[MBZ] Hirschmann belt

I am playing wth the spare antennas I got as part of the Free SD. They do power up, but the stepper motor belts are toast. Anybody know where to find a few? They seem to be 6mm wide, 60 tooth, and 122mm girth. Belt in one of the antenna is a Continental N3. I am really not interested in

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

Two words: parenting and entitlement. > > clay wrote: > > None of the kids around now are willing to put forth the effort on school > work either. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Buy my Stuff

That's a good price. Put it on eBay Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2017, at 6:34 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > > As part of the free SD deal I got a really nice manual trans set up. I have > no need for the product, but maybe somebody else wants it. Complete with

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

I understand the mindset, but I don’t think it’s endemic. My youngest is putting out resumes and applying for jobs daily now that he’s graduated. The worst part of all this is that the current industry climate in the environmental business, no matter where you are, is to circle the wagons and

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

Then it must be a which leads to less busting desire clay > On Feb 19, 2017, at 6:04 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Strange - our kids and their friends are all busting butt and getting > results for the most part, despite the lousy job climate for their age >

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

But, Dan, we understood that coming out of university that we were going to be poor. Bottom of the rung in a career if not a job. That these would be the good old days of struggle to get ahead that we would remember fondly just how DAMN poor we were once we did get a few more rungs up the

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

Strange - our kids and their friends are all busting butt and getting results for the most part, despite the lousy job climate for their age group. On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 7:53 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > We did not do this alone. The whole population of them just has

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

We did not do this alone. The whole population of them just has no drive or desire it seems. There are a few kids who will bust a hump to get ahead. There were many who shares schooling with my kids. A bunch went off to Yuuuge liberal arts schools with their talent. I am not sure if they

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

I tend to agree with Clay. Both the wife and I have set examples of how it takes hard work and extra effort to be successful, both personally and professionally. The youngest seems to get it for the most part but the oldest never has. He’s more about excuses and why he can’t do something.

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

clay wrote: > None of the kids around now are willing to put forth the effort on school > work either. I don't buy this. Someone is feeding us a line. Something ain't right. It is our fault, you know. We fathered and trained this generation. Self introspection - what did I NOT do? Sad.

Re: [MBZ] Buy my Stuff

That might be reasonable. clay > On Feb 19, 2017, at 4:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I would probably ask more than that, especially since you’ve got a drive > shaft. > > Maybe $750? > > -D > > >> On Feb 19, 2017, at 7:34 PM, clay via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

My boys do not have the desire or vision that they need to be serious about skills building. Youngest is a swimmer, but will not do what it takes to advance beyond his natural ability. None of the kids around now are willing to put forth the effort on school work either. With their 24 hour

Re: [MBZ] Buy my Stuff

I would probably ask more than that, especially since you’ve got a drive shaft. Maybe $750? -D > On Feb 19, 2017, at 7:34 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > > As part of the free SD deal I got a really nice manual trans set up. I have > no need for the product, but maybe

[MBZ] Buy my Stuff

As part of the free SD deal I got a really nice manual trans set up. I have no need for the product, but maybe somebody else wants it. Complete with flywheel, transmission, clutch pedal and linkages. Even have a drive shaft from a w123 that goes with. I am thinking $550 and shipping. clay

Re: [MBZ] This car is probably a pile of crap?

This is worth half that and better seasoned with a gallon of fuel and a match clay > On Feb 17, 2017, at 4:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Mercedes benz S 500 > http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/6006975603.html > > via cPro for Craigslist

Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

G Mann via Mercedes February 19, 2017 at 3:48 PM A good marketing department ... We ARE talking GM here. I don't think they have had a good ad since they fired Dinah Shore. ... blah blah blah.. So it is probably doomed. ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

A good marketing department would make exactly that issue a strong point.. ie... "Our diesel powered car passes ALL EPA EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS" and delivers miles per gallon. Unlike some of our competitors... blah blah blah.. On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

Dontcha think the VW diesel fubar will be affecting sales of these? Who wants to go through what VW owners have been suffering under the name diesel. tin-man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

How long does it take for the 52mpg diesel to overcome its price premium over the 40mpg 1.4L gasser? Mitch. > Yes you should get a Cruze diesel, or better yet a Colorado diesel then you > can haul stuff > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

Weld or cnc programming. Even plumbers make more than most kollege grads, especially the buttercups with basketweaving or transgender studies degrees, Dan Penoff via Mercedes February 19, 2017 at 1:25 PM No mooching going on here. I’m not paying his bills. We

Re: [MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator

IT appears this is the extremely rare FWD [front wheel drive] version, according to the listing.. Surely, extra collectors value .. plus a "masage"... ;)) On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The massaging happens later, soften them up to

Re: [MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator

The massaging happens later, soften them up to make an even better deal!! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR Sent from my cell > On Feb 19, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > "Masage or text", masage seems like an odd way to communicate... > > -Curt >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

Yes you should get a Cruze diesel, or better yet a Colorado diesel then you can haul stuff Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2017, at 12:32 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > *Just when it was looking like Diesel sedans were disappearing:* > > The 2017 Chevrolet

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

You’re preaching to the choir…. -D > On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > By the time I was 23 I had completed a degree and an internship and was a > skilled worker. I agree its dammed hard to make a living as an unskilled > worker, the answer is to

