Even if you prefer brushing it in, the sprayer makes an
excellent paint delivery mechanism.
-- Jim
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Stucco for the most part. The parts that aren't stucco are the fascia and
soffits, along with a few areas where plywood is used as a ceiling.
Dan
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On Mar 29, 2015, at 10:51 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
On the issue of spraying vs brushing... sprayer exit pressure is
Our stucco house, which was built in 1995, was power sprayed with Porter paint.
It didn't get repainted until 2013, and could have been pressure cleaned to
like new condition then, but there were a few areas around the eaves and the
back of the shop that looked questionable, so it was repainted
Your good, your good. ;)
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad week for A-320 -- A Langley Tale
It Depends
--R
On
It Depends
--R
On 3/30/15 7:07 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
Adult diapers could have prevented this whole thing!
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Thank you, I'll be here all week!
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On 3/30/15 10:28 AM, WILTON wrote:
Your good, your good. ;)
Wilton
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Subject:
It Depends
--R
On 3/30/15 7:07 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
Adult diapers could have prevented this whole thing!
Everyone throw rotten tomatoes at Rich!
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Or a urinal in the cockpit, or pee tubes as in days of yore - B-47's, for
example.
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Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad week for A-320 -- A
Adult diapers could have prevented this whole thing!
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This is a rare type of accident. When the fuss dies down, airlines will go back
to their old ways. Student pilots often spend huge amounts of borrowed money
before they can go to work for a budget airline where they will be paid only
$20,000 or so per year initially.
Gerry
P.S. Did you ever
Like these guys?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3017373/Obama-loses-footing-getting-Air-Force-One-weekend-golf-getaway-Florida-played-donor-friends-sports-franchise-owners.html
The president's Sunday also featured a golf game with Houston Astros
owner Jim Crane, who is a major
In the real world, big oil and coal hire scientists to promote views that
serves the economic interests of the polluting industries. Nothing wrong
with that, provided you see it for the BS that it is.
On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Andrew sez: It's
Not sure what that means but it sounds pretty nasty.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:16 AM, arche...@embarqmail.com
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
This is a rare type of accident. When the fuss dies down, airlines will go
back to their old ways. Student pilots often spend huge amounts of borrowed
Andrew sez: In the real world, big goobermnt and big enviro hire
scientists to promote views that
serves the economic interests of the big goobermnt and enviro
industries. If real data does not support these views, they make up
the data and distort computer models to prove their position.
Come to the airport Andrew.. I'll demonstrate it to you...
Back in the day when there were wooden ships and iron men. Something you
missed in your education.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
wrote:
Not sure what that means but it sounds pretty nasty.
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
This is a rare type of accident.
Accident?
Mitch.
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A rubber or plastic tube with, usually, a cone-shaped top end (entry), with
spring-loaded valve at its base, placed near lower, front edge of the
crewman's seat (low between his legs) and readily/easily accessible and
usable for the crewman's relief - a relief tube. 'Could discharge into
a
Go land somewhere else
--R
On 3/30/15 1:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
So to all you aviation nerds: What would you do when attempting to land at
midnight in snowy, windy weather - manually wrestle the aircraft onto the
runway using your wits and brute force, or trust the computer?
On
Not mine.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
From: ro...@craigslist.org
To: fredh.s...@hotmail.com
Subject: Mercedes parts / diesel tools
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:25:41 -0700
fredh.s...@hotmail.com forwarded you this from craigslist:
Mercedes parts / diesel tools
No; never tried to look up one.
Wilton
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From: arche...@embarqmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad week for A-320 -- A Langley Tale
This is a rare type of accident. When the fuss
Pilot error, either way.
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad week for A-320
On 29/03/2015 4:59 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Or the plane
Pilot error, either way.
Wilton
The question with the airbus system is do you concentrate on flying
the computer, or flying the airplane? Neglecting either can be fatal.
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On 29/03/2015 4:59 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Or the plane slid on an icy runway and either overran the end or
exited off the side (which is what the title implies). Bad things
happen when the landing gear sink into mud!
My guess is that the landing was fairly normal except perhaps for a
I see that NSA has been attacked by men dressed as women. Reported, shots
fired, some injured.. details anyone?
As for the aircraft incident.. sounds like a sequence of bad decisions
followed by impact with dirt. More details will come, FAA crash
investigators are on the scene.
On Mon, Mar 30,
The commoners in this case are the oil and coal companies. Does that make
sense?
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Oops! Sorry, the liberal hypocrisy is showing again.
Liberals and liberal groups
Isn't that what automated landing systems are for?
