[MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away) that it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it Down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, who had seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. After about 20 minutes my deer showed up... 3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it. It took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and received an education. The first thing that I learned is that while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED. The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope with some dignity. A deer, no chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I originally imagined. The only up side is that they do not have as much stamina as many animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point I had lost my taste for corn fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere. At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death. I managed to get it lined up to back in between my truck and the feeder... a little trap I had set beforehand. Kind of like a squeeze chute. I got it to back in there and started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective. It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds. I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing the be Jesus out of my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I got my final lesson in deer behavior for the day. Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on their back feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp. I learned a long time ago that when an animal like a horse strikes at you with their hooves and you can't get away easily, the best thing to do is try to make a loud noise and make an aggressive move towards the animal. This will usually cause them to back down a bit so you can escape. This was not a horse. This was a deer, so obviously such trickery would not work. In the course of a millisecond I devised a different strategy. I screamed like woman and tried to turn and run. The
Re: [MBZ] Veedubs
During my military period, I had a 36hp Beetle that made lots of trips from L.A to Seattle on leave and L.A to SFO on weekend passes. It's only real challenge was climbing the Grapevine, either direction at 45mph flat out in 3rd gear. I've owned four 36hp VWs, two Beetles and two K-Gs, one a Cab. Those were the days.. RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Re: [MBZ] Benny Hill?
I preferred The Two Ronnies to Benny Hill. RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
Funny! On 3/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away) that it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it Down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, who had seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. After about 20 minutes my deer showed up... 3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it. It took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and received an education. The first thing that I learned is that while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED. The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope with some dignity. A deer, no chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I originally imagined. The only up side is that they do not have as much stamina as many animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point I had lost my taste for corn fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere. At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death. I managed to get it lined up to back in between my truck and the feeder... a little trap I had set beforehand. Kind of like a squeeze chute. I got it to back in there and started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective. It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds. I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing the be Jesus out of my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I got my final lesson in deer behavior for the day. Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on their back feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp. I learned a long time ago that when an animal like a horse strikes at you with their hooves and you can't get away easily, the best thing to do is try to make a loud noise and make an aggressive move towards the animal. This will usually cause them to back down a bit so you can escape. This was not a horse. This was a deer, so obviously such trickery would not work. In the course of a millisecond I devised a different strategy. I screamed like woman and tried to turn and run. The reason I had always been told
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
Hmmm! I admire the trust you have placed in your fellow Benz lovers on this list... Oh, by the way, what newspaper covers the area in which you live? Should provide lots of enjoyment to your fellow residents. Only kidding! No, I wouldn't do that! Next time just shoot the deer, because it attacked you! Take care, Chuck Phoenix, AZ On Mar 23, 2007, at 4:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
We burn a good 5-6 cords a winter. I split it all by hand. Keeps me from getting too lazy. Mike - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters 10 cords, each measuring 8' long by 4' tall by 4' deep. I'll burn 2 - 3 cords at the house every winter. I hand split my wood one winter - I know I spent 4 hours / week for at least 3 months But I guess it was good for me. Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com Original Message From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03/23/07 11:27 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Rich Thomas wrote: You guys are total wimps. Big sledge hammer and a wedge, or a maul. It wahms ya twice as they say down Maine. I believe Jim mentioned 10 cords (that term is pretty meaningless to me, other than a lot) of wood... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Harbor Freight
We use cast iron to cook on the woodstove every day..Nothing cooks better than cast on a woodstove.You guys are slackin'...LOL Mike - Original Message - From: wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: [MBZ] Harbor Freight Wife used a cast iron griddle/pan couple days ago to fix a grilled cheese for me. I made it and a couple of frying pans in foundry lab at NC State College in 1954 and gave 'em to her mother. The pans and wife are by now well-seasoned. Also made a large cast iron fish-frying pan, but we've never used it. Daughter took it several yrs ago; doubt if she's used it. Wilton ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
I kept expecting this story should have started out with one redneck saying to another, Hey, watch this.! Perhaps, Hold my beer. ;-) Reminds me of a tape I heard about a drunk hitting a deer, stopped to help it and seeing it dead put it in his back seat so he could take it home for future dinners. Part way home the deer decided he wasn;t dead and didn;t like being driven around. He proceeded to kick the hell out of the driver who is relating the story to the 911 operator. It was hilarious. Just like your experience. You'd have thunk playing with deer would be so much fun? Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:07 PM Subject: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away) that it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it Down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, who had seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. After about 20 minutes my deer showed up... 3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it. It took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and received an education. The first thing that I learned is that while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED. The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope with some dignity. A deer, no chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I originally imagined. The only up side is that they do not have as much stamina as many animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point I had lost my taste for corn fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere. At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death. I managed to get it lined up to back in between my truck and the feeder... a little trap I had set beforehand. Kind of like a squeeze chute. I got it to back in there and started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective. It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
Deer? It used to be MOOSE day. How we get so low. On 3/23/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I kept expecting this story should have started out with one redneck saying to another, Hey, watch this.! Perhaps, Hold my beer. ;-) Reminds me of a tape I heard about a drunk hitting a deer, stopped to help it and seeing it dead put it in his back seat so he could take it home for future dinners. Part way home the deer decided he wasn;t dead and didn;t like being driven around. He proceeded to kick the hell out of the driver who is relating the story to the 911 operator. It was hilarious. Just like your experience. You'd have thunk playing with deer would be so much fun? Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:07 PM Subject: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away) that it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it Down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, who had seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. After about 20 minutes my deer showed up... 3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it. It took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and received an education. The first thing that I learned is that while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED. The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope with some dignity. A deer, no chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I originally imagined. The only up side is that they do not have as much stamina as many animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point I had lost my taste for corn fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere. At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death. I managed to get it lined up to back in between my truck and the feeder... a little trap I had set beforehand. Kind of like a squeeze chute. I got it to back in there and started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective. It seems
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
you can power the pump by your unimog pto or a motor the next piece is a 3 or 4 inch hydraulic cylinder. The rest you can build from scrap. Was going to build my own, but got employed. There's just not enough spare time to do this, versus just buying something. If its good straight wood I can split about half a cord in 8 hours. Tamarack splits if you just look at it funny. The fir usually pops nicely with a whack or two of the axe. The ponderosa pine, the bulk of what we get, is twisty and has to be forced apart. Splits like elm, burns like pine. Oh, and for whatever reason a pine fire still has a few coals in the morning, fir will be completely dead. So I make sure to stoke up in the evening with pine. My wife and I together using the manual splitter can cut split and stack a quarter cord (approximately, whatever fits in one pickup load anyway) in about 4 hours which I think is pretty impressive. A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] OT Tiger
So, Instead of busting the eMac apart to get at the drive, I just use a Firewire drive (had to use firewire DVD to install to the eMac) and install to that? If you have a functioning firewire-equipped machine, and the deader is so-equipped, just hook a cable between them and use target disk mode of the deader. (Boot with its T key held down.) It shows up in the installer as another destination disk. Slick, and easy. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Correction: was 240D is it worth it
the ones I love I do. Looking to ad a few more cars to the fleet in the very near future. Looking like perhaps a 85 300TD, 87 300TD, 93 300E 4matic. Just not sure yet though OK Don wrote: Hey - that was months ago. We didn't think you held onto cars that long! ;-) On 3/23/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: crap, I thought everyone already knew about that SDL of mine, I posted pics when I got it. Im really attatched to it. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carfax please?
