Re: [MBZ] OT- Fun With Guns Today

Back the "trap" with about 100 cubic yards of sand and you'll have something. FMJ wants to go and keep going... -Curt On Sunday, December 10, 2017, 5:28:57 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: I want to have more fun with guns here as well. I need (want) a

Re: [MBZ] OT- Fun With Guns Today

Sorry. Para Ordnance 1911 Expert Stainless .45 ACP. My Walther PPQ is a 9mm. Seems pretty tame compared to the 1911 .45 ACP. Amazing to me that it’s such a difference. I love shooting the 1911. It seems so much more of a firearm than the polymer framed pistols. A “Man’s Pistol”, if you

Re: [MBZ] OT- Fun With Guns Today

I want to have more fun with guns here as well. I need (want) a backstop for a .30-06. I'm thinking of building a trap consisting of several (5 to 7) sheets of 3/4" plywood, separated by 2X4's on the long edge, with the space between the sheets filled with sand. Any thoughts on whether this would

Re: [MBZ] OT- Fun With Guns Today

Dan sez: >‎Working on getting 250 rounds through >my new 1911 9mm, or. 45 ACP?  Brand of pistol...? Kimber? Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

Heh heh, that's a good one... - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 12:54 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I updated my secondary laptop from Winderps 8.1 to 10. > > One week later, I was in the hospital having heart surgery. > >

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

I updated my secondary laptop from Winderps 8.1 to 10. One week later, I was in the hospital having heart surgery. Coincidence? I think not. -MMM- ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

On August 3, 2016 at 12:21 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote:I presume this would apply to Win 7 as well.Where does one find the registry file to open?There's a handy software tool for backing up a Windows 7 registration and writing it to a new registry file.

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 09:05:27 -0400 Ed Booher via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Well, google a bit for the visual basic you need to run to pull the OS > > key from your registry. > > I presume

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

You can download the .iso and make a bootable USB with it. -Curt From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fun with wi

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 09:05:27 -0400 Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: > Well, google a bit for the visual basic you need to run to pull the OS > key from your registry. I presume this would apply to Win 7 as well. Where does one find the registry file to open? > On a related

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

Well, google a bit for the visual basic you need to run to pull the OS key from your registry. Then you can reinstall. But, actually, Microsoft maintains that once installed you always have a 10 license for that system. So if you can get the 10 install media, you can probably get the key direct

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

That (installing the 32 bit version) kind of defeats the purpose of putting lose 10 on the box. Russ Williams via Mercedes August 2, 2016 at 8:00 PM You can download the Win10 ISO from Microsoft. Your Product ID Key for 10 if on M/$ servers if you have to

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

you've gone to 10 you can delete it and go again with the correct installer. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 4:10 PM S

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

I thought the whole point of the windows old directory was easily reverting to the old OS. Unfortunately, I forgot to do that last week, so in a few years I'll have an unsupported OS. I wasn't that excited about the upgrade anyway, it means handing full control of my computer over to Micro$oft,

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

isks but one serial number. Once you've gone to 10 you can delete it and go again with the correct installer. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

Lain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders I got winders 10 put on a dell box about 4 hours before the cutoff.  It is a C2D box (64 bit) and I noticed the install of 10 is listed as 32 bit. Did it install as 32 bit because

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

Yes? I'm sticking with win 7, I'm pretty sure 10 won't make life better in the short run, and I've got plenty of time to save up for the long run. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 2, 2016 4:10:44 PM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: >I got

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders

I got winders 10 put on a dell box about 4 hours before the cutoff. It is a C2D box (64 bit) and I noticed the install of 10 is listed as 32 bit. Did it install as 32 bit because the prior install was 32 bit winders 7? It was a xp machine, so I did a clean install of lose 7 before I could

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders - CertUtil for SHA256 hash check

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:48 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Tonight I was trying to upgrade firmware on a network device, which > required a download of a fairly large .tgz file. After I failed a couple > times, I decided to verify the download integrity against

Re: [MBZ] OT fun with winders - CertUtil for SHA256 hash check

On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 22:48:25 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Tonight I was trying to upgrade firmware on a network device, which > required a download of a fairly large .tgz file. After I failed a > couple times, I decided to verify the download integrity against

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times at Walmart

It's my observation the reproduction genes seem to become dominate at the shallow end of the gene pool. On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And, have children, sometimes lots of children. > > RB > > On 06/07/2016 12:27 PM, Rick Knoble via

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times at Walmart

On July 6, 2016 at 1:46 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:That's nothing. Here's a REAL brawl among Caucasian bikers last year inTX. Nine people killed.http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/18/us/texas-biker-gang-brawl-shooting/index.htmlAnd at least one of them was killed by

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times at Walmart

And, have children, sometimes lots of children. RB On 06/07/2016 12:27 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Sad part is, these people vote. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 Original Message From: Joel Cairo via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 12:23 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times at Walmart

That's nothing. Here's a REAL brawl among Caucasian bikers last year in TX. Nine people killed. http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/18/us/texas-biker-gang-brawl-shooting/index.html On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Clearly Trumpsters > > --JC > >

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times at Walmart

Clearly Trumpsters --JC On 7/6/16 1:27 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Sad part is, these people vote. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 Original Message From: Joel Cairo via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 12:23 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Reply To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times at Walmart

Sad part is, these people vote. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 Original Message From: Joel Cairo via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 12:23 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Reply To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Joel Cairo Subject: [MBZ] OT Fun times at Walmart Moral: Be careful whose

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times flying

I was hoping to see the Brussels Airlines Dash 8 plane make the second landing. I have no qualms about making a go-around, but have not waited that late to execute one! On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Make good choices

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times flying

On Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:55:50 -0500 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Make good choices http://gawker.com/passenger-plane-aborts-scary-sideways-landing-at-the-la-1477861455 Much better pilots than the ones in the Korean jet that crashed at San Francisco! I wish the

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times flying

On 06/12/2013 3:11 PM, Craig wrote: On Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:55:50 -0500 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Make good choices http://gawker.com/passenger-plane-aborts-scary-sideways-landing-at-the-la-1477861455 Much better pilots than the ones in the Korean jet that

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun times flying

Craig wrote: On Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:55:50 -0500 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Make good choices http://gawker.com/passenger-plane-aborts-scary-sideways-landing-at-the-la-1477861455 Much better pilots than the ones in the Korean jet that crashed at San Francisco!

