Re: [MBZ] OT: Speedometer on a jacket?

2014-02-05 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
On 2/4/2014 9:56 PM, Fmiser wrote: Of Fmiser Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:26 PM Here's an interesting product. A jacket with a digital speedometer on the _back_. Marketed to bicycle riders, it seems. http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/archives/743 Greg wrote: My BIL was once ticketed

Re: [MBZ] OT: Speedometer on a jacket?

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
My BIL was once ticketed for speeding...while on a bicycle! Greg Obviously trying to get away from a woman ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Almost want some cheap reliable transportation?

2014-02-05 Thread Randy Bennell
Not all that expensive and probably a reasonably good idea for any brand new car even if you pay cash. If it gets totalled in the first short while you know you are going to lose big time. In Manitoba, we have a government owned monopoly insurance scheme and it permits us to insure for the full

Re: [MBZ] OT: Speedometer on a jacket?

2014-02-05 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
On 2/4/2014 8:32 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: My BIL was once ticketed for speeding...while on a bicycle! Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Fmiser Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:26 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want some cheap reliable transportation?

2014-02-05 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Phillip really is a miser... On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: Dan wrote: Just had it changed at Jiffy Lube yesterday. These guys are idiots. The last two times I took the car there they screwed up the mileage. Second to last time they put 8 miles on

[MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Randy Bennell
So where is everyone today? Do we need to start an oil thread just to wake you folks up? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Knoble
Canola Rick Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] Fleabay is worthless

2014-02-05 Thread clay
The computers are garbage with bad database. Post office, UPS store computers spit out $49 given the information on size, weight, location. When you go to print the label it kacks and says it can not proceed. UPS ground will ship, but that is not helpful. I am now thinking the loss of the

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Knoble
And, unfortunately this BlackBerry doesn't send plain text emails. And it makes bottom posting (top posting? ) very difficult.Ya'll (youse guys) will have to get over it.

Re: [MBZ] Fleabay is worthless

2014-02-05 Thread clay
The original has the side carpet panels molded in. Makes for a single unit that does not come apart. The new ones are just the colored part, and you need to purchase the carpet panels. For replacements, you pay around$1200 for both new. Since the one I sold is such a light color, it could

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Frederick Moir
Have shovel will ache.   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 4:45 PM Subject: [MBZ] Dead list So where is everyone today? Do we

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want some cheap reliable transportation?

2014-02-05 Thread clay
I tend to believe that all cars will need attention at that mileage. Age and wear will require a few parts to be dealt with so the car remains on the road. What happens to most cars, is they hit 90k service and regular service stops. Dad's 1990 Camry got all the visits, but was in need of

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want some cheap reliable transportation?

2014-02-05 Thread clay
Forgot the old Previa van. Sold that on a few years back. AWD was still good, but needed new CV joints up front. Very solid transport that had no subsystem failures. I got it with 101K on the clock, but another 100. clay On Feb 3, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Could be. I don't

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Let's talk about nobama Sent from my iPhone On Feb 5, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: So where is everyone today? Do we need to start an oil thread just to wake you folks up? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread clay
We are all at the Seahawks glory parade. clay On Feb 5, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: So where is everyone today? Do we need to start an oil thread just to wake you folks up? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread clay
CBO says Osamacare will destroy the economy The peons who use its low end coverage will remain in low end jobs with few hours so they will remains on the subsidized list, instead of making America great. The small business will cap employment at 49 people to not have to offer insurance, and

Re: [MBZ] Dead list - MB Content, NO Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Dan Penoff
I thought politics were off the list, Kleb? I bought an ELM WIFi OBDII transmitter on Amazon and it came today. Just fired up the SL500 with the Dash Command iOS app on my iPad and it's cool. I'll take the car for a test drive with it running after dinner. For a grand total of about $35 it's

Re: [MBZ] Fleabay is worthless

2014-02-05 Thread Dan Penoff
Have you tried FedEx Ground? It's pretty reasonable, especially for bulky/heavy stuff. It's my go-to shipping service for large items. Dan On Feb 5, 2014, at 5:01 PM, clay wrote: The computers are garbage with bad database. Post office, UPS store computers spit out $49 given the

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread G Mann
A.. hell.. death panels are to slow... stimulate the economy with a good strong revolt. Demand for everything will go up, panic buying of durable goods will increase sales, and political deaths will purge the society of many non-performers. The number of war dead from violence, starvation,

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Craig
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 15:59:45 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Did I piss off enough people yet? This should get some activity going.. hahaha.. Grant... [Who passes the pot stirring stick to the next fellow] I took the stick and broke it and threw it in the fire. Now away from politics

Re: [MBZ] MB Content, NO Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Craig
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:49:42 -0500 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I thought politics were off the list, Kleb? I bought an ELM WIFi OBDII transmitter on Amazon and it came today. Just fired up the SL500 with the Dash Command iOS app on my iPad and it's cool. I'll take the car for a test

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Mountain Man
Rick wrote: Canola Black Seed Nigella Sativa Mohammad says: There is healing in Black Seed for all diseases except death. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Dan Penoff
Sounds like you need to go to Colorado Dan who doesn't remember much of the 70s, but is sure he was there... On Feb 5, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Rick wrote: Canola Black Seed Nigella Sativa Mohammad says: There is healing in Black Seed for all diseases except death.

