Re: [MBZ] Chinese valve stems

I bought a bag of 25 Miltons from an eBay seller. The pic had the word MILTON molded on the bottom of the stems. The ones I got did not. One year and counting on the first four I put in use, so issues so far, but I'm not entirely sure I actually got what I went out of my way to procure.

[MBZ] Chinese valve stems

A year or 2 ago I bought a bulk package of 100 valve stems off Amazon. They have been fine near as I can tell except for my trailer. I put all new tires on it right after I got it and as always I replaced the valve stems. Within the last few months, maybe 6-8, I had a flat and noticed the valve

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

>> “But I don’t want the TruCoat!!!” >TruCoat? In reference to a line from the movie "Fargo". https://youtu.be/B2LLB9CGfLs Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 20:48:03 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Had a neighbor who is a D.O. Had a local practice that a number of Interesting story. > “But I don’t want the TruCoat!!!” TruCoat? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 20:57:47 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > OK - that sounds bad. with the lines, the whole lens is functional. I > don't even notice the lines now, and I don't care what they look like > to others. When I started to need visual assistance in the late '80s, I got a pair of

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

When the things show up in a couple of weeks we shall see how it goes. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2020, at 9:23 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > I tried bi-focals twice over a decade. I kept falling down the stairs with > them, so had to revert to single spectacles and readers. > >

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

OK - that sounds bad. with the lines, the whole lens is functional. I don't even notice the lines now, and I don't care what they look like to others. On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:13 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 15:53:48 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > > From

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Had a neighbor who is a D.O. Had a local practice that a number of neighbor people went to in a fairly upscale area. A good friend and neighbor’s wife went and got her eyes checked and bought glasses, to the tune of like $800. Husband of neighbor, also a good friend, swore out revenge when he

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 15:52:59 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > So how does that work if the prescription is bad? Do you go back to the > eye doctor to get a new exam and they remake the glasses? That's how it's supposed to work. A friend of ours recommended her optometrist to another,

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 15:53:48 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > From what the doctor told me, progressives is just another name for no > like bifocals. "No like", huh? Does that really describe your feelings toward them? :-) I was looking briefly on the Internet for a picture showing

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Pretty much, although I’m not sure how “bad” is qualified. I can tell you that most if not all of the online glasses places will replaced and fix any goofs in the prescription for free. I had one with 39DollarGlasses a couple years ago where I used their tool to determine my PID and it was off.

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I had some made at Costco some years ago and I just could not wear them even after trying to get acclimated.  Took them back and they took them back, no questions, refunded my money.  I got some others from the optician/optometrist shop and they were much better.  I guess it depends on the

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Yep Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > “But I don’t want the TruCoat!!!” > > -D > > >> On Jun 3, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Mine was a little less than that with frames and whole deal, but I went

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

“But I don’t want the TruCoat!!!” -D > On Jun 3, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Mine was a little less than that with frames and whole deal, but I went with > reflective coating, scratch coating, transition, polycarbonate etc. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

From what the doctor told me, progressives is just another name for no like bifocals. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2020, at 3:00 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > Are the progressive lenses truly usable over the entire surface of the > lens? Anywhere you look, there is a spot in the

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

So how does that work if the prescription is bad? Do you go back to the eye doctor to get a new exam and they remake the glasses? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 15:27:30 -0400 Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes > wrote: > >>

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Mine was a little less than that with frames and whole deal, but I went with reflective coating, scratch coating, transition, polycarbonate etc. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes > wrote: > > IIRC, Craig got a good deal at Costco last year. >

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

OK Don via Mercedes writes: > Are the progressive lenses truly usable over the entire surface of the > lens? Anywhere you look, there is a spot in the lens that will bring an > object into focus, regardless of the distance? Not in my experience. I had progressive bifocals. They worked well as

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Mine are very useful, as long as I have freedom to move my head up or down as needed. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 4:00 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Are the progressive lenses truly usable over the entire surface of the > lens? Anywhere you look, there is a spot in

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Are the progressive lenses truly usable over the entire surface of the lens? Anywhere you look, there is a spot in the lens that will bring an object into focus, regardless of the distance? The no line bifocals I first got only had a narrow band that worked at the top and another at the bottom.

