I found a Newton at a garage sale several years ago, very slightly used and
still in the box [with about a $1,100 price tag on it]. It was the end of
the day and they wanted $125 for it. I had no idea what it was and offered
$45 [what I had on me]. They talked and finally agreed to that. I
OK Don wrote:
The Sonnet is the one to lust after!
But you should know that much of the Sonnett traffic on the VSAAB list is
concerning reattaching the fiberglass parts after their fasteners pull through.
The one piece nose is especially short on strength from what I've read.
It's funny,
There was a guy named Royce on the list for awhile who was up near the
airport but have not heard from him in several months. Hans Neuriter
(sp?) appears here occasionally too, lives near Houston somewhere. I
don't live there any more, can't help!
--R
Dieselhead wrote:
Is anyone within
Gary Hurst wrote:
i used to love palo alto. very tolertant educated dull stable people. i
would really act completely over the top there and everyone woudl just do my
bidding
in berkeley i was just another freak. no special treatment at all :(
A little searching, and I'm finding
I guess my gf's dad was FOS, not that such a conclusion would be a surprise.
--R
WILTON wrote:
I flew several 24-hour airborne alert (Chrome Dome) missions over the
North pole in B-52s; never heard anything about a B-52 being shot at
by anybody up in that area. Quite a different story,
I had 2 Saabs , both 2 strokes with huge miles. One of them was in the famous
shipping incident where several cars cam loose mid Atlantic and were tossed
around. My car was bought off the dock for $400 and repaired {Very Well} by my
Boss who was a retired Air Corps mechanic . He sold me the car
Palo Alto has some great old time-warp daily driver Mercedes sitting in
carports while not gathering rust.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Gary Hurst wrote:
i used to love palo alto. very tolertant educated dull stable people. i
would really act
I'd live in northern CA without reservation. Southern CA is a different story
entirely...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:31:49 -0600
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealer tribute - Park Ave Motors - Palo Alto
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Wilton wrote: Not everybody. I have an S and an E.
I agree. I don't like the C class. Of the 6 Mercedes I have had none have
been a C Class. I know it is an entry level car and it makes sense for someone
who can barely afford to get into the luxury car market, but the E Class makes
so much
I've never owned a C-class but I think that the 202 and current 204 are a nice
design. They are nice to drive.
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On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Wilton wrote: Not everybody. I have an S and an E.
I agree. I don't like the C class. Of the
Lt Don wrote: If I hit PowerBall, I would move to Ames in a heartbeat.
I bet that is the only time that sentence has ever been written or that
sentiment has been uttered, thought or considered. I have been to Ames. The
only way I would live there is if that was a required condition of winning
I am a member of a car club that also has a email discussion going on a daily
basis. One of the guys got a little off-topic and wrote the following
statement.
I like college towns. They are sort of sane and have some nice vegetarian
restaurants. Exhibit A, Ames (Iowa State). If I hit
Let’s keep the facts straight about corn and ethanol.
The price of corn is no longer $7 to $8 per bushel. I saw a cash quote,
yesterday, for $3.25. The cost of cultivating corn is some number between
$2 and $3. Most ethanol plants can make up to 2.7 gallons of ethanol per
bushel of corn.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:19 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
It's funny, back in the 1980s I thought the Sonnett III was way cool and the
Sonnett was kinda ugly. Now I think the III looks dated and the earlier car
looks classic. I'd take either one with a more modern drivetrain. Too bad
Ethanol made from some feedstock other than grain
does not leave a nice by-product like DDGS.
But I believe that methanol made from let's say, corn stalks
and ears, would probably have a nice leftover that could be
dried into stove fuel pellets.
-- Jim
It's funny, back in the 1980s I thought the Sonnett III was way cool
and the Sonnett was kinda ugly. Now I think the III looks dated and
the earlier car looks classic.
Same here with my '60 Falcon. When I first had it I'd have
swapped it for a '70 in a heartbeat. Am I ever glad now that
I
Donald Snook wrote: I am a member of a car club that also has a email
discussion going on a daily basis. One of the guys got a little off-topic and
wrote the following statement. I like college towns. They are sort of sane and
have some nice vegetarian restaurants. Exhibit A, Ames (Iowa
A disadvantage of methanol of course, is its high toxicity in relatively small
quantities. It's one of the most toxic commonly available solvents. And it is
fairly readily absorbed through the skin.
Allan
On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:00 -0800, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Ethanol
Looks like he took that picture with a period Instamatic camera with a flash
cube.
Bob R
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/1491601596.html
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Bob R
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.netwrote:
On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:40:38 -0700 Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
Two miles from station to garage. But, even after a 10-12 mile
Yeahwait 'til Wonko reads that..
Bob R. (been to Ames...it's in spec)
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Donald Snook wrote: I am a member of a car club that also has a email
discussion going on a daily basis. One of the guys got a little
Damn. I would jump on this if I had the $$.