Report Run Date: 03/23/2007 Vehicle Description: WDBCB25D5HA304962 TitleCheck: No Record Reported to AutoCheck Problem Check: No Record Reported to AutoCheck Odometer Check: Record(s) Reported to AutoCheck Vehicle Information: No Record Reported to AutoCheck Full History: Record(s) Reported to AutoCheck Vehicle Description | TitleCheck | ProblemCheck | OdometerCheck | Vehicle Information | Full History VIN: WDBCB25D5HA304962 Year: 1987 Make: Mercedes-Benz Model: 300 Series 300SDL Style/Body: Sedan 4D Engine: 3.0L I6 FI Country of Assembly: Germany Vehicle Description | TitleCheck | ProblemCheck | OdometerCheck | Vehicle Information | Full History Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck's database for this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series 300SDL (WDBCB25D5HA304962) show no significant Title events. When found, events often indicate past automotive damage or warnings associated with the vehicle title. Problems Checked Results Found AbandonedNo Abandoned Record Reported to AutoCheck DamagedNo Damaged Record Reported to AutoCheck Fire DamageNo Fire Damage Record Reported to AutoCheck Grey MarketNo Grey Market Record Reported to AutoCheck Hail DamageNo Hail Damage Record Reported to AutoCheck Insurance LossNo Insurance Loss Record Reported to AutoCheck JunkNo Junk Record Reported to AutoCheck Rebuilt/RebuildableNo Rebuilt/Rebuildable Record Reported to AutoCheck SalvageNo Salvage Record Reported to AutoCheck Vehicle Description | TitleCheck | ProblemCheck | OdometerCheck | Vehicle Information | Full History Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck's database for this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series 300SDL (WDBCB25D5HA304962) shows no historical events that indicate a significant automotive problem. These problems can indicate previous car damage, theft, or other significant problem. Problems Checked Results Found NHTSA Crash Test VehicleNo NHTSA Crash Test Record Reported to AutoCheck Frame DamageNo Frame Damage Record Reported to AutoCheck Major Damage IncidentNo Major Damage Record Reported to AutoCheck Manufacturer Buyback/LemonNo Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon Record Reported to AutoCheck Odometer ProblemNo Odometer Problem Record Reported to AutoCheck RecycledNo Recycled Record Reported to AutoCheck Salvage AuctionNo Salvage Auction Record Reported to AutoCheck Water DamageNo Water Damage Record Reported to AutoCheck Vehicle Description | TitleCheck | ProblemCheck | OdometerCheck | Vehicle Information | Full History Your Vehicle Checks Out! For this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series 300SDL (WDBCB25D5HA304962) no indication of an odometer rollback or tampering was found. We calculate odometer rollbacks by using AutoCheck business rules to determine reported odometer readings are less than a previously reported value. Other odometer events can report events of tampering, or possible odometer breakage. AutoCheck's business rules have been created and refined to help identify potential rollbacks from the reported odometer readings. Not all odometer readings are used to determine rollbacks. Report Date: 03/23/2007 Date Reported Odometer Reading 07/14/1995 225,605 Vehicle Description | TitleCheck | ProblemCheck | OdometerCheck | Vehicle Information | Full History Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck shows a clean record for this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series 300SDL (WDBCB25D5HA304962). For some cars, past vehicle information may give indication of excessive wear and tear, such as police cars or taxi use. Problems Checked Results Found Accident DataNo Accidents Reported Through State Agencies Or Independent Sources Corrected TitleNo Corrected Title Record Reported to AutoCheck Driver EducationNo Driver Education Record Reported to AutoCheck Duplicate TitleNo Duplicate Title Record Reported to AutoCheck Emission/Safety InspectionNo Emission/Safety Inspection Record Reported to AutoCheck Fire Damage IncidentNo Fire Damage Incident Record Reported to AutoCheck LeaseLease Record(s) Reported to AutoCheck LienLien Record(s) Reported to AutoCheck Livery UseNo Livery Use Record Reported to AutoCheck Government UseNo Government Use Record Reported to AutoCheck Police UseNo Police Use Record Reported to AutoCheck FleetNo Fleet Record Reported to AutoCheck Fleet and/or RentalNo Fleet and/or Rental Record Reported to AutoCheck RentalNo Rental Record Reported to AutoCheck Fleet and/or LeaseNo Fleet and/or Lease Record Reported to AutoCheck RepossessedNo Repossessed Record Reported to AutoCheck Storm Area Registration/TitleNo Storm Area Registration/Title Indicated Taxi UseNo Taxi Use Record Reported to AutoCheck TheftNo Theft Record Reported to AutoCheck Vehicle Description | TitleCheck | ProblemCheck | OdometerCheck | Vehicle Information | Full History Below are the historical events
Re: [MBZ] deer story
Dear gullible #2: Hmmm! I admire the trust you have placed in your fellow Benz lovers on this list... Oh, by the way, what newspaper covers the area in which you live? Should provide lots of enjoyment to your fellow residents. What are you nattering on about here? RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
Shame you guys don't have the American Coast Guard to assist with these situations. :-) In the winter of '80 (I think it was, might have been '79 or '78) we rescued the SAME GUY THREE TIMES by helicopter because he tried to walk from Cape Cod to Nantucket over the frozen water. (You non US- or non right-coast guys consult a map to get the full impact -- you can't fix stupid.) On 3/23/07, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last person that tried to row to Kiwi got lost and has not been seen since. -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:43:03 -0500 Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/23/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reminds me of a tape I heard about a drunk hitting a deer, stopped to help it and seeing it dead put it in his back seat so he could take it home for future dinners. Part way home the deer decided he wasn;t dead and didn;t like being driven around. He proceeded to kick the hell out of the driver who is relating the story to the 911 operator. It was hilarious. Just like your experience. You'd have thunk playing with deer would be so much fun? Deer? It used to be MOOSE day. How we get so low. But a moose won't fit in your car ... Craig
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. ... if you can pile it to an average depth of 4' http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/cord.htm
Re: [MBZ] deer story
Don't know whether you were talking to me or not, but no nattering, just funnin'! I enjoyed your story. Have you ever considered a writing career? Take care, Chuck On Mar 23, 2007, at 7:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are you nattering on about here? RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:06:03 -0500 LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shame you guys don't have the American Coast Guard to assist with these situations. :-) In the winter of '80 (I think it was, might have been '79 or '78) we rescued the SAME GUY THREE TIMES by helicopter because he tried to walk from Cape Cod to Nantucket over the frozen water. (You non US- or non right-coast guys consult a map to get the full impact -- you can't fix stupid.) You're right; how he could expect the 10 miles or so of Nantucket Sound between the sand bars to freeze solid enough to walk on is pretty amazing. Craig
Re: [MBZ] Benny Hill?
on 3/23/07 19:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I preferred The Two Ronnies to Benny Hill. The Two Ronnies had brilliant writers and their delivery and timing made up for any occasional obvious gags. Benny Hill is straight from the British music hall tradition, what nowadays we would call lowest common denominator. Of course, were he still alive he would probably have a current affairs political show on Fox News. Mac
Re: [MBZ] OT Dog food warning
on 3/23/07 14:28, Rich Thomas at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that sh*t killed her. Damn. Anyone else have anything happen to their animals? Clean out your pantry... The media coverage around here (at least this AM) was misleading as it never mentioned the long list of names this stuff was sold under, only the main name. I had better make a couple of calls to friends ASAP as I recognize their pets' brands on the list. My cat suddenly got very ill about two weeks ago. At the time I had tried a new brand of food that was supposed to lessen hairballs, I wondered at the time but never imagined a brand name from a large supplier would be problematic. Yikes. Mac
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
I don't think Rodger is the famous deer roper, only a complete moron would tie himself to an deer. - Original Message - From: Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience Hmmm! I admire the trust you have placed in your fellow Benz lovers on this list... Oh, by the way, what newspaper covers the area in which you live? Should provide lots of enjoyment to your fellow residents. Only kidding! No, I wouldn't do that! Next time just shoot the deer, because it attacked you! Take care, Chuck Phoenix, AZ On Mar 23, 2007, at 4:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/731 - Release Date: 23/03/2007 3:27 PM
Re: [MBZ] Benny Hill?