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 15:27:30 -0400 Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes wrote: > IIRC, Craig got a good deal at Costco last year. > Mitch. We got a pair of lined bifocals for Shirley. It's turning out the prescription was bad. Craig > On Wed, June 3, 2020 1:59 pm, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

IIRC, Craig got a good deal at Costco last year. Mitch. On Wed, June 3, 2020 1:59 pm, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > So what did people pay for their pair of progressives? Mine cost $300 > and that was with the discount. I guard them with my life.

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

So what did people pay for their pair of progressives? Mine cost $300 and that was with the discount. I guard them with my life. On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:26 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Yes, that's called nearsightedness, and it sounds like you've developed > some astigmatism as well. I

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Yes, that's called nearsightedness, and it sounds like you've developed some astigmatism as well. I can't read the big E, and can read without my glasses. The correction for distant vision makes everything smaller, hence even without the astigmatism correction, I see the smallest things better

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

My issue for the last nearly 20 years is I can see fine up close but far off is a blur like trying to read road signs or watch TV. Here lately I have noticed if I am reading my phone or some sort of very small print I can see fine at mid arms length but if it’s really small print that I have to

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I've found the trifocals to be perfect for both driving and flying - both the distance and the instruments are in focus, with the line between at the top edge of the dash. Love it. On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 10:16 AM Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Wed, June 3,

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I tried "lineless" bifocals when it became that time, and could not get used to them. I had little issue with the traditional bifocals, and now trifocals. I also had trouble working on things up close, and the optometrist made a set of what he called "computer glasses" that are bifocals but with

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

On Wed, June 3, 2020 11:01 am, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Now I’m starting to think I should have just stuck with single vision > and got separate readers for up close When I finally let my doc write me for bifocals, I had him write 3 scripts for single vision, bifocals and reading

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I have 3 refraction progressive lenses & have had them for years. Middle range is for computer screen. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 11:01 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Now I’m starting to think I should have just stuck with single vision

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Now I’m starting to think I should have just stuck with single vision and got separate readers for up close Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2020, at 9:37 AM, Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > >  Be sure to hang on to the handrails (or something else) where available for > the

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I am somewhat worried about getting used to them. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2020, at 7:42 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I ordered two pairs of glasses from Zenni, a single vision pair and a > progressive lens pair. Took two weeks, but they had titanium frames I like >

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Yep. Be very careful too of walking, climbing stairs, uneven terrain as I find I have little peripheral vision to the lower quadrant. I’m always tripping over stuff as I’m not registering depth too well. I think that contributed to me breaking my leg, I did not have a good sense of the ground

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

When I started wearing glasses I went with progressives. They took a little getting used to, but once you get the hang of it they’re great, I think. I need them for close up stuff, like computer and reading. Where I have issues with them is when I’m working on cars - it can be tough to get

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I ordered two pairs of glasses from Zenni, a single vision pair and a progressive lens pair.  Took two weeks, but they had titanium frames I like and the prices were very nice. It will take some time to get used to the progressive lens glasses.  They are strange, but today is day three and I'm

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I went to the gym today. They reopened yesterday. They had moved some of the machines farther apart, and had a limit of 4 people in the sauna. Lots of disinfectant spray and paper towels for wiping things down. Pretty good number of people there. Nobody was wearing masks. The city has decided

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Speaking of eggplant, I verplaneted again this year and have over 100 extra tomato (mostly), pepper and eggplant seedlings. These include heirloom varieties and several kinds of hot peppers. I could box and ship them for a nominal fee, plus postage, if anyone is interested. All are in small

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

No riots out here in the country wither, unless yo count my wife going on a rampage against the aphids on her eggplants. I had a dentist appointment a week or so back, long overdue to install the new crown - the temp crown was placed on Mar. 5th - it was longest one in a mouth that he could

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Perhaps the new normal. On 6/2/2020 5:32 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I don't think "return to normal" should include "tonight there will be more riots".  Just say'n. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jun 2, 2020 5:29:12 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : Today I decided to call the eye doctor

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Its another reason I'm glad I live in a small town, no riots here... -Curt On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 6:32:57 PM EDT, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I don't think "return to normal" should include "tonight there will be more riots".  Just say'n. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jun 2, 2020

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Angie and I cut my hair on Saturday. I was getting pretty tired of being shaggy. I got it cut in March just before they closed. It was easier than I'd expected, at least based on the last time I cut my own hair when I was a little kid. I need to get into the eye doctor too, I've got a pair of