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Mountain Man
clay wrote: We need the osamacare death panels to be convened to reduce the pressure on the system by the infirm, old and indigent. Hey... That's me. Okay, come and destroy me. That ain't gonna happen. But this kulture is already ruined. There is no hope of recovery of anything. Dream on if

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Mountain Man
Grant wrote: Did I piss off enough people yet? This should get some activity going.. Nope. We be dead, Jim. We have our heads in the sand. We be happy with $$ and nuthin' gonna happen. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Mountain Man
Dan wrote: Sounds like you need to go to Colorado I was there for 15 years. Too many people there now. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Gary Hurst
canola is garbage. not sure about hte prophet one way or another On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Rick wrote: Canola Black Seed Nigella Sativa Mohammad says: There is healing in Black Seed for all diseases except death. mao

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
If we keep talking about these revolutionary possibilities some of the 854,000 secret agents listed below are bound to find out about it and haul us all off for interrogation and water boarding. We might even wind up in Guantanamo. In 2010 there were 1,271 government organizations and 1,931

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
So where is everyone today? Do we need to start an oil thread just to wake you folks up? Randy Several people requested nothing but MB topics and many cheered the decree from listmom. So if it does not involve repair of a MB, then we are to be quiet. so the list is quiet.

Re: [MBZ] Dead list - MB Content, NO Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
I bought an ELM WIFi OBDII transmitter on Amazon and it came today. Just fired up the SL500 with the Dash Command iOS app on my iPad and it's cool. I'll take the car for a test drive with it running after dinner. For a grand total of about $35 it's pretty cool ($22+shipping for the OBDII

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
The early 3 cylinder Honda Insights (2000 and later) were interesting in that they got up to 70 mpg. Has anyone ever owned or driven one? If I could find one that needed a lot of work; new big battery etc., I'd buy it just to play with. Gerry The difference between men and boys is the size

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread dseretakis
That is the only cool looking Asian hybrid and the only one that makes sense with the mpg it gets. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 5, 2014, at 7:06 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: The early 3 cylinder Honda Insights (2000 and later) were interesting in that they

Re: [MBZ] Dead list - MB Content, NO Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Dan Penoff
Yes, it runs on an iPod or iPad. If you have an Android device there is an application called Torque that is supposed to be really nice for such things. Do some Googling and you'll get the details. And yes, it runs on a non-phone iOS device, I believe, as long as it has WiFi capabilities.

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Craig
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 17:30:47 -0600 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Dan wrote: Sounds like you need to go to Colorado I was there for 15 years. Too many people there now. mao Nah! Just move farther east. There's not much around Punkin Center ... If you want a little more

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Crone
On Feb 5, 2014 7:06 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: The early 3 cylinder Honda Insights (2000 and later) were interesting in that they got up to 70 mpg. Has anyone ever owned or driven one? If I could find one that needed a lot of work; new big battery etc., I'd buy

Re: [MBZ] MB Content, NO Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Crone
On Feb 5, 2014 6:18 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: That, of course, doesn't count the cost of a smartphone or a tablet True, but I would bet if you asked nicely someone would pass along an old one. The phones I got the kids are Android based and were $50 on a prepaid plan, so

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Knoble
From:Tim CroneSent:Wednesday, February 5, 2014 6:47 PMTo:Mercedes ListReply To:Mercedes Discussion ListSubject:Re: [MBZ] Dead listHis final comment to the Honda corporate office was, "it doesn'tmake sense that the car, when used as it is supposed to be used, is totaledby normal wear and tear after

[MBZ] Near new TD for new price

2014-02-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-Mercedes-300TD-Turbo-Diesel-Wagon-Only-37K-Miles-/171234729602?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 Seeing that things are quiet I'll put that out there for you to drool over and then bitch about the price. Hendrik who has finished drooling

[MBZ] OT: Black Seed - Nigella sativa - Black Cumin [was: Re: Dead list]

2014-02-05 Thread Craig
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 17:25:22 -0600 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Rick wrote: Canola Black Seed Nigella Sativa Mohammad says: There is healing in Black Seed for all diseases except death. In case you wanted to know: http://openmed.nic.in/1429/ Abstract Objective: To study

Re: [MBZ] Near new TD for new price

2014-02-05 Thread Dwight Giles
Well I took my drool bib off when I saw the price. Half of that seems right. On Feb 5, 2014 7:59 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-Mercedes-300TD-Turbo-Diesel- Wagon-Only-37K-Miles-/171234729602?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 Seeing that things are quiet I'll

[MBZ] Dead hondogs (or is that a hodag?)

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
Sure makes a wabbit/golf/jetta diesel or a 115/123/124 look like a bargain. Friends don't let friends buy toadas (or hondogs) On Feb 5, 2014 7:06 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: The early 3 cylinder Honda Insights (2000 and later) were interesting in that they

Re: [MBZ] RIP, Frankenheap?

