Oh not only the krauts. It was a lot of
college kids and local yuppies and others.
Definitely entertaining.
MG
Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Sounds like well lubricated krauts! Fun. Probably mucho
Gemütlecheit (sp?) was had by all!
MG via Mercedes wrote:
It was just right in
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:53:46 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
> Absolutely. It was too hot to be in the sun. and with the hood off for
> weeks, I needed some form of shelter. It worked out well, and that
> engine is still good.
So you learned real well!
Craig
>> the red canopy
Absolutely. It was too hot to be in the sun. and with the hood off for
weeks, I needed some form of shelter. It worked out well, and that
engine is still good.
Craig via Mercedes wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:24:57 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
I was using that 50 years ago.
Sounds like well lubricated krauts! Fun. Probably mucho
Gemütlecheit (sp?) was had by all!
MG via Mercedes wrote:
It was just right in Orlando for our 2nd Octoberfest weekend. It sure
brought the people out. We almost sold out of beer. Emptied about 125
50lt kegs. Fun was had by all.
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:24:57 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
> I was using that 50 years ago. back then, you got it by buying a
> surplus parachute; then cutting off the shroud lines. the red canopy
> became my "shop" while I learned how to reassemble an OM621 for my
> 200D. I
I was using that 50 years ago. back then, you got it by buying a
surplus parachute; then cutting off the shroud lines. the red canopy
became my "shop" while I learned how to reassemble an OM621 for my
200D. I hung the canopy from the old box elder tree. I still have
some of the red
Why didn’t you just wait a few days and retrieve it from the yard?
-D
> On Oct 29, 2018, at 3:00 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Are you laces the thin black material thats kinda waxy? I kinda like those,
> Buster ate one of mine so I replaced with cheaper, thicker brown cord. I'd
Are you laces the thin black material thats kinda waxy? I kinda like those,
Buster ate one of mine so I replaced with cheaper, thicker brown cord. I'd kind
of like to get another set of the originals...
-Curt
On Monday, October 29, 2018, 7:29:06 AM EDT, Michael Esh via Mercedes
wrote:
Yesterday was a success, dry feet, water beads off the boots nicely and I
think that the leather feels softer than before overall a success. I'll know
more in a couple weeks when I go to deer camp, a week in the bush is a good
test...
-Curt
On Sunday, October 28, 2018, 11:08:35 PM EDT,
Make 'em as long as you can stand 'em, if you ever find yourself in a survival
situation, you can use them in many ways (hang your socks to dry, make a small
animal trap, make a sling to kill Goliath, etc.).
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On October 29, 2018 12:43:32 PM EDT,
A, hadn’t thought of that. Good idea.
Michael E. Esh
> On Oct 29, 2018, at 7:56 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Michael, get some parachute cord and make your own laces. True parachute
> cord is far stronger and more durable than leather laces. More cachet too.
> --
> Max
It was just right in Orlando for our 2nd
Octoberfest weekend. It sure brought the
people out. We almost sold out of beer.
Emptied about 125 50lt kegs. Fun was had by
all. Some more so then others.
MG
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Is that warm for this time of year? The temp here is
Michael, get some parachute cord and make your own laces. True parachute cord
is far stronger and more durable than leather laces. More cachet too.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On October 29, 2018 7:28:15 AM EDT, Michael Esh via Mercedes
wrote:
>Is neetsfoot with beeswax
Is neetsfoot with beeswax sold in stores or is it a home brew?
I ended up buying a mid price Redwing steel toe boot called Irish Setter from
Okun Bros shoe store in Kalamazoo. They have been in business for 90 years. The
were $169.00.
I probably could have ordered them and saved 15.00 but
> Curt wrote:
> I can't remember who suggested neets foot oil with bees wax
That was me. I still haven't mixed up a batch.
> Mixed up my regular beeswax cut about 50% with the oil. I was pleased how
> easily it works in... The leather feels softer than before so
> at least something has
> On October 28, 2018 at 8:42 PM archer75--- via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> That was what we were told in the 1950s about an event that happened in the
> 1930s. Debating the deadliness of a drug that is no longer given to patients
> under any circumstance is fine if you just like to debate,
That was what we were told in the 1950s about an event that happened in the
1930s. Debating the deadliness of a drug that is no longer given to patients
under any circumstance is fine if you just like to debate, but I would rather
debate the deadliness of drugs and nutrients that are still in
And every single patient given water in the 1800s died.
