Re: [MBZ] OT: What a trip!

2014-07-04 Thread Fred Moir
Max.I tried to sign on to the list with gmail, for some reason Okiebenz would not take it.I have Yahoo, Gmail, Verizon and this Hotmail/Outlook.Hotmail/Outlook worked well for 3 months, after changing from verizon because of bounces, now we get Hotmail/Outlook bouncy bouncy.Curt, and I am sure

Re: [MBZ] meshnet darknet

2014-07-04 Thread LarryT
Make sure you read the warnings about using TOR - there are things some of us use often that are not supported by Tor - https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning But many will be able to use the Tor browser if worried about having their browsing monitored. if

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread LarryT
you can also ask your home owners insurance carrier - they tend to watch flood zones and such and will gladly offer flood insurance if you live in a area that might flood. LarryT On 7/3/2014 9:51 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: One thing you should do with a sizable property like that is to require

Re: [MBZ] OT war birds

2014-07-04 Thread LarryT
Them were the days! I heard P51s could be saved from the scrap yard for several hundred $$s. Of course, several hundred $$s was a lot of money back then and the buyer needed a place to park it -- 2 things that saw many Mustangs scrapped. Very sad! LarryT On 7/3/2014 8:01 PM, clay

Re: [MBZ] OT: What a trip!

2014-07-04 Thread Meade Dillon
Your replies (Curt and Fred) get through fine. The problem seems to occur when you originate a thread. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 4, 2014 2:24 AM, Fred Moir fredh.s...@hotmail.com wrote: Max.I tried to sign on to the list with gmail, for some reason Okiebenz would not take it.I have

Re: [MBZ] Television

2014-07-04 Thread Randy Bennell
So, how would I be able to tell if this might work for us out at the lake? We never did get much out there. CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was available on an antenna plus something called TVOntario. When they turned off the analog broadcasting a year or two back, everything

Re: [MBZ] Television

2014-07-04 Thread Rich Thomas
Probably not unless you could get a really tall tower for line of sight. You can go to antennaweb.? (org?) and put in your location and it will tell you what you might find. --R On 7/4/14 12:04 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: Any chance we could pull in something that far away?

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Craig
On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 00:18:48 -0500 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: ‎Original Message   From: Craig Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2014 8:11 PM Real estate markets sure do vary! Yes, they do! A couple acres and pole barn with this one. You may not appreciate the metal

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Dan Penoff
You can get rural pretty quick around the Elkhart area. Dan On Jul 4, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: Just in case you're still considering moving to the Hoosier state. We most certainly are. Craig ___

[MBZ] Trees on cars

2014-07-04 Thread Fred Moir
Hi, Dwight, et al.Arthur came calling. (I'm getting Arthur-itis)I have been most fortunate, in that, my El Cheapo Harbor Freight portable garage protected my 1985 300TD from harm.The first one kept a large branch from spearing the roof of the car, losing only the cover.The second garage

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Craig
On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:40:13 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: You can get rural pretty quick around the Elkhart area. Yes, you can! While we were there, we took the Heritage Tour around Elkhart County, visiting Wakarusa, Nappanee, Shipshewana, and Middlebury. I would like to get a

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Dan Penoff
You'll have some competition from the Amish community for land around there. I used to do a lot of business up there some years back. Dan On Jul 4, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:40:13 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: You can get

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars

2014-07-04 Thread Dwight Giles
Fred-so glad your mint 123 TD was spared by Arthur. As you know Nemo in 2013 trashed my CD now restored. Maybe the NE ChowdahQ group needs to do a barn raising next week. Maybe we can get some corrugated metal panels use them to repair cover. I will await pix. On Jul 4, 2014 12:56 PM, Fred Moir

Re: [MBZ] Television

2014-07-04 Thread Meade Dillon
Randy, You should try searching online for HDTV channels in your area, see who is broadcasting, like Rich suggested. Once you see what signals are available, decide if you want to invest in a directional antenna and an amplifier. An alternative is free satellite, but you would need to invest in

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Craig
On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:03:21 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: You'll have some competition from the Amish community for land around there. I used to do a lot of business up there some years back. Yes, land runs around $10k/acre -- much higher than I expected. Not like the 80 acres

Re: [MBZ] Television

2014-07-04 Thread Mitchell Haley, EA
Probably not unless you could get a really tall tower for line of sight. You can go to antennaweb.? (org?) and put in your location and it will tell you what you might find. I can remember when Radio Shack used to advertise their biggest antenna at something like 210 miles. I always figured

