Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 190d 2.2L w/Automatic - too slow?

2009-01-14 Thread Jim Cathey
Yea they are slow but not too bad once you get used to it. Converting to a 5 speed would be a big job. It would require basically you have another 5 speed car sitting next to it so you can swap everything over. Yup. BTDT. Takes a lot of fiddly little work. And things like throttle

Re: [MBZ] Physics [was: Re: OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded]

2009-01-14 Thread Tyler
It's awesome to have an actual professional physicist weigh in on the discussion! What is your specialty? I finished an undergrad degree in physics last year, but I can't really call myself a physicist since I haven't worked professionally as one (and don't plan to). I was amazed and

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Archer
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 6:30 AM, archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Therefore, I'm thinking about a Mac. Can someone tell me where I can find a used Mac laptop and desktop that will download Utube moderately fast, do email, etc.; and that a monitor, keyboard, and external mouse can be

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Archer
archer arche...@embarqmail.com writes: Therefore, I'm thinking about a Mac. Can someone tell me where I can find a used Mac laptop and desktop that will download Utube moderately fast, do email, etc.; and that a monitor, keyboard, and external mouse can be hooked up to? Any Mac powerbook G4

Re: [MBZ] Physics [was: Re: OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded]

2009-01-14 Thread Archer
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:42:24 -0600 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: OK Don wrote: Doesn't mass increase as you approach the speed of light also, according to the theory? That is the theoretical reason it takes so much energy to bring a quark up to the speed of light. The theory

Re: [MBZ] the debate on if I am keeping the red 300E or the 190D

2009-01-14 Thread Luther
He might be down another one if he can negotiate a good deal with me for a 300E Wonko the Sane wrote: You'll have another one in your driveway this time next week. Buying freeze is off. On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: yea,Im an idiot, Im

Re: [MBZ] 190D trans swap, more updates

2009-01-14 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: believe me, that could keep me busy for a while, as well as keep money coming in Im sure, but no insurance benefits. What kind of insurance can you buy through Regina's school? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] Physics [was: Re: OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded]

2009-01-14 Thread Tim C.
Craig wrote: As a Ph.D. physicist, After I just speculated that smart people stay off the lists.* ;) Do you brush your hair and comb your teeth regularly? -Tim *guess that only applies to list-member me. I hear intelligence skips a generation so maybe my kids have a shot. :)

Re: [MBZ] 190D trans swap, more updates

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT, ran windows update, now have no mouse

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT, ran windows update, now have no mouse

2009-01-14 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] O/T BAck up Harddrive

2009-01-14 Thread Bill R
I do think that will be most useful for me as I just want to backup the files I have created. BillR -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:11 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT, ran windows update, now have no mouse

2009-01-14 Thread Loren Faeth
one other thing to try it in device manager, delete the mouse. then restart the machine. It should come up with found new hardware and then go out and find a driver. Unless you have a weird mouse, sufficient drivers should be on the OS install CD. The generic drivers should run a standard

Re: [MBZ] OT: The West Wing

2009-01-14 Thread Jim Cathey
We just returned home to find a big pit in our front yard. Vandals pushed over a tree, gouged out a bunch of dirt, ripped off the front door and the steps, and made a mess with concrete... Oh wait, they were _supposed_ to do all that! The melt allowed construction to begin in other words, so

Re: [MBZ] the debate on if I am keeping the red 300E or the 190D hasbeen solved

2009-01-14 Thread John Robbins
Wonko the Sane wrote: Why are folks taking out big car loans for smells new for a month trash? $3K is less than a year's car payments on a new any-car, and the car has depreciated way more than $3K when it is driven off of the dealer's lot. My CDI is faster, has a better stereo, and awesome

Re: [MBZ] OT HOUSE BATTERY ALTERNATIVE

2009-01-14 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Several with exactly those features available right now, aren't they? Look up emergency starter batteries. 'Think I saw several with those features and more. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Weeks theprofil...@dwx.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 8:52

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread Bill R
IIRC [and I might well not] the foreshortening at great speeds would [in theory] make an object near the size of a particle as it approached the speed of light [so perhaps light - which does have weight - is just very fast 'stuff']. If the mass is a constant and the size diminishes then it get's

