Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes

Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

Getting ready to do plugs in the S430 (it still has the originals from what I 
can tell) and found that Amazon has a $2.00/plug rebate on Bosch double 
platinums until the end of the month.

http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-FR8DPP33X-Original-Equipment-Platinum/dp/B00F9VKOL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1434911645sr=8-1keywords=bosch+8100+spark+plug

When you’re buying 16 plugs at a pop this is a big help…


$2.99 after rebate is still more than Starmarked copper plugs from a dealer like 
Northlake, or platinum NGK G-Power from RockAuto or with an Advance Auto coupon.


Mitch.

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[MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/5067293164.html

*snort*
-Curt

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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I am REALLY behind the times.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:

 How about 2 plugs per cylinder?


 Yep, 12 plugs in a 320 V6 (M112) an 16 plugs in a 430 M113.
 The good news is the double coils cost less than the single coils for the
 previous M119 V-8.

 Mitch



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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
They don’t seem to be as prone to failure after a period of time like the M119 
coils do, either.

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
 How about 2 plugs per cylinder?
 
 Yep, 12 plugs in a 320 V6 (M112) an 16 plugs in a 430 M113.
 The good news is the double coils cost less than the single coils for the 
 previous M119 V-8.
 
 Mitch
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

Great subject!


I bought a trial bottle of Somnapure but that left me feeling totally
whacked, irritable, and exhausted the next day...  normal



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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes

It might be diesel but not likely an MB motor.

RB

On 22/06/2015 12:08 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

I'll bet it really is legit.  When I bought my '87 wagon up in New Jersey,
at my first fuel stop there was a 80's BMW getting diesel, I think it had a
six cylinder motor.  They also had a reputation for weak heads.

-
Max
Charleston SC





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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

Yes i was going to ask if a spark plug was like a glow plug.
On Jun 22, 2015 11:39 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


Those old hit and miss engines with the exposed flywheels had a spark 
plug I believe.  My preference was for the Page Oil Engine.  It had 
no spork plogs.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPMkQv0Y_S4

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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Sure am glad it has no rust.  ;)

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/5067293164.html

 *snort*
 -Curt

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
We used to get a “medical kit” when we traveled that had some “happy pills” in 
it to help us sleep.  When I used to go from places like Singapore to Tokyo to 
Chicago I would have a drink, meal, then take a pill and be lights out until 
just before landing in Chicago.

You would still be fuzzy for a day or two afterwards, but it did help the 
transition.

My kids always got a kick out of how I could leave Singapore at 07:00 local 
time and be back home the same day late in the afternoon.  Try explaining that 
to a 6 year old.

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Sadly I'm really bad at sleeping on the plane so I generally prefer east to 
 west. Most times I fall asleep just after the plane gets up in the air and 
 sleep until about the time the drinks cart comes, so maybe 20-30 minutes 
 total, then I'm awake the rest of the flight. Not so bad for a 6 hour flight 
 to LA but annoying on a 12 hour flight to Tokyo.Fortunately on the way out I 
 slept about 2 hours in the airport in Tokyo which is a first for me. Imagine 
 the adrenaline hit when I awoke to see the plane was boarding. That actually 
 worked out perfectly. I took a second to get my head together, got up and 
 walked directly onto the plane. I generally like being one of the last people 
 to get on...
 -Curt
 
  From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com 
 Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:52 AM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?
 
 West to East is always the easiest as long as you sleep on the plane.  I 
 always hated he general feeling or “fuzziness” after I returned from an 
 overseas flight.
 
 Best thing to do is to get out in the sun as much as possible as soon as you 
 return.  It re-syncs your circadian rhythms….
 
 Dan
 
 
 
 
 On Jun 22, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Slow start for me today, I'm trying to make up some sleep though I did 
 managed to sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours on the plane.
 The return trip was actually more fun than the trip out. I actually kind of 
 enjoyed my layover in Tokyo. I traded some USD for Yen and bought a bunch of 
 snacks, 6 kinds of Kit Kat, 2 kinds of Pocky. I also had a really nice soft 
 ice-cream. Had fun looking at all the weird foods for sale...
 -Curt
 
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Your car has 16 cylinders??

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Getting ready to do plugs in the S430 (it still has the originals from
 what I can tell) and found that Amazon has a $2.00/plug rebate on Bosch
 double platinums until the end of the month.


 http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-FR8DPP33X-Original-Equipment-Platinum/dp/B00F9VKOL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1434911645sr=8-1keywords=bosch+8100+spark+plug

 When you’re buying 16 plugs at a pop this is a big help…

 Dan
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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'll bet it really is legit.  When I bought my '87 wagon up in New Jersey,
at my first fuel stop there was a 80's BMW getting diesel, I think it had a
six cylinder motor.  They also had a reputation for weak heads.

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 There is nothing wrong with a BMW identifying as a Benz.  It has probably
 had those feelings since it was built, but had to wait 32 years to finally
 develop the courage to undergo transautomobilation.

 Transautomobilism is no crime!

 --R


 On 6/22/15 11:37 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

 Sure am glad it has no rust.  ;)

 On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

  http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/5067293164.html

 *snort*
 -Curt

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I carry melatonin which helps some if I remember to use it. I forgot on my way 
to Tokyo, big mistake.I'd found that the latest batch of melatonin we got 
didn't seem to work as well as previously so I researched maybe taking too. 
Turns out we've got 3mg stuff now where we had 1mg before and in some cases 
with melatonin less is more. I experimented in Manila with taking 1/2 a pill 
and actually found it was more effective. Go figure huh?
-Curt

  From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com 
 Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 11:19 AM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?
   
We used to get a “medical kit” when we traveled that had some “happy pills” in 
it to help us sleep.  When I used to go from places like Singapore to Tokyo to 
Chicago I would have a drink, meal, then take a pill and be lights out until 
just before landing in Chicago.

You would still be fuzzy for a day or two afterwards, but it did help the 
transition.

My kids always got a kick out of how I could leave Singapore at 07:00 local 
time and be back home the same day late in the afternoon.  Try explaining that 
to a 6 year old.

