Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Where?  State?  City?  With prices this low I may move there.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 12:19 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
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> Filled up tonight at the Shell.   $30 for 18.77 gallons.
>
> 1.599/gal.
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[MBZ] Benzin

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Filled up tonight at the Shell.   $30 for 18.77 gallons.

1.599/gal.

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Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

[Mountain Man via Mercedes]

Max wrote:
> My father wanted to drive his really nice Adenauer.

Nice car!!
Does your family still have that car?
Brooklyn, WI has the best known Adenauer restoration place in the
world, Brooklyn Motoren Werkes - beautiful place, Albrecht Stachel.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

No, I think he bought it for under $1k and sold it about a year later for about 
$1k.  Worse than Snook, it is rare for him to keep a nice car for more than a 
couple years.  I can just barely remember that car.  When I was I high school 
and starting to become car-aware, we looked up its book value, which back then 
was over $15k.

-- 
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On September 12, 2015 12:24:48 PM EDT, Mountain Man via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>Max wrote:
>> My father wanted to drive his really nice Adenauer.
>
>Nice car!!
>Does your family still have that car?
>Brooklyn, WI has the best known Adenauer restoration place in the
>world, Brooklyn Motoren Werkes - beautiful place, Albrecht Stachel.
>mao
>


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Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

$1.80 for diesel??  Time to emigrate!

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Sure hope you didn't run into any Hodags or Igarots, passing so close to
>> Rhinelander...
>>
>> You mention some places I haven't been since my youth, I'm sure the roads
>> are better now.
>>
>> Once in the '70s, we set out for summer vacation, probably going to drive
>> from Ogema WI to northern MN to visit grandparents.  My father wanted to
>> drive his really nice Adenauer.  We got a few miles down Highway 86, and
>> hit some nasty road construction; the pavement was gone and all traffic was
>> squeezed onto rough loose gravel.  My dad listened to that gravel beating
>> the underside of the car for about 5 seconds, stopped and did a U-turn, got
>> in a cursing match with the road crew for driving in their road bed during
>> the turn, and went straight back home.  We unpacked the Benz and loaded
>> into some beater American iron, and took that instead.
>> --
>> Max Dillon
>> Charleston SC
>> '87 300TD
>>
>
>
> Definitely encountered hodags.  Went right through downtown Rhinelander
> both ways.  Got chased by some hodags while I chased others.  It was
> potatofest in Rhinelander.  Huge white tent pitched by Trigs.  We don't
> take the bypass.
>
> Sadly Cirilli's has been closed for quite a few years, and now they are
> tearing down the building for "progress."   I loved Cirilli's, your SWMBO
> would have liked it too.  Great place to buy Italian pasta, great olive oil
> and other goodies.  I worked there one summer. Mamma Cirilli said my
> Italian bread was the closest to "home" of any she had in her long life the
> USA.  I consider that to be the best compliment I've ever received.
> Italian bread needs good flour, dry dough, and lots of time, along with TLC
> and patience.
>
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

Under $2 here in the Lowcountry.  I was going to hit Costco this evening 
but didn't make it.  It was in $1.80 last week, might be lower than that 
now.


--R



On 9/10/15 5:30 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Last weekend, there was a price inversion from normal.  Usually  
Benzin or Dissel is cheaper at Clear lake on I-35 and high in MN and 
then very high in N WI.  Going up, clear lake was 2.39, In the cities, 
St paul had 2.25, then across the border prices jumped to 2.45 to 
2.49, with some bergs higher. Wausau, even at Fleet Farm, the price 
was 2.49. In Eagle River prices are generally 10 to 20¢ higher than 
Wausau, benzin was 2.35.  I checked it out on gasbuddy before the 
trip, so i got Benzin at St Paul and Eagle River on the way up, and st 
paul on the way back. Clear lake had a Pilot station at 2.25 on 
Monday, so that was good.


