There are those that are firmly convinced that americans have wodgered the
queen's English to death...
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On Nov 8, 2010, at 9:59, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Since you are volunteering and have a
If this is Newton County also, looks like there is a good well at 56' so...
http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/Lamp;W_faq_groundwater?OpenDocument
There is a site run by the USGS that tracks wells around the country, should
give you some historical perspective on proper depth if you can
Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net writes:
Late report I heard is that there are some lubrication problems with
the Trent 900 used on the A380, and flights are delayed again.
Don't know details, but this is what I expected to hear (not that I'm
a mind reader or anything, but these are new
Timothy Crone wrote:
Without a drill, how are you going to get to an appropriate depth below the top of
the waterline? nbsp;Not challenging, genuinely curious; we never made it to
the 'hole' stage obviously. :)
This is the simplest way, but it's hard to get very deep hammering it into the
I am driving a well through my basement floor in the hopes of being
able to reach good water.
Most people are trying to keep water _out_ of their basement!
Most people also prefer to do this outside, so that equipment
is a lot easier to apply to the well when it needs it. We had
our
Now one thing to keep in mind as well, if you dont have good airflow
thru the radiator, that heat never makes it to the fan clutch to kick
it in.
And waterflow! I replaced a fan clutch needle$$ly because
I had a blocked radiator. The second time I felt behind
the fan, and found it pretty
On Sun, 7 Nov 2010 22:03:27 -0600 harry watkins
harry...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Where are you located? Any idea how far down the water table is in
your area?
Newton, MS. Not sure of the water table, but there are live springs
coming to the surface further down the hill. I guestimate from 25
Thanks Tim, good information there. Our Geothermal installation required
three wells, 220' each, about 20 ' apart. I asked the crew where they hit
water and they just said we're not checking, just punching holes.
56' sounds like in the ballpark of my guess, but I'm on a hill.
I'm driving 2
On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 06:57:41 -0700 Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
I have seen well points like Mitch posted in Grainger's catalog.
Interesting concept if you can use it. It says it's for water tables of
25' or less.
I just realized why the well point Mitch posted is for water tables of
Craig wrote:
2. You put the pump at the bottom of the down-pipe. This is useful to
essentially unlimited depths. This was what we used on our 523' well,
what some friends used on their 1100' well, and what the town of
Calhan, Colorado, used on their 1800' well.
I always liked to
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/ctd/2047528949.html
Does the ignition switch look buggered up?
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On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
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Does the ignition switch look buggered up?
Yes. How did the chrome get so mangled? Somebody tried to force the
lock? Theft recovery car, maybe?
I'm alarmed by
Does Bimby have any specials running right now on Euro headlight
packages for the early (mine's an '82) W126? If not what are the
current prices for Bosch and for the cheap repros?
(I discovered that RRing the SLS reservoir to give it a good cleaning
and check for leaks is a lot easier when you
$356.25 each, includes bulbs and adaptors.
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From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/ctd/2047528949.html
Does the ignition switch look buggered up?
Yes. How did the chrome get so mangled? Somebody tried to force the
lock? Theft recovery car,
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/ctd/2047528949.html
Does the ignition switch look buggered up?
Yes. How did the chrome
I am a total PIA when it come to correcting people who don't differentiate
lay from lie, or who use the possessive rather than nominative pronoun as
the subject of a sentence, as in Her/him and Joe went to the movies.
Oddly, it's only done using a conjuction, e.g. never Her/him went to the
movies.
You know, it was close enough that we all knew what he meant.
My children, now in their 20's were taught in our schools, that it was
more important to get one's ideas on the page than it was to do it
correctly. I guess, on the assumption that it could be later edited and
perhaps that they
Our kids got that spelling doesn't matter just get your ideas on
paper crap at school in the US too. When they got home, they were
told that spelling does matter, and we tried to illustrate WHY it
matters.
One is finishing up his Ph.D. and the other spells and writes quite nicely too.
So, I am assuming that this is something to do with the change back to
standard time from daylight saving time, as I note a response at 9:50 to
a message I sent at 10:37.
Anyone else experiencing this sort of thing today?
Randy
On 08/11/2010 9:50 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
Our kids got that
R A Bennell wrote:
So, I am assuming that this is something to do with the change back to
standard time from daylight saving time, as I note a response at 9:50 to
a message I sent at 10:37.
Anyone else experiencing this sort of thing today?
I think I saw a msg from JimC that arrived right
That's why you live in the AZnever change your clock.
Bob R
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 10:29 AM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
So, I am assuming that this is something to do with the change back to
standard time from daylight saving time, as I note a response at 9:50 to a
message I sent
AND . . . . . STAY ON THE GROUND!