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Sadly I'm really bad at sleeping on the plane so I generally prefer east to 
 west. Most times I fall asleep just after the plane gets up in the air and 
 sleep until about the time the drinks cart comes, so maybe 20-30 minutes 
 total, then I'm awake the rest of the flight. Not so bad for a 6 hour flight 
 to LA but annoying on a 12 hour flight to Tokyo.Fortunately on the way out I 
 slept about 2 hours in the airport in Tokyo which is a first for me. Imagine 
 the adrenaline hit when I awoke to see the plane was boarding. That actually 
 worked out perfectly. I took a second to get my head together, got up and 
 walked directly onto the plane. I generally like being one of the last people 
 to get on...
 -Curt
 
      From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com 
 Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:52 AM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?
 
 West to East is always the easiest as long as you sleep on the plane.  I 
 always hated he general feeling or “fuzziness” after I returned from an 
 overseas flight.
 
 Best thing to do is to get out in the sun as much as possible as soon as you 
 return.  It re-syncs your circadian rhythms….
 
 Dan
 
 
 
 
 On Jun 22, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Slow start for me today, I'm trying to make up some sleep though I did 
 managed to sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours on the plane.
 The return trip was actually more fun than the trip out. I actually kind of 
 enjoyed my layover in Tokyo. I traded some USD for Yen and bought a bunch of 
 snacks, 6 kinds of Kit Kat, 2 kinds of Pocky. I also had a really nice soft 
 ice-cream. Had fun looking at all the weird foods for sale...
 -Curt
 
    
 
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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
There was an 80s vintage BMW diesel, which I looked at once when searching for 
my 1979 300TD.  Randy Steele warned me off of them, saying that they had some 
serious issues with heads leaking, I believe.  Sounds like the rodbender MB 
engines.

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 It might be diesel but not likely an MB motor.
 
 RB
 
 On 22/06/2015 12:08 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
 I'll bet it really is legit.  When I bought my '87 wagon up in New Jersey,
 at my first fuel stop there was a 80's BMW getting diesel, I think it had a
 six cylinder motor.  They also had a reputation for weak heads.
 
 -
 Max
 Charleston SC
 
 
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
+1


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 How about 2 plugs per cylinder?
 
 RB
 


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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes

Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:

How about 2 plugs per cylinder?


Yep, 12 plugs in a 320 V6 (M112) an 16 plugs in a 430 M113.
The good news is the double coils cost less than the single coils for the 
previous M119 V-8.


Mitch


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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Great subject!

Melatonin pill sized at 5 mg needs to be cut in half.  They work great at
that dosage (sublingually) although I wonder why they discontinued the
tinier 1 mg pils that didn't need to - and couldn't - be halved.

I bought a trial bottle of Somnapure but that left me feeling totally
whacked, irritable, and exhausted the next day...  Anyone else tried this
product?  I think they must contain SJ Wort, which really does not work
well on me.  They also smell just like valerian, which I also do not react
well to...



On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 I carry melatonin which helps some if I remember to use it. I forgot on my
 way to Tokyo, big mistake.I'd found that the latest batch of melatonin we
 got didn't seem to work as well as previously so I researched maybe taking
 too. Turns out we've got 3mg stuff now where we had 1mg before and in some
 cases with melatonin less is more. I experimented in Manila with taking 1/2
 a pill and actually found it was more effective. Go figure huh?
 -Curt

   From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
  To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
  Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 11:19 AM
  Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?

 We used to get a “medical kit” when we traveled that had some “happy
 pills” in it to help us sleep.  When I used to go from places like
 Singapore to Tokyo to Chicago I would have a drink, meal, then take a pill
 and be lights out until just before landing in Chicago.

 You would still be fuzzy for a day or two afterwards, but it did help the
 transition.

 My kids always got a kick out of how I could leave Singapore at 07:00
 local time and be back home the same day late in the afternoon.  Try
 explaining that to a 6 year old.

 Dan


  On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  Sadly I'm really bad at sleeping on the plane so I generally prefer east
 to west. Most times I fall asleep just after the plane gets up in the air
 and sleep until about the time the drinks cart comes, so maybe 20-30
 minutes total, then I'm awake the rest of the flight. Not so bad for a 6
 hour flight to LA but annoying on a 12 hour flight to Tokyo.Fortunately on
 the way out I slept about 2 hours in the airport in Tokyo which is a first
 for me. Imagine the adrenaline hit when I awoke to see the plane was
 boarding. That actually worked out perfectly. I took a second to get my
 head together, got up and walked directly onto the plane. I generally like
 being one of the last people to get on...
  -Curt
 
   From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
  To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com
  Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
  Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?
 
  West to East is always the easiest as long as you sleep on the plane.  I
 always hated he general feeling or “fuzziness” after I returned from an
 overseas flight.
 
  Best thing to do is to get out in the sun as much as possible as soon as
 you return.  It re-syncs your circadian rhythms….
 
  Dan
 
 
 
 
  On Jun 22, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  Slow start for me today, I'm trying to make up some sleep though I did
 managed to sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours on the plane.
  The return trip was actually more fun than the trip out. I actually
 kind of enjoyed my layover in Tokyo. I traded some USD for Yen and bought a
 bunch of snacks, 6 kinds of Kit Kat, 2 kinds of Pocky. I also had a really
 nice soft ice-cream. Had fun looking at all the weird foods for sale...
  -Curt
 
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Advance doesn’t stock them here, meaning that even with my 30% off code and 
shipping they’re more.

These are double platinums, not singles or copper, which is a no-no in these 
engines, which are cheaper. The correct MB part number is 003 159 9403, which 
are over $5.00/each from Northlake.

I’m not counting pennies over a part that lasts for 50,000 miles in this or any 
car I own.

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
 Getting ready to do plugs in the S430 (it still has the originals from what 
 I can tell) and found that Amazon has a $2.00/plug rebate on Bosch double 
 platinums until the end of the month.
 http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-FR8DPP33X-Original-Equipment-Platinum/dp/B00F9VKOL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1434911645sr=8-1keywords=bosch+8100+spark+plug
 When you’re buying 16 plugs at a pop this is a big help…
 
 $2.99 after rebate is still more than Starmarked copper plugs from a dealer 
 like Northlake, or platinum NGK G-Power from RockAuto or with an Advance Auto 
 coupon.
 
 Mitch.
 
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Re: [MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes

How about 2 plugs per cylinder?

RB

On 22/06/2015 10:27 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Your car has 16 cylinders??

