Good story; close to pro literary.
Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Back when there was a dive place called the No Name that was down on the
fish pier where the boats came in, tied up right outside the back door of
the place. It was just a door in the building, no sign or
I don't see any direct suggestion in my statement that government should
own and run nuclear power plants. I am saying that there should
be...continuous critical oversight...of whichever organization is
running the plant.
Private Industry has a poor history of building, maintaining, and
Crystal River is one of the poster children of the commercial nuke industry for
mismanagement on the part of the operator, in my opinion.
Because profit was a part of the equation, there was an incentive to cut
corners, which they did. Now the current operator is faced with
decommissioning
Hendrik,
You need on of those HSV Maloo things for your business. Wicked fast and room
to stow your gear, too!
Dan
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On Aug 13, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Hendrik and Fay via Mercedes
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Yep, another silly SAC tale already.
THE HAT COLONEL
By Wilton Strickland
During all of my career (22 years active) in the Air Force, being
outside a building or not on the flightline wearing a uniform but not
wearing a hat was to be out of uniform. In other words, if you were
wearing a
The 4 speed automatic transmission in my 1969 (VIN #47) 280SE 3.5 had a
slight drip that I monitored but left alone, because it shifted flawlessly
for the 18 yeqars I owned it (including 2 years in the restoration shop).
Once sorted out, the FI system was brick like in its nearly boringly
It's probably yuppified by now and charges $15 for a cup of chowdah.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 1:55 AM, Archer75--- via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Good story; close to pro literary.
Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Back when there was a dive place called the
How much power is required to recharge the Leaf?
I wonder if enough photocells could be put into the windows to recharge
enough to get the vehicle home and not have to call for a tow.
Might be expensive and cumbersome and most people would not want to put
up with that.
Randy
On 13/08/2014
OK if you work the day shift.
Those things can be charged with a 110V outlet though it takes a lot
longer, but still, for 8-10 hours should be enough to add some miles of
range?
--R (don't no nuffin bout no electrical car mosheenerries)
On 8/14/14 11:16 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
How much power is required to recharge the Leaf?
12Ax120Vx20Hours if it's dead and you're using the 'trickle charger'.
3.3kWx8hours at 240v.
I wonder if enough photocells could be put into the windows to recharge
enough to get the vehicle home and not have
I do not recall the name of the run, but there is or at least was, a
sort of a race between cars built by various universities and colleges.
I went to one of their stops a few years back and looked at some of the
solar powered vehicles.
My recollection is that there was a significant difference
Randy Bennell wrote:
I do not recall the name of the run, but there is or at least was, a
sort of a race between cars built by various universities and colleges.
I went to one of their stops a few years back and looked at some of the
solar powered vehicles.
My recollection is that there was a
Definitely not yuppified. Same old no name.
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On Aug 14, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
It's probably yuppified by now and charges $15 for a cup of chowdah.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 1:55 AM, Archer75--- via Mercedes
I need to get to Bahstun sometime again and check it out
--R
On 8/14/14 1:45 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes wrote:
Definitely not yuppified. Same old no name.
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On Aug 14, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
It's probably
Come to the Q then taste no name's the next day.
On Aug 14, 2014 1:59 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I need to get to Bahstun sometime again and check it out
--R
On 8/14/14 1:45 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes wrote:
Definitely not yuppified. Same old no name.
Remind me of the date again, please? Dimitri needs an excuse to invite me
to dinnah.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Come to the Q then taste no name's the next day.
On Aug 14, 2014 1:59 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
friend of the kid has one at his home. Thing runs on a 50 amp breaker to a 240
volt hook up. Same sort of hook up that a back yard pool or spa requires.
I would guess at least 6-8kW
clay
On Aug 14, 2014, at 8:16 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
How much power is required to
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From: Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com
Date: Aug 14, 2014 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chowdah Q
To: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
Cc:
Saturday September 13. I will send out a flier in a couple days with Curt's
new artwork for this year.