Randy
On 08/11/2010 6:30 AM, Allan Streib wrote:
Peter Frederickpsf...@earthlink.net writes:
Late report I heard is that there are some lubrication problems with
the Trent 900 used on the A380, and flights are delayed again.
Don't know details, but
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net writes:
Late report I heard is that there are some lubrication problems with
the Trent 900 used on the A380, and flights are delayed again.
Don't know details, but this is what I
That's from where MEXCAL repoed it from the previous buyer.
--R
On 11/8/10 10:03 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/ctd/2047528949.html
Does the ignition switch look buggered up?
Bob R
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Your a looser.
--R
On 11/8/10 11:04 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
I am a total PIA when it come to correcting people who don't differentiate
lay from lie, or who use the possessive rather than nominative pronoun as
the subject of a sentence, as in Her/him and Joe went to the movies.
Oddly, it's
On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:45 -0700, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
That's why you live in the AZnever change your clock.
Indiana used to be like that, Eastern Standard time year-round... then a few
years ago we started on the daylight savings nonsense, the main argument being,
We do not give into that peer pressure...
Bob R
On Nov 8, 2010 11:23 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:45 -0700, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
That's why you live in the AZnever change your clock.
Indiana used to be like that, Eastern Standard
I read somewhere that something like 70% of kids entering colleges must 1st
take remedial courses to learn basic math and English.Sad...
BTW, There's a TV commercial pushing a new reading where babies and young
kids are shown reading at very young ages. They fail to mention, the kids
Well, how 'bout that for who? ;)))
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ADHD
I am a total PIA when it come to correcting people
No, it looks fine to me. The biggest problem I see is the name of
the car lot.
On 11/8/2010 9:03 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/ctd/2047528949.html
Does the ignition switch look buggered up?
Bob R
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I love waking up to daylight but also coming home in the daylight. In a
best of all possible worlds, we would set the clocks back AND end work an
hour earlier so as not to suffer from the darker afternoons..
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
We do not give
I have to admit I have problems using that vs. which in some cases.
BTW, on a totally unrelated topic, what are the criteria that differentiate
1) jam, 2) jelly, 3) preserves, and 4) marmalade from each other?
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:19 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Well, how 'bout
The country you're in, if there's fruit present in the final product,
that's about what I can remember.
Don't ever ask me which is what...
Walt
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:41 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
I have to admit I have problems using that vs. which in some cases.
What are moon dual driver and passenger power seats?;))
Wilton
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ignition Swith Looks Odd, no? (PHX CL)
Larry wrote:
Others, taught phonetically can sound the word out and read it properly
often learning the meaning by the context it was used in in the sentence.
One of the most memorable classes senior year of high school was
etymology If I recall correctly, much of the prefixes, suffixes, and
If you take Latin you will be much better equipped to understand English
(a good part of it), Spanish, etc. and medical stuff.
--R
On 11/8/10 4:28 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Larry wrote:
Others, taught phonetically can sound the word out and read it properly
often learning the meaning by
Spanish class was a joke... I'd have much rather learned Polish,
Latin, or etc, but no, Spanish was all that was offered(forced if I
remember right).
Walt
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
If you take Latin you will be much better equipped
I think they forgot to say roof after moon.
Walt
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:26 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
What are moon dual driver and passenger power seats? ;))
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List
And the moon roof being the aperture though which you project your
bum to moon passers by.
(British meaning for Bum...)
I think they forgot to say roof after moon.
Walt
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:26 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
What are moon dual driver and passenger power seats?
Thanks Craig, that's all good info to add to my pile. It would be nice to
be able to use a pitcher or stand pump, but I doubt I'll hit it that
shallow.
Thanks
Harry
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Iirc, and at least in my book,
Jelly-made from something akin to (filtered) juice; that is to say that there
is no pulp in it whatsoever.
Jam-made from strained juice; some pulp, no chunks.
Preserves-enough jam to hold together recognizable (cut) pieces of fruit.
Marmalade-preserves-lite for
Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Spanish class was a joke... I'd have much rather learned Polish,
Latin, or etc, but no, Spanish was all that was offered(forced if I
remember right).
Spanish was all that was offered at my school. We had a Columbian to teach it.
She was probably good at it, but nobody
Etymology is good stuff!
You can (ab)use it to:
-poke fun at nonsense words (irregardless and inflammable come to mind...)
-create new words by (in)appropriately utilizing appropriate prefixes and
suffixes (signage comes to mind... As does converting nouns to verbs and
vice-versa)
-engage in
Mitch, you have to be in the top ten of internet searchers. If I am reading
it right, there are manual pumps at this site that operate much deeper than
I thought any manual pump could.