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


Getting ready to do plugs in the S430 (it still has the originals from
what I can tell) and found that Amazon has a $2.00/plug rebate on Bosch
double platinums until the end of the month.


http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-FR8DPP33X-Original-Equipment-Platinum/dp/B00F9VKOL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1434911645sr=8-1keywords=bosch+8100+spark+plug

When you’re buying 16 plugs at a pop this is a big help…

Dan
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Sadly I'm really bad at sleeping on the plane so I generally prefer east to 
west. Most times I fall asleep just after the plane gets up in the air and 
sleep until about the time the drinks cart comes, so maybe 20-30 minutes total, 
then I'm awake the rest of the flight. Not so bad for a 6 hour flight to LA but 
annoying on a 12 hour flight to Tokyo.Fortunately on the way out I slept about 
2 hours in the airport in Tokyo which is a first for me. Imagine the adrenaline 
hit when I awoke to see the plane was boarding. That actually worked out 
perfectly. I took a second to get my head together, got up and walked directly 
onto the plane. I generally like being one of the last people to get on...
-Curt

  From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com 
 Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:52 AM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?
   
West to East is always the easiest as long as you sleep on the plane.  I always 
hated he general feeling or “fuzziness” after I returned from an overseas 
flight.

Best thing to do is to get out in the sun as much as possible as soon as you 
return.  It re-syncs your circadian rhythms….

Dan

 


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Slow start for me today, I'm trying to make up some sleep though I did 
 managed to sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours on the plane.
 The return trip was actually more fun than the trip out. I actually kind of 
 enjoyed my layover in Tokyo. I traded some USD for Yen and bought a bunch of 
 snacks, 6 kinds of Kit Kat, 2 kinds of Pocky. I also had a really nice soft 
 ice-cream. Had fun looking at all the weird foods for sale...
 -Curt
 
    

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Re: [MBZ] Pick and Pull, Anyone?

2015-06-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Why do you want to retrofit a phone? Are you somehow going to wire up a modern 
phone in it?

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jun 22, 2015, at 12:53 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 If anyone is going to their local PP in the near future, would you be wiling 
 to look for a couple of cables I need to retrofit a phone to my S430?
 
 Pretty much any W220 from 2000-2006 and even other models of the same vintage 
 would have what I want if they were equipped with a factory phone setup.  I’m 
 looking for the cable that comes off the PSE as well as a fiber cable that 
 goes between the voice control module and the PSE.  These would be mounted in 
 the trunk on the driver’s side if a W220.  In the trunk as well on other 
 models, but I’m not exactly sure where.
 
 Pictures:
 
 PSE with cable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x7e6txlggwv4hef/PSE.JPG?dl=0
 
 Fiber cable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3xh4t1n47d9rna/Fiber%20cable.jpg?dl=0
 
 There is one PP here in Tampa (LKQ) and they have one car that fits the 
 description.  It doesn’t have a factory phone.  Both of the cables are NLA.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Dan
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I paid for those upgrades many times.  It was interesting, when the 
small company I worked for opened an office near London some travel 
agent, I think an Indian guy the company owner knew, gave us 5 BA gold 
cards in exchange for booking flights through him.  I snagged one and 
that got me biz class one way, then I had to fly coach coming back which 
was ugly.


When I went to Lotus we could fly biz class internationally, so in going 
to England and Yurp I flew BA and got first-class upgrades since we 
bought biz class, and I had the gold card.  That was both ways, which 
was very nice, and being able to use the first class/Concorde lounges 
was great too.  I always sat with the big boys on the upper deck on 
the 747s and they wondered how I managed that, I never told them so they 
thought I was magic or something. That was pretty funny.  The scotch 
drinking came in handy as one of the SVPs enjoyed drinking and 
conversing and he was pretty funny (this was the guy who liked to 
scratch and rearrange his gentlemanly components in meetings and drove a 
Porch Turbo, he was pretty much a pig but entertaining).


At some point I cashed in miles for my wife and daughter and me to go to 
London and Greece on BA, biz class for my wife and me, and my daughter 
got a coach seat which was OK as she was only like 13 or 14.  We got to 
the club at HOU, where we had moved to, and checked in, I asked if there 
were any other seats open, and the girl got upgraded too (I just gave 
her the boarding pass, when she saw where she was sitting she let out a 
whoop and the FAs thought that was great so they treated her like Lady 
Die).  Went to the lounge at LHR on the way back and same thing, so we 
did quite well.  I always liked BA, the people were always really nice.


That was pretty much the last I went to yurp, so now relegated to cattle 
class again, but recently on my trip to Belize I managed to scam some 
extra legroom and exit seats without paying the upgrade, which was 
awesome because I really could not fit in the new coach seats.  No 
food and drinkies though, boo.


--R



On 6/22/15 3:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

Ahhh, didn’t know that part.

When I was awake I would often take laps around the coach cabin when the carts 
weren’t out.  Nice to see how the other half lived.

Dan



On Jun 22, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
wrote:

You have to drink lots of plain water with the Scottish water, which forces you 
to get up every now and then to go to the head, which is good as it keeps the 
blood flowing in the limbs.  So, you see, it is healthy to drink lots of Scotch 
whisky on long airplane flights!

--R



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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Slow start for me today, I'm trying to make up some sleep though I did managed 
to sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours on the plane.
The return trip was actually more fun than the trip out. I actually kind of 
enjoyed my layover in Tokyo. I traded some USD for Yen and bought a bunch of 
snacks, 6 kinds of Kit Kat, 2 kinds of Pocky. I also had a really nice soft 
ice-cream. Had fun looking at all the weird foods for sale...
-Curt

  From: WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 To: mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Cc: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com 
 Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 1:01 AM
 Subject: [MBZ] ?
   

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
West to East is always the easiest as long as you sleep on the plane.  I always 
hated he general feeling or “fuzziness” after I returned from an overseas 
flight.

Best thing to do is to get out in the sun as much as possible as soon as you 
return.  It re-syncs your circadian rhythms….

Dan

 
 On Jun 22, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Slow start for me today, I'm trying to make up some sleep though I did 
 managed to sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours on the plane.
 The return trip was actually more fun than the trip out. I actually kind of 
 enjoyed my layover in Tokyo. I traded some USD for Yen and bought a bunch of 
 snacks, 6 kinds of Kit Kat, 2 kinds of Pocky. I also had a really nice soft 
 ice-cream. Had fun looking at all the weird foods for sale...
 -Curt
 
 

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[MBZ] Pick and Pull, Anyone?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
If anyone is going to their local PP in the near future, would you be wiling 
to look for a couple of cables I need to retrofit a phone to my S430?

