Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-27 Thread Dieselhead
That would be a good start for a OM603 project. 250SD 3.0 Or an OM602: 250SD Visit the posting at http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/2346546120.html to contact the person who posted this. 1967 Mercedes-Benz Da

[MBZ] Fwd: 1982 Mercedes turbo diesel wagon - $600 (Lakeville, MA)

2011-04-27 Thread Fred Moir
Ditto. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject:1982 Mercedes turbo diesel wagon - $600 (Lakeville, MA) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:38:22 -0700 (PDT) From: fred.s...@yahoo.com To: fred.s...@verizon.net fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded you

[MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-27 Thread Fred Moir
Not mine, etc. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject:1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:32:31 -0700 (PDT) From: fred.s...@yahoo.com To: fred.s...@verizon.net fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded you this cr

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Dieselhead
Ruger 10-22. Much cheaper and more useful. Plentiful on the used market. Got any recommendations on what sort of pellet gun to buy? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Dieselhead
I'd guess the dealer used 0-20 or something like that. nobody at a stealership lasts long enough to know about a 124, much less a 115. By now, even a 210 is unknown by stealer service. Kaleb, remove the bottom oil pan, remove the oil pump. Go to FLAPS and get plastiguage. Pull the #1 rod c

[MBZ] Another refusal

2011-04-27 Thread RELNGSON
I just had another "permanent fatal errors" message (with a normal content) to the list come back to me. Kaleb, you need to fix this because the trouble is on your end. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search lis

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Craig
On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:02:41 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond wrote: > Not really, check Cabellas, they carry higher end stuff. http://www.cabelas.com/home.jsp Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives h

Re: [MBZ] Toadas WAS: Roadside Assistance

2011-04-27 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Nothing like buying a re-badged camry at twice or more the cost... Walt On Apr 27, 2011 10:29 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sheeple who buy toadas and hondogs are just lemmings. They buy them > because consumer reports and other lemming master/sheepleherders told > them toadas/ho

[MBZ] Toadas WAS: Roadside Assistance

2011-04-27 Thread Dieselhead
Sheeple who buy toadas and hondogs are just lemmings. They buy them because consumer reports and other lemming master/sheepleherders told them toadas/hondogs are wunnerful. The ubersheeple buy overpriced toada with an L in place of a T. Being an L makes you an ubersheeple. Much higher status

Re: [MBZ] stranded in OKC

2011-04-27 Thread RELNGSON
> ...I don't know what the new diesels call for but the gassers are > probably > all 5w20 or something like that.  If that's what they had on hand and > used, it would be way too thin for that old diesel... > MB dealers had been using M1 0W40 for about the last ten years in everything up until a

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Dieselhead
Go to HF, buy a live trap, Bait it with the aforementioned bunny bait. One of them was 'nanners People: The topic line says "trap" not "shoot". I could very easily dispatch the rabbit; the challenge is to TRAP and release him or her far away from the garden. As an incentive, I will ship

[MBZ] Fwd: NEW FOR 2015

2011-04-27 Thread meadedil...@bellsouth.net
- Forwarded message - From: "meadedil...@bellsouth.net" Date: Wed, Apr 27, 2011 9:11 pm Subject: [MBZ] NEW FOR 2015 To: "WILTON" ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Fwd: Re: Avoiding speed traps and red light cameras

2011-04-27 Thread meadedil...@bellsouth.net
- Forwarded message - From: "meadedil...@bellsouth.net" Date: Wed, Apr 27, 2011 8:57 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] Avoiding speed traps and red light cameras To: "Tim C" Making lots of trips to DC & back to Chucktown. Where did you read the reviews? - Reply message - From: "Tim C"

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I thought of that and maybe it is buy the oil level is not high like you would think if it was getting fuel in the oil Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2011, at 7:46 PM, OK Don wrote: > I thought he said the delaer changed the oil to a heavier grade in hopes of > fixing it. > Could it be Diesel

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley
OK Don wrote: Very high ratings, but discountinued --- Only at that store, I'm sure. Hermann Weirauch isn't going to discontinue the HW30, especially with as many of them as Beeman sells under the R-7 name. http://www.beeman.com/r7.htm If you really want the best: https://mac1airgunstore.co

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Dealers run 0w40 or 5w40 in the new cars. Jaime On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > I don't know what the new diesels call for but the gassers are probably > all 5w20 or something like that. If that's what they had on hand and > used, it would be way too thin for that old d

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread OK Don
I thought he said the delaer changed the oil to a heavier grade in hopes of fixing it. Could it be Diesel in the oil? I too have never seen one that wasn't totally black. On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > I don't know what the new diesels call for but the gassers are probabl

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread OK Don
Very high ratings, but discountinued --- On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Randy Bennell wrote: > >> Got any recommendations on what sort of pellet gun to buy? >> > > This is the sweetest little gun around: > http://www.pyramydair.com/p/beeman-HW30-air-rifle.shtml > > > -- >