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

By the time I was 23 I had completed a degree and an internship and was a skilled worker. I agree its dammed hard to make a living as an unskilled worker, the answer is to acquire skills. The problem with that appears to be that it requires, you know, work. Kids across the street moan that they

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

No mooching going on here. I’m not paying his bills. We have a policy of “Home is always Home” for any family member. I’ll provide a roof over your head, but you’re going to pay for that privilege unless you’re disabled. I would also point out that it’s damned difficult for anyone without a

Re: [MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator

"Masage or text", masage seems like an odd way to communicate... -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 12:29 PM Subject: [MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Or take it to a coffee shop and mooch off their wifi to get updated... -Curt From: Max Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Max Dillon Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT:

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD

At 18 my dad gave me his old '84 Ford Tempo that was only kept because it had no trade in value. That rolling heap lasted 1 year until he gave me my mother's '88 Jimmy S15 that had a bit more than zero trade in value but not much. At 23 I had finished college and moved out on my own, I bought my

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gnome 3 and Linux Desktop Managers

For most people a "userfied" version like Mint or Ubuntu is plenty. Angie has done super well on Mint for 3 or 4 years now. She figured out how to rip CDs for herself even... -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Yeah but then again with the slow dialup it would probably take till next year to get done with the taxes that way. So far I seem to have worked things more or less around to get win10 do it my way. Or at least enough to at least use it for the taxes for now, till they stop support for win10

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Glad it is working! Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 12:43 PM, "MG via Mercedes" wrote: > There wasn't anything in the dialup connection settings to do that. The > service didn't restart when I turned the computer on this morning. I must > have held my tongue just right when I did

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

There wasn't anything in the dialup connection settings to do that. The service didn't restart when I turned the computer on this morning. I must have held my tongue just right when I did it. Or maybe it was because of some of the other stuff I turned off. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator

Yup I'll get right over there and take a look at it since I can't see the pictures they didn't put in the add. Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: They really know how to drive a deal: https://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/6010340938.html -D ___

[MBZ] OT: Chevy Cruze Diesel

*Just when it was looking like Diesel sedans were disappearing:* The 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel makes a powerful argument for the benefits automakers and their customers get from global engineering and manufacturing. Chevrolet wouldn’t have the engine without General Motors’ product development

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

So far it's working. May not be in the normal options but but it sure works. I'll find out if it really works when I go to the library at 1. If not I'll look into the metered thing for the network connections. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: There is no way to turn off updating. By

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred says: >‎I don't think Turbotax works on that.  Yup. You are correct. That is the only reason I boot into Windows. That said, you could try an online version of Turbo Tax. Most credit unions and banks offer that. Rick ‎ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

When you reboot, the service will restart. That is not a long term fix. Did you set your home connection to metered? Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 12:29 PM, "MG via Mercedes" wrote: > So far after disabling windows updater in Services everything has been OK. > > Manfred > > Kyle

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

So far after disabling windows updater in Services everything has been OK. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: Manfred, There is no "turn off updates" in win 10. You can turn off upgrades, but upgrades are the large version changes. Like from 1511 to 1607. Once you set the connection to

[MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator

They really know how to drive a deal: https://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/6010340938.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

I don't think Turbotax works on that. That's what I need this for. So far I seem to have the problem fixed by disabling updates for windows and Google Chrome. The modem is working so far. Well other then minor quibbles. Manfred Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Manfred sez: I'll keep

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

There is no way to turn off updating. By setting your connection to metered as in my first email your computer defers updates until you are on a non-metered connection. Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 12:16 PM, "MG via Mercedes" wrote: > I can't find anywhere to turn off updates

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

I can't find anywhere to turn off updates in win10. The only thing I did find is the Windows update service itself in the Admin tools under services. I have now disabled that and will see where that gets me. OK I got kind of sidetracked with this but the bottom line is that disabling the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

HAHAHAHA! :-D Sorry but that won't work.Even if the ISP will let my modem stay on that long how much data would be transmitted at about 5KB/sec? I'm thinking it would take the rest of my life. :-) First I'll try going to the library and see what it does there. I will also try Kyle's suggestion

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred sez: >> I'll keep looking there's got to be something. Yeah. Ubuntu Linux. https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop No, you don't have to "get under the hood", if you don't want to. It is what I use, and what I install on machines for those who are not computer literate. If all you

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred, There is no "turn off updates" in win 10. You can turn off upgrades, but upgrades are the large version changes. Like from 1511 to 1607. Once you set the connection to metered you should effectively stop the normal updates from happening. Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 9:30 AM, "MG via

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

I'm going to try this and see if it works for the dialup connection cause that's where I need it. If it doesn't work there then it won't help much. I'll keep looking there's got to be something. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: For the updates, set your connection type to metered. To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

or better yet, turn off the auto updates. Alternatively, haul it in to the local welfare book store and use their wireless to let it do 17 hours of updates and 6 or 8 restarts Max Dillon via Mercedes February 19, 2017 at 7:03 AM Manfred, Sounds to me like you

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred, Sounds to me like you need to leave the machine connected overnight so it can have a nice long conversation with the mother ship, and then it will be happy for awhile. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To