Pretty much any W220 from 2000-2006 and even other models of the same vintage 
would have what I want if they were equipped with a factory phone setup.  I’m 
looking for the cable that comes off the PSE as well as a fiber cable that goes 
between the voice control module and the PSE.  These would be mounted in the 
trunk on the driver’s side if a W220.  In the trunk as well on other models, 
but I’m not exactly sure where.

Pictures:

PSE with cable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x7e6txlggwv4hef/PSE.JPG?dl=0

Fiber cable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3xh4t1n47d9rna/Fiber%20cable.jpg?dl=0

There is one PP here in Tampa (LKQ) and they have one car that fits the 
description.  It doesn’t have a factory phone.  Both of the cables are NLA.

Thanks,

Dan
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

LOL.  You are my favorite tr*glod*te.



Why, Thank you!  Sir!

Sorry, it was just too good of an opening to pass up!

And vice versa!  Isn't someone whose newest vehicle is 31 years old 
also a troglodyte?


At any rate, you are my favorite  whacked, irritable, and exhausted 
liberal o'bummer worshiper. (or at least 3 of the 5)


(all meant in good humor)

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Re: [MBZ] Pick and Pull, Anyone?

2015-06-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

I think i understand that:  Eastern/Euro version:

PSE is who puts the PS in the PSR?


Western version:
Wizzee puts the wizz in the wizzer

Don't get the need for the fiber cable though!



If anyone is going to their local PP in the near future, would you 
be wiling to look for a couple of cables I need to retrofit a phone 
to my S430?


Pretty much any W220 from 2000-2006 and even other models of the 
same vintage would have what I want if they were equipped with a 
factory phone setup.  I'm looking for the cable that comes off the 
PSE as well as a fiber cable that goes between the voice control 
module and the PSE.  These would be mounted in the trunk on the 
driver's side if a W220.  In the trunk as well on other models, but 
I'm not exactly sure where.


Pictures:

PSE with cable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x7e6txlggwv4hef/PSE.JPG?dl=0

Fiber cable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3xh4t1n47d9rna/Fiber%20cable.jpg?dl=0

There is one PP here in Tampa (LKQ) and they have one car that fits 
the description.  It doesn't have a factory phone.  Both of the 
cables are NLA.


Thanks,

Dan


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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
You have to drink lots of plain water with the Scottish water, which 
forces you to get up every now and then to go to the head, which is good 
as it keeps the blood flowing in the limbs.  So, you see, it is healthy 
to drink lots of Scotch whisky on long airplane flights!


--R



On 6/22/15 11:56 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

I tried that several times since we flew business class with Northwest, meaning 
we had access to the lounges as well.  I didn’t like waking up all desiccated 
from both the alcohol and the cabin environment.  Made me feel like an Egyptian 
mummy. Ugh.

Dan

  

On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:44 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
wrote:

I always found ethanol, preferably of the Scottish variety, worked quite well 
on my international travels.  BA First Class had an excellent selection, and 
biz class wasn't too bad either.  The Concorde lounge at LHR had some REALLY 
nice stuff.

--R


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[MBZ] Diesel for Mitch

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2391001-fs-1995-mercedes-benz-e300-diesel.html#post12349969

Dan
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
A couple of times I flew BA from NYC to LHR in order to board the QE II at 
Southampton and cruise back to NY (for work...a tough job, but someone had to 
do it!).  On one of those flights someone called in a bomb threat to BA for the 
flight I was on.  The captain explained what they had done in response and I 
was satisfied enough to stay on the flight, though many ran off like rats from 
a sinking ship.  This resulted in an upgrade to first for me.  I also got to 
fly first on many NW flights when SWMBO worked for them, most notably a trip 
from NYC to ANC and back.  On the flight back we had the first class cabin to 
ourselves!  Back then we could upgrade for $10!  These days we're lucky to get 
any seat with our flight benefits.

Greg

-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas 
via Mercedes
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 1:06 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Rich Thomas
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?

I paid for those upgrades many times.  It was interesting, when the small 
company I worked for opened an office near London some travel agent, I think an 
Indian guy the company owner knew, gave us 5 BA gold cards in exchange for 
booking flights through him.  I snagged one and that got me biz class one way, 
then I had to fly coach coming back which was ugly.

When I went to Lotus we could fly biz class internationally, so in going to 
England and Yurp I flew BA and got first-class upgrades since we bought biz 
class, and I had the gold card.  That was both ways, which was very nice, and 
being able to use the first class/Concorde lounges was great too.  I always sat 
with the big boys on the upper deck on the 747s and they wondered how I 
managed that, I never told them so they thought I was magic or something. That 
was pretty funny.  The scotch drinking came in handy as one of the SVPs enjoyed 
drinking and conversing and he was pretty funny (this was the guy who liked to 
scratch and rearrange his gentlemanly components in meetings and drove a Porch 
Turbo, he was pretty much a pig but entertaining).

At some point I cashed in miles for my wife and daughter and me to go to London 
and Greece on BA, biz class for my wife and me, and my daughter got a coach 
seat which was OK as she was only like 13 or 14.  We got to the club at HOU, 
where we had moved to, and checked in, I asked if there were any other seats 
open, and the girl got upgraded too (I just gave her the boarding pass, when 
she saw where she was sitting she let out a whoop and the FAs thought that was 
great so they treated her like Lady Die).  Went to the lounge at LHR on the way 
back and same thing, so we did quite well.  I always liked BA, the people were 
always really nice.

That was pretty much the last I went to yurp, so now relegated to cattle class 
again, but recently on my trip to Belize I managed to scam some extra legroom 
and exit seats without paying the upgrade, which was awesome because I really 
could not fit in the new coach seats.  No food and drinkies though, boo.

--R




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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Corporate rules required that we fly business class on any travel over 8 hours 
total air time.  That meant that any time I left the USA I was flying business 
class.  I could also control who I booked on, so since most of my travel was to 
Asia and the Middle East I stuck with Northwest and KLM - KLM was a mandatory 
for security reasons, we couldn’t use any other carriers to the Middle East 
with the exception of El Al, who, of course, had a limited number of 
destinations in that part of the world.

