Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, White house will set your thermostat

2009-03-17 Thread Tyler
The reds already took your guns and brainwashed your children, and now they're coming for your air conditioning! Don't they have any shame? Seriously, neither that or anything like it will happen in the near future. You can't legislate environmental ethics or social responsibility to a

Re: [MBZ] Audi diesel

2009-03-17 Thread Tony Wirtel
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, White house will set your thermostat

2009-03-17 Thread Mitch Haley
harry watkins wrote: Obama's climate czar, Carol Browner, wants your thermostat. Ever notice that we have more Czar/Ceasars at one them than Russia or Rome had total? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Gary Hurst
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Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo

2009-03-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington

2009-03-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, White house will set your thermostat

2009-03-17 Thread harry watkins
Tyler, I think you are confusing times when we had checks and balances in government. Now things are different, if Co-President Obama wants something, Co-President Pelosi and Co-President Reid will pass it even if they don't agree. They know that when they want something, Co-President Obama

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
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[MBZ] Driving in Quebec

2009-03-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
Curt, ya, may wanta see if Quebec has a web site denoting driving/traffic laws and possible differences such as right turn on red, etc. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington

2009-03-17 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Tom Hargrave tharg...@hiwaay.net writes: When will Obama decide that the energy crises is so bad that we will not be allowed to drive cross country without a 'special permit? Think I'm kidding? There is no fundamental difference between the Government telling private industry what they will

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
This issue 'came to head' with the AIG bonus payouts. I've worked for salary as an upper level Manager and can tell you that bonuses are setup by contractually binding goals and paid based on performance to those goals. In other words, the bonuses were due the recipient just like your weekly

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Tom Hargrave wrote: So, when does the Government have the right to decide that profit, bonuses or pay in the private sector is excessive? How would you feel of the government decided that YOU were making too much money and gave YOU a 20% PAY CUT or TAX INCREASE? Depends, is it the same

Re: [MBZ] 1980 4x4 International Scout II Turbodiesel - $3400

2009-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, White house will set your thermostat

2009-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington

2009-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Driving in Quebec

2009-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes: Best I've seen is $2.25 in central MA. Strangely DC appears to have 20 cents per gallon tax (plus Fed). MA is 21... When I lived in Illinois (Will county, one of the collar counties around Cook) there were gas stations all along the county line

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
The government did not give your employer $200 Billion so that your paycheck won't bounce. They used the money to prop up the banking system so that the banks would not collapse and you only benefited from the transaction. Think of what would have happened if they had not propped up the banks let

Re: [MBZ] Oil cooler?

2009-03-17 Thread Rusty Cullens
I need your complete VIN to quote the oil cooler. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. Tel 1-800-741-5252 Fax 770-454-9745 - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:01 PM Subject: [MBZ] Oil cooler?

[MBZ] Oil cooler lines (more)

2009-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Oil cooler lines (more)

2009-03-17 Thread Rusty Cullens
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Re: [MBZ] getting it backwards

2009-03-17 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo

2009-03-17 Thread Euan
Hi Andrew I'll be interested in replies to this. I've lived with a jittery speedo since an indy barbarian screwed up a speedo recalibration 180,000 miles ago. The fix has always been to replace the cable. In all other respects, everything seems to be fine. Cable takes the correct path from

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread harry watkins
Allen wrote: Some idiot congressman is on TV now proposing a 60% tax surcharge on excess executive pay in companies that have taken bail-out money. That's right a 95% tax rate. Senator Chris Dodd proposed a 90% tax on those bonuses last night. The same Senator Dodd that got a sweetheart VIP

Re: [MBZ] getting it backwards

2009-03-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread tyler
If AIG chooses to accept bailouts from the federal government, doesn't that give the government the right to set any conditions they want? The bonuses may be fair and earned, but an organization that is at risk of failing due to lack of funds can no longer afford non-essential costs like

Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo

2009-03-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
This does not change my argument or the point I was trying to make. I can almost guarantee that the bonus plan was a CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT between the Company and those receiving bonuses. And legally, they may have had no choice but to pay the bonuses providing the ones receiving the bonuses lived

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
tyler casi...@usermail.com writes: If AIG chooses to accept bailouts from the federal government, doesn't that give the government the right to set any conditions they want? At any time, as public opinion dicatates? That seems a pretty broad right. OTOH AIG should have seen this coming.