In 2007, we have a word to describe that: Banned. On 3/23/07, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Benny Hill is straight from the British music hall tradition, what nowadays we would call lowest common denominator. -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
[MBZ] Humour
BMW means Brings Me Women! According to a new German car magazine survey, BMW drivers have all the luck. BMW drivers have more sex than owners of any other cars and are much more active than Porsche drivers. The German magazine Men's Car found in a survey of 2,253 motorists aged 20 to 50 published in its inaugural May issue that male BMW drivers say they have sex on average 2.2 times each week while Porsche drivers have sex 1.4 times per week. Following BMW drivers were Audi (2.1), Volkswagen (1.9), Ford (1.7) and Mercedes (1.6). Drivers of foreign car makes were also behind BMW with Italian cars (2.0), French (1.9), Japanese (1.8), Swedish (1.6) and Korean cars (1.5) trailing after. Among women, French car drivers were top with 2.1 times per week followed by Audi (2.0), Italian (2.0), and BMW (1.9) with Porsche again at the bottom of the scale at 1.2 times per week. Yes but if stipulate that the sex must be with a partner the results are quite different. Hendrik
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
The ice was maple-hardwood-floor solid -- about three feet thick. Except Magellan never thought to take a compass (dumb-ass!) so once he lost the horizon, he wandered around as lost as Stevie Wonder in a blizzard white-out. Once, my bad. Twice, you're an idiot. Three times, we will drop bread crumbs from the helicopter and you can race the sea gulls back to shore. Should have become a current day Jonah, but God smiles on certain individuals lacking brains and/or common sense. The fact that I have reached the ripe old, ... umm, MIDDLE AGE ... of 54 is living testimony to this rule. I seem to remember the hoist operator on the last rescue helicopter telling this individual (and I will NOT testify to this under oath, in the finest Bush-administration tradition): Next time, you can just die, MoFo! Or, as we say in my field of work from time to time, YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID. There were actually some folks who successfully walked from Cape Cod to Nantucket that winter -- a once in several lifetimes experience -- but they went prepared with rucksacks, food, flashlights, and ... du'h! ... a freekin' compass and map. Again, you can't fix stupid. D. On 3/23/07, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:06:03 -0500 LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shame you guys don't have the American Coast Guard to assist with these situations. :-) In the winter of '80 (I think it was, might have been '79 or '78) we rescued the SAME GUY THREE TIMES by helicopter because he tried to walk from Cape Cod to Nantucket over the frozen water. (You non US- or non right-coast guys consult a map to get the full impact -- you can't fix stupid.) You're right; how he could expect the 10 miles or so of Nantucket Sound between the sand bars to freeze solid enough to walk on is pretty amazing. Craig ___ 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 -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Harbor Freight
1954 was a good year, Wilton. I turned TWO on Christmas Eve. :-) Don On 3/23/07, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wife used a cast iron griddle/pan couple days ago to fix a grilled cheese for me. I made it and a couple of frying pans in foundry lab at NC State College in 1954 and gave 'em to her mother. The pans and wife are by now well-seasoned. Also made a large cast iron fish-frying pan, but we've never used it. Daughter took it several yrs ago; doubt if she's used it. Wilton ___ 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 -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Harbor Freight
Reminds me of visitin' the mother-in-law during marriage #1 (rural Maine). Those were the good old days (Maine, not wife). On 3/23/07, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We use cast iron to cook on the woodstove every day..Nothing cooks better than cast on a woodstove.You guys are slackin'...LOL Mike -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Veedubs
I'll give you $100 cash for any of them that still run. On 3/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: During my military period, I had a 36hp Beetle that made lots of trips from L.A to Seattle on leave and L.A to SFO on weekend passes. It's only real challenge was climbing the Grapevine, either direction at 45mph flat out in 3rd gear. I've owned four 36hp VWs, two Beetles and two K-Gs, one a Cab. Those were the days.. RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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 -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:57:17 -0500 LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ice was maple-hardwood-floor solid -- about three feet thick. Must have been really COLD! There were actually some folks who successfully walked from Cape Cod to Nantucket that winter -- a once in several lifetimes experience I take it it's a rather infrequent experience. Craig
Re: [MBZ] OT Tiger
I am getting really good at tearing apart the eMac. Already have two machines up on Tiger. Might have to purchase a few 5 gig drives and snag some cheap eMac tiger disks to sell as a set on eBay. On Mar 23, 2007, at 5:15 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: So, Instead of busting the eMac apart to get at the drive, I just use a Firewire drive (had to use firewire DVD to install to the eMac) and install to that? If you have a functioning firewire-equipped machine, and the deader is so-equipped, just hook a cable between them and use target disk mode of the deader. (Boot with its T key held down.) It shows up in the installer as another destination disk. Slick, and easy. -- Jim ___ 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 -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:19:31 -0500 Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. ... if you can pile it to an average depth of 4' http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/cord.htm But since a piece of plywood (4' x 8') can lie flat between the wheel wells, a pickup bed is wider than four feet. So it doesn't have to be quite 4' high. Craig
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
Don, Was that maybe '77? I lived near Annapolis at the time and the entire froze rock solid. Folks were building fires on the ice. There was no Frostbite Sunday series that year. Take care, Chuck On Mar 23, 2007, at 9:26 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:57:17 -0500 LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ice was maple-hardwood-floor solid -- about three feet thick. Must have been really COLD! There were actually some folks who successfully walked from Cape Cod to Nantucket that winter -- a once in several lifetimes experience I take it it's a rather infrequent experience. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
Have you ever heard of the book called The Grasshopper Trap? I forget the author's name. I just finished reading it and if you enjoyed this story half as much as I did you must read it. Very funny stuff Roger. I, Toni and my neighbor were all rolling with laughter!!! Mike - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:07 PM Subject: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away) that it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it Down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, who had seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. After about 20 minutes my deer showed up... 3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it. It took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and received an education. The first thing that I learned is that while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED. The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope with some dignity. A deer, no chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I originally imagined. The only up side is that they do not have as much stamina as many animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point I had lost my taste for corn fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere. At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death. I managed to get it lined up to back in between my truck and the feeder... a little trap I had set beforehand. Kind of like a squeeze chute. I got it to back in there and started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective. It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds. I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing the be Jesus out of my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I got my final lesson in deer behavior for the day. Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on their back feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp. I learned a long time ago that when an animal like a horse strikes at you with their
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
Might have been '77. The late 70s are sort of a SAR blur to me. Get up, go to work, fly for eight hours, go to bed, get up, repair avionics, ... er, repeat for a tour. I know that the entire northeast was one solid block of ice, probably touched Maryland during the process. A co-worker lived at a low cul-de-sac, with stuff thawing one and only one day and then refreezing overnight (and remaining frozen for over a MONTH). His car tires were in a 6 block of ice. Those of us who lived on higher ground gave rodes to the hangar for the folks who lived on lower ground. Those who couldn't get to work stayed home. Those of us who could get to work racked up some serious SAR hours in the aircraft. We sort of put duct tape over the eyes of those who were tracking legal flight hours per day -- a wink wink nod nod situation. On 3/23/07, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don, Was that maybe '77? I lived near Annapolis at the time and the entire froze rock solid. Folks were building fires on the ice. There was no Frostbite Sunday series that year. Take care, Chuck On Mar 23, 2007, at 9:26 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:57:17 -0500 LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ice was maple-hardwood-floor solid -- about three feet thick. Must have been really COLD! There were actually some folks who successfully walked from Cape Cod to Nantucket that winter -- a once in several lifetimes experience I take it it's a rather infrequent experience. Craig ___ 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 -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