Since NWA and KLM code shared and were partners, I was able to corral my miles 
into one big honking account.  This was also back in the day where NWA issued a 
20,000 mile voucher for every 20k you earned, good for one domestic airfare in 
the US.  You could “stack” them to use for upgrades and international travel as 
well.  Because they could be endorsed over, there was a very brisk secondary 
market for them, too.

I think I sold six or eight of them in a lump to a ticket broker the year we 
built our house in Port Washingon, WI for something like $5,000.  They were 
good for two first class trips to Europe at that amount, I believe.

I made Platinum every year I flew, and back then getting first class upgrades 
was pretty easy and automatic for Platinum members. I don’t think I flew coach 
for 6-7 years straight.  My international travel kept me in first class on all 
my domestic flights, which really made it nice.

747s were configured differently for different carriers.  NWA and KLM had 
business class on the upper deck and first class in the nose.  That was nice, 
as it kept all the riff-raff from wandering through the cabin and having to 
have the flight attendants shoo them out.

Dan who doesn’t care to travel at all now….



 On Jun 22, 2015, at 4:06 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 I paid for those upgrades many times.  It was interesting, when the small 
 company I worked for opened an office near London some travel agent, I think 
 an Indian guy the company owner knew, gave us 5 BA gold cards in exchange for 
 booking flights through him.  I snagged one and that got me biz class one 
 way, then I had to fly coach coming back which was ugly.
 
 When I went to Lotus we could fly biz class internationally, so in going to 
 England and Yurp I flew BA and got first-class upgrades since we bought biz 
 class, and I had the gold card.  That was both ways, which was very nice, and 
 being able to use the first class/Concorde lounges was great too.  I always 
 sat with the big boys on the upper deck on the 747s and they wondered how I 
 managed that, I never told them so they thought I was magic or something. 
 That was pretty funny.  The scotch drinking came in handy as one of the SVPs 
 enjoyed drinking and conversing and he was pretty funny (this was the guy who 
 liked to scratch and rearrange his gentlemanly components in meetings and 
 drove a Porch Turbo, he was pretty much a pig but entertaining).
 
 At some point I cashed in miles for my wife and daughter and me to go to 
 London and Greece on BA, biz class for my wife and me, and my daughter got a 
 coach seat which was OK as she was only like 13 or 14.  We got to the club at 
 HOU, where we had moved to, and checked in, I asked if there were any other 
 seats open, and the girl got upgraded too (I just gave her the boarding pass, 
 when she saw where she was sitting she let out a whoop and the FAs thought 
 that was great so they treated her like Lady Die).  Went to the lounge at LHR 
 on the way back and same thing, so we did quite well.  I always liked BA, the 
 people were always really nice.
 
 That was pretty much the last I went to yurp, so now relegated to cattle 
 class again, but recently on my trip to Belize I managed to scam some extra 
 legroom and exit seats without paying the upgrade, which was awesome because 
 I really could not fit in the new coach seats.  No food and drinkies 
 though, boo.
 
 --R
 
 
 
 On 6/22/15 3:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
 Ahhh, didn’t know that part.
 
 When I was awake I would often take laps around the coach cabin when the 
 carts weren’t out.  Nice to see how the other half lived.
 
 Dan
 
 
 On Jun 22, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 You have to drink lots of plain water with the Scottish water, which forces 
 you to get up every now and then to go to the head, which is good as it 
 keeps the blood flowing in the limbs.  So, you see, it is healthy to drink 
 lots of Scotch whisky on long airplane flights!
 
 --R
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Why did they have such rules?

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 Corporate rules required that we fly business class on any travel over 8 
 hours total air time.  That meant that any time I left the USA I was flying 
 business class.  I could also control who I booked on, so since most of my 
 travel was to Asia and the Middle East I stuck with Northwest and KLM - KLM 
 was a mandatory for security reasons, we couldn’t use any other carriers to 
 the Middle East with the exception of El Al, who, of course, had a limited 
 number of destinations in that part of the world.
 
 Since NWA and KLM code shared and were partners, I was able to corral my 
 miles into one big honking account.  This was also back in the day where NWA 
 issued a 20,000 mile voucher for every 20k you earned, good for one domestic 
 airfare in the US.  You could “stack” them to use for upgrades and 
 international travel as well.  Because they could be endorsed over, there was 
 a very brisk secondary market for them, too.
 
 I think I sold six or eight of them in a lump to a ticket broker the year we 
 built our house in Port Washingon, WI for something like $5,000.  They were 
 good for two first class trips to Europe at that amount, I believe.
 
 I made Platinum every year I flew, and back then getting first class upgrades 
 was pretty easy and automatic for Platinum members. I don’t think I flew 
 coach for 6-7 years straight.  My international travel kept me in first class 
 on all my domestic flights, which really made it nice.
 
 747s were configured differently for different carriers.  NWA and KLM had 
 business class on the upper deck and first class in the nose.  That was nice, 
 as it kept all the riff-raff from wandering through the cabin and having to 
 have the flight attendants shoo them out.
 
 Dan who doesn’t care to travel at all now….
 
 
 
 On Jun 22, 2015, at 4:06 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 I paid for those upgrades many times.  It was interesting, when the small 
 company I worked for opened an office near London some travel agent, I think 
 an Indian guy the company owner knew, gave us 5 BA gold cards in exchange 
 for booking flights through him.  I snagged one and that got me biz class 
 one way, then I had to fly coach coming back which was ugly.
 
 When I went to Lotus we could fly biz class internationally, so in

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
When I was commuting between TPA and SFO on a bi-weekly basis for about 6-7 
months I got to know the FAs on my flights in both directions.  That was a nice 
perk, as once they recognized you as a “regular” they would make sure you were 
well taken care of.  I had a couple of instances where I got a “courtesy” 
upgrade to first class when there were empty seats.  Nice.

I think a lot of courtesy and respect go a long way with these folks, as in a 
lot of cases people seem to treat them like glorified waiters and waitresses.  
When they recognize that you value them for what they do and don’t treat them 
like hired help they seem to be a lot more accommodating….