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 29/03/2015 4:59 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Or the plane slid on an icy runway and either overran the end or exited
off the side (which is what the title implies).
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Oops! Sorry, the liberal hypocrisy is showing again.
Liberals and liberal groups (goobermnt) are not subject to the laws
that apply to the commoners.
Wasn't there a war once that had something to do with kings and commoners?
Not even
Not mine neither.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
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To: fredh.s...@hotmail.com
Subject: Mercedes 300sdl Engine and trani
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:30:48 -0700
fredh.s...@hotmail.com forwarded you this from craigslist:
Mercedes 300sdl Engine and trani
Forgive my naivete, but isn't there an automatic landing system that brings
the plane in safely in bad weather?
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 1:14 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Pilot error, either way.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes
So to all you aviation nerds: What would you do when attempting to land at
midnight in snowy, windy weather - manually wrestle the aircraft onto the
runway using your wits and brute force, or trust the computer?
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Pilot
Wouldn't have left the ground in the first place - - -
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
wrote:
So to all you aviation nerds: What would you do when attempting to land at
midnight in snowy, windy weather - manually wrestle the aircraft onto the
runway
True Andrew, however Grant's point is more relevant to the Air France
accident over the Atlantic - where they think a sensor iced over and was
giving bad readings. The computer can't keep you in the air with bad
data. All of these large aircraft are too many small parts flying in close
formation.
Ever been in an airplane that hit a microburst or serious downdraft
while landing? It's very scary, and in many cases even the autopilot
can't save you.
My personal experience was landing in Louisville, KY in the summer of
1974 during thunderstormy weather. Just as the pilot rotated to
All of that fine equipment must be monitored and kept in check by a human.
The ultimate responsibility is the human's. Ya hafta keep asking - just
like when using a slide rule - is that reasonable? Like the Wee Too Lo
Korean crew at SF, ya can't just sit back and shoot the bull and let the
All of that fine equipment must be monitored and kept in check by
a human. The ultimate responsibility is the human's. Ya hafta keep
asking - just like when using a slide rule - is that reasonable?
Like the Wee Too Lo Korean crew at SF, ya can't just sit back and
shoot the bull and let the
I join Wilton in calling it pilot error. Regardless of the weather, or
equipment failure, it is pilots responsibility to land or choose to land an
an alternate. It is a requirement for all commercial flight planning to
have alternate airports as part of the flight plan.
Tower personnel also
The problem with diverting from Halifax is that Gander is probably the
closest runway that can take a 320, it's kinda sparse out that way
airport wise (and population wise). Maybe PEI, maybe not, and
probably the weather wasn't any better anywhere else.
As noted in my previous post, a
Sorry, but it's not a liberal trait - it is shared by both ends of the
political spectrum. Power corrupts . . .
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Oops! Sorry, the liberal hypocrisy is showing again.
That equipment for checking runway condition (slipperiness - coefficient of
friction) during my time was a Ford station wagon driven by a pilot
(usually lieutenant, captain of young major), usually called supervisor of
flying (SOF) on extra duty to keep pilots preparing to land advised of
The problem with diverting from Halifax is that Gander is probably
the closest runway that can take a 320, it's kinda sparse out that
way airport wise (and population wise). Maybe PEI, maybe not, and
probably the weather wasn't any better anywhere else.
As noted in my previous post, a sharp
I suspect that the problem may be that the computers have become so good
that the pilot is complacent and unwilling to second guess it in most cases.
I also suspect that an awful lot of planes are landed in less than ideal
conditions in Canada in the winter. Not many accidents happen
Ok. .. I'll try to answer this set of questions.
You missed the threshold of the runway by almost 1/4 mile.
On board, you have a PIC and a Co-Pilot.. both have an ATP rating with
recurrent training [required] in the type aircraft being operated.
You have radar, Instrument Landing System, Glide
Yes, he took off knowing there was bad weather at the destination.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:14 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Pilot error, either way.
Wilton
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OK Don
NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens!
*“Travel is fatal to prejudice,
But what does it say if you land the plane 1100 feet too soon?
Don't they follow some radio beam down?
No one has said anything about a sudden drop in altitude just before
they hit the power line so I doubt that happened.
Do you get wind shear situations in snow storms?
One would think with 2
Diesel Volk,
Trying to remove front passenger seat. Three of four mounting bolts removed.
#4 turns / spins, but acts like the nut on the other side of the floor has come
loose.
Anyone have any ideas?
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'95 E300
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124. Took about fifteen minutes with my dremel tool and enough of the bolt head
was gone that I could get the seat out.
