Re: [MBZ] Why were they loaded?

2013-01-20 Thread Brian Toscano
Kaleb said no to political banter. You can't have it both ways Gerry. On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.comwrote: Private sales at gun show on hold after three hurt in accidental shooting Raleigh, N.C. - Officials said the Dixie Gun and Knife Show will

Re: [MBZ] Why were they loaded?

2013-01-20 Thread Gerry Archer
I didn't see where Kaleb had made a final decision yet; not that I expect him take my suggestion. Complicated solutions are not popular here in the Deep South. We like to keep things simple. (grin) Gerry - Kaleb said no to political banter. You can't have it

Re: [MBZ] OT Cheap Tablet PC Screen byhysema

2013-01-20 Thread Craig
On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:07:35 -0600 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Jan 19, 2013, at 10:08 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: Is it a touch screen? Yes. In the description it says Capacitive touch screen whatever that indicates. In that case, the glass might be more

Re: [MBZ] OT Cheap Tablet PC Screen byhysema

2013-01-20 Thread WILTON
Might a computer store have the thin tough plastic sheet stuff one usually puts onto the screen of a new iPhone. Do they do that for iPads, etc., too? Get a piece big enough for the tablet, et voila! Wilton - Original Message - From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT Cheap Tablet PC Screen byhysema

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Penoff
Yes they do. Zagg and any number of other suppliers offer such items for Judy about any device. You can even order sheets of it to do your own thing. The problem is the digitizer, which lies directly below the glass and contains the capacitive sensing layer that sees your fingers when they

Re: [MBZ] OT Cheap Tablet PC Screen byhysema

2013-01-20 Thread Max Dillon
Work colleague cracked the screen of her new phone; the screen protective sheets allow her to continue using touch screen with all functions without cutting her fingers on the sharp cracks in the glass. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com

Re: [MBZ] OT Cheap Tablet PC Screen byhysema

2013-01-20 Thread Tim C
Depends how cheap. If it is a resistive screen (you can manipulate it with a pencil) then you will need to replace the whole thing, and if you don't it will completely stop working eventually. If it is capacitive, it will work indefinitely. I bought a new phone with a cracked screen, with the

Re: [MBZ] social

2013-01-20 Thread Tim C
On Jan 19, 2013 7:08 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ...Hi Kaleb, You have a group of people who want to talk about all sorts of subjects other than Mercedes. Why don't you set up a Mercedes Social List for discussion only and let the members of the group enforce the Mercedes Repair list

[MBZ] Auf wiedersehen

2013-01-20 Thread Gerry Archer
Let me make one more suggestion and then I'll fold my tent and steal away in the night with apologies to anyone I upset. A shared contacts list permits an email to go out to everyone whose address is on the list, and everyone has a copy of the shared contacts list. The list would be only about

Re: [MBZ] OT GUN They took their ball and when home

2013-01-20 Thread clay monroe
I concur Let sleeping dogs lie. We can self regulate and chastise those who transgress. If all we wanted was MBZ chatter, we could hook up with the ritter list clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen

Re: [MBZ] OT GUN They took their ball and when home

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Penoff
There is MB chatter on the R/E list? Really? Guess I need to go poke my head in the door over there. Dan On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:31 PM, clay monroe wrote: I concur Let sleeping dogs lie. We can self regulate and chastise those who transgress. If all we wanted was MBZ chatter, we

Re: [MBZ] Auf wiedersehen

2013-01-20 Thread Max Dillon
I believe the current situation allows one to do just that, using settings on your email client. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Let me make one more suggestion and then I'll fold my tent and steal away in the night

Re: [MBZ] OT Cheap Tablet PC Screen byhysema

2013-01-20 Thread clay monroe
you made it dead. This is not just glass. it has an integrated touch web in it that hooks to the computer part. Like the touch pad of a laptop. As long as you can still operate the tablet, keep using it. I changed out cracked screens of ipod touch this past month. tricky task and I ended

Re: [MBZ] Auf wiedersehen

2013-01-20 Thread Fmiser
Gerry Archer wrote: Let me make one more suggestion and then I'll fold my tent and steal away in the night with apologies to anyone I upset. Leave if you feel you need to, but I don't detect any general state of dissatisfaction with your participation. Some may not be fond of an idea or two

Re: [MBZ] Accumulators

2013-01-20 Thread RELNGSON
..I did not take into account that new cars are sold with garbage battery.  No need to have another garbage battery go in... I don't think they are. Kia or Hyundai very likely buy their batteries by the millions and on average likely last a long time. Some don't. My 2008 C300's production

Re: [MBZ] the subject line

2013-01-20 Thread RELNGSON
..My only request would be to keep the subject line relevant... This has been a problem since dirt was invented. Those who can't be bothered to change the subject line just don't care. In fact, our moderator is one of the biggest offenders and has been taken to task about it countless times

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread RELNGSON
..If all we wanted was MBZ chatter, we could hook up with the ritter list.. You must be joking. Mr. Hilter's list is at least 75% twaddle. That's non-MB. I'll never forget Hank's 1400 word post on wood fences. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] the subject line

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Penoff
and TRIM YOUR POSTS! grin Dan On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:41 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ..My only request would be to keep the subject line relevant... This has been a problem since dirt was invented. Those who can't be bothered to change the subject line just don't care. In fact, our

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Penoff
Dang, I missed that one. Thank goodness I don't look at the posts that often. I am surprised that a typical digest is only 3-4 posts sometimes. And I would suggest that the twaddle content is higher than 75%, too. Dan On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:48 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ..If all we wanted

Re: [MBZ] social

2013-01-20 Thread Rick Knoble
On Jan 20, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote: That's when I joined banned, so it sort of worked. In fairness, if you ignore a certain Washington state resident and posts shorter than ten words, banned is pretty much what banned lite or Mercedes Social would have been anyway.