Have you ever heard of the book called The Grasshopper Trap? I forget the author's name. That deer lashing story does sound exactly like other stuff I've heard from Patrick F. McManus. (A Spokane resident!) -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
And one VERY funny author! Mike - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience Have you ever heard of the book called The Grasshopper Trap? I forget the author's name. That deer lashing story does sound exactly like other stuff I've heard from Patrick F. McManus. (A Spokane resident!) -- Jim ___ 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
[MBZ] OT: Vista
Any and all, We installed Vista Home Premium on one of our home computers, and it won't let us install security software...it just erases it...suggestions? Do we need to be logged into an admin account or something? Thanks, Bruce 82 300CD 348kmi 'His' 85 300CD 253kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 202kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' gone to a better place 74 240D 79kmi 'Orangewagen' 73 220D 'Fnu Lnu' - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Mar 24 05:20:43 2007 Received: from alnrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.225.93]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HUygF-0001NC-6h for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:20:43 + Received: from [192.168.0.2] (c-71-197-225-160.hsd1.wa.comcast.net[71.197.225.160]) by comcast.net (alnrmhc13) with SMTP id 20070324052039b13009img5e; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:20:39 + Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v728) In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:23:23 -0800 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.728) X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Vista X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:20:43 - Sell the winbox and get a mac. Seems there are a number of people getting rid of Vista because it is screwing up their machines. At least in Seattle. I just sold my B/W G3 to a fellow at M$. Said he wanted a machine that works. Also traded his Porsche for a nice 1980 w107. On Mar 23, 2007, at 9:09 PM, B Dike wrote: Any and all, We installed Vista Home Premium on one of our home computers, and it won't let us install security software...it just erases it...suggestions? Do we need to be logged into an admin account or something? Thanks, Bruce 82 300CD 348kmi 'His' 85 300CD 253kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 202kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' gone to a better place 74 240D 79kmi 'Orangewagen' 73 220D 'Fnu Lnu' - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Vista
Yes. Send me your address off-list and I will send you a Linux CD. D. On 3/24/07, B Dike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any and all, We installed Vista Home Premium on one of our home computers, and it won't let us install security software...it just erases it...suggestions? Do we need to be logged into an admin account or something? Thanks, Bruce 82 300CD 348kmi 'His' 85 300CD 253kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 202kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' gone to a better place 74 240D 79kmi 'Orangewagen' 73 220D 'Fnu Lnu' - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ___ 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 -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Reh roping
I don't think Rodger is the famous deer roper, only a complete moron would tie himself to an deer. What do you mean, complete? RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Vista
We installed Vista Home Premium on one of our home computers, and it won't let us install security software...it just erases it...suggestions? Did you tell the annoying guy in the glasses Allow? -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] OT: Vista
Surely Microsoft wouldn't hamper and delete competitor products, certainly not ones they want to crush and destroy so they can take over those $100 a year update fees? No, I mean they were convicted once already by the USA Govt for such nonsense... Surely not again. I guess you could start http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/themes/vista/compatibility.jsp and start wading... I couldn't wade too far because symantec at some point bitched I wasn't using IE 5.5 or higher (yes I know)... Also I use form of windows either, better things to do with my time. On Mar 23, 2007, at 10:09 PM, B Dike wrote: Any and all, We installed Vista Home Premium on one of our home computers, and it won't let us install security software...it just erases it...suggestions? Do we need to be logged into an admin account or something? Thanks, Bruce
Re: [MBZ] OT Dog food warning
Hey Rich, I don't want to make you tired of the same wishes, but honestly, as someone whose four-legged buddy was just about his only buddy for several years, it's hard to imagine how hard this must be for you. Wish you the best. I have a rather spacey friend - somewhat older lady who is into Dobies like I am. She talks about her belief that her departed companions are waiting for her at the bridge. I think there's a whole story surrounding this that many subscribe to. Also, I always grew up being taught in my system of belief that animals don't have a soul and thus simply return to dust upon death. But I have heard lately that some theologians are now proclaiming (as many have apparently in the past) that the animals that we love will actually be present in Heaven. I am still skeptical about that. What about the billions of animals that nobody loves? But if it's true, I'll have to abandon my tactic of saying That's okay, I won't be sad when you die! when my particularly spirited Dobie causes me frustration. This tactic sure did help me though, when my extraordinary Magnum died a couple years ago. During the grieving, I just remembered the very real and multitudinous times that he made me so mad I didn't know what to do. Just some thoughts. brian On 3/23/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this clogs up the mail list, but in this case I really want to get out the info, cause this is a real serious problem --- So I just saw now that they think the stuff killing pets is rat poison that was in Chinese wheat used to make the food. Our 10 yr old dog died about 6 weeks ago, miserably, from massive internal bleeding. Despite the best care we could get her she still did not make it. Our other dog (2yo) was sick about the same time but got better after going on some other food. Vet had asked if they had gotten into any rat poison as that kind of bleeding is a symptom, and both being sick at the same time. Now I see that the canned stuff I mixed in with their food, and bought new from the store (Safeway Priority brand) just before that time, was made by this company. I think that sh*t killed her. Damn. Anyone else have anything happen to their animals? Clean out your pantry... --R ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] SL windows
Glen - I had the glass come out of the guide shoe on my 107 and the folks that had previously installed my windshield sold me a glue kit to effect a repair. I think it was basically some sort of epoxy. These were the folks that come out to replace your windshield wherever your car is parked. About $10 for the kit as I recall. Barry Does anyone, other than J. Cathey as I've already contacted him), have any experience with the guide shoe on the 450SL electric windows. Glued or press-fit to the glass? TIA. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. The depth only goes as far as one stick of wood - about 25 long. where a full cord is 3 X's that deep. IIRC - YMMV ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. ... if you can pile it to an average depth of 4' http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/cord.htm ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
Back in the early part of 20th century, the Chesapeake Bay would freeze (perhaps almost) completely over. The area between Norfolk and Hampton - about 4 miles wide - and people would build shacks to sell sandwichs and coffee to people walking across. Hasn't done that in a while although 1944/45 was a record cold year. The Battle of the Bulge gave the Germans a advantage for a while - the weather kept our air cover from supporting the ground pounders. Here in Va we still get the ocassional ice storm - last was 95 or 96 IIRC - my Mom Mother in Law lived with us then and we had to find a place with heat for them. Coated everything with a beautiful coat of ice and then destroyed all the power lines and large % of trees - terrible destruction. Our power was out for 7 days starting on Christmas Eve that year. Fun, fun, fun. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10:27 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gullible On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:06:03 -0500 LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shame you guys don't have the American Coast Guard to assist with these situations. :-) In the winter of '80 (I think it was, might have been '79 or '78) we rescued the SAME GUY THREE TIMES by helicopter because he tried to walk from Cape Cod to Nantucket over the frozen water. (You non US- or non right-coast guys consult a map to get the full impact -- you can't fix stupid.) You're right; how he could expect the 10 miles or so of Nantucket Sound between the sand bars to freeze solid enough to walk on is pretty amazing. Craig ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM
[MBZ] Mercedes Bike
Just found this on AOL news..Mercedes is building a bike http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/28/mercedes-benz-rolls-out-new-line-of-bicycles/ Harry 69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles 72 350SL 118,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.