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Dan Penoff
The cost of land has had a big effect on the Amish community, as they don't have anywhere to go, and the younger people can't afford to buy their own farms. While many still farm, there is a large contingent of tradesmen who work throughout the area as carpenters. You'll see them at

[MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Fred Moir
https://picasaweb.google.com/102611827594937512974/Garage?authkey=Gv1sRgCNPazJLvxcL-Eg Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Rich Thomas
The amish will use diesel engines and gas engines to drive stuff, The issue with electricity seems to be that they think the devil can get into the house or wherever through the wires. (They might be right) I think it took my granddaddy about 50 years to get past that thought, but he still

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
We got a lot of Amish around here. They have several restaurants that have electricity etc. some of them even have power in their houses. They don't drive cars only tractors, I figure so they do not have to pay for tags and insurance. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 4, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Rich

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Rich Thomas
You can get pretty big silver tarps at HF, that and some duct tape and yer good ta go --R On 7/4/14 1:57 PM, Fred Moir wrote: https://picasaweb.google.com/102611827594937512974/Garage?authkey=Gv1sRgCNPazJLvxcL-Eg Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Dwight Giles
I got error message on Picasa. . On Jul 4, 2014 2:53 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: You can get pretty big silver tarps at HF, that and some duct tape and yer good ta go --R On 7/4/14 1:57 PM, Fred Moir wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Dwight Giles
Maybe a blue tarp from FEMA. On Jul 4, 2014 2:53 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: You can get pretty big silver tarps at HF, that and some duct tape and yer good ta go --R On 7/4/14 1:57 PM, Fred Moir wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Fred Moir
Rich, Dwight.A big tarp is probably the answer.Not a FEMA one though, they are blue. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 15:09:19 -0400 From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics Maybe a blue tarp from FEMA. On Jul

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Fred Moir
Dwight.I may have erred on Picasa. It comes thru for me, obviously. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 15:08:29 -0400 From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics I got error message on Picasa.

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Rick Knoble
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 10:10:29 -0600 From: diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 00:18:48 -0500 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: ‎Original Message From: Craig Sent:

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Rich Thomas
But they come with ice too --R On 7/4/14 3:12 PM, Fred Moir wrote: Rich, Dwight.A big tarp is probably the answer.Not a FEMA one though, they are blue. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 15:09:19 -0400 From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject:

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Randy Bennell
I like the idea of some metal sheeting too. I only get about a year or so out of the silver tarps and they are not all the cheap anymore either. I need a new one for the boat and it would cost me about $60 with taxes. Not terrible yet so waiting to see if they have a sale before the late fall.

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Meade Dillon
Works fine on my Android phone. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 4, 2014 3:08 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: I got error message on Picasa. . ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Dwight Giles
I had to go to laptop as Android give me error message for Google. On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: Works fine on my Android phone. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 4, 2014 3:08 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: I got error message

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Randy Bennell
Maybe the cover could be repaired with some patch material from a tarp glued and sewed onto it? Hard to tell with the branches still on it, but I only see one big tear. On 04/07/2014 12:57 PM, Fred Moir wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Fred Moir
Randy, et al.There were two branches, the big 'un and a smaller one behind, causing one big rear and two smaller ones. The cover will have to be patched first and then covered.I have tried to repair those silver tarps before and it doesn't last.So it is patch and cover, after taking the dent

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Randy Bennell
How are you patching? I should think that sewing a chunk of tarp on should result in a better patch than tape etc. Not sure what one can use to glue such a thing. Maybe a hot iron and melt it?? You are in New England somewhere are you not? Should be sail makers and such around there. In

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Rich Thomas
There was a guy who had a bunch of saw sharpening equipment, very expensive computer-controlled stuff, he used for a home business. He was building a new shed where his garage had been, and he had moved all the stuff out to these temporary structures that had some aluminum poles for the walls

Re: [MBZ] old school

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
I don't know what you mean by full 1920x1080. Uncompressed 10bit 1080i runs around 150MB/s (mega BYTES, big data rate) although almost nobody works at that rate. Most HD editing for features (what you might call film) is done at a much more reasonable 220Mb/s or 145Mb/s. TV stuff is usually

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
Holy crow! I've got a chainsaw. A tarp, some electrical conduit and a tubing bender and we'll have that all patched up. -Curt From: Fred Moir fredh.s...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, July 4, 2014 1:57 PM