Re: [MBZ] the subject line

2013-01-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Also changing the subject line to something completely different than the subject quoting is also quite annoying Sent from my iPhone On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:41 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ..My only request would be to keep the subject line relevant... This has been a problem since dirt was

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Crispy pancakes Sent from my iPhone On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:48 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ..If all we wanted was MBZ chatter, we could hook up with the ritter list.. You must be joking. Mr. Hilter's list is at least 75% twaddle. That's non-MB. I'll never forget Hank's 1400 word post on

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Penoff
Yes, but apparently in all that twaddle there is some semblance of order: I just want to take up some space to mention how orderly this topic has been handled here and I have appreciated hearing from both sides of the issue. Another MB list was immediately out of control with ridiculous

[MBZ] Batteries

2013-01-20 Thread Dieselhead
Best battery I ever had was a Motorcraft from the Frod stealer when I bought my Escort Dissel. The car was used for a few months. It was a yr old and had set on the lot for at least 6 months, and they let the battery run down. They put in a new battery and I never even saw the battery for

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread Rick Knoble
On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Another MB list was immediately out of control with ridiculous comments which led to utter chaos which led me to sign off tonight after 10 years of participation. Okay. This poster to the Hitler list was referring to THIS list,

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Penoff
John Freer, I believe. Dan On Jan 20, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Another MB list was immediately out of control with ridiculous comments which led to utter chaos which led me to sign off tonight after 10 years of

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Penoff
I got my nose out of joint after Sears started referring to their DieHards for foreign cars as international versions, and charged significantly more than a good old group 24/30 battery, even if the required battery was essentially the same size or CCA rating. The stealership can still be a

Re: [MBZ] OT GUN They took their ball and when home

2013-01-20 Thread Mountain Man
Rick wrote: I say leave it as is, learn to change subject lines and trim posts, and call it good. This list would be mighty thin and mighty boring, if we just stick to MB stuff. Yes. And, the reality of community here centered on MBZ provides a definite filter about OT chatter. Elsewhere,

Re: [MBZ] OT Cheap Tablet PC Screen byhysema

2013-01-20 Thread Mountain Man
Does anyone remember the early HP touch screen DOS systems from 1988? My kids used one for high school (at home) - passed on to us in early '90's. Amber screen with maybe a series of 4X4 sensors around the screen for touch sense. I always thought it was a nice system - screen was maybe 8 x 8 Did

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2013-01-20 Thread OK Don
I consistantly got more than the warranty life out of Diehards. I quit buying them when a source of Interstates became more convenient. They also last onger than the warranty period. Yes, it gets hot here, and cold. I do use either a solar cell or a trickle charger when a battery is going to sit

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2013-01-20 Thread Rich Thomas
Foci --R (sent from my miniPad) On Jan 20, 2013, at 10:33 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I got my nose out of joint after Sears started referring to their DieHards for foreign cars as international versions, and charged significantly more than a good old group 24/30 battery, even if

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Is that from hitler list? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Yes, but apparently in all that twaddle there is some semblance of order: I just want to take up some space to mention how orderly this topic has been handled here and I have

Re: [MBZ] chatter

2013-01-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Who? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 20, 2013, at 7:29 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: John Freer, I believe. Dan On Jan 20, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Another MB list was immediately out of control with

Re: [MBZ] Auf wiedersehen

2013-01-20 Thread Curt Raymond
I'd like you to go back and look at how many of us like the status-quo. I'd also like to point out that you do post a fair amount of the noise. Sounds what you're proposing is just a list of email addresses? Back when the list went down last year I tried that and Yahoo moderated me for sending

Re: [MBZ] OT GUN They took their ball and when home

2013-01-20 Thread Max Dillon
Ha ha ha ha ha ha. If being a retired squid makes me an agent, your status as a vet qualifies you to join us. I do still work for Mother Navy, as a civilian project manager, but the most dangerous thing I get to carry is a smart phone... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73

Re: [MBZ] OT GUN They took their ball and when home

2013-01-20 Thread WILTON
And I'm merely listening and taking names. ;) Wilton, Fed agent extraordinaire - Original Message - From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT GUN They took their ball and

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2013-01-20 Thread clay monroe
I was astounded the dang thing died in such short order. I have sourced one battery per vehicle in the past decade. Each replacement was for original batteries. Toyota was a 92 model and got a fresh battery in 2000, I sold that last year with the same battery. The 1995 E300D got a fresh one

Re: [MBZ] Auf wiedersehen

2013-01-20 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com' I'd like you to go back and look at how many of us like the status-quo. I'd also like to point out that you do post a fair amount of the noise. G: You make the mistake of thinking that I want to get rid of the noise as