TUesday, I saw an unattended coop (ethanol plant) selling Benzin at 
2.05.  Yesterdayi saw price on one side of the street at 2.39 and 
across the street, 2.25.  They are desperately trying to gouge us 
until someone lowers the price, then some of them still hang on to 
gouge some more.




Peak oil, that reminds me, another ridiculous scare-monger theory that
reality has dispatched for those impervious to reason.  Wait ten or 
twenty

years and there will be a new one to replace AGW or climate change or
whatever they call it these days.  RUG was $1.849 today, and I see ULSD
around $2.299 down to $2.199.  I wonder how much lower prices will go, I
think this current rapid drop is due to the storage facilities reaching
maximum capacity and now the owners have no choice but to sell the 
produced
oil at market prices, and the market is setting a more correct price 
now.


-
Max
Charleston SC


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[MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Last weekend, there was a price inversion from 
normal.  Usually  Benzin or Dissel is cheaper at 
Clear lake on I-35 and high in MN and then very 
high in N WI.  Going up, clear lake was 2.39, In 
the cities, St paul had 2.25, then across the 
border prices jumped to 2.45 to 2.49, with some 
bergs higher.  Wausau, even at Fleet Farm, the 
price was 2.49. In Eagle River prices are 
generally 10 to 20¢ higher than Wausau, benzin 
was 2.35.  I checked it out on gasbuddy before 
the trip, so i got Benzin at St Paul and Eagle 
River on the way up, and st paul on the way back. 
Clear lake had a Pilot station at 2.25 on Monday, 
so that was good.


TUesday, I saw an unattended coop (ethanol plant) 
selling Benzin at 2.05.  Yesterdayi saw price on 
one side of the street at 2.39 and across the 
street, 2.25.  They are desperately trying to 
gouge us until someone lowers the price, then 
some of them still hang on to gouge some more.




Peak oil, that reminds me, another ridiculous scare-monger theory that
reality has dispatched for those impervious to reason.  Wait ten or twenty
years and there will be a new one to replace AGW or climate change or
whatever they call it these days.  RUG was $1.849 today, and I see ULSD
around $2.299 down to $2.199.  I wonder how much lower prices will go, I
think this current rapid drop is due to the storage facilities reaching
maximum capacity and now the owners have no choice but to sell the produced
oil at market prices, and the market is setting a more correct price now.

-
Max
Charleston SC


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Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Sure hope you didn't run into any Hodags or Igarots, passing so close to 
Rhinelander...

You mention some places I haven't been since my youth, I'm sure the roads are 
better now.

Once in the '70s, we set out for summer vacation, probably going to drive from 
Ogema WI to northern MN to visit grandparents.  My father wanted to drive his 
really nice Adenauer.  We got a few miles down Highway 86, and hit some nasty 
road construction; the pavement was gone and all traffic was squeezed onto 
rough loose gravel.  My dad listened to that gravel beating the underside of 
the car for about 5 seconds, stopped and did a U-turn, got in a cursing match 
with the road crew for driving in their road bed during the turn, and went 
straight back home.  We unpacked the Benz and loaded into some beater American 
iron, and took that instead.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On September 10, 2015 5:30:55 PM EDT, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>Last weekend, there was a price inversion from 
>normal.  Usually  Benzin or Dissel is cheaper at 
>Clear lake on I-35 and high in MN and then very 
>high in N WI.  Going up, clear lake was 2.39, In 
>the cities, St paul had 2.25, then across the 
>border prices jumped to 2.45 to 2.49, with some 
>bergs higher.  Wausau, even at Fleet Farm, the 
>price was 2.49. In Eagle River prices are 
>generally 10 to 20¢ higher than Wausau, benzin 
>was 2.35.  I checked it out on gasbuddy before 
>the trip, so i got Benzin at St Paul and Eagle 
>River on the way up, and st paul on the way back. 
>Clear lake had a Pilot station at 2.25 on Monday, 
>so that was good.
>
>TUesday, I saw an unattended coop (ethanol plant) 
>selling Benzin at 2.05.  Yesterdayi saw price on 
>one side of the street at 2.39 and across the 
>street, 2.25.  They are desperately trying to 
>gouge us until someone lowers the price, then 
>some of them still hang on to gouge some more.
>
>
>>Peak oil, that reminds me, another ridiculous scare-monger theory that
>>reality has dispatched for those impervious to reason.  Wait ten or
>twenty
>>years and there will be a new one to replace AGW or climate change or
>>whatever they call it these days.  RUG was $1.849 today, and I see
>ULSD
>>around $2.299 down to $2.199.  I wonder how much lower prices will go,
>I
>>think this current rapid drop is due to the storage facilities
>reaching
>>maximum capacity and now the owners have no choice but to sell the
>produced
>>oil at market prices, and the market is setting a more correct price
>now.
>>
>>-
>>Max
>>Charleston SC
>
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Sure hope you didn't run into any Hodags or Igarots, passing so 
close to Rhinelander...