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
Its getting that way with the snowmobiles although I use green tarps. Used to be I got 3-4 years, now I'm lucky to get 2. Tractor Supply has the worst tarps anywhere, I bought a couple red ones to take camping. One stays in the tent bag as a floor saver and it seems to survive okay, another

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
I think it depends a lot on exactly which Amish you're talking about. There are a couple that are big in the Coleman Collectors Club and they do not drive although as somebody else said cell phones seem to be okay. I guess they're divided about that internally too. There was one giving buggy

Re: [MBZ] Trees on cars pics

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
As with anything its a matter of how it deals with the UV. Guy I work with has a Mercury Marauder which I guess is a cool car if you're into that kind of thing. He had it under a tarp shed until we had a big snow storm with heavy wet snow which collapsed the tarp thing. He got the car repaired

[MBZ] OT: Dodge diesel, thoughts?

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
Noticed a 2000 Dodge diesel at a local lot today. Stopped and took a look although they weren't open so we couldn't drive it. Gonna go again tomorrow I think. 160k, very little rust. It sits quite high which I *think* is normal for a 3/4 ton truck. Extended cab but not a 4 door, 4wd of course.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Dodge diesel, thoughts?

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
A quick check finds it on Craigslist... http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/4527113593.html From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, July 4, 2014 6:15 PM Subject: OT: Dodge diesel, thoughts? Noticed

[MBZ] Mercedes SL-Class takes top score top in Strategic Vision's annual Total Quality Index

2014-07-04 Thread OK Don
*It's been awhile . . .* With news of a record-setting number of recalls filling the eyes and ears of car and truck owners, finding out what brands produced the highest quality vehicles this year likely tops the list of information wanted by new vehicle buyers. Strategic Vision released its 19th

Re: [MBZ] old school

2014-07-04 Thread Mountain Man
Curt wrote: It would appear that many of you confuse HD and digital TV. Here is what someone gave me: http://digichar.com/unt/8358-toshiba_14af43_14__tv_with_fst_pure_flat_screen.html antennaweb.org shows this:

Re: [MBZ] old school

2014-07-04 Thread Curt Raymond
Not HD, not digital. It cannot on its own receive much of anything. The fix is easy with a digital receiver which would connect much like a VCR. I see some on Chi-town Craigslist for $40 although for a little more you could buy a new TV. We've got a 19 Toshiba TV/DVD combo that was only like

Re: [MBZ] old school

2014-07-04 Thread Rick Knoble
From: Mountain Man Sent: Friday, July 4, 2014 6:40 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Reply To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] old school Curt wrote: It would appear that many of you confuse HD and digital TV. ‎ Here is what someone gave me:

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread Rick Knoble
‎Yay!   An email from Curt FINALLY Came through.  Rick Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.    Original Message   From: Curt Raymond Sent: Friday, July 4, 2014 4:33 PM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT flood insurance

2014-07-04 Thread OK Don
Yup, though I still find most of them in the gmail spam bucket. On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 8:13 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: ‎Yay! An email from Curt FINALLY Came through. Rick -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are

Re: [MBZ] old school

2014-07-04 Thread Fmiser
OK wrote: You will also need a digital TV antenna. The frequencies are vastly different. Not true. Same frequencies as the analog was - but only channels 2-51. So as far as the antenna and feedline, there is no difference between the old NTSC and the new ATSC, it just the tuner. That said,

Re: [MBZ] Television

2014-07-04 Thread Craig
On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 13:42:25 -0400 (EDT) Mitchell Haley, EA m...@voyager.net wrote: http://www.amazon.com/WINEGARD-HD9095P-High-Gain-39-Element-Antenna/dp/B001UKMU0M I clicked on this link and got a web page that said $125.xx I went to looking at something else and inadvertantly clicked on the

Re: [MBZ] Television

2014-07-04 Thread Rick Knoble
  Original Message   From: Craig Sent: Saturday, July 5, 2014 12:06 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Reply To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Television On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 13:42:25 -0400 (EDT) Mitchell Haley, EA m...@voyager.net wrote:

[MBZ] OT care package on way

2014-07-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Apparently things are pretty tough over there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJoQOQHQ8oA let me know if you need more cups to drink snow with and yes I personally witnessed Americans eating their birds to survive. Hendrik who wishes you a happy fourth of July