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

I don't think "return to normal" should include "tonight there will be more riots".  Just say'n. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jun 2, 2020 5:29:12 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > Today I decided to call the eye doctor to see when I could get in. They just > started opening back up and said it

[MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

Today I decided to call the eye doctor to see when I could get in. They just started opening back up and said it was my lucky day I could get in at 2:15. Went and did that of course they want you to wear masks. When I got back to see the doc he had me take it off. I’m now getting old and will

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Automaker Geely Buys Substantial Stake in Daimler

Maybe they want to purchase my 83 300TD -- I'd let it go for way under $1mm On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 1:57 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > FYI. It seems Daimler is worth $90 billon. > > > http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2018/02/chinese- >

[MBZ] Chinese Automaker Geely Buys Substantial Stake in Daimler

FYI. It seems Daimler is worth $90 billon. http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2018/02/chinese-automaker-buys-substantial-stake-in-daimler.aspx Chinese auto manufacturer Geely Holding has purchased a $9 billion stake in Germany's Daimler AG, making it the largest investor in the global car

Re: [MBZ] Chinese or German 124/210 rear links

Ahh yes, this a good example of what we where talking about earlier in regards to working conditions. What will the consumer do, buy the more expensive ones, knowing they are made by a well paid worker operating in a safe environment or save money by purchasing the cheaper ones made in a

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Peter Frederick Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 6:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300 Surface mount components aren't all that hard to replace if you have a hot air

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:01 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300 The only other remaining problem I have is the vacuum pump is dead...it looks like parts

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

The irreplaceable surface mount stuff looked fairly decent... Actually surface mount stuff is not too difficult to replace. Do you know what all the parts are? Can you actually _get_ replacements? Irreplaceable. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

Surface mount components aren't all that hard to replace if you have a hot air soldering station, but one must have the correct components, and these days that's very unlikely -- everything is a custom part and once the design run is finished, they stop making them. Peter

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: The irreplaceable surface mount stuff looked fairly decent... Actually surface mount stuff is not too difficult to replace. Do you know what all the parts are?  Can you actually _get_ replacements? Irreplaceable.

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

The only other remaining problem I have is the vacuum pump is dead...it looks like parts of the board are burned. Guess I need a new one. Most likely, that one looks _bad_. Looks to me like it got wet, witness all the corrosion around the outside edges. That's probably what actually killed

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

Tell us more about the Chinese SDS... where did you get it? Is it hacked MB stuff, or something totally different? Jaime On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: Well I finally got the chinese SDS system working. I ended up having to run it from a IBM x40

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

I bought a hood used one on eBay. Now locks and acc work Sent from my iPhone On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: The only other remaining problem I have is the vacuum pump is dead...it looks like parts of the board are burned. Guess I need a new one. Most

Re: [MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

I got it from vidaobd2.com. it's a clone of the mb deal Sent from my iPhone On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote: Tell us more about the Chinese SDS... where did you get it? Is it hacked MB stuff, or something totally different? Jaime On Sun, Jul 24,

[MBZ] Chinese SDS and the 97 E300

Well I finally got the chinese SDS system working. I ended up having to run it from a IBM x40 that has a docking station with a real serial port. With the other computers I was trying it I was using the PCI card serial port thing they sent, I guess that was the problem. It connected to the

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Daily Worker

RLE wrote: That would be Sirius, then? Because I don't listen to broadcast radio in my car. Yes, I am being purrfekedly 'sirius' - but you don't know english well? The correct spelling of the word is 'serious.' Broadcast radio? What other form of radio is there? You think the digital

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Daily Worker

As I suspected all along Mao is a French spy! -Rolf On 10/9/2010 12:45 PM, Mountain Man wrote: RLE wrote: That would be Sirius, then? Because I don't listen to broadcast radio in my car. Yes, I am being purrfekedly 'sirius' - but you don't know english well? The correct spelling of the

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Daily Worker

Rolf wrote:  As I suspected all along Mao is a French spy! I have done more work in submitting an email to okiebenz than a french spy would ever accomplish... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Daily Worker

Transmission heard over an intergalactic radio transmission: Earth to Woger! Earth to Woger!. sirius is a vendor, not a radio station. You listen to stations via sirius. Garlic. I heard it on your favorite radio station. mao... That would be Sirius, then? Because I don't listen to

Re: [MBZ] Chinese?