You mention some places I haven't been since my youth, I'm sure the 
roads are better now.


Once in the '70s, we set out for summer vacation, probably going to 
drive from Ogema WI to northern MN to visit grandparents.  My father 
wanted to drive his really nice Adenauer.  We got a few miles down 
Highway 86, and hit some nasty road construction; the pavement was 
gone and all traffic was squeezed onto rough loose gravel.  My dad 
listened to that gravel beating the underside of the car for about 5 
seconds, stopped and did a U-turn, got in a cursing match with the 
road crew for driving in their road bed during the turn, and went 
straight back home.  We unpacked the Benz and loaded into some 
beater American iron, and took that instead.

--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD



Definitely encountered hodags.  Went right through downtown 
Rhinelander both ways.  Got chased by some hodags while I chased 
others.  It was potatofest in Rhinelander.  Huge white tent pitched 
by Trigs.  We don't take the bypass.


Sadly Cirilli's has been closed for quite a few years, and now they 
are tearing down the building for "progress."   I loved Cirilli's, 
your SWMBO would have liked it too.  Great place to buy Italian 
pasta, great olive oil and other goodies.  I worked there one summer. 
Mamma Cirilli said my Italian bread was the closest to "home" of any 
she had in her long life the USA.  I consider that to be the best 
compliment I've ever received.  Italian bread needs good flour, dry 
dough, and lots of time, along with TLC and patience.


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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

My youngest has a 17 Toshiba with an i7 processor that we bought in 2010 for 
close to $1000 at one of the big box office supply stores. With the exception 
of adding a high capacity battery a couple of years ago, it's still going 
strong.

Dan

Sent from my iPad

 On Jan 6, 2015, at 10:19 PM, clay via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 I have been tracking the lower end laptops for #2 boy.  The 15 models can be 
 had for $250 at Fry's.  That gets you a dual core, 4 gig ram, and 500 gig 
 drive.  They run Win 8 out of the box.  Those are good enough to run for a 
 few years and swap out for another.  Cutting edge laptops would be the i5 or 
 i7, but those are expensive and fail anyway in four years.
 
 #1 boy has a four year old i7 that is showing its age.  Upgraded the HDD, 
 battery is worn down, it needs an external optical drive, but the screen 
 still runs.  Windows has shat on the thing three times since he has owned it. 
  It required a full rebuild and for some reason keeps crapping itself.
 
 clay
 
 On Jan 6, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
 
 I'm sticking with windows for now.  Low end refurbished machines run about
 $250 or so, new machines start about $400, but not much machine at that
 price point.
 
 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
 On Jan 6, 2015 4:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 They have to be dirt cheap now.  Unless you insist on a Mac product...
 
 On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Saving up for a new laptop now.
 
