My house is roughly 1/4 mile from a small river that leads to the bay and
ultimately the Gulf. While it is a small tributary, in the event of a major
hurricane the storm surge could push a significant amount of water inland.
With this in mind, before we agreed to purchase our house we looked at
Grant,
I like the idea, but unfortunately there are too many other leaks and the
colored water would quickly enter the bath from those leaks (exhaust
manifold-to-head junction leaks, also leaks past four of the exhaust valve
stem seals).
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:13 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com
I'll follow this plan. Need to purchase enough citric acid to dissolve
500g/liter, not sure how many liters of water my tank holds, so I'll swag
it and over-purchase so I'll have some extra left over.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
I recommend what Gerry
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote:
I'll follow this plan. Need to purchase enough citric acid to dissolve
500g/liter, not sure how many liters of water my tank holds, so I'll swag
it and over-purchase so I'll have some extra left over.
You'll also have
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
wrote:
My LG Optimus android phone accompanied me into the pool on Saturday and
hasn't worked since. I left it in a sealed bag of (uncooked) rice for the
I have had several water stories with phones:
- My wife left her
I thought you were east of Tampa; toward Lakeland. You must be south of
Tampa from what you write.
As far as flood lines and elevation are concerned, just keep a rowboat
in your backyard and you'll be fine. (Just kidding)
Gerry.who once lived near Palm River in a house on piers when the
and who can forget championship wrestling from florida from the tampa
sportatorium?
dan is senstive about lakeland, btw
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:12 AM, arche...@embarqmail.com
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
I thought you were east of Tampa; toward Lakeland. You must be south of
Tampa from
I see a common thread here, when I include my experiences with the VA. The
doctor I'm assigned to is excellent. His nursing staff superb. All other
clerical types seem to think their job is to slow-roll, filter, obstruct.
Things that in other clinics takes minutes, they take days at our local
My wife did a coupla months rotation at The Manch the VA hospital in
Manchester, NH, like 20 yr ago. It was known then as a total disaster,
and all the residents dreaded going there both because of the
bureaucracy, conditions, tattoo/tooth ratio of the staff, and everything
else plus it was
On Wed, 4 Jun 2014 08:46:38 -0400 Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com
wrote:
I'll follow this plan. Need to purchase enough citric acid to dissolve
500g/liter, not sure how many liters of water my tank holds, so I'll
swag it and over-purchase so I'll have some extra left over.
The in-car spec
Amen.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] finally VA
My wife did a coupla months rotation at The Manch the VA hospital in
Yes, I was just figuring that out. Actually I think the ratio is slightly
less. Procedure 20-015 says to dissolve 500g into 5 liters, add to system,
then top up with water, for a total of 10 liters in an OM603 engine's
cooling system. So I'm thinking that the math says 50g/liter in car, but
Thanks for the great responses - impresive array of expertise out there!
My phone is always on so when it got wet the damage was probably
instantaneous. Plus, I did attempt to fire it up soon thereafter.
In hindsight, I probably should have left it outside to bake in the hot DC
sun for several
Cheapest citric acid is sold as canning additive.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8keywords=citric+acid+bulktag=googhydr-20index=apshvadid=44722634265hvpos=1t2hvexid=hvnetw=ghvrand=5904205757530498362hvpone=hvptwo=hvqmt=bhvdev=cref=pd_sl_3h28iu62bj_b
.or Google canning supplies citric acid
well, at least you didn't live in lakeland like penoff!
also, for the sake of full disclosure, i may be moving to lakeland myself
soon
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 11:42 AM, arche...@embarqmail.com
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
I remember wrestling at Fort Homer Hesterly during the late 1940s
I remember wrestling at Fort Homer Hesterly during the late 1940s
because girlfriend loved it.
Never paid any attention to wrestling after that.
