought a little chicken but we've got > > loads of moose, venison, and pork. > > >> People were wary but polite, I didn't see any unpleasantness at all. > > >> Most importantly I got a bottle of tonic water. We're hosting a > > "virtual happy hour" Friday night and I need to be prepared. :) > > >> -Curt > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> 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 > > >> > > >> > > > -- > > > --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/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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:34:51 -0400 > From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Cc: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Outrageous green 1982 300SD with 4 k miles > Message-ID: > <CAC35L=va+= > bngu6qqw0f+kizgjya-9mhiegi6tb39tzkawj...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > At one point on the ride she exclaims "the horn really works!" Priceless. > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 12:22 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > I like that color. I'd love to see the analytics to find out if anybody > > watches the whole video. I watched a little but 15min is 13min too long. > > > > -Curt > > > > On Thursday, March 26, 2020, 12:19:09 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via > > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > In Naples, FL. Watch the promotional video if you have 15' to spare. > > > > > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-300sd-4/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-26 > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:39:28 -0400 > From: Floyd Thursby <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Our W211 Diesel Dips > Message-ID: <eeb71162-e6c8-7e67-deb9-37003e41a...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Now $4200 FIRM!? (Until I reduce the price again) > > --FT > > On 3/26/20 10:44 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > Guess he?s not getting any bites at $5500, $4900, etc., etc. > > > > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html > < > https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/new-port-richey-07-mercedes-320-blutec/7099126159.html > > > > > > This would be tempting at $3k. > > > > -D > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > -- > --FT > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:45:59 -0400 > From: Floyd Thursby <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip > Message-ID: <f8ec3824-9257-9703-9ab7-75d5dc59b...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I have been going to my dentist now for about 11 years.? His hygienist > turns out to have grown up right near where I did in Indiana, she and > her husband went to Purdue, she is a lot of fun and has lots of fun > friends (and kinda weird, we had some mutual friends from sorta > completely different directions).? We have become good friends, and she > with my daughter as they are about the same age.? My daughter is here > with me now for some indeterminate time, and the friend was going stir > crazy as the office pretty much closed last week, so she came out > yesterday, we met by the dentist office to bike to the beach.? He was in > there working on some emergency cases and had a break so he came out and > visited with us all a minute.? He's a great guy, lives in a development > kinda across/up the road a bit from me.? I was just thinking earlier > that if I needed any work it would be easy enough to get with him.? The > benefits of a sorta "small" community, and good friends. > > --FT > > On 3/26/20 12:09 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > Went to the local ?Fresh Market? (upscale hipster grocery store) as > they?ve had milk pretty consistently and plenty of meat. Used the geezer > hours because I can. Got some free range/grass fed/no drugs chicken breasts > as the wife wanted some and three gallons of skim. A handful of people in > the place. > > > > Had my morning cold beverage and realized one of my teeth seemed > unusually sensitive to the cold beverage. Ran the tongue over the affected > tooth and found it to be very, very rough. Dang. Either an old filling fell > out or a tooth cracked. Called my dentist buddy, he?s getting me in this > afternoon. He said I?ll have to run the gauntlet of questions, > thermometers, ?Where were you on the night of..??? etc., etc. > > > > -D > > > >> On Mar 26, 2020, at 11:58 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I went to geezer hour at the grocery on Monday morning 6A-7A. It was > mobbed with geezers driving their carts like they drive their cars in the > parking lot. Some of those people were rather vicious and of course they > tend to wander and leave their carts crosswise of the aisles and are > oblivious to anyone else around. Then after going through all the checkout > they stand there and oops realize, oh I actually gotta pay for this, then > root around for a wallet and debit card or whatever and that takes another > 5min. I got a few things and decided not to deal with that madness again. > >> > >> Popped in yesterday afternoon, there was hardly anyone there. Only good > steaks, not much other beef. Some chicken etc. Plenty of eggyweggs. > Other staples in short supply but I am fairly well-stocked in that regard. > >> > >> Get off my damn lawn!!! > >> > >> --FT > >> > >> On 3/26/20 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >>> After last week's trip to the co-op I realized that we needed to > institute a limit on the number of times we allowed ourselves to go to the > store. Its easy to drive yourself crazy. > >>> So today, after a week, we headed out to our local grocery store.We > got there at about ten after 8, I knew we wanted this to be an early day > thing. I'd say it was amazingly busy for how early on a Thursday we were > there but this might be the new normal. We were among the youngest folks in > the store, unsurprising considering it was just after senior hours. > >>> There was plenty of food, maybe not exactly what we wanted but plenty > overall. I was a little surprised to find limited selection of pasta sauce, > rice, flour and eggs. Particularly on the egg front there were only bottled > eggs, no in-shell at all, there was a sign indicating they wouldn't have > any until tomorrow.Other than a couple boxes of tissues there were no paper > products at all, big section of shelves completely empty. > >>> > >>> Chicken was in limited supply but there was some. There was plenty > beef and, interestingly tons of ham. We bought a little chicken but we've > got loads of moose, venison, and pork. > >>> People were wary but polite, I didn't see any unpleasantness at all. > >>> Most importantly I got a bottle of tonic water. We're hosting a > "virtual happy hour" Friday night and I need to be prepared. :) > >>> -Curt > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> --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/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 > > > -- > --FT > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Mercedes Digest, Vol 172, Issue 191 > ****************************************** > _______________________________________ > 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