RLE wrote: ...It was several years ago that I heard a story about Gilroy. They import all their garlic from communist china... Admit it. You have been reading your copy of the Chinese Daily Worker, right? I heard it on your favorite radio station. mao ___

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Daily Worker

Garlic. I heard it on your favorite radio station. mao... That would be Sirius, then? Because I don't listen to broadcast radio in my car. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Daily Worker

What's broadcast radio? I use Pandora on my phone. On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:07 AM, relng...@aol.com wrote: Garlic. I heard it on your favorite radio station. mao... That would be Sirius, then? Because I don't listen to broadcast radio in my car. RLE

Re: [MBZ] Chinese?

...It was several years ago that I heard a story about Gilroy. They import all their garlic from communist china... Admit it. You have been reading your copy of the Chinese Daily Worker, right? RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

[MBZ] Chinese Volvos

SWEDEN: Ford confirms Volvo sale 23 December 2009 | Source: just-auto.com editorial team Ford confirmed on Wednesday that all substantive commercial terms relating to the potential sale of Volvo Car Corporation have been settled between Ford and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company. While

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos, Medieval Chinese Navy

:12 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos, Medieval Chinese Navy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sultan/explorers.html 400-foot long wooden sailing ships; an armada of 317 ships with 27,000 men. Greg -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos jabba wrote: and the chinese love of short cuts. How do we know this? - short cuts? I thought they invented modern fireworks? They used to be a very technically advanced culture 500 years ago, I thought? mao ___ http

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

The chinese junk rig is very cool, and has a lot of advantages- I am thinking I might try making one for sailing a dinghy. It's really easy to reef in strong winds, it is very strong because stress is spread out evenly over the sail rather than concentrated in the corners, and it achieves good

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos, Medieval Chinese Navy

Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:53 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos They were a sea-faring regional power before Confucius (? I think, was a great article in National Geographic and also in a Navy magazine I used to subscribe to, point is that they did

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com writes: a person well known to this list told me a story a few weeks ago. his company designs and markets stuff, but does not actually manufacture. chinese firms are endlessly after their business, often putting in very low bids (say, $3.75 for an item that

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

, and it shows. If you recall, there was a dust-up a few years ago about hourly workers at one of their suppliers being overworked.  Notice how quickly that was resolved? MacDan --- On Mon, 11/2/09, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu Subject: Re: [MBZ

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

i tend to like to blame the american consumer for this sort of thing On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com writes: a person well known to this list told me a story a few weeks ago. his company designs and markets stuff,

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:58 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos i shop at Hmart, the big korean supermarket. i shop their because they are just all quality all the time. i can't imagine that the chinese ought to be all

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

LarryT wrote: The Koreans dislike the Japanese intensely - part of it goes back to WW2 and the way Japan conquered the Koreans. They also feel the Japanese feel the world is their breadbasket meaning they believe the world is there to be used to keep Japan in a dominant position. That's

[MBZ] Chinese Volvos

Remember folks, responsibility for many of the lousy products from China which are sold in this country can be laid at the feet of the high level managers of the U.S. companies who started outsourcing to places like Mexico first in order to increase their profit margins. I remember an episode

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

jabba wrote: i know a little bit about car parts and a little bit about dog food, and in both areas that chinese are an absolute disgrace. i suspect it is not isolated to these two areas. I think you hint at the real problem. I am thinking it is not the chinese by themselves that produce

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

You are correct -- the comment on the lead in paint on toys was well, if you didn't insist on prices below production costs, no one would cut corners. However, the Chinese do have a very long standing culture of resistance to authority, to my mind due to the very long history of being

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

Peter Frederick wrote: However, the Chinese do have a very long standing culture of resistance to authority, Interesting thought, that it might be as hard to get quality out of a Chinese factory worker today as it was to get it out of a British factory worker 35 years ago. Too much

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

Oops, I forgot, Perpetual is in Hong Kong. Totally different place compared to China. Mitch. Mitch Haley wrote: You can get incredible quality out of small mom pop Chinese businesses today. All it takes is an owner who cares about his reputation and knows what each employee is doing. Case

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

Mitch wrote: Oops, I forgot, Perpetual is in Hong Kong. Totally different place compared to China. Hong Kong is China - it went to China in 1999 - no? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

Mountain Man wrote: Hong Kong is China - it went to China in 1999 - no? Yeah, but HK is a different culture, so it's like saying Butte and Chicago are in the same country. I get the idea that HK is closer to Japan economically. Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos Mitch wrote: Oops, I forgot, Perpetual is in Hong Kong. Totally different place compared to China. Hong Kong is China - it went to China in 1999 - no? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

A friend who is now retired owned a very successful business where he employed 30 very highly skilled tool makers. They made custom dies and molds for the plastic industry. Understand, this is 'one off' custom, quick turnaround work. In the end, all his work was being done on the Eastern rim.