Gerry
On 6/4/2014 9:20 AM, Gary Hurst wrote:
and who can forget championship wrestling from florida from the tampa
sportatorium?
dan is senstive
I formulated some time ago that I work by the job for profit... all
government workers work for retirement. Any act that can delay their
actual work, or production of work, at minimum effort, moves them further
toward their goal of retirement at full pension benefits. The only caveat
to that
Dilute it a bit more and clean your driveway with it.
You might be responsible for adjusting the pH of the Atlantic ocean by
about a trillionth of a percent.
--R
On 6/4/14 11:18 AM, Meade Dillon wrote:
Now, how will I dispose of this water? Down the toilet? Can't drain into
the street,
The solution to pollution is dilution!
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Jun 4, 2014 11:58 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
Dilute it a bit more and clean your driveway with it.
You might be responsible for adjusting the pH of the Atlantic ocean by
about a trillionth of
On 04/06/2014 10:51 AM, G Mann wrote:
I formulated some time ago that I work by the job for profit... all
government workers work for retirement. Any act that can delay their
actual work, or production of work, at minimum effort, moves them further
toward their goal of retirement at full
Actually I did live in Lakeland for a couple of years.
It was socially conservative back in the '80s; not a bad place to live.
Gerry
On 6/4/2014 11:46 AM, Gary Hurst wrote:
well, at least you didn't live in lakeland like penoff!
also, for the sake of full disclosure, i may be moving to
There is a myth that it is hard to terminate deadbeat or fraudulent Fed
employees.
I once took action against a young lady who was doing Amway business from
her desk on government time. I went through the agency's personnel office
to prepare the evidence in compliance with OPM regulations, and
ATTABOY!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] finally VA
There is a myth that it is hard to terminate deadbeat or fraudulent Fed
Aw shucks. I didn't know that it was supposed to be impossible.
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 2:39 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
ATTABOY!
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel
astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent:
You big meanie. It obviously was not her fault. It was the fault of her
supervisor who did not make it expressly clear that her time at work was
to be used for the work of the employer.
Very obviously, it should have been her supervisor who fell on his sword.
On 04/06/2014 1:34 PM, Andrew
I especially enjoy what is supposedly impossible.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] finally VA
Aw shucks. I didn't know that it was
Or the Director or the Secretary.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] finally VA
You big meanie. It obviously was not her fault. It was the
What is that old saying on the sign? Something like the impossible just
takes us a bit longer
Cannot recall the first part of it - something like - we do great
things all the time ...
On 04/06/2014 1:57 PM, WILTON wrote:
I especially enjoy what is supposedly impossible.
Wilton
-
Or The tough we do immediately.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] finally VA
What is that old saying on the sign? Something like the
I see it happen with some regularity, as I am one of the investigators who
gathers the evidence for the administrative and HR staff.
I'm still amazed at how brazen people are when they clearly know their actions
are being monitored and recorded.
Dan
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:59
Half of it is still, the other half appears to be very urban, so to speak.
Strange place.
Dan
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:31 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Actually I did live in Lakeland for a couple of years.
It was socially conservative back in
On 04/06/2014 2:05 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
I see it happen with some regularity, as I am one of the investigators who
gathers the evidence for the administrative and HR staff.
I'm still amazed at how brazen people are when they clearly know their actions
are being monitored and recorded.
Dan
That takes care of fraudulent employees. What about deadbeat employees?
Gerry
On 6/4/2014 2:39 PM, WILTON wrote:
ATTABOY!
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel
astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 2:34
I know that it's not the Feds, but I did hire two employees working for
the State of OK - one was fraudulent, the other just incompetent. Both were
political appointees, one current at the time, the other a hold-over from a
previous Governor. I just followed the prescribed procedure, and they were
That was supposed to read fired, not hired!
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 2:24 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I know that it's not the Feds, but I did hire two employees working for
the State of OK - one was fraudulent, the other just incompetent. Both were
political appointees, one current at
Hi Gang --
Our local Pull n pay has a 91 300D and i was thinking I should get the
IP if the price is right to keep as a spare. What tools would I need to
remove it? I can look at mine for the obvious, but is there anything
unusual I need to consider?
