Sat, 5 Jun 2010 11:20:38 -0400
From: "WILTON"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
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WILTON wrote:
> The
> tenant finished buying that house for me several years ago. 'Wish I could
> have had a dozen houses and tenants like that.
A good tenant is worth it for a house owner? - I am grateful that I
can be of service to the houseowner here. Used to be country, now
suburban is encro
Pump prices include tax; prices on most other goods do not include taxes.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Curt Raymond"
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Shouldn't be, not on gas anyway...
ses and tenants like that. I had some others several
years ago, but the tenants were such a hastle, I sold the houses.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Curt Raymond"
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henif
:00 AM, WILTON wrote:
And the cotton is discarded denim ("blue jeans").
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "John Reames"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
So did they go to plastic
Hendrik and Fay writes:
> That's another thing, the tax, in Ozland it is included in the
> advertised price, over here they whack it on at the end.
Generally sales tax is added on at the time of purchase but for gasoline
it's included in the price (I think it's that way in all states, but I'm
no
And the cotton is discarded denim ("blue jeans").
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "John Reames"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
So did they go to plastic to prevent money la
Now, that's quick on the lever these days.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Mitch Haley"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Hendrik and Fay wrote:
and there are how many inches
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Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Congrats Wilton, what are you going to do with all that spare cash? A
visit to
the MB stealership? A trip to Ozland, heck just borrow a B-52 and cut out
the
flight cost
ussion List"
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
and there are how many inches in a yard?
So basically ignore the 9/10 on the end?
Hendrik
who gets confused easy
On Fri Jun 4 16:57 , Mitch Haley sent:
Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Yeah I know I
Shouldn't be, not on gas anyway...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:55:33 +0800
From: Hendrik and Fay
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
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That's
You're sure? I've just got 312 more payments...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 22:12:27 -0400
From: "WILTON"
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
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Oh! Here I thought the number of feet in a yard depended upon your lot
size :p
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On Jun 5, 2010, at 7:09, Mitch Haley wrote:
Hendrik and Fay wrote:
and there are how many inches in a yard?
12 in a foot, 36 in a y
So did they go to plastic to prevent money laundering or to facilitate
it?
(btw American money is something like 95% cotton rag, and the ink is
impressed with extremely high pressure, so the bills are usually
unharmed by the washing machine... Except for emerging a smidge
cleaner and some
And sales tax varies by state... And some things classify differently;
sometimes ready to eat food is not considered for sales tax, but
entertainment tax...
Oh beware of resturants including a precalculated tip in the "total"...
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John Reames wrote:
The measurements are "standard" imperial for the most part...
The biggest difference being in the US Gallon, which is only 128 fluid ounces
instead of 160. But a car buff like Hendrick already knows that.
Mitch.
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Yeah, basically add an extra 1/10th cent (round it up) when you
budget, but ignore it, as every station charges the same way...
Oh beware that some stations charge different prices for cash vs
credit, and some pumps (in most states) are full service (vs self
service), so they are priced hig
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From: "John Reames"
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:32 PM
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
It means that the gas
Hendrik and Fay wrote:
and there are how many inches in a yard?
12 in a foot, 36 in a yard, 39.4 in a meter.
So basically ignore the 9/10 on the end?
That's what they hope. I'd add another 1/10 and think of 2.909 as 2.91.
Anyway, unless you're in an oddball state like NJ, most of the gas wi
Congrats Wilton, what are you going to do with all that spare cash? A visit to
the MB stealership? A trip to Ozland, heck just borrow a B-52 and cut out the
flight costs.
Hendrik
who is now remembering how money runs like water through your hands when you are
on the roadand got kids in tow. Th
Ahh hah, the plan is to use part of the penny collection to pay for postage, it
will be a bit of a gomer moment, standing there working out when the amount of
pennies I have will cover the postage of the weight that is left.
Hendrik
who is always thinking
On Fri Jun 4 18:12 , Curt Raymond sent:
Hah hah that reminds me that when I am paying by cash for fuel, I land on $xx.02
because .01 and .02 get rounded down and .03, .04 get rounded up to the nearest
5
cents, it's a small victory but kinda like picking up pennies on the footpath.
Hendrik
who will pick up 5 cent pieces
On Fri Jun 4 1
Mate, what a deal and guess what you are still talking about the time you got a
bottle of jungle juice on the cheap.
You know if you are clever you will always come up a few cents short and before
you know it you'll be rich, oooh hang on you already are.
Hendrik
who too likes a discount
On Fri Ju
Nah i am having too much funny drawing on the faces, you know, beards, glasses
and a few scars to make em look tough. Lot easier to do on this paper money.
Hendrik
who lives in the land of plastic money
On Fri Jun 4 17:15 , 'WILTON' sent:
>Those and the funny-looking bills - preferably, the bi
That's another thing, the tax, in Ozland it is included in the advertised price,
over here they whack it on at the end.
Another little difference we have.
Hendrik
who don't like paying tax
On Fri Jun 4 17:32 , 'WILTON' sent:
>That's their crazy way of sneaking/snatching another $.009 (9/10 of
and there are how many inches in a yard?