Captive nut and the remains of the bolt came out easily enough. There are two
raised bridges that run crosswise, attached to the floor, that support the
seat. The captive
'Tis ground off now. Have to get new bolt and captive nut.
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Oh, they arrived all right. Probably never gonna fly that particular
plane out again though.
Something strange happened, it's not like winter weather is an unusual
event in Halifax, nor is an Air Canada A320 landing in a snowstorm.
I'm sure there is more to the story than we have heard
Andrew wrote:
Not sure whether that alone can cause insanity but I'm sure there is an
Expert out there who can speak to a possible connection.
A connection?
You said detached - - retina.
How can we get to detached if there is a possible connection?
mao
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Limited access, might be able to grind it off with dremel tool.
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'95 E300
On March 30, 2015 5:22:33 PM EDT, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 30/03/2015 4:11 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Diesel Volk,
Trying to remove front passenger seat. Three of
Vicegrips on the nut under car?
All these I have seen are a plate welded to the floor pan.
If you grind off the head, you probably won't be able to get the rest
out to bolt the seat down again.
124 or?
Diesel Volk,
Trying to remove front passenger seat. Three of four mounting bolts
Amen and AaMen...
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 3:24 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Divert. Spending the rest of the night somewhere else and coming back
later is better than NEVER arriving.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel
astrasfo...@gmail.com
To:
Andrew asked: If Al Gore hitchhiked instead of flying in a jet would you
then
acknowledge that climate change was real and man-made?
Of course not. There is no connection between Gore's behavior and the
validity of a theory about a cause and effect relationship between use of
fossil fuels and
Randy wrote:
I suspect that the problem may be that the computers have become so good
that the pilot is complacent and unwilling to second guess it in most cases.
Complacency is becoming a norm in many jobs, it seems.
Computer control with oversight by human is boring and leads to
complacecy
On 30/03/2015 4:34 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Limited access, might be able to grind it off with dremel tool.
Can you drive a chisel or something in between the parts you are trying
to separate so that you can put some upward pressure on while you try
turning the bolt?
Might not take much to hold
Can you pry up on it while turning it? Screwdriver/pry bar under the head?
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 front seat frustration
But if you're making an approach in the dark and can't see 10' in front of
the cockpit due to blizzard like conditions wouldn't it be wise to trust
the automatic controls?
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 2:23 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
True Andrew, however Grant's point is more relevant to the
On 30/03/2015 4:11 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Diesel Volk,
Trying to remove front passenger seat. Three of four mounting bolts removed.
#4 turns / spins, but acts like the nut on the other side of the floor has come
loose.
Anyone have any ideas?
How is access to the top of the bolt?
Can you
Trying the wedge now, no joy.
Heat is not an option, carpet would melt.
I hate rust.
Time to grind!
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On March 30, 2015 5:37:29 PM EDT, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 30/03/2015 4:34 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Limited access, might be able
Divert. Spending the rest of the night somewhere else and coming back later
is better than NEVER arriving.
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 6:19 PM
Subject: Re:
I used to use the Fred Meyer folks. They knew how to tackle the job with no
drama. My local contractor (DMV) is evil and, being closest to the University,
take advantage and abuse the poor children who bring them cars.
clay
On Mar 27, 2015, at 10:37 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote:
I must say
Andrew,
You play the part of Pilot In Command for a bit..
You are responsible for the lives of 200 people on board, perhaps $200,000
worth of cargo in the hold, an airplane valued at $70,000,000.00, and your
reputation as Captain, which took you 15 yrs of long hours and hard work to
get.
Now..
While in NYC last week my shifter started rattling and became very
loose. I stopped at a local indie in Queens to ask a question or
two about it. Next thing I knew, he had the car on the lift
explaining how dangerous it was, and that the 123 was the best
design ever from MB. Out of the
I was just commenting to my neighbor that when I was a tyke, mom got us a
soldering iron so we could perform some task required in building our pond
sailers. I forget what, but that in this day, a CPS worker would swoop in and
remove your kid should you have the tyke handle one with
100.00? Yes i have had bushings fixed on sevaral of my 123bs withazing
results. I think it is awesome that you drive uour 300D long distances as
your daily driver.
How nice that the pilot posts about his Benz instead of A320 speculation.
On Mar 30, 2015 9:16 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/03/30/shooting-at-fort-meade-after-driver-tries-to-ram-gate-police-say/
G Mann wrote:
I see that NSA has been attacked by men dressed as women. Reported, shots
fired, some injured.. details anyone?