Not even close. Its a 28KWH battery. A solar panel 1 meter by about 3/4 meter
produces about 100WH so you'd need to cover a couple parking spaces to get
enough power to be useful.
-Curt
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To: Hendrik and
Aren't you the one that said you only commuted a mile or two a day? Most people
only commute something like 10 miles round trip daily which makes the Leaf
PERFECT for them. None of the downsides of a gas car, heat comes on faster (its
electric) no worry about accelerated wear due to the engine
On 14/08/2014 4:04 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Aren't you the one that said you only commuted a mile or two a day? Most people
only commute something like 10 miles round trip daily which makes the Leaf
PERFECT for them. None of the downsides of a gas car, heat comes on faster (its
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Wow
Good thing that front landing gear strut was strong and the tires held
up or it might have become messy.
Randy
That's what happens when you stand on the brakes!
-R
On 8/14/14 5:57 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
On 14/08/2014 4:20 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
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Wow
Good thing that front landing
The issue is still upfront cost, essentially the leaf costs twice as
much as a comparable sized car, which are pretty efficient these days,
especially with an oil burner under the bonnet.
For instance
http://volkswagenaustralia.com.au/PassengerVehicleVariants/vehicle/up
AU$15k for the 5 door
And that's the thing with a lot of folks, you have an old car that is
essentially paid off, is not too bad on fuel relatively speaking. I
can't see the sense in buying a EV in your situation, as you may well
never break even, unless fuel goes through the roof and perhaps the
gobbermenters come
We don't have the UP in the US but the Leaf is more compatible in size to the
Golf anyway, its not a teeny tiny car. I sat comfortably in the back seat,
bigger than a Versa. If you look at pictures of the Versa and the Leaf the
latter has junk in the trunk. That big ass gives it more internal
A lot of normal people can't maintain their cars and are probably better off
getting rid of their clunker, unlike the good folks here who can keep a hoopty
on the road forever.
Curt
Driver of hooptys.
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Kid at the dealership said it'd recharge from dead on 110v in 16 hours. So 8
hours ought to give more than half charge since charging slows as you reach
maximum capacity.
-Curt
From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: Randy Bennell
I can't tell if you guys can tell its a simulator. Somebody recorded the video
from a monitor...
-Curt
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Sent: Thursday,
Andrew wrote:
The 4 speed automatic transmission in my 1969 (VIN #47) 280SE 3.5...
I always lusted for that car after hearing Stu Ritter talk about the
3.5 engine - is it called over-square?
What year did your 18 year ownership end?
mao
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Yeah I think it's an over square engine and like most Euro designed
engines, loves to rev and is designed for sustained high speed operation.
On a related note it's been 40 years since
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukUMRlaBBE
Hendrik
who is 5 years older than that song
On 15/08/14 10:34,
ATTABOY Wilton. A clever way to tell the colonel to go s..t in his hat.
On Aug 14, 2014 9:24 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Yep, another silly SAC tale already.
THE HAT COLONEL
By Wilton Strickland
During all of my career (22 years active) in the Air Force, being
I owned the 3.5 from 1990 until 2009. It now resides in Boca Raton.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Hendrik and Fay via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Yeah I think it's an over square engine and like most Euro designed
engines, loves to rev and is designed for sustained high speed
DUCK !!! Incoming !!
Common words in Vietnam.. Thanks for putting a humorous note on that one..
I wonder, somewhere in the military archives, if there is a Hat Col.
report, duly filed, regarding the wearing of regulation cover by duty
flight personnel. Perhaps he also wrote up his report about
Yup, the 3.5L is the stroker version -- stroke is shorter than the
bore is wide. Turns 6200 rpm, believe it or not, and produces
prodigious horsepower at high rpm. Sort of a dog from standstill,
though, that's why Benz switched to the 4.5L in later years -- more
grunt off the line.
I've heard of chicken colonels, but a DUCK colonel? ;-)
-MMM-
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