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread John Freer
So, those who had Objectives and Goals to put AIG into a financial catastrophe felt around the world will be rewardedthose with Objectives and Goals to provide legal and moral income have failed and will go without. I get it now. Contracts mean nothing ...all around this great country there

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
I can see one business going under being accused of bad management - take Enron for example. But they were one company in their industry and it was very clear that they cooked the books. Everyone else in the same industry waded through the Enron crises without a problem. AIG and the others are

Re: [MBZ] OT: Driving Quebec?

2009-03-17 Thread R A Bennell
I think it will essentially be like driving anywhere else, except when someone cuts you off, you have to swear at them in French. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009

Re: [MBZ] actual diesel content

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes: If the flat hose is not obstructed, and yet it pops of from the pressure then either there is something blocking the far end OR the flow rate is so high that the pressure can still build up. My vote is the cyclone oil seprator inside the air cleaner housing

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Tom Hargrave tharg...@hiwaay.net writes: AIG and the others are an entirely different situation. This is institution wide - affecting all large banks most medium size banks. And because of this, you can hardly blame bad management of one institution for the problem. The experts already agree

[MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread LarryT
Was flipping thru boring magazines in a doctors waiting room when a article caught my attention - seems a tree/bush grows beans that can be turned into pretty high quality diesel fuel. They said a guy in Fla had planted several hundred (thousand?) acres in the stuff as an investment and he had

[MBZ] Beans for Diesel

2009-03-17 Thread LarryT
I did some calculating after sending my last msg - with a possible 1600 gal/acre I calculated my wife needs roughly 250 gal to commute to/from work/year - so a little over 1/8th acre would give us the needed beans. Hmmm...I have 1/3 acre available so that might work. Hey! Free driving! ;-)

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread dave walton
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Re: [MBZ] Beans for Diesel

2009-03-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Course, nothing's free. Wilton - Original Message - From: LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:29 PM Subject: [MBZ] Beans for Diesel I did some calculating after sending my last msg - with a possible 1600

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Peter Frederick
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington

2009-03-17 Thread Russ Williams
$1.83 Hee Hee B.R. La. Russ 83 240D x2 Ans Still looking for a Manny Tranny W140 wrote: I just filled up the other day and Diesel was $1.85. Not bad, eh? Walt Lasher Everett, WA. W140 S350 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
doesn't compete with people starving ?? If the plant is being grown on land that would otherwise be growing a food crop then there is no difference. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
. No profits to anyone, no bonuses, not dividends, nothing until all moneys repaid at interest, either. Peter -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317/c0 2b03e0/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Tom Hargrave wrote: Possibly, possibly not, but what would have happened to our economy and the spending value of YOUR DOLLAR if they had been allowed to fail? Less damage than was done by 'saving' them, that's the only thing that's truly certain here. The simple way to save them from their

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread dave walton
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread dave walton
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Geithner told to stop AIG bonuses Today's Daily Bell Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Branding the situation an 'outrage' for American taxpayers, who control around 80% of the company, the US President said that AIG had fallen into financial distress due to recklessness and greed and questioned the

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes: More than outrage that these losers are walking away with millions is the outrage that these losers are walking away with millions from the public coffers, money intended to prop up the company (and not the individual bank accounts of its employees).

Re: [MBZ] Oil cooler lines (more)

2009-03-17 Thread OK Don
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Re: [MBZ] Beans for Diesel

2009-03-17 Thread OK Don
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington

2009-03-17 Thread OK Don
: I just filled up the other day and Diesel was $1.85. Not bad, eh? Walt Lasher Everett, WA. W140 S350 -- OK Don W124 Diesels KD5NRO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317

Re: [MBZ] Beans for Diesel

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Are these similar to castor beans? I recall reading that someone (Brazil?) was making BioD from castor oil. Allan OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes: Yup - how many gallons to plant, grow, harvest, press, process those beans into something usable? On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Wilton

[MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
My yard is continually invaded by moss. I just spent most of the day raking it off the ground, exposing bare dirt underneath, which I'm going to reseed. I've done this before, though, and the moss comes back so it seems like a losing battle. Anyone know whether there's anything I can do to make

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Wonko the Sane wrote: Look -- I don't think anyone objects to the government stepping in and pumping capital into big companies important to our economy. Speak for yourself, Mister. Imagine that it's 1930, and the Acme Gas Light Company is too big to fail, but it HAS failed. Should the

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
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[MBZ] at the risk of talking about a diesel ...