Wiki agrees that Thorotrast was VERY dangerous, but well short of what you're
implying:
Due to the release of alpha particles, Thorotrast was found to be extremely
carcinogenic. There is a high over-incidence of various cancers in
On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 23:37:59 -0400 archer75--- via Mercedes
wrote:
> One of the saddest cases of radiation poisoning in the 1930s was
> Thorotrast. It was an oral contrast medium that did a beautiful job of
> outlining and diagnosing the liver. Every single patient to whom it was
> given died;
On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 21:41:09 -0400
Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
> I don't know if BB made the machines ,but they Used them
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Oct 27, 2018 9:36 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes"
> wrote:
>
> > I don't think there were any documented customer cancer
> On October 27, 2018 at 10:25 PM Craig via Mercedes
> wrote:
> It was watch faces.
>
> In the 1920s or thereabouts, there was even a radium drink, which some
> people used extensively. One fellow had his jaw melt away into nothing
> and had a rather painful death.
What irked me was the
On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 21:45:28 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
>
> > On October 27, 2018 at 9:35 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> > wrote:
> >
> > Along with some of the girls who painted radium markings on
> > instrument faces for the military, and played with the glowing paint
> > on
Agreed- all he had to do was,to look at the worn out pair I was,wearing &
pronation & suppination were obvious.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Oct 27, 2018 9:43 PM, "OK Don via Mercedes"
wrote:
IIRC, the New Balance store toys are based on weight sensors across the
foot area. My wife tried
> On October 27, 2018 at 9:35 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Along with some of the girls who painted radium markings on instrument faces
> for the military, and played with the glowing paint on work breaks.
Or was that watch faces?
Probably both, but there were likely more
IIRC, the New Balance store toys are based on weight sensors across the
foot area. My wife tried one once - was not impressed.
On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 8:31 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yes I read/heard/remember that too. It was the 50"s & radiation was cool.
>
I don't know if BB made the machines ,but they Used them
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Oct 27, 2018 9:36 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes"
wrote:
> I don't think there were any documented customer cancer cases from those,
> but some employees who demonstrated them on their own feet several
I don't think there were any documented customer cancer cases from those, but
some employees who demonstrated them on their own feet several times a day got
messed up bad.
Along with some of the girls who painted radium markings on instrument faces
for the military, and played with the glowing
Smart parents.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Oct 27, 2018 9:17 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 20:48:38 -0400 Dwight Giles via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> > Yes good memory Mitch. We wore Buster Brown"s. They had this cool Xray
> > machine that you could see your feet Inside
Yes I read/heard/remember that too. It was the 50"s & radiation was cool.
This is,why I was,surprised a,few,weeks ago that the New Balance store had
some of digital imaging to tell me,about pronation etc. Not sure it had
any radiation
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Oct 27, 2018 9:05 PM,
On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 20:48:38 -0400 Dwight Giles via Mercedes
wrote:
> Yes good memory Mitch. We wore Buster Brown"s. They had this cool Xray
> machine that you could see your feet Inside the shoes
We had one in the shoe store in Westchester (Los Angeles, about 3 miles
north of LAX), but my
I heard from a colleague that those x-ray machines had to be removed from
the stores because of the high radiation exposure given to customers.
On Oct 27, 2018 8:49 PM, "Dwight Giles via Mercedes"
wrote:
> Yes good memory Mitch. We wore Buster Brown"s. They had this cool Xray
> machine that you
Yes good memory Mitch. We wore Buster Brown"s. They had this cool Xray
machine that you could see your feet Inside the shoes
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Oct 27, 2018 8:45 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes"
wrote:
This talk of busters and shoes got me thinking about something I hadn't
given a
My dogs begged to go out in wet & blustery today so they did get their
soaked walks.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Oct 27, 2018 7:17 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 23:12:39 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> > I can't remember who suggested neets foot
This talk of busters and shoes got me thinking about something I hadn't given a
thought to in a few decades, maybe not even since the 1970s.
Then I remembered the kid was Buster, not the dog, who was named Tige.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkLxbHOFdE
Is that warm for this time of year? The temp here is about right (high in the
low '40s) for this time of year but the wind and rain were quite vicious.
I was in Vancouver the past week, it was lovely there until Thursday, then
rainy but still fairly warm. Spent 3 hours in LA on Friday while
Not sure, I took him out a couple times today, once he decided to run around
the yard and eat something gross. He's not always smart enough to come in out
of the rain...
-Curt
On Saturday, October 27, 2018, 7:17:21 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> Maybe tomorrow I'll give them a
>
> > Maybe tomorrow I'll give them a shot, certainly Buster didn't like
> > sitting inside all day today but it was blustery and miserable... -Curt
>
> What would Buster have done if you had turned him out into the blustery
> miserableness?
>
Hmmm . fickle weather. It was sunny and 78F today
On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 23:12:39 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
> I can't remember who suggested neets foot oil with bees wax but as it
> was raining today I figured I'd take some time with my boots.
Good report.
> Maybe tomorrow I'll give them a shot, certainly Buster didn't like
>
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