Re: [MBZ] Reh roping
Well, when you consider that nine reindeer can make a sled, with a fat guy in a suit (plus a load of toys), fly. Then one deer should have a fair bit of power, I certainly wouldn't entertain the idea of tying myself to a deer. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reh roping I don't think Rodger is the famous deer roper, only a complete moron would tie himself to an deer. What do you mean, complete? RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/731 - Release Date: 23/03/2007 3:27 PM
Re: [MBZ] Best way to trouble shoot window, 1979 240D
Tom, Did you get what you needed on this? I did mine last spring and printed off the pages from the CD-let me know. It was not a bad job-worst part was the little white plastic spacer that had broken and wedged-I had to destroy it to get window out. Also hadn't thought to order a new one, so the new window rattles a bit side to side now but the lift works just fine. Paid 52 for the new lift from Rusty. HTH Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D-250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:46 PM To: Peter Frederick; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Best way to trouble shoot window, 1979 240D Now that weather is getting better time to fix my window that went plop this winter. Anyone ever do this repair. Heck I do not even know what is wrong yet. Window came off track, I think regulator goes up and down. Any thoughts would be a help. Front passenger window.Thanks Regards Tom ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
Might be in a full sized 3/4 ton pickup... 1/2 ton you can't go full height or you'll be draggin the rear end too low to get out of the woods. Ask me how I know this, I've got a great story about leaving a muffler in the bush. I however have a Dodge Dakota which is narrower and only has a 6' bed. I can only fill as high as the top of the bed before it also is hanging pretty low. It might be close to a half cord but its a long way from a full cord. My friend sold me a full cord last fall and delivered it in an S10, took him 3 trips so yeah I guess the Dakota might hold a half. Sweet, I've got twice as much wood than I thought I did. -Curt My wife and I together using the manual splitter can cut split and stack a quarter cord (approximately, whatever fits in one pickup load anyway) in about 4 hours which I think is pretty impressive. A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. -- Jim - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Mar 24 12:24:23 2007 Received: from web32806.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.36]) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HV5IF-0006W1-02 for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:24:23 + Received: (qmail 45653 invoked by uid 60001); 24 Mar 2007 12:24:18 - X-YMail-OSG: nT.0_2MVM1ndzdrewXT3QdAnduPJoYsRR.2hEl1nQdh5pBEzc6hrtmsatTZZ7WP2NAEdjkN6ciiWhjooqOKcr9YJH4Mh4Or7xXN7BfwkosptIDGCkHSEPrbaS0S8E1p0rlobG7s6GHPWNhDX.iEOyWDDwA-- Received: from [63.209.226.49] by web32806.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:24:18 PDT Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:24:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Vista X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:24:23 - I installed PC Linux OS last night on my spare machine. Very easy install, looks awesome too. Heck with Microsoft... -Curt Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:09:49 -0700 (PDT) From: B Dike [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] OT: Vista To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Any and all, We installed Vista Home Premium on one of our home computers, and it won't let us install security software...it just erases it...suggestions? Do we need to be logged into an admin account or something? Thanks, Bruce 82 300CD 348kmi 'His' 85 300CD 253kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 202kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' gone to a better place 74 240D 79kmi 'Orangewagen' 73 220D 'Fnu Lnu' - Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Mar 24 12:37:02 2007 Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.240]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HV5UT-00070Q-LN for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:37:02 + Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b6so1562089ana for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:36:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.57.14 with SMTP id f14mr3433358ana.1174739818367; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:36:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.167.15 with HTTP; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:36:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:36:58 -0500 From: LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Vista X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MBZ] OT: Vista
that's some pretty sound advice! On 3/24/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sell the winbox and get a mac. Seems there are a number of people getting rid of Vista because it is screwing up their machines. At least in Seattle. I just sold my B/W G3 to a fellow at M$. Said he wanted a machine that works. Also traded his Porsche for a nice 1980 w107. On Mar 23, 2007, at 9:09 PM, B Dike wrote: Any and all, We installed Vista Home Premium on one of our home computers, and it won't let us install security software...it just erases it...suggestions? Do we need to be logged into an admin account or something? Thanks, Bruce 82 300CD 348kmi 'His' 85 300CD 253kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 202kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' gone to a better place 74 240D 79kmi 'Orangewagen' 73 220D 'Fnu Lnu' - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Dog food warning
Rich, I'm real sorry to hear about your dogs. I hope somebody nails the b*st*rds that are responsible. This is Texas, man, you don't mess with our dawgs. Royce Message: 8 Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:28:34 -0600 From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] OT Dog food warning To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com --R
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike
It seems like they offered one several years ago...it was in the back of that fancy-schmancy mag they used to send out periodically to people who either bought parts or who were on some kind of mailing list. Seems like it was around $3K. Bob R - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:41 AM Subject: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike Just found this on AOL news..Mercedes is building a bike http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/28/mercedes-benz-rolls-out-new-line-of-bicycles/ Harry 69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles 72 350SL 118,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. And by full, I mean FULL. Mounded up above the roof height in the center, all the way back. The guys that deliver commercially usually have plywood sides on the truck. They way to do that is to make a reference stack (or ten) then load the truck. Once you're used to how a full cord looks in the truck then you dispense with the reference stacking. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. A stack of single sticks of wood 4' high 8' long is a face cord. Not a particularly useful measure for any commercial purpose. Might be in a full sized 3/4 ton pickup... 1/2 ton you can't go full height or you'll be draggin the rear end too low to get ... Dodge Dakota ... narrower ... 6' bed ... S10 ... 3 trips I said pickup truck, not grocery getter! :-) My Dodge diesel laughs at such paltry loads. That pair of concrete barrier blocks that weighed some 9000# it _did_ notice. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Gullible
That winter the Sound was frozen solid for several weeks, they were having to fly heating oil over to the island to keep the winter folk from freezing. The big blizzard was in 78 (THAT was lots of fun!) but I think you are right, the freeze was a year or two later. --R --R LT Don wrote: Shame you guys don't have the American Coast Guard to assist with these situations. :-) In the winter of '80 (I think it was, might have been '79 or '78) we rescued the SAME GUY THREE TIMES by helicopter because he tried to walk from Cape Cod to Nantucket over the frozen water. (You non US- or non right-coast guys consult a map to get the full impact -- you can't fix stupid.)