 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
 
 On Jan 6, 2015 4:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
 What did you buy with the savings, Meade?
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[MBZ] Benzin

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Coming North on Sat/Sun
Benzin was as low as 1.699/gal, with most in the 1.79 to 1.89 range.

Most of the fills were in the $25 range, with a couple around $30. 
Way better than $50 to $60 to fill.


Diesel was mostly 2.699
Coming down slowly, but the buck spread is an even higher % then when 
it was $4 and $5.  That is only 25% higher, compared to now 59% 
higher.   ...for a product that is traditionally worth less...


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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Valero generally thinks different from the rest of the pack.  Their 
MO is to buy up distressed real estate (refineries and stations) and 
then run them cheap.  In the ethanol meltdown a few years ago, they 
bought up several ethanol refineries.  That gives them an edge on E10 
Benzin.




Don't know if I mentioned it already, but the Valero station on River Road
in Bethesda, MD is selling diesel for $2.99, which is surprising since
there is no other competition for at least a mile away, where the price is
40 cents higher...


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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

Interestingly diesel is holding over $3.00 (generally $3.09) in MA but down to 
$2.93 just over the border in NH. That tells me the MA stations are seriously 
raping us on price since NH has a higher fuel tax and traditionally prices 
climb 15-20 cents when I cross the border.
Gas is around $2.39 just about everywhere, with the coming of cold weather our 
slide has slowed but I heard on the radio last night that oil is under 
$50/barrel so we should see prices continue to slide.
-Curt
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 Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 1:59 PM
 Subject: [MBZ] Benzin
   
Coming North on Sat/Sun
Benzin was as low as 1.699/gal, with most in the 1.79 to 1.89 range.

Most of the fills were in the $25 range, with a couple around $30. 
Way better than $50 to $60 to fill.

Diesel was mostly 2.699
Coming down slowly, but the buck spread is an even higher % then when 
it was $4 and $5.  That is only 25% higher, compared to now 59% 
higher.  ...for a product that is traditionally worth less...

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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Don't know if I mentioned it already, but the Valero station on River Road
in Bethesda, MD is selling diesel for $2.99, which is surprising since
there is no other competition for at least a mile away, where the price is
40 cents higher...

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Interestingly diesel is holding over $3.00 (generally $3.09) in MA but
 down to $2.93 just over the border in NH. That tells me the MA stations are
 seriously raping us on price since NH has a higher fuel tax and
 traditionally prices climb 15-20 cents when I cross the border.
 Gas is around $2.39 just about everywhere, with the coming of cold weather
 our slide has slowed but I heard on the radio last night that oil is under
 $50/barrel so we should see prices continue to slide.
 -Curt
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  Subject: [MBZ] Benzin

 Coming North on Sat/Sun
 Benzin was as low as 1.699/gal, with most in the 1.79 to 1.89 range.

 Most of the fills were in the $25 range, with a couple around $30.
 Way better than $50 to $60 to fill.

 Diesel was mostly 2.699
 Coming down slowly, but the buck spread is an even higher % then when
 it was $4 and $5.  That is only 25% higher, compared to now 59%
 higher.  ...for a product that is traditionally worth less...

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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

They have to be dirt cheap now.  Unless you insist on a Mac product...

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Saving up for a new laptop now.

 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC

 On Jan 6, 2015 4:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  What did you buy with the savings, Meade?
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

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What did you buy with the savings, Meade?

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Filled up yesterday, local Shell station had diesel at $2.69.  One local
 grocery chain gives 5 cents credit toward fuel for every $50 spent on
 groceries, another sells $50 gas cards for $40, one card for every $50
 spent.  Using both discounts, I had 20 cents off the pump price (price now
 $2.49), then with the gas card paid an effective price of 80%, or $1.99 per
 gallon.  I can now fill the E300 tank, usually about 21 gallons when the
 reserve light comes on, for less than $50.  Very nice!