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 6:26 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 The G-man nails it.  I actually had some of the same FAs on different 
 flights, and because I chatted them up they remembered me and treated me 
 extra nice (and they were genuinely nice too and enjoyed the opportunity to 
 chat up the Yank).  That was quite posh! BA also had FAs who would be 
 attractive, to um, certain gents of a different persuasion, while I struck up 
 my conversations with the ladies.  And their little hats worn at a jaunty 
 angle always appealed to me...
 
 On another note, a buddy of mine did the BOS-LAX flight quite often on AA11 
 (? I think that was the one) and got to know a couple of the FAs because he 
 saw them pretty often, who sadly were on the flight on the morning of 9/11.  
 That actually really hit him hard as 1) he could have been on there, and 2) 
 he knew people who were.
 
 --R
 


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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
To keep Corporate travel departments from stuffing you, the star salesman
or engineer, into the baggage compartment with Aunt Fluffies pet poodle,
because they could save .12 cents and look good.

Besides.. being pampered by a very attractive stewardess with a delightful
British accent for 11 hrs on BA first class flight built company loyalty
and good will which kept you from quitting at next job review cycle when
you only got a .3% raise despite having increased corporate earnings each
quarter you spent weeks away from your family.

Carrot on stick business perk..

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Why did they have such rules?

 Sent from my iPhone

  On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  Corporate rules required that we fly business class on any travel over 8
 hours total air time.  That meant that any time I left the USA I was flying
 business class.  I could also control who I booked on, so since most of my
 travel was to Asia and the Middle East I stuck with Northwest and KLM - KLM
 was a mandatory for security reasons, we couldn’t use any other carriers to
 the Middle East with the exception of El Al, who, of course, had a limited
 number of destinations in that part of the world.
 
  Since NWA and KLM code shared and were partners, I was able to corral my
 miles into one big honking account.  This was also back in the day where
 NWA issued a 20,000 mile voucher for every 20k you earned, good for one
 domestic airfare in the US.  You could “stack” them to use for upgrades and
 international travel as well.  Because they could be endorsed over, there
 was a very brisk secondary market for them, too.
 
  I think I sold six or eight of them in a lump to a ticket broker the
 year we built our house in Port Washingon, WI for something like $5,000.
 They were good for two first class trips to Europe at that amount, I
 believe.
 
  I made Platinum every year I flew, and back then getting first class
 upgrades was pretty easy and automatic for Platinum members. I don’t think
 I flew coach for 6-7 years straight.  My international travel kept me in
 first class on all my domestic flights, which really made it nice.
 
  747s were configured differently for different carriers.  NWA and KLM
 had business class on the upper deck and first class in the nose.  That was
 nice, as it kept all the riff-raff from wandering through the cabin and
 having to have the flight attendants shoo them out.
 
  Dan who doesn’t care to travel at all now….
 
 
 
  On Jun 22, 2015, at 4:06 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  I paid for those upgrades many times.  It was interesting, when the
 small company I worked for opened an office near London some travel agent,
 I think an Indian guy the company owner knew, gave us 5 BA gold cards in
 exchange for booking flights through him.  I snagged one and that got me
 biz class one way, then I had to fly coach coming back which was ugly.
 
  When I went to Lotus we could fly biz class internationally, so in

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Something of a perk, plus some idea that one might actually do some work 
on the plane, and that one would arrive somewhat refreshed to do work.  
For example, flying to London the plane got in at like 5AM local. which 
was midnight at home, time to be in bed, and the idea was you would 
clear customs, go to the hotel maybe and wash up, put on work clothes, 
then go to the office or meetings, whatever.  I always went to the hotel 
and took some nap for 3-4 hours, then rolled in about noon local, which 
was still early body time, but at least I got some sleep.  The flights 
left at 5 or 6PM, so sleeping then getting up after a few hours did not 
work for me.  I usually scheduled in an extra day on the front anyway to 
get acclimated a bit, so did not really miss anything.  I could do 
emails and such at noon local, which was early back home, so it never 
looked like I was slacking, plus no one really cared anyway as we all 
had the experience of that kind of travel, and being lagged out.  I 
found it worse coming back though.


--R



On 6/22/15 5:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

Why did they have such rules?

Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
wrote:

Corporate rules required that we fly business class on any travel over 8 hours 
total air time.  That meant that any time I left the USA I was flying business 
class.  I could also control who I booked on, so since most of my travel was to 
Asia and the Middle East I stuck with Northwest and KLM - KLM was a mandatory 
for security reasons, we couldn’t use any other carriers to the Middle East 
with the exception of El Al, who, of course, had a limited number of 
destinations in that part of the world.

Since NWA and KLM code shared and were partners, I was able to corral my miles 
into one big honking account.  This was also back in the day where NWA issued a 
20,000 mile voucher for every 20k you earned, good for one domestic airfare in 
the US.  You could “stack” them to use for upgrades and international travel as 
well.  Because they could be endorsed over, there was a very brisk secondary 
market for them, too.

I think I sold six or eight of them in a lump to a ticket broker the year we 
built our house in Port Washingon, WI for something like $5,000.  They were 
good for two first class trips to Europe at that amount, I believe.

I made Platinum every year I flew, and back then getting first class upgrades 
was pretty easy and automatic for Platinum members. I don’t think I flew coach 
for 6-7 years straight.  My international travel kept me in first class on all 
my domestic flights, which really made it nice.

747s were configured differently for different carriers.  NWA and KLM had 
business class on the upper deck and first class in the nose.  That was nice, 
as it kept all the riff-raff from wandering through the cabin and having to 
have the flight attendants shoo them out.

Dan who doesn’t care to travel at all now….




On Jun 22, 2015, at 4:06 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
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I paid for those upgrades many times.  It was interesting, when the small 
company I worked for opened an office near London some travel agent, I think an 
Indian guy the company owner knew, gave us 5 BA gold cards in exchange for 
booking flights through him.  I snagged one and that got me biz class one way, 
then I had to fly coach coming back which was ugly.

When I went to Lotus we could fly biz class internationally, so in

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
The G-man nails it.  I actually had some of the same FAs on different 
flights, and because I chatted them up they remembered me and treated me 
extra nice (and they were genuinely nice too and enjoyed the opportunity 
to chat up the Yank).  That was quite posh! BA also had FAs who would be 
attractive, to um, certain gents of a different persuasion, while I 
struck up my conversations with the ladies.  And their little hats worn 
at a jaunty angle always appealed to me...