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
A face cord is a stack 4' high X 8' long by whatever length you ordered the wood cut. Wood peddlers around here sell a face cord as a cord and a face cord is usually an over filled pickup truck load. They will load the truck from a pre-measured stack. Also, a face cord normally sells for the same price as a cord because the cost per stick to cut the wood is exactly the same. At least around here, to get a true cord of wood you'd need to order your wood cut into 4' lengths. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 9:42 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. And by full, I mean FULL. Mounded up above the roof height in the center, all the way back. The guys that deliver commercially usually have plywood sides on the truck. They way to do that is to make a reference stack (or ten) then load the truck. Once you're used to how a full cord looks in the truck then you dispense with the reference stacking. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. A stack of single sticks of wood 4' high 8' long is a face cord. Not a particularly useful measure for any commercial purpose. Might be in a full sized 3/4 ton pickup... 1/2 ton you can't go full height or you'll be draggin the rear end too low to get ... Dodge Dakota ... narrower ... 6' bed ... S10 ... 3 trips I said pickup truck, not grocery getter! :-) My Dodge diesel laughs at such paltry loads. That pair of concrete barrier blocks that weighed some 9000# it _did_ notice. -- Jim ___ 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
[MBZ] Y'all need this
For when you are too busy working on the car to go inside and eat. --R http://www.everythingcarz.com/shop/Tool-Silverware-m158.html
Re: [MBZ] Humour
And I am searching for an acceptable vulgar euphemism to describe which sort of driver is the biggest. --R(Rich not Dick) Hendrik Riessen wrote: BMW means Brings Me Women! According to a new German car magazine survey, BMW drivers have all the luck. BMW drivers have more sex than owners of any other cars and are much more active than Porsche drivers. The German magazine Men's Car found in a survey of 2,253 motorists aged 20 to 50 published in its inaugural May issue that male BMW drivers say they have sex on average 2.2 times each week while Porsche drivers have sex 1.4 times per week. Following BMW drivers were Audi (2.1), Volkswagen (1.9), Ford (1.7) and Mercedes (1.6). Drivers of foreign car makes were also behind BMW with Italian cars (2.0), French (1.9), Japanese (1.8), Swedish (1.6) and Korean cars (1.5) trailing after. Among women, French car drivers were top with 2.1 times per week followed by Audi (2.0), Italian (2.0), and BMW (1.9) with Porsche again at the bottom of the scale at 1.2 times per week. Yes but if stipulate that the sex must be with a partner the results are quite different. Hendrik _
Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
Did you ever figure out the auction process? Did you win? If so did you actually acquire the goods? --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now.
[MBZ] columbus cl 300TE
http://columbus.craigslist.org/car/299571457.html anyone want me to inquire? -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 290Kmi - for sale [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474
[MBZ] w 108 wheel bearing noise
I have not been able to isolate the grating kind of noise my 1970 280S has . I have replaced the most suspected parts , drive shaft centre bearing and the wheel bearings -all four wheels, still the noise continues . Could it be the bearing at the dirrerential end near the drive shaft? All inputs will be appreciated. thanks mak
Re: [MBZ] Benny Hill?
Or, to be more precise, Todd and Kaleb on Banned. Mac on 3/23/07 23:46, LT Don at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In 2007, we have a word to describe that: Banned. On 3/23/07, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Benny Hill is straight from the British music hall tradition, what nowadays we would call lowest common denominator.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike
I know that there has been a bike made that bore the MB name across the top tube. In fact, I remember an episode of Cops where they set out on the street as bait and then busted the thieves. I love that. Funny side note: I realized recently that I could dispose of a bike I didn't want by leaving it on my front porch. There was a bike that was still useful to me, but it was cheap and had some problems and I would have to get rid of it soon, which would mean paying the fee at the recycling center. So I left it unlocked on our porch and continued to use it. Sho 'nuff, one day it was removed for me. I'm gonna try another one soon that we need out of our garage. Also, I don't really know what Mercedes can bring to the bike world - there is already a range of quality and flash that runs the gamut. Maybe they're offering an automatic transmission like I've seen on an infomercial? Brian On 3/24/07, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems like they offered one several years ago...it was in the back of that fancy-schmancy mag they used to send out periodically to people who either bought parts or who were on some kind of mailing list. Seems like it was around $3K. Bob R - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:41 AM Subject: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike Just found this on AOL news..Mercedes is building a bike http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/28/mercedes-benz-rolls-out-new-line-of-bicycles/ Harry 69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles 72 350SL 118,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D
I was going to say this some time ago, but knew it would just be joke fodder. Aside from falling on its face after the clutch gets let out completely, my 240D accelerates as fast as I normally accelerate. I am not delusional though - I realize that I prefer to accelerate much slower than most people do. Most peoples' default mode is to mash the gas pedal every time they get the chance, then accelerate until reaching an obstacle, then follow it closely. Have to laugh when some of these people have some sort of green sticker displayed. Dwight wrote: My brother's stick 240D is really peppy.
[MBZ] oh boy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1990-mercedes-300e_W0QQitemZ300094553122QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Mar 24 17:48:31 2007 Received: from smtpout06-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net ([64.202.165.227] helo=smtpout06.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HVALu-0003X4-ND for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:48:31 + Received: (qmail 17981 invoked from network); 24 Mar 2007 17:48:24 - Received: from unknown (69.12.128.244) by smtpout06-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.227) with ESMTP; 24 Mar 2007 17:48:23 - Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:48:14 -0700 From: ernest breakfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Macintosh/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:48:31 - i wondered about this when i saw it a month ago, but since you brought it up,... ;-* criminy,...very little special about these bikes except the logo, and most of what actually *is* special isn't good. couldn't see any real detail on the upscale 'racing' bike, but at least it gets Campagnolo componentry; if it's the top-of-the-line Record group and the frame is at least decent, the bike's not out of the range of normal for extreme high-end bikes... but there's still nothing special about it. most modern leading-tech carbon fiber bikes are made in a monocoque process now anyway; the tube-to-tube process touted in this article was long abandoned by most (bicycling) industry leaders. the other models are completely ridiculous; the frames are nothing special, and the componentry is much too low on the scale to be worth anything like what they're asking for them. and what's with the accessories on the Trekking model? did anyone really need the extra complexity of a sensor-activated lighting system, or was a reliable switch just not sexy enough? while dynamos and battery-backup lights are cool, there's nothing new about them either; i've got some that are decades old already. (Sanyo Dynapower, VeloLux, etc.,...) the rack especially looks cheesy; exactly like the low-end adjustable generic models we've seen for decades, not even solid units that are made to fit. and the brakes; like the racks, made by Topeak fer crissakes...?! cycle computers; this one looks like it has all the features that were state-of-the-art in the early '80s. OK, enough; i need to go ride a *real' bike. ;-) cheers! e [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just found this on AOL news..Mercedes is building a bike http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/28/mercedes-benz-rolls-out-new-line-of-bicycles/ Harry 69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles 72 350SL 118,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] mobile 1
Kalep I noticed a few weeks back our Walmart in State College PA was carrying the 15-50 m1 non extended again with th 15-50 extended also on the shelf. Wish they would make up their minds/Tom - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:03 PM Subject: [MBZ] mobile 1 OK, so today walmart has the 5 quart 15w50, doesnt say extended performance. Also have 4qt in stock turbo diesel truck for 23 something. The 15w40 was 22 something for 5 quarts. Is the TDT still the same as delvac 1. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.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
Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D
