Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:50:29 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Randy, you measure snow in centimeters so it always sounds worse than it really is. ;) Sort of like the attached picture? Craig -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 20.inches.snowclassic.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 65204 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20110128/877bc47e/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall
15 cm between breakfast and lunch yesterday morning - so about 6 inches. I know it was ankle deep on the parking lot and I spent some time behind the snowblower last evening. Running out of places to put it. Randy On 28/01/2011 10:50 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Randy, you measure snow in centimeters so it always sounds worse than it really is. ;) On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM, R A Bennellb...@mts.net wrote: We must be close behind on this today. We got dumped on this morning. Of course, you can count on it melting sooner than we can. Randy in Winterpeg On 28/01/2011 3:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: A truly amazing fact is that the official 5.2 snowfall total for Washington DC (measured at DCA) was so moisture-laden that it was equivalent to 1.5 of rain. Normally, 1 of rain = 10 of snow. This was a record for precipitation for January 26! On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Walt Zarnochzarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: NYC area is mostly underground service iirc, very little above ground wiring. Walt On Jan 27, 2011 4:36 PM, andrew strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday for once the forecasters were spot-on. Unfortunately so! The snow came barrelling in at 5 PM on the dot, following an hour of freezing rain and sleet. Although the temperatures were above freezing (33.8 deg.) the wet snow fell with such impact that it immediately began to stick on all surfaces. Tree branches already glazed with ice broke under the heavy wet snow, causing our power to fail permanently at 7:30 PM. Worst of all was the timing: middle of a non-holiday week at precisely the start of the rush hour! Folks were stranded for 12 hours (*sic*) i ntheir cars on the George Washington Parkway. Bus service ended early, and some were stuck in traffic for seeral hours. Most roadds and highways in the DC Metro area were virtual parking lots through the evening rush and beyond. In all my 35 years here I have never sen anything like it. 400K people w/o power and slow repairs anticipated. The 70 year old red maple in our back yard lost a huge limb, which crashed to earth a few inches from our back door (phew!). In my neighborhood (.5 miles from Maryland) we received only 5, although further to the west totals were around a foot. I envy NYC in a way. 19 of snow fell in Central Park but it must have been the fluffier variety because not that many people lost power. Andrew 1985 300TD under a blanket of ice and snow 1983 300TD cozy and snow free in the garage ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall
Ok Randy, now i am a believer! On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote: 15 cm between breakfast and lunch yesterday morning - so about 6 inches. I know it was ankle deep on the parking lot and I spent some time behind the snowblower last evening. Running out of places to put it. Randy On 28/01/2011 10:50 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Randy, you measure snow in centimeters so it always sounds worse than it really is. ;) On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM, R A Bennellb...@mts.net wrote: We must be close behind on this today. We got dumped on this morning. Of course, you can count on it melting sooner than we can. Randy in Winterpeg On 28/01/2011 3:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: A truly amazing fact is that the official 5.2 snowfall total for Washington DC (measured at DCA) was so moisture-laden that it was equivalent to 1.5 of rain. Normally, 1 of rain = 10 of snow. This was a record for precipitation for January 26! On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Walt Zarnochzarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: NYC area is mostly underground service iirc, very little above ground wiring. Walt On Jan 27, 2011 4:36 PM, andrew strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday for once the forecasters were spot-on. Unfortunately so! The snow came barrelling in at 5 PM on the dot, following an hour of freezing rain and sleet. Although the temperatures were above freezing (33.8 deg.) the wet snow fell with such impact that it immediately began to stick on all surfaces. Tree branches already glazed with ice broke under the heavy wet snow, causing our power to fail permanently at 7:30 PM. Worst of all was the timing: middle of a non-holiday week at precisely the start of the rush hour! Folks were stranded for 12 hours (*sic*) i ntheir cars on the George Washington Parkway. Bus service ended early, and some were stuck in traffic for seeral hours. Most roadds and highways in the DC Metro area were virtual parking lots through the evening rush and beyond. In all my 35 years here I have never sen anything like it. 400K people w/o power and slow repairs anticipated. The 70 year old red maple in our back yard lost a huge limb, which crashed to earth a few inches from our back door (phew!). In my neighborhood (.5 miles from Maryland) we received only 5, although further to the west totals were around a foot. I envy NYC in a way. 19 of snow fell in Central Park but it must have been the fluffier variety because not that many people lost power. Andrew 1985 300TD under a blanket of ice and snow 1983 300TD cozy and snow free in the garage ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall
Never suggested you were not a believer - just provided some detail. Randy On 29/01/2011 12:57 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Ok Randy, now i am a believer! On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM, R A Bennellb...@mts.net wrote: 15 cm between breakfast and lunch yesterday morning - so about 6 inches. I know it was ankle deep on the parking lot and I spent some time behind the snowblower last evening. Running out of places to put it. Randy On 28/01/2011 10:50 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Randy, you measure snow in centimeters so it always sounds worse than it really is. ;) On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM, R A Bennellb...@mts.net wrote: We must be close behind on this today. We got dumped on this morning. Of course, you can count on it melting sooner than we can. Randy in Winterpeg On 28/01/2011 3:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: A truly amazing fact is that the official 5.2 snowfall total for Washington DC (measured at DCA) was so moisture-laden that it was equivalent to 1.5 of rain. Normally, 1 of rain = 10 of snow. This was a record for precipitation for January 26! On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Walt Zarnochzarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: NYC area is mostly underground service iirc, very little above ground wiring. Walt On Jan 27, 2011 4:36 PM, andrew strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday for once the forecasters were spot-on. Unfortunately so! The snow came barrelling in at 5 PM on the dot, following an hour of freezing rain and sleet. Although the temperatures were above freezing (33.8 deg.) the wet snow fell with such impact that it immediately began to stick on all surfaces. Tree branches already glazed with ice broke under the heavy wet snow, causing our power to fail permanently at 7:30 PM. Worst of all was the timing: middle of a non-holiday week at precisely the start of the rush hour! Folks were stranded for 12 hours (*sic*) i ntheir cars on the George Washington Parkway. Bus service ended early, and some were stuck in traffic for seeral hours. Most roadds and highways in the DC Metro area were virtual parking lots through the evening rush and beyond. In all my 35 years here I have never sen anything like it. 400K people w/o power and slow repairs anticipated. The 70 year old red maple in our back yard lost a huge limb, which crashed to earth a few inches from our back door (phew!). In my neighborhood (.5 miles from Maryland) we received only 5, although further to the west totals were around a foot. I envy NYC in a way. 19 of snow fell in Central Park but it must have been the fluffier variety because not that many people lost power. Andrew 1985 300TD under a blanket of ice and snow 1983 300TD cozy and snow free in the garage ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall
We must be close behind on this today. We got dumped on this morning. Of course, you can count on it melting sooner than we can. Randy in Winterpeg On 28/01/2011 3:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: A truly amazing fact is that the official 5.2 snowfall total for Washington DC (measured at DCA) was so moisture-laden that it was equivalent to 1.5 of rain. Normally, 1 of rain = 10 of snow. This was a record for precipitation for January 26! On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Walt Zarnochzarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: NYC area is mostly underground service iirc, very little above ground wiring. Walt On Jan 27, 2011 4:36 PM, andrew strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday for once the forecasters were spot-on. Unfortunately so! The snow came barrelling in at 5 PM on the dot, following an hour of freezing rain and sleet. Although the temperatures were above freezing (33.8 deg.) the wet snow fell with such impact that it immediately began to stick on all surfaces. Tree branches already glazed with ice broke under the heavy wet snow, causing our power to fail permanently at 7:30 PM. Worst of all was the timing: middle of a non-holiday week at precisely the start of the rush hour! Folks were stranded for 12 hours (*sic*) i ntheir cars on the George Washington Parkway. Bus service ended early, and some were stuck in traffic for seeral hours. Most roadds and highways in the DC Metro area were virtual parking lots through the evening rush and beyond. In all my 35 years here I have never sen anything like it. 400K people w/o power and slow repairs anticipated. The 70 year old red maple in our back yard lost a huge limb, which crashed to earth a few inches from our back door (phew!). In my neighborhood (.5 miles from Maryland) we received only 5, although further to the west totals were around a foot. I envy NYC in a way. 19 of snow fell in Central Park but it must have been the fluffier variety because not that many people lost power. Andrew 1985 300TD under a blanket of ice and snow 1983 300TD cozy and snow free in the garage On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Dieselhead126die...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't think they even bothered with real money. They just say the magic words and more money is available to spend. And the best part is, DC residents get to visit the Mint if they are short of cash.. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Dieselhead126die...@gmail.com wrote: Ja,but... Andrew lives in DC, the land of flowing taxpayer money. That is just a few lattes out there. That is what Andrew wanted I believe, but one kilobuck is a mite pricey, no? --R On 1/24/2011 10:34 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: it that's what it is not mine, etc http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/pts/2149208652.html Mercedes 300 TD Engine only - $1000 (Ripley,WV) Date: 2011-01-07, 6:45PM EST Reply to: sale-eeb9m-2149208...@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] I have a 1985 300TD Engine. It is in great shape , you can hear it run. Location: Ripley,WV thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change
Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall
Randy, you measure snow in centimeters so it always sounds worse than it really is. ;) On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote: We must be close behind on this today. We got dumped on this morning. Of course, you can count on it melting sooner than we can. Randy in Winterpeg On 28/01/2011 3:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: A truly amazing fact is that the official 5.2 snowfall total for Washington DC (measured at DCA) was so moisture-laden that it was equivalent to 1.5 of rain. Normally, 1 of rain = 10 of snow. This was a record for precipitation for January 26! On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Walt Zarnochzarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: NYC area is mostly underground service iirc, very little above ground wiring. Walt On Jan 27, 2011 4:36 PM, andrew strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday for once the forecasters were spot-on. Unfortunately so! The snow came barrelling in at 5 PM on the dot, following an hour of freezing rain and sleet. Although the temperatures were above freezing (33.8 deg.) the wet snow fell with such impact that it immediately began to stick on all surfaces. Tree branches already glazed with ice broke under the heavy wet snow, causing our power to fail permanently at 7:30 PM. Worst of all was the timing: middle of a non-holiday week at precisely the start of the rush hour! Folks were stranded for 12 hours (*sic*) i ntheir cars on the George Washington Parkway. Bus service ended early, and some were stuck in traffic for seeral hours. Most roadds and highways in the DC Metro area were virtual parking lots through the evening rush and beyond. In all my 35 years here I have never sen anything like it. 400K people w/o power and slow repairs anticipated. The 70 year old red maple in our back yard lost a huge limb, which crashed to earth a few inches from our back door (phew!). In my neighborhood (.5 miles from Maryland) we received only 5, although further to the west totals were around a foot. I envy NYC in a way. 19 of snow fell in Central Park but it must have been the fluffier variety because not that many people lost power. Andrew 1985 300TD under a blanket of ice and snow 1983 300TD cozy and snow free in the garage On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Dieselhead126die...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't think they even bothered with real money. They just say the magic words and more money is available to spend. And the best part is, DC residents get to visit the Mint if they are short of cash.. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Dieselhead126die...@gmail.com wrote: Ja,but... Andrew lives in DC, the land of flowing taxpayer money. That is just a few lattes out there. That is what Andrew wanted I believe, but one kilobuck is a mite pricey, no? --R On 1/24/2011 10:34 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: it that's what it is not mine, etc http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/pts/2149208652.html Mercedes 300 TD Engine only - $1000 (Ripley,WV) Date: 2011-01-07, 6:45PM EST Reply to: sale-eeb9m-2149208...@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] I have a 1985 300TD Engine. It is in great shape , you can hear it run. Location: Ripley,WV thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options
Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall
It only appears only 2.54X worse, not THAT hard to convert it! ;) Walt, who thinks in metric, machines in imperial, and gets confused by digital calipers that don't have a dial or proper vernier scale... On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:50 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Randy, you measure snow in centimeters so it always sounds worse than it really is. ;) On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote: We must be close behind on this today. We got dumped on this morning. Of course, you can count on it melting sooner than we can. Randy in Winterpeg On 28/01/2011 3:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: A truly amazing fact is that the official 5.2 snowfall total for Washington DC (measured at DCA) was so moisture-laden that it was equivalent to 1.5 of rain. Normally, 1 of rain = 10 of snow. This was a record for precipitation for January 26! On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Walt Zarnochzarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: NYC area is mostly underground service iirc, very little above ground wiring. Walt On Jan 27, 2011 4:36 PM, andrew strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday for once the forecasters were spot-on. Unfortunately so! The snow came barrelling in at 5 PM on the dot, following an hour of freezing rain and sleet. Although the temperatures were above freezing (33.8 deg.) the wet snow fell with such impact that it immediately began to stick on all surfaces. Tree branches already glazed with ice broke under the heavy wet snow, causing our power to fail permanently at 7:30 PM. Worst of all was the timing: middle of a non-holiday week at precisely the start of the rush hour! Folks were stranded for 12 hours (*sic*) i ntheir cars on the George Washington Parkway. Bus service ended early, and some were stuck in traffic for seeral hours. Most roadds and highways in the DC Metro area were virtual parking lots through the evening rush and beyond. In all my 35 years here I have never sen anything like it. 400K people w/o power and slow repairs anticipated. The 70 year old red maple in our back yard lost a huge limb, which crashed to earth a few inches from our back door (phew!). In my neighborhood (.5 miles from Maryland) we received only 5, although further to the west totals were around a foot. I envy NYC in a way. 19 of snow fell in Central Park but it must have been the fluffier variety because not that many people lost power. Andrew 1985 300TD under a blanket of ice and snow 1983 300TD cozy and snow free in the garage On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Dieselhead126die...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't think they even bothered with real money. They just say the magic words and more money is available to spend. And the best part is, DC residents get to visit the Mint if they are short of cash.. On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Dieselhead126die...@gmail.com wrote: Ja,but... Andrew lives in DC, the land of flowing taxpayer money. That is just a few lattes out there. That is what Andrew wanted I believe, but one kilobuck is a mite pricey, no? --R On 1/24/2011 10:34 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: it that's what it is not mine, etc http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/pts/2149208652.html Mercedes 300 TD Engine only - $1000 (Ripley,WV) Date: 2011-01-07, 6:45PM EST Reply to: sale-eeb9m-2149208...@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] I have a 1985 300TD Engine. It is in great shape , you can hear it run. Location: Ripley,WV thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options