Dan
--- On Thu, 12/3/09, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
Subject: [MBZ] Anyone want a finny?
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 10:37 PM
Boeing Field in Seattle. Right on the property.
I used to stay at the Holiday Inn while on business there. If my memory serves
me correctly, they were open late on Thursdays, and I would always make it a
point to go over and wander aimlessly around the place until closing.
Dan
--- On
As long at you're operating at nameplate voltage and amperage, it should have
no negative effects.
That being said, most manufacturers will derate an alternator (generator) if it
is going to be used for prime (continuous) use. For that matter, there are a
number of ISO specifications that
I'd be jazzed if it were a 200D
Bob R
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Damn. I would jump on this if I had the $$.
Dan
--- On Thu, 12/3/09, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
Subject: [MBZ] Anyone want a
LWB250 wrote:
Damn. I would jump on this if I had the $$.
Give ya $2100 for the $38 back up unit.
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We took a trip from SF up the coast road to Jenner, then E the Russian River
valley to Guerneville. Visited the mostly smaller wineries in Sonoma and
Napa for several days. I am convinced this entire area is one of the nicest
on earth, climate wise.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Curt Raymond
That can't be right, we were told by the media that poor Mexicans were
starving because they couldn't afford corn tortillas, because food was
being diverted to make fuel for evil SUVs.
Do you have the energy balances in those figures? Economics without
gummint subsidies?
--R
ned
College towns are a great place to live and invest since properties around the
campus hold their values. Problem is that you occassionally run into uptight
pseudointellectual homebodies who move to these towns to take advantage of the
facilities of the colleges. Most of these people are not
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Problem is that you occassionally run into uptight pseudointellectual
homebodies who move to these towns to take advantage of the facilities
of the colleges. Most of these people are not even alumni of the schools.
These people often tend to cause problems for
Okay, I agree to a point. Fermentation and distillation will not reduce the
protein content of the corn in the byproduct. HOWEVER...how much energy
does it take to grow, harvest, transport and especially distill the alcohol?
That is one of the problems with all biofuels, and why they are
My point exactly
The museum is in Seattle, at Boeing field
What is the location? Boeing Field in Seattle
tell us what is the red barn? The place where Boeing started
What is the name of the airport adjacent? Boeing Field
What company's history is prominently featured? Boeing
RLE apparently
South Marginal way
red barn is the original workshop from the Duwamish
Boeing Field
clay
On Dec 3, 2009, at 8:28 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
What is the location?
tell us what is the red barn?
What is the name of the airport adjacent?
...Early Boeing was spruce and dope. Then they started
Does the grow/harvest part still count if you're still using the leftovers for
feed anyway?
-Curt
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:28:55 -0800
From: Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net
Subject: Re: [MBZ] BEEF WAS: E.P.A. Says It Expects to Raise Amount of
Ethanol Allowed in Fuel Blends to 15%
Boeing, now (or soon to be) in Charleston building 787s. (They actually
have a factory here now for fuselage segments, which they fly to Seattle
in a largerized 747 to be mated with other segments)
--R
Dieselhead wrote:
My point exactly
The museum is in Seattle, at Boeing field
What is
I worked my way up from a Newton 100, 120, 130, 2000, the the
Ultimate, a 2100. Which sits in its case gathering dust. I will use
it as seed for the grandkid's college fund.
clay
On Dec 4, 2009, at 4:21 AM, Bill R wrote:
I found a Newton at a garage sale several years ago, very slightly
The folks in Charleston got the 787 because our governor is a complete
moron and the democrats here wanted to suck the cash cow dry then gut
the goose that lays golden eggs. No desire at all to secure the
future of the workers, just support for the unions. Seems the unions
decided the
If the unions implement that policy nationwide, it could have an
effect. It will have an effect locally. Would be interesting to see
what happens.
Doesn't Boeing still have a facility in Wichita? It was started to
build planes for WWII, and the last I knew, it was airframe
subassemblies.
No unions in Charleston. The plant had some union there, a hundred some
workers in it, last summer they voted it out. My guess is that someone
sat them down and did some 'splainin as to how things might work out,
and they were smart enough to understand. The union kinda shoved it off
as
Cost of growing a bushel of corn in Iowa was north of $4.32 this
spring at planting. All input costs occur in spring, except the
harvest cost, which is less than 20% I'd guess. This $3 corn cost $4
to grow, you do the math
See:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/html/a1-20.html
No specific town. I'm generalizing but also speaking from personal experience.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 4, 2009, at 11:10 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Problem is that you occassionally run into uptight pseudointellectual
homebodies who move to these towns
They are busy shoveling snow, according to this morning's weather report.
Snow in Houston - that sounds pretty weird.