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

I used to do that in a Honda Civic station wagon. 1.3 liter engine and a 5 speed manual. I counted once on my way home from the office and discovered that I shifted 273 times on that trip. That was when I worked in an office further from home than I am now in. At every light, I would shift down

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID: canzcij9fpbnzlmj-uv5t_owh8doh8jsnadvon3hsgf9pzq6...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ah, but the Fiesta isn't Diesel Will a Fiesta average 45mpg and hit 53 on occaision

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:27:40 -0500 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID: calhj_1asuufjn_+hxtqc-dm1n+mk0ow8egynfjycvxfrunm...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Try out a VW

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

On 21/02/2013 5:00 PM, Michael Canfield wrote: I guess it would be worth the sacrifice in mpg to me to have more comfort and a blast of occassional fun on that daily commute. I think a boring ride to and from work just makes it that much harder to want to go. To each their own Mike On

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

at. -Curt Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:27:40 -0500 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID: calhj_1asuufjn_+hxtqc-dm1n+mk0ow8egynfjycvxfrunm...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: So, is that why so many have commuted in old 240D's? They are sacrificing mpg for a blast of occasional fun. Randy Exactly! There's fun to be had at each end of the spectrum, though it is different fun :-) -- OK

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

That is a sacrifice in performance in favor of luxury and reliability. Something to be said for the security of riding behind that star on the hood. Mike On Feb 21, 2013 6:07 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 21/02/2013 5:00 PM, Michael Canfield wrote: I guess it would be worth

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

You get to drive a 240D to it's maximum performance at every stop sign/light - hard to get away with in a 300+ HP car :) On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: That is a sacrifice in performance in favor of luxury and reliability. Something to be said for

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

Very true. Same thing that makes full throttle, tire chirping takeoffs fun in the 300dlol Mike On Feb 21, 2013 6:53 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: You get to drive a 240D to it's maximum performance at every stop sign/light - hard to get away with in a 300+ HP car :) On Thu, Feb

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

On Feb 21, 2013 2:34 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: So, is that why so many have commuted in old 240D's? They are sacrificing mpg for a blast of occasional fun. Randy Exactly! I got a blast anytime I passed someone. I got a blast every time the schmuck who went flying

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID: CALHJ_1DJyq3_nWWt9U09njN=whcj4-the0ydtx9erojd0ir...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I guess it would be worth the sacrifice in mpg to me to have more comfort

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

Commuting with a 240D is a test of your driving skill. Have you looked ahead for hills and planned appropriately? -Curt Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:07:30 -0600 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

Drive a late model (2012 or later) Passat with the TDI engine and DSG tranny before you make up your mind --- On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm in so-Cal this week and have a Ford Fiesta as a rental. Bright red, auto trans (of course) sedan. Its got

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID: CANZcij9j7wbOLLV4oEY=hujgjch+uywxnhlkdx6mk8ycvgk...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Drive a late model (2012 or later) Passat with the TDI engine and DSG tranny before you make up your mind --- On Tue

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

Ah, but the Fiesta isn't Diesel Will a Fiesta average 45mpg and hit 53 on occaision? Is it GERMAN (but made in the USA)? Yes, the Passat was probably too much money, and an old persons car, but we sure like it. On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

/Ford_PowerShift_transmission -Curt Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:06 -0600 From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID: canzcij9fpbnzlmj-uv5t_owh8doh8jsnadvon3hsgf9pzq6...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

the odd shifting I noted is because its a DSG transmission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_PowerShift_transmission -Curt Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:06 -0600 From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford Message-ID

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

Try a mid-2000 Focus with the 2.3 liter four banger. Nicer car, better performance, probably in the same price range, too. Dan On Feb 19, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: I'm in so-Cal this week and have a Ford Fiesta as a rental. Bright red, auto trans (of course) sedan. Its got

Re: [MBZ] OT: Fun Ford

Didn't know Easter eggs could roll that fast... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm in so-Cal this week and have a Ford Fiesta as a rental. Bright red, auto trans (of course) sedan. Its got around 20,000 miles so it must be

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun stuff............

I don't know what these guy's, and you, are smoking, but I want some . ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: fun with shotguns

nice, can you make a trio for my Bach Strad? :) Jim Cathey wrote: Turns out that .410 shell brass makes nice button inserts for a beater trumpet that is missing them: http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/horns/toldsba.jpg Shoe Goo, of course! (I'm anxiously awaiting my [eBay] Frumpet to

Re: [MBZ] OT: fun with shotguns

.410 shells always made great whistles too. I particularly liked the plastic ones, but paper was good too, and the old ones with a rolled crimp made the best whistles. At 09:10 AM 5/6/2009, you wrote: Turns out that .410 shell brass makes nice button inserts for a beater trumpet that is

Re: [MBZ] [OT] Fun with tools.

I thought I was the only guy who did that to screwdrivers! :-) I've used ViseGrips on them too. :-) Or how about for getting a really stuck screw out that's been painted over in woodwork.. Put the head of the screwdriver on the screw, heat the shaft with a lighter and turn. I have one poor

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