Re: [MBZ] official mb service manuals free online

2011-04-27 Thread OK Don
The 201 manuals work for me -- Thanks Kaleb! On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote: > Last I tried, I was getting 404 errors when trying to view anything on > the 123 one except the intro. > > Walt > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> Direct links: >> W1

[MBZ] on the subject of repair manuals

2011-04-27 Thread Allan Streib
I can't reply to Kaleb's message because Comcast still thinks I am a spam bomber, whatever that is. So trying this again, as a new message... In addition to the links Kaleb posted, the W116 books can be found at http://www.w116.org/ Allan -- 1983 300D ___ ht

Re: [MBZ] possums

2011-04-27 Thread LWB250
Good think he didn't bite the possum. They can be carriers if infected... Dan --- On Wed, 4/27/11, Greg Fiorentino wrote: > From: Greg Fiorentino > Subject: Re: [MBZ] possums > To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" > Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 8:20 PM > That behavior is a possible warnin

Re: [MBZ] possums

2011-04-27 Thread Greg Fiorentino
That behavior is a possible warning sign of rabies. Greg -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:20 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] possums One night some years

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Allan Streib
I don't know what the new diesels call for but the gassers are probably all 5w20 or something like that. If that's what they had on hand and used, it would be way too thin for that old diesel. "Kaleb C. Striplin" writes: > yea thats exactly what I am going to do. I have no idea what they > use

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Greg Fiorentino
RWS is hard to beat for quality at a somewhat high but not extreme price. Greg -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy Bennell Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:08 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] B

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Mountain Man
Curt wrote: > Bingo! > > I knew it had red in it but couldn't come up with the name. > > Parts of that book scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. It is on books.google - it appears the whole book is there. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] Porcupines

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
We do but he doesn't spend a whole lot of time off leash when we're not with him. At camp he spends zero time off leash in the dark. Too much to interest him... -Curt Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:09:00 -0500 From: Randy Bennell To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porcupines Message-I

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
Not really, check Cabellas, they carry higher end stuff. -Curt Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:08:09 -0500 From: Randy Bennell To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit Message-ID: <4db893c9.2020...@bennell.ca> Content-Type: text/plai

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea thats exactly what I am going to do. I have no idea what they used when they changed the oil. On 4/27/2011 6:26 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: What did the dealer use when they changed the oil? If it got one bar hot idle pressure, I would have aimed it for Montreal and hit the throttle. If it

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I again second the nanners, it's like rabbit heroine. Too many and they get the rabbit-runs though... Walt On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:10 PM, John Reames wrote: > I'll say it again. Bananas. > > Rabbits *do* have a sweet tooth. > > -- > John W Reames > jream...@verizon.net > Home: +14106646986 > M

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley
Randy Bennell wrote: Got any recommendations on what sort of pellet gun to buy? This is the sweetest little gun around: http://www.pyramydair.com/p/beeman-HW30-air-rifle.shtml You might want more power for hunting, but you don't want something that kicks and vibrates like crazy. I'd shy away

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Walt Zarnoch
The oil pump on those is easily accessible, and removable if my memory serves, once lower pan has been dropped, but it does get easier when the upper pan is removed. Walt On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Well I am now the proud owner of the vehicle in question.  I real

Re: [MBZ] official mb service manuals free online

2011-04-27 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Last I tried, I was getting 404 errors when trying to view anything on the 123 one except the intro. Walt On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Direct links: > W123: > http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12265/?requestedDocId=12265 > W124: > http://www.startekinfo.co

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley
What did the dealer use when they changed the oil? If it got one bar hot idle pressure, I would have aimed it for Montreal and hit the throttle. If it pegs the gauge when driving, drive it until it's good and hot and see what idle pressure is. If it's less than 10psi, change the oil for 15w40

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Well I am now the proud owner of the vehicle in question. I really dont know what to think about it yet. Poor guy has put a ton of money in this thing fixing it up. He said at first they thought it was something with the oil pump, but they took it someplace else in OKC and the cut open the o

[MBZ] official mb service manuals free online

2011-04-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Direct links: W123: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12265/?requestedDocId=12265 W124: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12264/?requestedDocId=12264 W126: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12253/?requestedDocId=12253 W201: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/1183

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread John Reames
I'll say it again. Bananas. Rabbits *do* have a sweet tooth. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Apr 27, 2011, at 12:34, andrew strasfogel wrote: > People: The topic line says "trap" not "shoot". I could very easily > dispatch the rabbit; the ch

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread LWB250
The Benjamin .177 pistol I speak of was my Dad's as a kid. It's got to be at least 70 years old if not more. Dan --- On Wed, 4/27/11, Curt Raymond wrote: > From: Curt Raymond > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit > To: "Diesel List" > Date: Wednesday,

Re: [MBZ] other rodents, was possums, was never MB

2011-04-27 Thread Lee
In Detroit we had rats like that. Kinda rats that would hide behind a dumpster and yell "Here, kitty, kitty." Cat-sized rats. Norwegian wharf rats, hog-fat from all the garbage overflowing the chronically un-emptied city dumpsters. I had been living in Motown for only a few days when I heard a