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: Anyone know whether there's anything I can do to make the area less moss-friendly without harming the grass? Why not forget the grass and cultivate the native moss? It probably doesn't even need mowing. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo

2009-03-17 Thread MG
Euan, Just to make sure, Are you replacing the complete cable, inner flex and outer sleeve or just the inner flex drive? If you are doing just the inner flex then it could be that the outer cover needs to be replaced as it may be too worn and causing the inner flex drive to get damaged very

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread OK Don
the native moss? It probably doesn't even need mowing. -- OK Don W124 Diesels KD5NRO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317/07884296/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds

2009-03-17 Thread dave walton
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
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Re: [MBZ] Beans for Diesel

2009-03-17 Thread Luther
Are you going to plant and harvest it by hand? Are you planning to use fertilizer and other soil nutrients? If you don't, will you plan for more land due to the reduced yield per acre of natural grown plants? How much will the oil press cost to buy and run? How much does seed cost for planting?

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
I was going to say the same thing. There must be some environmental reason for the moss to grow. And it this it true, you need to accept things as is or change the environment. For example, you aren't going to pant a peach tree grove in the desert Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Luther
What happened to no politics on this list? Isn't that what Banned is for? -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (281,xxx mi) '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (183 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine The

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Rich Thomas
I had a web site bookmarked some years ago about people completely covering their yards with moss -- they were gorgeous, required little care, and were totally totally the best to walk on barefoot. I'll see if I can find it and forward it along. YOu might want to encourage that behavior!

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Mitch Haley
OK Don wrote: Exactly! If it doesn't need mowing, Encourage it. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/garden/01moss.html ___ 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] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss lawn

2009-03-17 Thread Rich Thomas
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/garden/01moss.html?_r=1ref=gardenoref=sloginLandLiving.com Allan Streib wrote: My yard is continually invaded by moss. I just spent most of the day raking it off the ground, exposing bare dirt underneath, which I'm going to reseed. I've done this before,

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
. Do you have gas lights in your house? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317/f0 46fd71/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread OK Don
in the front yard. -- OK Don W124 Diesels KD5NRO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317/8b48b41f/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
at 9:14 PM, Luther benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: What happened to no politics on this list? Isn't that what Banned is for? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317/a8 437c18

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes: 1 -- I don't have gas lights in my house, but I wish I had a gas stove rather than an electric stove. A really big, restaurant quality stove and oven. (I am to cooking as you are to brewing brew.) I wanted to get one of those too -- have so far been

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
concrete? I wonder if my Wife would go for me planting concrete in the front yard. -- OK Don W124 Diesels KD5NRO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317/8b 48b41f

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net writes: Why not forget the grass and cultivate the native moss? I prefer a lawn It probably doesn't even need mowing. I enjoy mowing the lawn. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread OK Don
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Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes: You obviously have way too much moisture. Strangly the moss flourishes most where the trees hang over the grass, blocking most rainfall and the grass seems to wither and die there while the moss takes over. Or maybe the moss is strangling the grass. I

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes: I have a huge gas line in the basement that runs up to behind our electric range. I'd just have to rip out some cabinets and counters to make room for the oversized unit. (Ha ha -- he said unit.) But quite frankly, being empty-nesters as we are, I

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes: Ah-HA. Where the grass withers, the moss takes over. Darwin 101. In my yard, it is mushrooms rather than moss. That, and I think there is an ancient, abandoned sewer pipe (I've seen its clay head poking up thru the ground when the weather is just

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington

2009-03-17 Thread Robert Rentfro
I paid $1.80 today. Bob R -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Luther Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 7:16 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Prices in Everett ,Washington UGH, it's still $1.95

Re: [MBZ] OT banned lite, Better not get hurt in war

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
Apply sunshine, lime (dolomite lime), reduce moisture, aerate the soil. Wilton - Original Message - From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: moss Wonko the Sane

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Moss likes acid soil, low light, and poor nutrient conditions. What is your soil like? Peter On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Allan Streib wrote: My yard is continually invaded by moss. I just spent most of the day raking it off the ground, exposing bare dirt underneath, which I'm going to

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Streib
Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.com writes: Apply sunshine, lime (dolomite lime), reduce moisture, aerate the soil. Sounds like a plan. Can't do much about the sunshine, though, without cutting trees which is not really something I want to do. Though most areas do get some sun for part of

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Peter Frederick
And Wilton is on the right track. Moss usually doesn't compete very well with grass, so the conditions are poor for grass Peter On Mar 17, 2009, at 10:04 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: Moss likes acid soil, low light, and poor nutrient conditions. What is your soil like? Peter On Mar

Re: [MBZ] OT: moss

2009-03-17 Thread Tyler
Moss is not a fungus (kingdom Fungi)- it is a plant (kingdom Plantae). It feeds on sunlight, water, and soil just like other plants, but it prefers low light and high moisture. This is why it usually lives in the shadow of larger objects that block direct sun, keeping it from drying out. I

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