. Most peoples' default mode is to mash the gas Could that be why some only get 30K out of a tranny??? pedal every time they get the chance - Original Message - From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D I was going to say this some time ago, but knew it would just be joke fodder. Aside from falling on its face after the clutch gets let out completely, my 240D accelerates as fast as I normally accelerate. I am not delusional though - I realize that I prefer to accelerate much slower than most people do. Most peoples' default mode is to mash the gas pedal every time they get the chance, then accelerate until reaching an obstacle, then follow it closely. Have to laugh when some of these people have some sort of green sticker displayed. Dwight wrote: My brother's stick 240D is really peppy. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
To be exact a face cord measures 4' x 8' x 18 and a full cord is 4' x 4' x 8'. Mike - Original Message - From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. The depth only goes as far as one stick of wood - about 25 long. where a full cord is 3 X's that deep. IIRC - YMMV ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. ... if you can pile it to an average depth of 4' http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/cord.htm ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] oh boy
Could be the first Benz donk in pleasant prairie, WI. --R Kaleb C. Striplin, Cox Auto Trader wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1990-mercedes-300e_W0QQitemZ300094553122QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D
interesting story about that. i bought a wagon from my watchmaker with the warning that it goes through transmissions, as do all mercedes. he'd replaced the transmission twice in 150k miles and the current one was about to go as well. he also had to replace trannies on his 300SD and his 126 300SE. (he had similar problems with mercedes halfshafts as well) i didn't know what to think until i drove with him one day. he basically drove every moment as if he was competing at indy. i've had that wagon for 5 years now and the transmission is still as it was the day i bought it from him. On 3/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Most peoples' default mode is to mash the gas Could that be why some only get 30K out of a tranny??? pedal every time they get the chance - Original Message - From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D I was going to say this some time ago, but knew it would just be joke fodder. Aside from falling on its face after the clutch gets let out completely, my 240D accelerates as fast as I normally accelerate. I am not delusional though - I realize that I prefer to accelerate much slower than most people do. Most peoples' default mode is to mash the gas pedal every time they get the chance, then accelerate until reaching an obstacle, then follow it closely. Have to laugh when some of these people have some sort of green sticker displayed. Dwight wrote: My brother's stick 240D is really peppy. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Roping a deer, a learning experience
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:46:56 -0400 Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That deer lashing story does sound exactly like other stuff I've heard from Patrick F. McManus. (A Spokane resident!) And one VERY funny author! So, you're saying that the deer experience didn't happen to Roger personally? Craig
Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
I dont know if I won or not, nobody every contacted me. I will probably abandon the texas cars for kids deal, seems to be to big a hassle. Rich Thomas wrote: Did you ever figure out the auction process? Did you win? If so did you actually acquire the goods? --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now. ___ 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 -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
That's some really messed up wood sellin' goin' on there. Mike - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters A face cord is a stack 4' high X 8' long by whatever length you ordered the wood cut. Wood peddlers around here sell a face cord as a cord and a face cord is usually an over filled pickup truck load. They will load the truck from a pre-measured stack. Also, a face cord normally sells for the same price as a cord because the cost per stick to cut the wood is exactly the same. At least around here, to get a true cord of wood you'd need to order your wood cut into 4' lengths. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 9:42 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. And by full, I mean FULL. Mounded up above the roof height in the center, all the way back. The guys that deliver commercially usually have plywood sides on the truck. They way to do that is to make a reference stack (or ten) then load the truck. Once you're used to how a full cord looks in the truck then you dispense with the reference stacking. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. A stack of single sticks of wood 4' high 8' long is a face cord. Not a particularly useful measure for any commercial purpose. Might be in a full sized 3/4 ton pickup... 1/2 ton you can't go full height or you'll be draggin the rear end too low to get ... Dodge Dakota ... narrower ... 6' bed ... S10 ... 3 trips I said pickup truck, not grocery getter! :-) My Dodge diesel laughs at such paltry loads. That pair of concrete barrier blocks that weighed some 9000# it _did_ notice. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] w 108 wheel bearing noise
The universal joint can go bad in those cars, it's user replaceable, I think, held in place with circlips. they can grind when dry. Diff noises change with load and speed -- a steady tram car sound that changes pitch with speed unrelated to engine speed is likely a diff noise, it will appear to be loudest in the front of the trunk/center of the rear seat area. Peter
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
Yeah well... It tows good, http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/tractor/part4/rollingout.jpg 4500# tractor on about a 1000# trailer... -Curt Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:42:05 -0700 From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. And by full, I mean FULL. Mounded up above the roof height in the center, all the way back. The guys that deliver commercially usually have plywood sides on the truck. They way to do that is to make a reference stack (or ten) then load the truck. Once you're used to how a full cord looks in the truck then you dispense with the reference stacking. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. A stack of single sticks of wood 4' high 8' long is a face cord. Not a particularly useful measure for any commercial purpose. Might be in a full sized 3/4 ton pickup... 1/2 ton you can't go full height or you'll be draggin the rear end too low to get ... Dodge Dakota ... narrower ... 6' bed ... S10 ... 3 trips I said pickup truck, not grocery getter! :-) My Dodge diesel laughs at such paltry loads. That pair of concrete barrier blocks that weighed some 9000# it _did_ notice. -- Jim - Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Mar 24 19:55:47 2007 Received: from alnrmhc15.comcast.net ([204.127.225.95]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HVCL4-Ly-DJ for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:55:47 + Received: from aceraspire (c-69-243-211-95.hsd1.va.comcast.net[69.243.211.95]) by comcast.net (alnrmhc15) with SMTP id 20070324195538b1500b4h01e; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:55:38 + Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com References: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:55:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:55:47 - Mike wrote:full cord is 4' x 4' x 8'. Wow! Take's one heck of a pickup truck bed to hold all that! ;-) I wonder how much that weighs? I know, it's hard to say since wood is different and seasoned is different still. Never mind - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters To be exact a face cord measures 4' x 8' x 18 and a full cord is 4' x 4' x 8'. Mike - Original Message - From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. The depth only goes as far as one stick of wood - about 25 long. where a full cord is 3 X's that deep. IIRC - YMMV ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:19 PM Subject:
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
That's one reason I cut my own. But I'll also value shop at the end of the heating season. The local wood peddlers will have quite a few cords left I'll go make an offer for a couple of cords at the end of the heating season. The price 'can' drop dramatically. Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com Original Message From: Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03/24/07 02:26 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= That's some really messed up wood sellin' goin' on there. Mike - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters A face cord is a stack 4' high X 8' long by whatever length you ordered the wood cut. Wood peddlers around here sell a face cord as a cord and a face cord is usually an over filled pickup truck load. They will load the truck from a pre-measured stack. Also, a face cord normally sells for the same price as a cord because the cost per stick to cut the wood is exactly the same. At least around here, to get a true cord of wood you'd need to order your wood cut into 4' lengths. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 9:42 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. And by full, I mean FULL. Mounded up above the roof height in the center, all the way back. The guys that deliver commercially usually have plywood sides on the truck. They way to do that is to make a reference stack (or ten) then load the truck. Once you're used to how a full cord looks in the truck then you dispense with the reference stacking. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. A stack of single sticks of wood 4' high 8' long is a face cord. Not a particularly useful measure for any commercial purpose. Might be in a full sized 3/4 ton pickup... 1/2 ton you can't go full height or you'll be draggin the rear end too low to get ... Dodge Dakota ... narrower ... 6' bed ... S10 ... 3 trips I said pickup truck, not grocery getter! :-) My Dodge diesel laughs at such paltry loads. That pair of concrete barrier blocks that weighed some 9000# it _did_ notice. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D
