Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-30 Thread brian . toscano
rizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Fmiser Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 23:55:49 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip > OK Don wrote: > I sure hate it when one semi is driving 1mph (or less) than > another and decides to pass him. Takes m

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-29 Thread OK Don
Yes, it is checked. It was off by two miles on the other side of I-95. On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: > On Fri, 29 May 2009 10:37:29 -0500 OK Don wrote: > > > We honked again as we flew past -- did you hear us? not as many zany > > drivers out on the return trip, but j

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-29 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 29 May 2009 10:37:29 -0500 OK Don wrote: > We honked again as we flew past -- did you hear us? not as many zany > drivers out on the return trip, but jsut as many patrol cars. Saw one > more 126 yesterday. > the trip was 3505 miles door to door. Fuel prices were from $2.25 to > $2.75 per

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-29 Thread OK Don
We honked again as we flew past -- did you hear us? not as many zany drivers out on the return trip, but jsut as many patrol cars. Saw one more 126 yesterday. the trip was 3505 miles door to door. Fuel prices were from $2.25 to $2.75 per gal. for unleaded. Diesel was the same or slightly lower. Th

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-28 Thread Luther
I still work doing maintenance breakdown support. It's sort of "maintenance dispatch". Luther Mitch Haley wrote: Luther wrote: Sympathy only goes so far until you work with these idiots that roll their truck over and block a major highway in OK creating a 25mi detour going to Kaleb's house.

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-28 Thread Peter Hertzing
Oh yes - From my years of driving grosly underpowered 5 spd MCI motorcoaches for trailways I remember that well. sitting at the 68 MPH Gov, foot on the floor, trying to pass a truck govered at 67 with some moroon in an SUV driving so close behind me I couldnt' see them at all unless they were on t

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-28 Thread OK Don
Oh yes - 240D, 220D, VW microbus, etc. It's still annoying to be behind them. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Fmiser wrote: > > OK Don wrote: > > > I sure hate it when one semi is driving 1mph (or less) than > > another and decides to pass him. Takes miles to get by, > > blocking both lanes t

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-28 Thread Mitch Haley
Luther wrote: Sympathy only goes so far until you work with these idiots that roll their truck over and block a major highway in OK creating a 25mi detour going to Kaleb's house. Most of the drivers (in a large company) are barely smart enough to read the driver's test that they barely pass to

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-28 Thread Luther
Sympathy only goes so far until you work with these idiots that roll their truck over and block a major highway in OK creating a 25mi detour going to Kaleb's house. Most of the drivers (in a large company) are barely smart enough to read the driver's test that they barely pass to weasel their

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-28 Thread LarryT
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip OK Don wrote: I sure hate it when one semi is driving 1mph (or less) than another and decides to pass him. Takes miles to get by, blocking both lanes the whole time. Yeah. Imagine how the passing driver feels. His f

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread Fmiser
> OK Don wrote: > I sure hate it when one semi is driving 1mph (or less) than > another and decides to pass him. Takes miles to get by, > blocking both lanes the whole time. Yeah. Imagine how the passing driver feels. His foot is on the floor, the engine is against the governor. He may have been

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread Mitch Haley
LWB250 wrote: I'm so proud - he's decided that he wants to find a Datsun 280Z to restore. There was a 240z project on my local Craigslist recently. Appears to be gone now. There is a 280z on the Ann Arbor Craigslist, but it sounds like it's overpriced at $500. http://annarbor.craigslist.org/c

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread Rick Knoble
From: "Rich Thomas" I saw a Kcar convertible somewhere over the weekend, it was mighty fine looking. There is no accounting for taste :<) Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread Rich Thomas
l, soul-less if you ask me... Dan --- On Wed, 5/27/09, OK Don wrote: From: OK Don Subject: [MBZ] Counts on the trip To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 10:26 PM I saw two more 126s today - that brings the total to three for the trip. Only 480 miles tomo

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread WILTON
87 300D - a GOOD choice! He has excellent taste; 'seems you taught 'im well. Wilton - Original Message - From: "OK Don" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip My youngest was lo

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread OK Don
My youngest was looking at all the cars his buds drove, rode in most, drove several, then decided to look for an MB. None of the others measured up to the old MBs he grew up with. He settled on one made the same year he was - 1987, hence the '87 300D we did the head job on last summer. On Wed, May

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread Allan Streib
OK Don writes: > FYI - massive number of Highway Patrol cars just after the speed limit drops > to 65MPH 15 miles East (heading West) of Memphis on I-40. I saw 5 waiting, > and 1 with a catch. Several were in VA as well, but not as many as we saw > on the way East. In Indiana the state police

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread LWB250
;m so proud - he's decided that he wants to find a Datsun 280Z to restore. Not my first choice, of course, but I'm glad to see he has an interest in older cars. New stuff is just, well, soul-less if you ask me... Dan --- On Wed, 5/27/09, OK Don wrote: > From: OK Don > Subject

Re: [MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
If you ever make it up to Jefferson, you will count (I think) ten Benz vehicles, everything from my two beaters to a C-Class, a new G-Class, a couple of S's and even two old AMGs tucked away in a Morton building (across the street from my office -- they came in from California). On Wed, May 27, 20

[MBZ] Counts on the trip

2009-05-27 Thread OK Don
I saw two more 126s today - that brings the total to three for the trip. Only 480 miles tomorrow. The Smart Car count is up to 7 - one more today. SUre thought those numbers would be the other way around. Saw one more GL today - beought that count up to 4. I \'ve seen too many MLs to count - I thou