So basically ignore the 9/10 on the end?
Hendrik
who gets confused easy
On Fri Jun 4 16:57 , Mitch Haley sent:
>Hendrik and Fay wrote:
>> Yeah I know I'm dumb but what is the go with the wat fuel prices are
>> displated,
>> it's 290 9/10 , what does th
The tenths of a cent pricing dates back to the depression era when a
full cent plus or minus was too big a price change so gasoline was
priced in tenths of a cent. The practice became a tradition and has
continued to the present day.
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From: "John Reames"
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:32 PM
To: "Mercedes Discussion
Thanks, but no thanks. 4 more payments and I plan to be finished with
mortgage payments.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Curt Raymond"
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
The bills are cheaper to sh
It means that the gas companies get free money each time someone does
not land on a whole cent.
If you buy 1 gallon, it is $2.909, but we don't track tenths of
cents, so you pay $2.91... Three gallons are $8.787, so that becomes
$8.79, etc...
I do not believe that they ever round down, s
The bills are cheaper to ship than coins.
Come to think of it, if you'll pay 'em I'll ship you my bills. Start with my
mortgage.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:15:19 -0400
From: "WILTON"
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which I do. Same type
pricing crap as selling an item for $2.95 or $2.99. They think we don't see
it as $3.00, which I do.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik and Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ
Those and the funny-looking bills - preferably, the bills.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik and Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Right, so we'll bag all the pennies u
Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Yeah I know I'm dumb but what is the go with the wat fuel prices are displated,
it's 290 9/10 , what does the 9/10 on the end mean?
Two hundred and ninety and 9/10 cents per gallon. That's right, they want 2.91
per gallon, but they want you to think you are paying 2.90,
Yeah I know I'm dumb but what is the go with the wat fuel prices are displated,
it's 290 9/10 , what does the 9/10 on the end mean?
Hendrik
who is having a blonde moment perhaps
On Thu Jun 3 8:22 , John Reames sent:
>Hmph. We need a tenth-cent piece (have you seen gas prices? 3 places
>to t
edes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Is it cheap like me?
Hendrik
who hates US money, it all looks the same, the missus thought she was
cashed up,
turns out it was a bunch of dollars
On Wed Jun 2 6:42 , Rich Thomas richthoma
gt;
>- Original Message -
>From: "Hendrik and Fay" heni...@ozemail.com.au>
>To: "Mercedes Discussion List" mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM
>Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
>
>
>>
>> Is it cheap like me
10 1:54:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
BTW, even behind my walker, I still stop and bend down to pick up a penny on
the sidewalk; 'takes only 100 of 'em to make a dollar. ;<))
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "WILTON"
:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Just put 'em in an envelope and send 'em to me. I can find a use for
them, anyway.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik and Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM
Yeah, I've never had enough of it. Send me all that you don't want. ;<
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik and Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Oz money
Just put 'em in an envelope and send 'em to me. I can find a use for them,
anyway.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik and Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay
Is
Hmph. We need a tenth-cent piece (have you seen gas prices? 3 places
to the right of the decimal point...)
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On Jun 3, 2010, at 9:32, Mitch Haley wrote:
Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 ce
2 words: debit card
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On 6/3/2010 9:25 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Guess you get used to US money?
Hendrik
who don't have much in the wallet, either in colour or size
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Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 cent pieces, spose all those cents i am
collecting here go into charity collection tins?
Most shopkeepers have a 'penny dish' on the counter by the cash register.
You throw your pennies in there, and when the next guy's purchase is 10.
Oz money is both different size and colour, easy to see how well you are doing
by
looking at the predominant colour and size of the money in the wallet.
Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 cent pieces, spose all those cents i am
collecting here go into charity collection tins?
Guess you get used t
I think there have been some complaints about the blind not being able
to distinguish the bills... I do like how the euro bills increase
their size by 1cm in length and width as the values increase... I also
like that the increments are logarithmic...(.01, .02, .05, .1, .2, .5,
1, 2, 5...)
Is it cheap like me?
Hendrik
who hates US money, it all looks the same, the missus thought she was cashed up,
turns out it was a bunch of dollars
On Wed Jun 2 6:42 , Rich Thomas sent:
>Forgot to mention in Chicago, and Old Style (it's krausened!) is a
>moderately tasty brew, nothing really
Boilermaker U. Not much else to do back then other than consume the
fruits of agricultural labor. It was a hotbed of apathy.
--R
On 6/2/2010 8:02 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
--R wrote:
--R (whose consumption of Old Style in college superseded Bud at some point,
probably due to the proximity
--R wrote:
> --R (whose consumption of Old Style in college superseded Bud at some point,
> probably due to the proximity of Reilly's Tap)
What college?
mao
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Forgot to mention in Chicago, and Old Style (it's krausened!) is a
moderately tasty brew, nothing really special, but nothing bad either.
--R (whose consumption of Old Style in college superseded Bud at some
point, probably due to the proximity of Reilly's Tap)
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