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 4:58 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos i shop at Hmart, the big korean supermarket. i shop their because they are just all quality all the time. i

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos i shop at Hmart, the big korean supermarket. i shop their because they are just all quality all the time. i can't imagine that the chinese ought to be all the different from the koreans. and yet they are the undisputed world

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

jabba wrote: and the chinese love of short cuts. How do we know this? - short cuts? I thought they invented modern fireworks? They used to be a very technically advanced culture 500 years ago, I thought? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

you see failure on chinese parts that are claimed to be identical to the original german part that was still handing on after 25 years. a person well known to this list told me a story a few weeks ago. his company designs and markets stuff, but does not actually manufacture. chinese firms are

[MBZ] Chinese Volvos

If this sale comes to fruition, Volvo cars will probably become another dangerous Chinese product which the American public should be wary of. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC _ New Windows 7:

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

i shop at Hmart, the big korean supermarket. i shop their because they are just all quality all the time. i can't imagine that the chinese ought to be all the different from the koreans. and yet they are the undisputed world heavyweight champion of crap. how much of this is simply driven by

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

Gary Hurst wrote: i shop at Hmart, the big korean supermarket. i shop their because they are just all quality all the time. i can't imagine that the chinese ought to be all the different from the koreans. and yet they are the undisputed world heavyweight champion of crap. I've had

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

I heard something on the radio yesterday or today maybe, about Koreans and their work ethic. Seems they only sleep like 4 or 6 hours a night as they believe any more is wasting time. There was an article, maybe in the WSJ or maybe I heard it on the radio too, about the kids there go to

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

I can tell you this much: around these parts, every strip mall in every area is dying. it' s a depression out there on the street. but in koreatown, it's just flat booming. new strip malls going up every week packed completely full of stores and nowhere to park your car in the parking lot.

[MBZ] Chinese Volvos

US: Ford confirms Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo Cars 28 October 2009 | Source: just-auto.com editorial team Ford announced today that a consortium led by Zhejiang Geely Group Holding Co. Ltd. is its preferred bidder in the ongoing discussions concerning the possible sale of Volvo Car

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos

: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos US: Ford confirms Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo Cars 28 October 2009 | Source: just-auto.com editorial team Ford announced today that a consortium led by Zhejiang Geely Group Holding Co. Ltd. is its preferred bidder in the ongoing discussions concerning the possible

[MBZ] Chinese takeaway biodiesel man in garage explosion horror

A Northamptonshire man destroyed his garage and badly injured himself at the weekend while attempting to make biodiesel from used cooking oil. A devastating explosion levelled the makeshift reprocessing plant on Saturday afternoon, when sparks from an electric drill being used to mix

Re: [MBZ] Chinese takeaway biodiesel man in garage explosion horror

Darwin Award nominee, except he didn't die. Methanol + sparking drill = high chance for death! Luther Archer wrote: A Northamptonshire man destroyed his garage and badly injured himself at the weekend while attempting to make biodiesel from used cooking oil. A devastating explosion

Re: [MBZ] Chinese quality, when needed

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07/20/07 08:08 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese quality, when needed -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh, and we currently import chrome plated beer towers beer faucets from India

Re: [MBZ] Chinese quality, when needed

Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh, and we currently import chrome plated beer towers beer faucets from India the finish is absolutely perfect, better than the product we buy from stateside manufacturers. How much of this is due to stateside manufacturers being hamstrung by draconian

Re: [MBZ] Chinese quality, when needed

True. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:08 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese quality, when needed Tom Hargrave [EMAIL

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Yup, and the US shouldn't allow importing of plated items from countries that don't have the same requirements. That would level the playing field pretty quick. I live on the outskirts of a town that has a major industrial furniture plant where they do a lot of plating. For years their idea of

Re: [MBZ] Chinese quality, when needed

. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:30 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese quality, when needed It's been my experience

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