Re: [MBZ] OT: The West Wing

2009-01-14 Thread John Robbins
Jim Cathey wrote: The melt allowed construction to begin in other words, so we are now going through the garage for access. I was wondering how you were going to get the addition in the the middle of winter! How long are they estimating it will last? John

Re: [MBZ] OT: The West Wing

2009-01-14 Thread Wilton Strickland
Good luck. 'Hope ALL aspects of the project go VERY well. Wilton, 'been there, too - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The West Wing We just

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Allan Streib
Archer arche...@embarqmail.com said: Hi Alan, You wrote: any G4 or G5 is probably near the end of support for that, so look at an Intel-based one. Which models laptops or desktops would be intel based? I'm looking at: http://www.lowendmac.com which has about every model listed along

Re: [MBZ] OT: The West Wing

2009-01-14 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: OT: The West Wing

2009-01-14 Thread Jim Cathey
I was wondering how you were going to get the addition in the the middle of winter! How long are they estimating it will last? We don't talk about the schedule anymore. I'm not actually worried about that, but the original estimate was 7-8 weeks from when construction could start. It wasn't

[MBZ] Unimog snowblower

2009-01-14 Thread Jim Cathey
I bought one, for $3500. Mounting and any repairs will be extra. If merely owning the device will prevent future debilitating snowfall then that's OK with me too. Story: http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/moglog.html#Blower Just the picture:

Re: [MBZ] Unimog snowblower

2009-01-14 Thread Bill R
That does look like it could handle some serious snow, and perhaps a few small cars buried under it. BillR -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:58 AM To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Unimog snowblower

2009-01-14 Thread John Robbins
Jim Cathey wrote: I measured the throat of the blower, it's 7'4, which should be good enough. I hope so!!! John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread R A Bennell
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread LWB250
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Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread ANGELO GIAIMO
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Re: [MBZ] OT, ran windows update, now have no mouse

2009-01-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
UPDATE, I did find the drivers for that SM bus thing, but that was not the problem apparantly. It seems that when windows did its update, it downloaded a hardware update for something called idealcom HID touchscreen ps/2. So now it thinks I have a touchscreen and not a mouse. If I go in and

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
Photons don't have mass. Bill R wrote: IIRC [and I might well not] the foreshortening at great speeds would [in theory] make an object near the size of a particle as it approached the speed of light [so perhaps light - which does have weight - is just very fast 'stuff']. If the mass is a

Re: [MBZ] 190D trans swap, more updates

2009-01-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
as far as I know none is available Mitch Haley wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: believe me, that could keep me busy for a while, as well as keep money coming in Im sure, but no insurance benefits. What kind of insurance can you buy through Regina's school? Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] OT, ran windows update, now have no mouse

2009-01-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
see update I just sent. BTW, under mouse it does not have anything at all listed right now, but I do have a working mouse to a point, the scroll wheel does not work but eveything else seems to right now. I still have not figured out how to get rid of that touch screen update thing. It says

[MBZ] WHOOOPS

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT, ran windows update, now have no mouse

2009-01-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
well it seems I fixed it. Rather than doing a driver uninstall, I did a driver update and manually selected the device. Seems fine now. Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: see update I just sent. BTW, under mouse it does not have anything at all listed right now, but I do have a working mouse to a

Re: [MBZ] WHOOOPS

2009-01-14 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: I need to change the oil this weekend, b This is a job for...Super Sucker! You might even get away with using a plastic 5 gallon pail in this weather. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Archer
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Re: [MBZ] Physics [was: Re: OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded]

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
Mao, Here is an interesting article which shows the experimental basis for special relativity: http://www.edu-observatory.org/physics-faq/Relativity/SR/experiments.html In particular, take a look at the section on Tests of the Twin Paradox which shows experimental verification of

Re: [MBZ] Physics [was: Re: OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded]

2009-01-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
OK, phasers on stun then. Craig McCluskey wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:02:06 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I only have 2 questions for you, have you figured out how to build a warp drive yet, Nope. and have you figured out how to build a transporter so I can just

Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
oh boy, here we go again. E M wrote: Windchill has no effect on cars, but their drivers sure feel it. ;-) Ed 300E -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D x2, 84 300D euro manny,