If I hit water deeper than I would like and the water tests good, I'll be
back to that site to pick
Yep
Wilton
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From: Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ignition Swith Looks Odd, no? (PHX CL)
I think they forgot to say roof after moon.
Walt
On Mon, Nov
harry watkins wrote:
Mitch, you have to be in the top ten of internet searchers. If I am
reading it right, there are manual pumps at this site that operate much
deeper than I thought any manual pump could.
The piston goes under water, some kind of flapper in the piston closes, and then
you
That sounds good to me. IIRC, a column of water weighs .434 lbs and is 1 x
1 x 12. I don't think I'll ever get close to 100' by driving.
Thanks
Harry
The piston goes under water, some kind of flapper in the piston closes,
and then you lift the piston with the water above it. I would imagine
Final Approach to Paradise
This particular paradise is the Main Salmon River in Idaho, Wilson Bar
USFS air strip. Tim Riley of Los Gatos, California captures the moment
perfectly and beats out a slew of other reader photos to be named our Picture
of
the Week.
Note the tent under the tree,
On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:35:01 -0600 harry watkins
harry...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I always liked to use these when I was a kid:
http://www.dempsterllc.com/demp_pump_hand01.php
Mitch, you have to be in the top ten of internet searchers. If I am
reading it right, there are manual pumps at
John wrote:
Etymology is good stuff!
Yep - all that fun and more.
I always liked the word the teacher liked - which is an actual dictionary word.
Sesquipedalianist - one who uses foot-and-a-half long words.
mao
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RLE wrote:
Final Approach to Paradise
Is that the strip off to the left?
Mowed strip about 8-feet wide?
Aviat Husky looks like 150 / 172? or smaller?
mao
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Where's the fun in that???
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 11:55 AM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
AND . . . . . STAY ON THE GROUND!
Randy
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Or just forget the clock - go to work after the sun rises, and get home
before it sets -- seems that how life used to be?
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:35 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote:
I love waking up to daylight but also coming home in the daylight. In a
best of all possible
The school our kids attended did try to teach spelling, but if the parents
didn't also work with them at home, it didn't work. Some parents actively
discourage learning at school - only sent the kids to get them out of their
hair and to avoid trouble with the law. No wonder society is falling
That's how I think of them ---
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:25 PM, John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote:
Iirc, and at least in my book,
Jelly-made from something akin to (filtered) juice; that is to say that
there is no pulp in it whatsoever.
Jam-made from strained juice; some pulp, no chunks.
Super Cub knock-off?
Yes, there's a long stretch of grass and a windsock - looks like an airport
to me! But then, I learned to fly at Cache International Airport in OK - a
1700 ft. 0-180 runway, and a 1200ft. 70-250 runway - both grass.
Unfortunately, only one of the htree hangers is still
On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 19:46:36 EST relng...@aol.com wrote:
Final Approach to Paradise
This particular paradise is the Main Salmon River in Idaho, Wilson
Bar USFS air strip. Tim Riley of Los Gatos, California captures the
moment perfectly and beats out a slew of other reader photos to be
Camera clamped to a wing strut? I have remote S/W for my Nikon - I hope to
be able to clamp it outside an airplane, and use a tablet PC as the view
finder - snapping pictures at my leasure from the inside of the cabin. Of
course, I need an airplane now ---
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Craig
On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 19:50:46 -0600 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Or just forget the clock - go to work after the sun rises, and get home
before it sets -- seems that how life used to be?
Maybe a LONG time ago, but since the advent of artificial light from
candles and oil lamps and such, not so
Final Approach to Paradise
Is that the strip off to the left?
Mowed strip about 8-feet wide?
Aviat Husky looks like 150 / 172? or smaller?
Straight ahead between the trees to the right of the white tent.
Looks like a Super Cub but isn't. Google Aviat Husky.
RLE
I'll keep it in mind. So if I understand correctly, there is not a pipe
that goes inside my 2 pipe to bring the water topside.
I have made a 1/2 foot valve with some brass fittings, a steel ball and
o-ring. It stays attached to a 1/2 hose and pumps with a churning motion.
It works with a
On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:30:57 -0600 harry watkins
harry...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I'll keep it in mind. So if I understand correctly, there is not a
pipe that goes inside my 2 pipe to bring the water topside.
If your 2 pipe can serve as a casing, and you can find a pump to fit
inside of that at
Alex -
Rusty has good deals alright. Unless you must have the look of the full Euro
headlights you may want to take a less expensive approach and get the same
lighting ability. I have an '81 SD and as we were getting older we found it
was harder to see the road at night. I ended up getting the
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