As for the aircraft incident.. sounds like a sequence of bad
All of those geologic changes took eons; the current trends are
historical. Connect the dots - they coincide with a huge boost in CO2
emissions.
I speak as a geologist, btw. Yes, there are natural, transitory events
that may overshadow man's contributions to the atmosphere, e.g. Krakatoa,
but
He was suicidal, which is the very last attribute you would desire in a
pilot. Again, it took the stars to align perfectly for this tragedy to
happen. In chronological order:
1. Co-pilot drops out of flight school, but then gets re-accepted.
Lufthansa doesn't inquire as to his state of mind or
The 300D is not evil, just perverse.
There was a CL ad by a veteran transmission guy who works on german cars
mostly. Good spiel about he works less expensive, knows the systems I had
seen the posting for months and thought it may be a flake, but I send a
question about the car over the
What they said --
There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 5:26 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
Amen and AaMen...
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 3:24 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Divert. Spending the rest of the night somewhere else
I am aroused. The garbage Bosch wires that got tossed onto Frosch do not
inspire confidence
clay
On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:40 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
If any vergasser owners out there need wires, I recommend this guy:
How can you prove it is not male? It deleted all the mail on its server once a
request for them was made by Dept. of State
clay
On Mar 29, 2015, at 8:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I encourage all you troglodytes to maintain your high standards and BOYCOTT
the 2016 election, thereby
I'm with Andrew on this one - he's also building customer good will.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
wrote:
GRatis - since you drive a cool car and he loves working on them.
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OK Don
NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US
Thanks Gerry, that is a clever idea. I'll keep it in mind for next time. Have
you used this method with success?
I was able to grind the head off the bolt and remove the seat and carpet, and
then it was easy to remove the remains of the bolt and captive nut. There is
an access slot just
Priceless!
Ok, how about $65?
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GRatis - since you drive a cool car and he loves working on them.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
While in NYC last week my shifter started rattling and became very loose.
I stopped at a local indie in Queens to ask a question or two about it.
Next
While in NYC last week my shifter started rattling and became very loose. I
stopped at a local indie in Queens to ask a question or two about it. Next
thing I knew, he had the car on the lift explaining how dangerous it was, and
that the 123 was the best design ever from MB. Out of the shop
If there is room, possibly using a right angle dremel attachment, drill an
angled hole in the floorboard next to the widest diameter of the bolt head in
order to intercept the nut that is spinning. A 1/8 hole would be my choice.
After the hole is drilled, reverse the drill bit and put it in the
NYC? $150
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:16 PM
Subject: [MBZ] ON THREAD: Shifter Bushings
While in NYC last week my shifter started rattling and became very loose.
I
C-4
--R (sent from my miniPad)
On Mar 30, 2015, at 5:11 PM, Max Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote:
Diesel Volk,
Trying to remove front passenger seat. Three of four mounting bolts removed.
#4 turns / spins, but acts like the nut on the other side of the floor has come
loose.
Anyone have
$50;)
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 30, 2015, at 9:16 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
While in NYC last week my shifter started rattling and became very loose. I
stopped at a local indie in Queens to ask a question or two about it. Next
thing I knew, he had the car on the lift
Andrew, I find the comments section of the article more interesting than
the article. Ha.. people still have humor..
Apparently, you folks on the NE coast really are party animals.. cross
dressing, drugs, stolen car, invading NSA... I see a book deal and movie
coming out of this.. where is
Speaking of wooden ships, and climate change
There are no longer enough of the big old trees around for the construction of
the mighty sailing ships. Trees are too tiny to provide masts without glueing
them together. Used to be you needed a mast, limp into a suitable harbor with
trees,
Wrench twister did it Gratis, because he could not allow you out of his shop
knowing you were in an unsafe condition.
clay
On Mar 30, 2015, at 6:16 PM, Jon Agne wrote:
While in NYC last week my shifter started rattling and became very loose. I
stopped at a local indie in Queens to ask a
No, it popped into my mind so I must have used it, or seen it used somewhere
else. Vaguely I remember seeing pins in bolt heads or nuts.
Gerry
Max Dillon wrote:
Thanks Gerry, that is a clever idea. I'll keep it in mind for next time.
Have you used this method with success?
I was
This is why I am not at all interested in using Google cars or other human
devoid vehicles. Computers only do what they are told. Garbage in, garbage
out, and human error writing the code. Rich was able to provide an example of
pilot error, but the pilots were making choice and did not
Not even close.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Andrew sez: In the real world, big goobermnt and big enviro hire
scientists to promote views that
serves the economic interests of the big goobermnt and enviro
industries. If real data does not support
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