Re: [MBZ] Unimog snowblower

2009-01-14 Thread Wilton Strickland
WOW! 'Looks good. Good luck with it., Wilton - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:57 AM Subject: [MBZ] Unimog snowblower I bought one, for $3500. Mounting and any repairs

Re: [MBZ] WHOOOPS

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
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[MBZ] Carfax Request

2009-01-14 Thread Waldemar Kowalski
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
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[MBZ] Conquering Oil Consumption

2009-01-14 Thread Peter Frederick
My new 300D has always used way too much oil to suit me, and had a leak I couldn't spot (besides the front crank seal, anyway). I finally took a good look last time I changed oil, and found a very dirty oil pan, but still no obvious leak. Uses a quart in 1000 miles in normal driving, more

Re: [MBZ] OT HOUSE BATTERY ALTERNATIVE

2009-01-14 Thread Scott Ritchey
On my last boat I used a thing called a battery combiner which was essentially a relay that connected the alternator to the house battery after the starting battery was charged. I just looked at the West Marine site and their currently listed stuff is $$$. But Google showed a more reasonable

Re: [MBZ] Conquering Oil Consumption

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
This reminds me that Marshall Booth used to always say to keep MB diesels around the bottom mark on the dipstick, and that oil consumption would be as much as 4x higher when at the top mark than the bottom mark, but I don't remember him saying why... I wonder how common level sensor leaks are?

Re: [MBZ] Conquering Oil Consumption

2009-01-14 Thread John Freer
Oppss, Marshall always said to run it halfway between the low and full mark, (ie: 1 quart low) not at the add mark. Have used this philosophy on every MB (gas and diesel) and have never burned oil. For some reason, MB's like to burn off the first quart. John On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:39 AM,

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Archer
From: Curt Raymond Leopard (10.5) is a dog, nearest thing to Vista the Mac OS has had in a long time... OS 10.4 (Tiger) is pretty great. Really anything 10.3 (Panther) and later should be totally adequate for a casual user. 10.2 (Jaguar) was fine but 10.3 is faster... OS 9 I don't even want

Re: [MBZ] Conquering Oil Consumption

2009-01-14 Thread Mitch Haley
John Freer wrote: Oppss, Marshall always said to run it halfway between the low and full mark, (ie: 1 quart low) not at the add mark. My recollection is that he said fill to the center of the range, and add one qt when it hits the add mark to bring it back up to the center of the range. He

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
adequate for a casual user. 10.2 (Jaguar) was fine but 10.3 is faster... OS 9 I don't even want to think about anymore. -Curt -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090114/866bf942

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Archer
Thanks, Tyler. Any more opinions? Gerry --- From: tyler Leopard is more bloated with useless features and fancy graphics effects, but it's also much more optimized for intel macs. I think it runs noticeably faster than Tiger on my intel macbook laptop, but

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread Donald Snook
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Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread ernest breakfield
like 10-20,000 miles) that his cars leaked less or not at all. Does anyone else remember this? Donald H. Snook -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090114/21073618/attachment.html

[MBZ] BATTERY COMBINER

2009-01-14 Thread Dan Weeks
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Re: [MBZ] the debate on if I am keeping the red 300E or the 190Dhasbeen solved

2009-01-14 Thread R A Bennell
My wife is driving an 07 Honda Accord. Her Toyota was wrecked in September and it was necessary to find her something she would like. A beater was not going to do it. I can drive an old vehicle and put up with some idiosyncrasies but not her. She wants it all to work together and is rather

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread Bill R
No argument here, but light does seem to have weight. The study was done many years ago [I was in HS when I heard about it] using a black cloth subjected to intense light in a controlled environment, and the cloth gained a [very small] amount of weight during the process. It was part of our

[MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread ernest breakfield
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Re: [MBZ] Carfax Request

2009-01-14 Thread Waldemar Kowalski
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill

2009-01-14 Thread Rich Thomas
Just wait until summer when it gets above 90F and the warmists start in about having to Do Something (raise taxes) about it. --R Wonko the Sane wrote: Our forecast for tonight here (from National Weather Service) -- Bitterly cold. Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies

Re: [MBZ] Conquering Oil Consumption

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
I apologize, you are correct. He said to not add oil until the engine reaches the min mark, and then add only a single quart, which would put it halfway. Tyler John Freer wrote: Oppss, Marshall always said to run it halfway between the low and full mark, (ie: 1 quart low) not at the add

Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread R A Bennell
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread R A Bennell
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com said: Leopard (10.5) is a dog, nearest thing to Vista the Mac OS has had in a long time... Is that because of the Time Warp stuff? Seems like saving every version of every file could certainly slow a file system to a crawl. Can it be turned off to any

Re: [MBZ] Conquering Oil Consumption

2009-01-14 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread pm7088
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Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
Photons have energy and momentum, but they don't have the sort of rest mass that makes a non-moving object experience gravity. The concept of mass doesn't really apply to objects that cannot be at rest. Photons are not tiny classical mechanical particles traveling quickly, but have totally

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread Jeff Zedic
I thought that because light bends under intense gravity that shows it has mass Didn't Einstein show this in the 30's??? Zedic ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread Allan Streib
The vehicle will lose heat more quickly on a windy day, on the same principal that your radiator works better when the fan is blowing air through it. The vehicle will never become colder than the actual air temperature, regardless of wind. But if there is wind it will cool faster. So if you

Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread R A Bennell
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[MBZ] No more Soft Corinthian Leather

2009-01-14 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread Allan Streib
Jeff Zedic jze...@gmail.com said: I thought that because light bends under intense gravity that shows it has mass Didn't Einstein show this in the 30's??? The light bends because gravity bends space itself. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] wind chill

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
Seems like we should just rename this the physics discussion list? I could see that a warm engine would reach ambient temperature much quicker with wind, so windchill would reduce the effectiveness of a block heater, and the amount of time you could leave your vehicle parked outside before it

Re: [MBZ] Gelled

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] wind chill

2009-01-14 Thread Rich Thomas
That is because the wind is sucking the heat out of you faster than if the wind were not blowing (and faster than you can make heat). If you stand in the sun on a still cold day, you might start feeling warmer from the sunshine. Stand in the sun on a windy cold day, and you will feel colder,

Re: [MBZ] cold

2009-01-14 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com said: Theres no one thing to point to as the magic this slows the box down bullet. They changed a million things under the hood. The developers here tell me its a nightmare to work with for them. Seems like every OS reaches a peak: an optimum of usability and

Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread Wilton Strickland
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Re: [MBZ] cold

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
It's 82 here today in Riverside, CA about 60 miles east of him. We've been having the Santa-Ana winds recently, which brings ridiculously warm weather along with strong (70mph gust) winds and usually many fires. Last Sunday I was driving on the freeway and could barely hold the 190D in the

Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread R A Bennell
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Re: [MBZ] cold

2009-01-14 Thread John Freer
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Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread Wilton Strickland
Several years ago, I put new headlights (7 inch dia motorcycle lights - 'can't remember the name of 'em) on my 81 300D. After it got dark, I went out to test them; when I turned the lights on, they were so bright, I could have sworn that they threw so much light forward that I felt some thrust to

Re: [MBZ] Conquering Oil Consumption

2009-01-14 Thread Allan Streib
Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net said: Things got pretty crazy around here in November and December, and the oil level sensor was acting up again (starts coming on intermittantly less that a quart below the top mark, but doesn't stay on when the lever is really low), and I forgot to add

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-14 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] the debate on if I am keeping the red 300E or the 190D hasbeen solved

2009-01-14 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread tyler
It's quite a shame. Software keeps getting worse as computers get faster, such that you can't do much more with a new computer than with an old one. There seems to be more customer demand for new features than for improvements in overall quality, and making the old features actually work

Re: [MBZ] wind chill (was: Re: Gelled)

2009-01-14 Thread Wilton Strickland
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Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-14 Thread John Robbins
Curt Raymond wrote: Its unfortunate, I've got a perfectly good BW G3 and an MDD G4 on a table in my classroom being decomissioned. The company will get a scrap buyer in to take them. If they're lucky they'll get repurposed or resold or something, if not At one point I'd have smuggled them

Re: [MBZ] the debate on if I am keeping the red 300E or the 190D hasbeen solved

2009-01-14 Thread John Robbins
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Re: [MBZ] your future transportation

2009-01-14 Thread dblidd
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