I've had the tremendous *displeasure* to ride with some people who only had 2 speeds - on off. My elderly F-I-L took that one step farther - whenever he approached an intersection - even in the suburbs - he was hard on the brakes then he road the brakes as he passed the roads that intersected. Over and freakin over again. To say anything was useless - he was focussed on driving and *nothing* else got thru to him...Thankfully he stopped driving one day. I think he got scared somehow - came home, ut his keys on the hook and said, I'm never driving again. Which was the best for all involved. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D interesting story about that. i bought a wagon from my watchmaker with the warning that it goes through transmissions, as do all mercedes. he'd replaced the transmission twice in 150k miles and the current one was about to go as well. he also had to replace trannies on his 300SD and his 126 300SE. (he had similar problems with mercedes halfshafts as well) i didn't know what to think until i drove with him one day. he basically drove every moment as if he was competing at indy. i've had that wagon for 5 years now and the transmission is still as it was the day i bought it from him. On 3/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Most peoples' default mode is to mash the gas Could that be why some only get 30K out of a tranny??? pedal every time they get the chance - Original Message - From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drivable on Modern Roads, was 240D I was going to say this some time ago, but knew it would just be joke fodder. Aside from falling on its face after the clutch gets let out completely, my 240D accelerates as fast as I normally accelerate. I am not delusional though - I realize that I prefer to accelerate much slower than most people do. Most peoples' default mode is to mash the gas pedal every time they get the chance, then accelerate until reaching an obstacle, then follow it closely. Have to laugh when some of these people have some sort of green sticker displayed. Dwight wrote: My brother's stick 240D is really peppy. ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/731 - Release Date: 3/23/2007 3:27 PM
[MBZ] Culprit Found
Dieselvolk, I finally tracked down the hard starting problem with our brand new 74 240D. It was starting fine, then one morning it suddenly took excessive cranking and barely started. It had all the hallmarks of a bad GP as so often happens with the W123s, so I immediately swapped all of them out...with absolutely no effect. DRATS! I had it on on a heavy bio diet, so I changed the fuel filters (which were crudded up badly)...again, no effect. Out comes the volt meter, and the GPs registered 8.5, 5.4, 4.1, and 1.6 volts...wait a minute, why is plug 4 lead 8.5V and not 12 V? New GP fuse (is it really supposed to be a red 16A?)...no effect. Hold on, the GP wires leading to and from the fuse box shouldn't be wiggling that much...in fact there should be ZERO movement...grab a phillips and crank down on the fuse terminal screws...voila! Problem solved. Some day I will learn to check the simple things first. And do the old loop style GPs *ever* burn out? V/R Bruce 82 300CD 348kmi 'His' 85 300CD 253kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 202kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' gone to a better place 74 240D 79kmi 'Orangewagen' 73 220D 'Fnu Lnu' - Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Mar 24 20:26:53 2007 Received: from mailout6.parasun.com ([204.174.16.216]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HVCpA-0001jq-IJ for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:26:53 + Received: from rrcs-24-39-223-119.nys.biz.rr.com ([24.39.223.119] helo=user4ykwxvt62x) by mailout6.parasun.com with smtp (Exim 4.54) id 1HVCp5-0004IW-BV for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:26:47 -0700 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com References: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:26:26 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:26:53 - Somewhere right around a ton. Mike - Original Message - From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters Mike wrote:full cord is 4' x 4' x 8'. Wow! Take's one heck of a pickup truck bed to hold all that! ;-) I wonder how much that weighs? I know, it's hard to say since wood is different and seasoned is different still. Never mind - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters To be exact a face cord measures 4' x 8' x 18 and a full cord is 4' x 4' x 8'. Mike - Original Message - From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters Jim Cathey wrote: A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly. I believe that's what they call a face cord - it has the width and height of a cord but not the depth. The depth only goes as far as one stick of wood - about 25 long. where a full cord is 3 X's that deep. IIRC - YMMV ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
At 10:42 AM 3/24/2007, Jim wrote:
A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly.
And by full, I mean FULL. Mounded up above the roof height
in the center, all the way back.
{snip)
A thrown cord of 18 long wood is about 180 cubic ft, of
24 length about 195, and when stacked 128.
A seasoned cord usually weighs between 2500 and 3500 pounds
depending on species. The heavy stuff is best.
Live within ten miles of me and I will dump a full two cord
load on you for $150.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
Not satisfied with defiling one another in this world, we would
all go to heaven together.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
Darn - a little farther than 10 mi. I'm near Richmond, Va.
;-(
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From: Kris Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
At 10:42 AM 3/24/2007, Jim wrote:
A full pickup load is a cord. Very roughly.
And by full, I mean FULL. Mounded up above the roof height
in the center, all the way back.
{snip)
A thrown cord of 18 long wood is about 180 cubic ft, of
24 length about 195, and when stacked 128.
A seasoned cord usually weighs between 2500 and 3500 pounds
depending on species. The heavy stuff is best.
Live within ten miles of me and I will dump a full two cord
load on you for $150.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
Not satisfied with defiling one another in this world, we would
all go to heaven together.
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Re: [MBZ] Humour
I guess the Krauts have not heartd of HD. A guy sitting next to me just sold his Fatboy to some other guy. A stacked chick walkes across the room and he says Oh man The guy on my other side says to hiom:If you had a Harley, you could get her. On 3/24/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I am searching for an acceptable vulgar euphemism to describe which sort of driver is the biggest. --R(Rich not Dick) Hendrik Riessen wrote: BMW means Brings Me Women! According to a new German car magazine survey, BMW drivers have all the luck. BMW drivers have more sex than owners of any other cars and are much more active than Porsche drivers. The German magazine Men's Car found in a survey of 2,253 motorists aged 20 to 50 published in its inaugural May issue that male BMW drivers say they have sex on average 2.2 times each week while Porsche drivers have sex 1.4 times per week. Following BMW drivers were Audi (2.1), Volkswagen (1.9), Ford (1.7) and Mercedes (1.6). Drivers of foreign car makes were also behind BMW with Italian cars (2.0), French (1.9), Japanese (1.8), Swedish (1.6) and Korean cars (1.5) trailing after. Among women, French car drivers were top with 2.1 times per week followed by Audi (2.0), Italian (2.0), and BMW (1.9) with Porsche again at the bottom of the scale at 1.2 times per week. Yes but if stipulate that the sex must be with a partner the results are quite different. Hendrik _ ___ 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 -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike
We have had them over here for quite some time, complete with auto transmission and other fancy stuff but like everything else in the stealership, very expensive. - Original Message - From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike It seems like they offered one several years ago...it was in the back of that fancy-schmancy mag they used to send out periodically to people who either bought parts or who were on some kind of mailing list. Seems like it was around $3K. Bob R - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:41 AM Subject: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike Just found this on AOL news..Mercedes is building a bike http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/28/mercedes-benz-rolls-out-new-line-of-bicycles/ Harry 69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles 72 350SL 118,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/731 - Release Date: 23/03/2007 3:27 PM