On another note, a buddy of mine did the BOS-LAX flight quite often on 
AA11 (? I think that was the one) and got to know a couple of the FAs 
because he saw them pretty often, who sadly were on the flight on the 
morning of 9/11.  That actually really hit him hard as 1) he could have 
been on there, and 2) he knew people who were.


--R



On 6/22/15 6:06 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Besides.. being pampered by a very attractive stewardess with a delightful
British accent for 11 hrs on BA first class flight built company loyalty
and good will which kept you from quitting at next job review cycle when
you only got a .3% raise despite having increased corporate earnings each
quarter you spent weeks away from your family.



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Re: [MBZ] Diesel for Mitch

2015-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes

Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2391001-fs-1995-mercedes-benz-e300-diesel.html#post12349969


Needs more room.
Maybe I should hurry up and fix the antenna on the S420 and trade him?

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Because doing a 14 hour nonstop from Detroit to Seoul and being expected to be 
functional and ready to do business with the customers when you arrive pretty 
much dictates that you be able to rest and be comfortable on the flight.

I did that route once in coach because I had to be there in a hurry and no 
business class seat were available, and it was nothing short of a nightmare.

Dan





 On Jun 22, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Why did they have such rules?
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 


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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes

Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

There was an 80s vintage BMW diesel, which I looked at once when searching for 
my 1979 300TD.  Randy Steele warned me off of them, saying that they had some 
serious issues with heads leaking, I believe.  Sounds like the rodbender MB 
engines.


324d or 524td.
It was a smooth and powerful little 2.4L inline six.
Sipped fuel like a 240D, cracked heads like a 1.6L Volkswagen.

Lincoln bought some of the turbo engines in the mid 1980s, if you can imagine 
getting 32mpg hwy in a Continental when the speed limit was 55mph.
Then there's the Vixen motorhome, a somewhat brutal environment for a small 
turbocharged engine with weak heads.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Advance $25 code

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
“TRT30” will give you 30% off any order totaling $50 or more.

I think yours is a “SpeedPerks” code, for which you have to be a member to use, 
I think.

Dan



 On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 Not sure if this is my code or it would generally work
 
 --R
 
 
 
 Dear Customer,
 
 Thank you for shopping at AdvanceAutoParts.com 
 http://t.emails.speedperks.com/r/?id=h888b247,3470471,3491177 during our 
 May online promotion.
 
 You’ve qualified for a $25 coupon towards your next online order of $50 or 
 more!*
 
 Your coupon code is: *F52BB* 
 http://t.emails.speedperks.com/r/?id=h888b247,3470471,3491178. It must be 
 redeemed by *July 17, 2015*.
 
 Here are a few things you need to know about redeeming the coupon:
 
   •   Coupon is valid online only.
   •   Coupon can only be redeemed by the registered customer who made the 
 original, qualifying purchase.
   •   Coupon is valid for one use only, cannot be combined with any other 
 offer, and has no cash value.
   •   To redeem the $25 coupon, your order total must be $50 or more, before 
 applying the promotional code, and does not include core charges, shipping 
 and handling charges, fees or taxes.
   •   Please make sure you are signed in to the account 
 http://t.emails.speedperks.com/r/?id=h888b247,3470471,3491179 used for the 
 original qualifying purchase.
 
 Please see disclaimer below for full details.
 
 Thanks again for your order and we look forward to serving your automotive 
 needs in the future.
 
 Sincerely,
 
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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
The 350 is very reliable for the most part, it is not bullet proof like the 617 
though.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 22, 2015, at 2:33 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
wrote:

 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
 There was an 80s vintage BMW diesel, which I looked at once when searching 
 for my 1979 300TD.  Randy Steele warned me off of them, saying that they 
 had some serious issues with heads leaking, I believe.  Sounds like the 
 rodbender MB engines.
 
 324d or 524td.
 It was a smooth and powerful little 2.4L inline six.
 Sipped fuel like a 240D, cracked heads like a 1.6L Volkswagen.
 
 Lincoln bought some of the turbo engines in the mid 1980s, if you can 
 imagine getting 32mpg hwy in a Continental when the speed limit was 55mph.
 Then there's the Vixen motorhome, a somewhat brutal environment for a small 
 turbocharged engine with weak heads.
 
 Mitch.
 
 
 Nasty little engine that makes a 350SDL/350SD look very reliable. Expensive 
 little bugger too.
 
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Re: [MBZ] Pick and Pull, Anyone?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
For a few bucks and some used parts, I can add voice control and a phone system 
that works with bluetooth and integrates with the COMAND system.

I’ve got most of the parts at this point.  Cheap as wine on fleabay.  I just 
need a fiber cable between my VCM and PSE and the PSE harness, which I’ve seen 
on fleabay but haven’t tried to get one yet.

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Why do you want to retrofit a phone? Are you somehow going to wire up a 
 modern phone in it?
 
 Sent from my iPhone


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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
There was an 80s vintage BMW diesel, which I looked at once when 
searching for my 1979 300TD.  Randy Steele warned me off of them, 
saying that they had some serious issues with heads leaking, I 
believe.  Sounds like the rodbender MB engines.


324d or 524td.
It was a smooth and powerful little 2.4L inline six.
Sipped fuel like a 240D, cracked heads like a 1.6L Volkswagen.

Lincoln bought some of the turbo engines in the mid 1980s, if you 
can imagine getting 32mpg hwy in a Continental when the speed limit 
was 55mph.
Then there's the Vixen motorhome, a somewhat brutal environment for 
a small turbocharged engine with weak heads.


Mitch.



Nasty little engine that makes a 350SDL/350SD look very reliable. 
Expensive little bugger too.


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Re: [MBZ] Advance $25 code

2015-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Is that one of those get 15% off on today's order plus $25 off on your next $50 
order deals?


If so, I expect the code is universal but only works for accounts that earned 
it.

I just tried it. Code F52BB successfully applied, $25 off your order over $50,
but it did not get subtracted from my subtotal. I assume I'd have to be logged 
in to a qualified account to get the discount.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
LOL.  You are my favorite tr*glod*te.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Great subject!


