at 4 bucks + a gallon i'm driving the saturn and not going anywhere with it. wonder what the gas prices are doing to values on old 60s and 70s v-8s. my 75 sedan deville could break 10 miles per gallon driven right, but was more likely to return 7 or 8.
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have done 40k over the past three years [down from 40 - 60k a year when I > was working] This year I suspect it will be less than 10k. > BillR > Jacksonville FL > 1981 300SD 302k miles > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Gary Hurst > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:39 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] lizard update in florida > > i have given up nearly all travel. drive maybe 7k miles a year down from > 15 > to 20k and most of that is on long trips. i don't go anywhere locally of > any distance anymore on account of fuel > > On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:30 PM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > She is correct - after 40-50,000 pine trees it is hard to tell them > apart. > > That is a most familiar story for the locals. A GPS does work back > there, > > though. I drove through some of it last week myself. The station I was > > counting on to fill up my nearly empty tank was out of diesel, so I could > > have been messed up myself. 1.5 gal diesel can in the trunk came in > handy, > > then I gave the next station I saw $100 cash, filled my small can back up > > and the pump ran out of $$ before the car tank was quite full. That hurt. > > Down to 22 MPG [from 27] now that I am using the AC full time. I am > > driving > > less than usual now, though. How about the rest of you retired types? > > BillR > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Gary Hurst > > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:02 PM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] lizard update in florida > > > > nope, they just find you and get you out. i told her i was hoping they'd > > send her a bill for tying up half the police force and a bunch of locals > > for > > a few hours, but she doesn't think they will. > > > > you have to say it's unbelievably stupid for someone to simply walk into > a > > forest with no plan how to get out other than to walk for an hour and > > basically turn around and go back to the car. as she put it "y'know, > it's > > hard because everything just looks the same" > > > > On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Does she have to pay some kind of stupid hiker rescue fee? > > > > > > Bob R > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of Gary Hurst > > > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:00 PM > > > To: Banned List; Mercedes Discussion List > > > Subject: [MBZ] lizard update in florida > > > > > > lizard went to florida with the kid and these 2 exchange students she > is > > > somehow involved with. one of the students wanted to see real american > > > wilderness, so the lizard took them all to the ocala national forest. > > they > > > went walking in the woods. and walking. and walking. and several > hours > > > later, they had no idea where they were. kudos to the lake county, fl > > > sheriff's department who managed to find that after a several hour > > search! > > > > > > meanwhile the chihuahua growls and shows teeth to the german shepherd > > with > > > only a glass door between them. i guess i can lock the little dog in > the > > > bathroom overnight to keep her alive. > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