Thanks --
LarryT
I was the supervisor, new to the job. My deputy explained how easy it
would be to get rid of Darlene if I were to simply follow the procedures in
the manual. I also forced someone to quit who abused the leave policies by
taking extensive LWOP (leave without pay). I wasn't too happy about that,
But you must know what you are doing (many civil service managers don't) and
document efforts to counsel. This requires the ability to read and write,
skills many first-line supervisors are lacking. Then there's arbitration, and
some departments are quite weak at making a case before an
Two ATTABOYS!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] finally VA
I know that it's not the Feds, but I did hire two employees working for
the State of OK -
On 04/06/2014 2:19 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
That takes care of fraudulent employees. What about deadbeat employees?
Gerry
The useless folks are supposed to work for the government.
How could any one else afford to keep them around?
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Also keep all the metal injection lines - pricey to replace.
Only real gotcha is that the bolt holding the IP to the IP timer is
reverse threaded.
Please grab the power steering pump if it is tandem (i.e. has four hose
connections instead of two, because the car either has SLS or ASD), and
I'll
there are three towns right around there:
lakeland is a city of 100,000
winter haven, 35,000
auburndale, 12,000
i would desire in life not to be the victim of a crime, particularly a
violent one, and live short walking/biking distance from a large health
club. a post office and an amtrak
Government employees do get bad reps for a reason, but in my experience the
vast majority come to work each day really wanting to do work and do it
well.
The examples cited previously make it clear that bad employees CAN be
fired, but it takes management to get off their butt and do the work.
Concerning the original topic (VA), here's my opinion. As Fred likes to
say, you know where the delete key is...
A good house-cleaning of the management, followed up with fair/transparent
incentives for those who do an exceptional job, and I'll bet that most of
the current deadbeat staff would
Today my starter has failed to turn for two out of six starts. The first
time I heard nothing over the noise of the HVAC fan, second time I shut off
the fan and could clearly hear a thunk but no turnee. Cycling the key
did eventually convince the starter to turn.
This last Saturday, when I met
Watch yourself. There are a number of government employees here
Dan
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 4, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 04/06/2014 2:19 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
That takes care of fraudulent employees. What about deadbeat employees?
It's been my experience that there is an old guard of folks in government
service who are truly the poster children for the public's perception of
government workers.
Having been in both private and public sectors, I don't see a whole lot of
difference in the people these days. Yes, there are
Is there any reason why the VA couldn't be broken up and the private sector
paid to render services? At least for health care? I realize the VA is more
than just medical care
Dan
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 4, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote:
Concerning the
Observations: Medical professionals are medical professionals. Bureaucrats
are bureaucrats, and Federal Government bureaucrats may have become the
worst of these for reasons cited previously by others.
For those that don't know, the Durham VA complex is, literally, right across
the street from
Do they try to roll you back in?
--R
On 6/4/14 4:25 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
the only thing i'll miss is going out the beach at 2am and talking to the
crazy kids out there trying to get themselves a big shark. i like the
beach in the middle of the night.
Govt unions, patronage, and a huge bureaucracy built up around it all
that would suddenly find themselves out of work.
Of course your solution is the correct one, but no politician would
touch it, perhaps throwing in the mix a privatization of most of the
general medical services, with some
Yeah, it probably got soaked. Maybe you could dry it out with a dose of
alcohol and air?
-_R
On 6/4/14 4:43 PM, Meade Dillon wrote:
Today my starter has failed to turn for two out of six starts. The first
time I heard nothing over the noise of the HVAC fan, second time I shut off
the fan
On 04/06/2014 3:31 PM, Meade Dillon wrote:
Government employees do get bad reps for a reason, but in my experience the
vast majority come to work each day really wanting to do work and do it
well.
The examples cited previously make it clear that bad employees CAN be
fired, but it takes
I'm sure it's dry by now, I've been driving the car everyday since
Saturday, today is the first day the starter acted up.