 I bought a trial bottle of Somnapure but that left me feeling totally
 whacked, irritable, and exhausted the next day...  normal



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[MBZ] Advance $25 code

2015-06-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes

Not sure if this is my code or it would generally work

--R



Dear Customer,

Thank you for shopping at AdvanceAutoParts.com 
http://t.emails.speedperks.com/r/?id=h888b247,3470471,3491177 during 
our May online promotion.


You’ve qualified for a $25 coupon towards your next online order of $50 
or more!*


Your coupon code is: *F52BB* 
http://t.emails.speedperks.com/r/?id=h888b247,3470471,3491178. It must 
be redeemed by *July 17, 2015*.


Here are a few things you need to know about redeeming the coupon:

   •Coupon is valid online only.
   • 	Coupon can only be redeemed by the registered customer who made 
the original, qualifying purchase.
   • 	Coupon is valid for one use only, cannot be combined with any 
other offer, and has no cash value.
   • 	To redeem the $25 coupon, your order total must be $50 or more, 
before applying the promotional code, and does not include core charges, 
shipping and handling charges, fees or taxes.
   • 	Please make sure you are signed in to the account 
http://t.emails.speedperks.com/r/?id=h888b247,3470471,3491179 used for 
the original qualifying purchase.


Please see disclaimer below for full details.

Thanks again for your order and we look forward to serving your 
automotive needs in the future.


Sincerely,

The Advance Team

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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Ahhh, didn’t know that part.

When I was awake I would often take laps around the coach cabin when the carts 
weren’t out.  Nice to see how the other half lived.

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 You have to drink lots of plain water with the Scottish water, which forces 
 you to get up every now and then to go to the head, which is good as it keeps 
 the blood flowing in the limbs.  So, you see, it is healthy to drink lots of 
 Scotch whisky on long airplane flights!
 
 --R
 


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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
The MB stealership in Milwaukee had a BMW wagon with one of these engines in 
it, and they wanted to make me a DEAL.  I talked to Randy about it and he told 
me to run away as if my hair was on fire.

Asshats also wanted to sell me a W124 260E, too.  What a POS that car was.

Dan



 On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:21 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
 There was an 80s vintage BMW diesel, which I looked at once when searching 
 for my 1979 300TD.  Randy Steele warned me off of them, saying that they had 
 some serious issues with heads leaking, I believe.  Sounds like the 
 rodbender MB engines.
 
 324d or 524td.
 It was a smooth and powerful little 2.4L inline six.
 Sipped fuel like a 240D, cracked heads like a 1.6L Volkswagen.
 
 Lincoln bought some of the turbo engines in the mid 1980s, if you can imagine 
 getting 32mpg hwy in a Continental when the speed limit was 55mph.
 Then there's the Vixen motorhome, a somewhat brutal environment for a small 
 turbocharged engine with weak heads.
 
 Mitch.
 
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel for Mitch

2015-06-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Somebody should jump on that, that is a well optioned car and is a hell of a 
deal

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2391001-fs-1995-mercedes-benz-e300-diesel.html#post12349969
 
 Dan
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
 I think a lot of courtesy and respect go a long way with these folks...

The airlines have a lot of interesting employees.  I spent most of my career 
hanging around airports, and have gotten to know lots of airline flight crew 
and ground crew.  About half of my married coworkers married airline passenger 
service agents, as did I.

Greg

-Original Message-
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via Mercedes
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 5:50 PM
To: Okie Benz
Cc: Dan Penoff
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ?

When I was commuting between TPA and SFO on a bi-weekly basis for about 6-7 
months I got to know the FAs on my flights in both directions.  That was a nice 
perk, as once they recognized you as a “regular” they would make sure you were 
well taken care of.  I had a couple of instances where I got a “courtesy” 
upgrade to first class when there were empty seats.  Nice.

I think a lot of courtesy and respect go a long way with these folks, as in a 
lot of cases people seem to treat them like glorified waiters and waitresses.  
When they recognize that you value them for what they do and don’t treat them 
like hired help they seem to be a lot more accommodating….

Dan


 On Jun 22, 2015, at 6:26 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 The G-man nails it.  I actually had some of the same FAs on different 
 flights, and because I chatted them up they remembered me and treated me 
 extra nice (and they were genuinely nice too and enjoyed the opportunity to 
 chat up the Yank).  That was quite posh! BA also had FAs who would be 
 attractive, to um, certain gents of a different persuasion, while I struck up 
 my conversations with the ladies.  And their little hats worn at a jaunty 
 angle always appealed to me...
 
 On another note, a buddy of mine did the BOS-LAX flight quite often on AA11 
 (? I think that was the one) and got to know a couple of the FAs because he 
 saw them pretty often, who sadly were on the flight on the morning of 9/11.  
 That actually really hit him hard as 1) he could have been on there, and 2) 
 he knew people who were.
 
 --R
 


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Re: [MBZ] Diesel for Mitch

2015-06-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Great color combination too.  Green!  Light colored interior!  Too bad it's
not a turbo, though.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Somebody should jump on that, that is a well optioned car and is a hell of
 a deal

 Sent from my iPhone

  On Jun 22, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 
 http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2391001-fs-1995-mercedes-benz-e300-diesel.html#post12349969
 
  Dan
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Re: [MBZ] This is... Interesting...

2015-06-22 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
The confusion is understandable. He probably couldn't find a star at the PNP 
and stuck a BMW button on the hood. It's probably a fine Mercedes with ice cold 
air.
Gerry

 There is nothing wrong with a BMW identifying as a Benz.  It has 
 probably had those feelings since it was built, but had to wait 32 years 
 to finally develop the courage to undergo transautomobilation.
 Transautomobilism is no crime!
 --R
 
 On 6/22/15 11:37 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
  Sure am glad it has no rust.  ;)
 
  On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
  mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/5067293164.html
 
  *snort*
  -Curt
 
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Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-06-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes

Reading a book; couldn't put it down.

Wilton

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What are you doing up this early Monday morning, Wilton?
Gerry



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[MBZ] Bosch Double Platinum Spark Plug Rebate

2015-06-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Getting ready to do plugs in the S430 (it still has the originals from what I 
can tell) and found that Amazon has a $2.00/plug rebate on Bosch double 
platinums until the end of the month.

http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-FR8DPP33X-Original-Equipment-Platinum/dp/B00F9VKOL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1434911645sr=8-1keywords=bosch+8100+spark+plug

When you’re buying 16 plugs at a pop this is a big help…

Dan
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