Dan
--- On Fri, 12/4/09, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Geo. Bush
Two major problems:
1. Figure out the logistics of collecting, storing and maintaining
all the stalks (it is called corn stover) at optimal moisture levels
When you figure out the sheer tonnage needed, it is a logistical
nightmare. The amount needed for a gallon of fuel is massive.
Yellow
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
I think most mercedes that are not S class have MB-Tex not leather.
Except for W126 300SDs, most of which have Tex. Apart from those, I
have never seen a US-delivered W126 without leather, and I think very
few exist, just
Peter, Don, et al.
Speaking of Ye Olde Servers, my Novell 3.12 server runs on an EISA
486 mb with 16mb of memory. It still returns files faster than
anything else on my small network. If it breaks, correction, when it
breaks it will be all done as I'm sure parts are unobtainium. Will
have to
Yeah, Netware was blazingly fast, since it ran on a very small kernel
and didn't do anything besides file serving. Should be a lesson to
the writers of server software, eh?
I believe it ran on a Digital Research version of DOS (actually, the
real one, not the Microsoft clone) that was
I finally replaced my 10 year old AMD K6-2 350 server running Server
2003R2 this summer with a gateway server at 1ghz intel and 4x9gb scsi
raid5 It is vastly heavier, and vastly noisier. I will probably
replace it with a non-server machine at some point for the sake of
quietness. (still
I'm trying to express members age in a spreadsheet. While I use Open
Office, M/S Excel would be fine.
I use MM/DD/YY as the format for the persons birth day.
I'm pulling out my few hairs trying to express age.
Maybe some one would communicate off list?
--
Peter T. Arnold P.M. x3
All
Allen,
it's on the disks that came with my BlackBook,... where are you
located? ;-)
cheers!
e
Allan Streib wrote:
LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com writes:
You don't have a copy of iMovie?
No, sadly I don't Didn't come with 10.4 I don't think.
Allan
Can you use a basic formula - current year minus year of birth = age ?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Peter T. Arnold
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 3:44 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] O/T
google is your friend compute age birthday excel
--R
Peter T. Arnold wrote:
I'm trying to express members age in a spreadsheet. While I use Open
Office, M/S Excel would be fine.
I use MM/DD/YY as the format for the persons birth day.
I'm pulling out my few hairs trying to express age.
i felt the same way when i lived in SoCal... still do! ;-)
cheers!
e
Curt Raymond wrote:
I'd live in northern CA without reservation. Southern CA is a different story
entirely...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:31:49 -0600
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealer
I tried it.
Make the cells with the dates date format. Make the cell with the formula in
it a number format.
Take the current date cell and subtract the birth date cell and divide it by
365.
If I take today's date - 12/04/09 and subtract my date of birth - 02/06/52 and
divide by 365, I get
DONE, Thanks.
I got a 5 page printout, give me some reading
Pete
Rich Thomas wrote:
google is your friend compute age birthday excel
--R
Peter T. Arnold wrote:
I'm trying to express members age in a spreadsheet. While I use Open
Office, M/S Excel would be fine.
I use MM/DD/YY as the
Then if you set the number format for the result cell to have 0
decimals, it should drop the .87 and guve you the 57
I tried it.
Make the cells with the dates date format. Make the cell with the
formula in it a number format.
Take the current date cell and subtract the birth date cell and
That's what I thought. Actually, the engine was operating at max load trying
to run the generator to meet demand. I don't think the generator was being
turned with enough power to do that, so it wasn't being operated at it's
limits. I might have to follow up on this one. Should be a better head
Yea, our city manager down there said it was snowing, amazing.
LWB250 wrote:
They are busy shoveling snow, according to this morning's weather report.
Snow in Houston - that sounds pretty weird.
Dan
--- On Fri, 12/4/09, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
From: Rich
Daimler shift sparks union concerns
This week’s decision by Daimler to shift parts of the future production of
its best selling Mercedes C-Class sedan to the US exposes the mismatch
between large domestic footprints and global sales of many German industrial
companies.
Daimler said earlier
I emailed the seller: it's a 4 cylinder dual carb with a 4 speed manual. He
sent me a few photos, looks pretty clean.
I didn't know they used dual carbs on the four cylinders.
Allan
On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:44 -0700, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
I'd be jazzed if it were a 200D
Dieselhead (?) challenges:
What is the location?
The Museum is located on East Marginal Way south at the SW corner of Boeing
Field adjacent to the touchdown zone of runway 31L. It is on property
formerly owned by the Port of Seattle which owns the airport. Boeing does not
own
the
You are an idiot. Would you like an application for services with my
organization?
And ... Ames is a really nice town. You should visit it someday. And yes, I
would move there in a heartbeat. Very nice college town, with all of the
advantages of being a college town (especially the attitude and
yeah, relingson really has some issues
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
You are an idiot. Would you like an application for services with my
organization?