I'm wondering if some flotsam is jamming the solenoid?
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Jun 4, 2014 5:23 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
Yeah, it
On 04/06/2014 4:49 PM, Meade Dillon wrote:
I'm sure it's dry by now, I've been driving the car everyday since
Saturday, today is the first day the starter acted up.
I'm wondering if some flotsam is jamming the solenoid?
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
I have a hard time believing that the water
Well, I did not mean it applies to all govt employees.
A good example - my wife has an employee who is mostly of little use but
the poor woman was attacked many years ago and suffered brain damage.
She tries hard but has limited abilities.
Most private businesses - esp small businesses - could
Good points Randy. I would like to take the car to FLAPS and have the
battery and alternator tested.
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Jun 4, 2014 5:57 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 04/06/2014 4:49 PM, Meade Dillon wrote:
I'm sure it's dry by now, I've been driving the car
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
There is a myth that it is hard to terminate deadbeat or fraudulent Fed
employees.
I once took action against a young lady who was doing Amway business from
her desk on government time. I went through the agency's personnel office
to prepare the evidence in compliance
Dan Penoff wrote:
It's been my experience that there is an old guard of folks in government
service who are truly the poster children for the public's perception of government
workers.
Are those the ones you see screaming in the streets during working hours,
wearing purple SEIU T-Shirts,
Max wrote:
Nonsense, we have the best given government money can buy!
Are you quoting Dieselhead?
Not that what you wrote is new... but it made me laugh tonight.
Peter - you don't really expect me to vote, do you?
Seriously, now. Vote? Nepotism, money, vote?
What kind of schill do you take me
Years ago I read a report on Navy bureaucracy that described the same
problems being discussed here. The conclusion was that not much could
be done about the bureaucracy but that the Navies ships and crews were
not affected and remained a potent fighting force.
The report was written in the
Gerry wrote:
If you look at Americas position among the nations
of the world, I don't think you can say the U.S. is unsuccessful.
If we want to be seriously realistic, I think we should be saying this
to each other. Yes, the U.S. is unsuccessful. Really. Once we can
own up to this reality,
No, he's quoting Mark Twin ---
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:17 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Max wrote:
Nonsense, we have the best given government money can buy!
Are you quoting Dieselhead?
mao
--
OK Don
NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US
Grant wrote:
This federal culture mindset permeates every government agency and ,
history indicates, can not be overcome by peaceful means.
So...
Do you think we have our heads in the sand?
We say vote - which sounds peaceful.
Nobody says guns - which sounds not peaceful.
Nobody says
McCain: I'm from the government and I'm not happy until you are not happy
Pretty much says it for me and he is my Senator.
On 6/4/14, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Grant wrote:
This federal culture mindset permeates every government agency and ,
history indicates, can not be
# 1 grndson called via Skype from Tirana, Albania, early this afternoon; showed
me around his apartment, the neighborhood, etc. I was very well impressed;
nice-looking neighborhood; very nice 2nd floor apartment with balcony/terrace;
could be in Anywhere, USA; hardwood floors, stainless
Really? It appears to me that Al Qaeda has accomplished their objective of
repelling the US from the Middle East. China and Russia, the other big kids
on the block, seem unconcerned about potential US intervention. Meanwhile,
China is buying up the US (piecemeal) while Europe is blackmailed by
'was shocked,
though, when I saw electrical receptacle at about chest height on back,
inside wall of ceramic shower stall. Small electric water heater is
mounted in upper, rear corner of shower stall; electric cord for the
heater is plugged into the receptacle!
And household receptacles
Another variant: we were supposed to get the government of the many,
instead we got the government of the MONEY!
I'm not sure who originally said these, the host of my favorite talk show
uses them. Bob Brinker on Money Talk, Sunday afternoons from 4 to 7
eastern.
Also realize there is a typo in
I should probably stay away from rusty 4.5L C107s, right?
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/4504525995.html
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