2014-02-05 Thread Jim Cathey
Insurance agent called today. He was a diesel MB fan, had a 78 300D and an 84 300SD at one time. The local guy stopped by and took pictures, etc. Now he/they are to do their research. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Crone
On Feb 5, 2014 7:59 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: I know one is a Honda and the other a Nissan, but I think he's a glutton for punishment. Actually a philosophically-pure environmentalist, but same difference I suppose. :) He sold his mid 90s VW TDI to get the Insight, I'm still

Re: [MBZ] MB Content, NO Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Dan Penoff
Do what I did for my mom, who wanted anAndroid tablet to read books and play games. I bought a BN Nook color for like $50 and rooted it with Ice Cream Sandwich. Dan On Feb 5, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Tim Crone wrote: On Feb 5, 2014 6:18 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: That, of course,

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel
Working on trains. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12676910/ On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: So where is everyone today? Do we need to start an oil thread just to wake you folks up? Randy ___

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Knoble
Someone requested an oil thread. Canola (rapeseed in the rest of the world) has the highest gallon per acre yield of any plant. Except maybe hemp or whatever Mao is taking about. Canola is one of the best feed stocks for bio diesel. The only reason the US of A uses soy oil, is because of the soy

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Knoble
Carbon is fine if it comes from a power plant far, far away, not so much if it comes out of his tail pipe./sarcasmThe TDI was probably a better environmental choice, but you would have to do the research.

Re: [MBZ] RIP, Frankenheap?

2014-02-05 Thread Dwight Giles
Good lack jim. Last February when my 300CD took a tree during a blizzard they used Edmonds came up with a number that let them fix it. I akways thought 50% of book value was threshold for totalling. They told me 75% so it got fixed. On Feb 5, 2014 8:05 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:

[MBZ] ?pads for your MB OBDII

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
Do what I did for my mom, who wanted anAndroid tablet to read books and play games. I bought a BN Nook color for like $50 and rooted it with Ice Cream Sandwich. Dan Evertek.com has 11 low cost android tablets for sale, from $75 for a 7, or $90 for a 8 to several for $100 or a toshiba for

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
Someone requested an oil thread. Canola (rapeseed in the rest of the world) has the highest gallon per acre yield of any plant. Except maybe hemp or whatever Mao is taking about. Canola is one of the best feed stocks for bio diesel. The only reason the US of A uses soy oil, is because of the

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
On 2/5/2014 7:47 PM, Tim Crone wrote: On Feb 5, 2014 7:06 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: The early 3 cylinder Honda Insights (2000 and later) were interesting in that they got up to 70 mpg. Has anyone ever owned or driven one? If I could find one that needed a lot

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Crone
On Feb 5, 2014 8:59 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: I would bet that there are Indies or DIY's out there who have developed work-arounds to bypass the dealers. Heard about a place in Pa that specializes in rebuilding the big batteries and gauranteeing them. Couldn't

Re: [MBZ] MB Content, NO rooting Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
You do know that in Oz 'rooted' has a different meaning than it has in other parts? Hendrik who needs a new mobile On 06/02/14 11:40, Dan Penoff wrote: Do what I did for my mom, who wanted anAndroid tablet to read books and play games. I bought a BN Nook color for like $50 and rooted it

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Crone
On Feb 5, 2014 9:11 PM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote: On Feb 5, 2014 8:59 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: I would bet that there are Indies or DIY's out there who have developed work-arounds to bypass the dealers. Heard about a place in Pa that specializes in

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Knoble
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 19:37:15 -0600 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com From: 126die...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dead list rapeseed is only adapted to Randy-like climes. Other oilseed species are more suited to the great plains and other parts of the US. Rapeseed is also controlled by big

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
EU rapeseed probably is not GMO, they take a dim view of that. But canyada and us rapeseed is gmo for the most part. Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 19:37:15 -0600 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com From: 126die...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dead list rapeseed is only adapted to Randy-like climes.

Re: [MBZ] MB Content, NO rooting Politics

2014-02-05 Thread Craig
On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:41:12 +1030 Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: You do know that in Oz 'rooted' has a different meaning than it has in other parts? Hendrik who needs a new mobile I'm afraid to ask ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] OT: Hackers At The Winter Olympics

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Knoble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXihFawHXBkAt 2:33 into the video you can see the computer security "experts" laptop. He is running Ubuntu Linux. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] OT: One US aircraft carrier has a more powerful air force than 70% of all countries

2014-02-05 Thread Craig
This was sent to me. It's a great watch if you like airplanes, which I know many of you do. http://www.dump.com/aircraftcarrier/ Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] OT: One US aircraft carrier has a more powerful air force than 70% of all countries

2014-02-05 Thread Dieselhead
This was sent to me. It's a great watch if you like airplanes, which I know many of you do. http://www.dump.com/aircraftcarrier/ Craig veep in action: http://www.dump.com/bidentakes/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Dead list

2014-02-05 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
On 2/5/2014 9:11 PM, Tim Crone wrote: On Feb 5, 2014 8:59 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: I would bet that there are Indies or DIY's out there who have developed work-arounds to bypass the dealers. Heard about a place in Pa that specializes in rebuilding the big