 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Filled up yesterday, local Shell station had diesel at $2.69.  One local
grocery chain gives 5 cents credit toward fuel for every $50 spent on
groceries, another sells $50 gas cards for $40, one card for every $50
spent.  Using both discounts, I had 20 cents off the pump price (price now
$2.49), then with the gas card paid an effective price of 80%, or $1.99 per
gallon.  I can now fill the E300 tank, usually about 21 gallons when the
reserve light comes on, for less than $50.  Very nice!

Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Compared to 2 years ago I am sure they are aweoms for the money...

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mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 I'm sticking with windows for now.  Low end refurbished machines run about
 $250 or so, new machines start about $400, but not much machine at that
 price point.

 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
  On Jan 6, 2015 4:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
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  They have to be dirt cheap now.  Unless you insist on a Mac product...
 
  On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
  mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  Saving up for a new laptop now.
 
  Max Dillon,
  Charleston SC
 
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   What did you buy with the savings, Meade?
  
  
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Saving up for a new laptop now.

Max Dillon,
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 What did you buy with the savings, Meade?


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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

While I'm all for a Mac, for most people they just don't make good fiscal sense 
to me. If you want a decent laptop and don't need some sort of high end gaming 
rig, $500 will buy a very capable (Windows) laptop.

Dan

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 On Jan 6, 2015, at 4:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 They have to be dirt cheap now.  Unless you insist on a Mac product...
 
 On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Saving up for a new laptop now.
 
 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
 
 On Jan 6, 2015 4:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 What did you buy with the savings, Meade?
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

I'm sticking with windows for now.  Low end refurbished machines run about
$250 or so, new machines start about $400, but not much machine at that
price point.

Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
 On Jan 6, 2015 4:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:

 They have to be dirt cheap now.  Unless you insist on a Mac product...

 On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Saving up for a new laptop now.

 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC

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  What did you buy with the savings, Meade?
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Benzin

[clay via Mercedes]

I have been tracking the lower end laptops for #2 boy.  The 15 models can be 
had for $250 at Fry's.  That gets you a dual core, 4 gig ram, and 500 gig 
drive.  They run Win 8 out of the box.  Those are good enough to run for a few 
years and swap out for another.  Cutting edge laptops would be the i5 or i7, 
but those are expensive and fail anyway in four years.

#1 boy has a four year old i7 that is showing its age.  Upgraded the HDD, 
battery is worn down, it needs an external optical drive, but the screen still 
runs.  Windows has shat on the thing three times since he has owned it.  It 
required a full rebuild and for some reason keeps crapping itself.

clay

On Jan 6, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

 I'm sticking with windows for now.  Low end refurbished machines run about
 $250 or so, new machines start about $400, but not much machine at that
 price point.
 
 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
 On Jan 6, 2015 4:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 They have to be dirt cheap now.  Unless you insist on a Mac product...
 
 On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Saving up for a new laptop now.
 
 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
 
 On Jan 6, 2015 4:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
 What did you buy with the savings, Meade?
 
 
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[MBZ] Benzin prices and random observations

[Dieselhead]

Iron butt saturday  (another 1000+ miles in one day)

Benzin  2.89 to 3.19  most around 2.95 to 2.98.  That was a welcome 
relief from the last year.  Highest prices nearest the LA (Loosianna, 
not lalaland) refineries


Diesel 3.59 to 4.05   Mostly 3.69 to 3.79

HOT today!  Feels like over 80, but it is very humid and reportedly 
closer to 70.  rained this morning...Whazzat?


Snow plowing by state xDOT is lousy.  1-2 of ice for the first 100 
miles or so, then a break, then another 60 miles or so of patches of 
ice.Mostly 25mph in extremely heavy traffic.


Heavy traffic until southern MO, The rest of the way was pretty 
normal.  Freight is all screwed up since last Wed.  Trucks stranded 
in various places, then slow going.


Wed starts the SDL head replacement.

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