And ... Ames is a really nice town. You should visit it someday. And yes, I
would move there in
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Saab-news-latest-Saabs-future-hangs-in-the-balance/
RLE
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Yea. One nice thing about GMail is you can see who started the thread, and
easily click the DELETE box.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
yeah, relingson really has some issues
--
You are what you are now because you where then.
probably best to just delete all of roger's posts
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
Yea. One nice thing about GMail is you can see who started the thread, and
easily click the DELETE box.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com
I do.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
Yea. One nice thing about GMail is you can see who started the thread,
and
easily click the DELETE box.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com
wrote:
yeah, relingson really
See embedded:
What is the location? Yes, Boeing Field
Boeing providessupport
The Museum is located on East Marginal Way south at the SW corner of Boeing
Field adjacent to the touchdown zone of runway 31L. It is on property
formerly owned by the Port of Seattle
...Same here with my '60 Falcon. When I first had it I'd have swapped it
for a '70 in a heartbeat. Am I ever glad now that I didn't!...
I bought an elderly Falcon as an interim car while waiting for my 914-6
which turned out to be five months. It was a '60 in that sort of almost-white,
a
More Dieselhead:
Who designed and oversaw construction of the B-17 that RLE toured?
Boeing.
.Who designed and oversaw construction of the B-29 that RLE toured?
Boeing
I think I've heard otherwise in re: who built this particular airplane.
What major aircraft
ok, I am a few years behind. That was a dumb move. Like when enron
moved out of Omaha and lost their minds. Or when Gateway moved the
execs out of South Dakota, and melted down
More Dieselhead:
Who designed and oversaw construction of the B-17 that RLE toured?
Boeing.
Yesterday's WSJ had an article about this, the union members in
Deutscheland were not happy about this.
We went on a boat ride around Charleston last week, cruised past the
freight docks. There was a big RORO there loading beemers, 3 or 4
warehouses there full of cars. They build them in SC
When I worked at the airport in the 70s there was a rust-red (good color
choice) 60s Falcon truck sort of thing that one of the pilots (from
another operation) named Larry kept parked out back if he needed
something to go shopping in, or to go to a motel. Some guy had just
left it to him, or
On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:22:22 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
I'd think the engine was affected more than the generator.
From the description, yes. But if the insulation
of the machine was damaged by excess heat, or heat and
vibration due to inadequate mechanical support
The head is a 40kW Mec Alte. However, with 4 days left, the bidding is
already out of my range -- over $1200.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.netwrote:
On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:22:22 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
I'd think the engine was
I bought an elderly Falcon as an interim car while waiting for my 914-6
which turned out to be five months. It was a '60 in that sort of
almost-white,
a 4-door 3 speed.
You mean Adriatic Green? We always called it 'white', which
it was unless you put it next to something that was actually
How many houses with one refrig and one 5000 BTU air cond would that thing run?
On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:22:22 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
I'd think the engine was affected more than the generator.
From the description, yes. But if the insulation
of the machine was
The Falcon van Pickup! built to take on the VW transporter. I had a
66 van for years. By then they had dropped the falcon name
There is a creme colored Falcon for sale un Gu'fpo't Miz'zipi on
Lorraine Rd. It looks nice. Good paint and looks well maintained.
When I worked at the airport
Mine was a 45kW Kohler, $400. Of course, an engine rebuild
did push that up a bit! (Only to around $1,000 or so.)
-- Jim
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How many houses with one refrig and one 5000 BTU air cond would that
thing run?
I think the usual estimation is circa 10-12 kW per home,
without particular care on the parts of the inhabitants.
So 3-4. If it was a 3-phase, then 3 is a natural division!
-- Jim
No this wasn't the van thing, it was like a Ranchero, a car front half
with a bed in back.
I saw a Maverick on the road the other day, looked original and most of
its age.
--R
Dieselhead wrote:
The Falcon van Pickup! built to take on the VW transporter. I had a
66 van for years. By then
It is 3 phase
I always planned to get a generator to match up to an OM621.Looks
like this one would be about the right size as the engine is rated at
66 hp. Way too pricey for that project. I never really had a need,
because the REC always kept the power on, except for brief times when
Hurst hursted,
..yeah, relingson really has some issues..
You're trying to get me to place a parts order, aren't you?
RLE
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...ok, I am a few years behind. That was a dumb move. Like when enron
moved out of Omaha and lost their minds. Or when Gateway moved the
execs out of South Dakota, and melted down..
Exactly so. Much criticism of the move. I'm told the company is run by the
bean counters now, not the
no, i'm trying to get you to seek help for your mental conditions.
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:20 AM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
Hurst hursted,
..yeah, relingson really has some issues..
You're trying to get me to place a parts order, aren't you?
RLE
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