[MBZ] possums

2011-04-27 Thread Rich Thomas
One night some years ago I was standing out in my front yard (in a suburban yet well-developed area) at 11PM or so, looking at the moon and stars. I feel something rubbing against my legs, figured it was the neighbor's cat, so I kinda kick it away. A few seconds later I feel it again, give it

Re: [MBZ] Porcupines

2011-04-27 Thread Randy Bennell
Hope you don't have dogs. Randy On 27/04/2011 4:53 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: I've seen some beside the road, maybe 1 every year or three. I spend 2-3 WEEKS a year in the woods so I probably see more than most people. They're nocturnal too so you're even less likely to see them. We've had them u

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread buymbparts
I had a similar situation with a possum in my fenced in back yard. One night around 1:00am I hear both my dogs going crazy. I walk outside to see what was up and they had this possum cornered up against the wooden fence. This rascal was standing up showing his teeth and hissing. I went back in t

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Randy Bennell
Got any recommendations on what sort of pellet gun to buy? Randy On 27/04/2011 4:56 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Pellet guns have advanced amazingly in the last 15-20 years. These days for ~$300 you can get a just barely supersonic model that will punch the same hole over and over at 50 feet. They

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Allan Streib
One other thing that I haven't seen mentioned: get a dog, and an invisible fence. Allan andrew strasfogel writes: > We have some pretty huge parks that would swallow up a bunny and maybe even > provide food for a coyote... > -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.oki

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
Pellet guns have advanced amazingly in the last 15-20 years. These days for ~$300 you can get a just barely supersonic model that will punch the same hole over and over at 50 feet. They'll knock a squirrel for a loop. -Curt Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:51:29 -0700 (PDT) From: LWB250 To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Porcupines

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
I've seen some beside the road, maybe 1 every year or three. I spend 2-3 WEEKS a year in the woods so I probably see more than most people. They're nocturnal too so you're even less likely to see them. We've had them under the camp chewing on the beams in the middle of the night, we've had them

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
Thats a strange one, 'round these parts its "shoot on sight". They are destructive little b*a$tards. They'll kill a spruce tree in no time flat, they'll eat the floor out from under your camp or the wall off an outbuilding. I've shot 1 or 2 a year near our camp for the last 5 years. They do die

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
Bingo! I knew it had red in it but couldn't come up with the name. Parts of that book scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. -Curt Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:24:48 -0700 From: Alex Chamberlain To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] raccoons Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain;

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Peter Hertzing
The Patrick McManus books were or are the all time authority on the real life outdoors. He is all I aspire to be, sitting in my office watching it rain. I am no longer allowed to reread his books in bed because the laughing keeps my wife up at night. On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Rolf wrote:

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Rolf
http://books.google.com/books?id=UDw2Mqg4PAwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+grasshopper+trap&source=bl&ots=gD2YtffXfM&sig=ql0Se_J-VT5pV_q-47-nc6taRd8&hl=en&ei=o4O4Td7CAcSbtwe_3tHeBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Hrm apparently it was not in this book. Eit

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Rolf
One of the best books ever. The Grasshopper Trap. God I'm tearing up thinking about how hard I laughed at this book, Read it as a kid. Think I'll puck up some of his other work tonight. -Rolf On 04/27/2011 01:23 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Thats directly from a book that I can't remember the name

Re: [MBZ] MBCA Roadside Assistance

2011-04-27 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:51 PM, ernest breakfield wrote: > considering where Toyota and MBZ rank in customer satisfaction and > reliability these days, a little "toyotazidation" would serve MBZ well! Have you been under a rock for the past year? Toyota is having massive PR problems and their r

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Rich Thomas
I have seen that it would make sense to use the oil well water that has high salt content, and a lot of it comes from West Texas, where there is also a lot of sun and warmth. Sounds like a recipe. Grow it on waste water using abundant sunlight. --R On 4/27/2011 4:20 PM, Peter Frederick wrot

Re: [MBZ] Porcupines

2011-04-27 Thread Randy Bennell
How common are they where you folks are? I think I have only ever seen one in my whole life and it was roadkill lying on the shoulder. Randy On 27/04/2011 3:21 PM, Lee wrote: Woodsman tradition is that you never kill a porcupine. The reason is that although plenty prickly, they are slow-movin

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Lee
Woodsman tradition is that you never kill a porcupine. The reason is that although plenty prickly, they are slow-moving and loaded with fat, so if you ever become lost or stranded in the wild, THEN you kill 'em and cook 'em up; they're easy game and you really only need a club to do one in. Or

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Peter Frederick
One of my professors was working on this stuff for NASA back in the early 80's. The best way seems to be to grow it in high salt water, then filter it off and add distilled water -- the water uptake bursts the cells. Peter On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Lee wrote: A couple of enterprising

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Peter Frederick
Diesel. Probably very similar to bio-diesel. Can be cracked to form gasoline if needed, but that's more energy input. Peter On Apr 27, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Allan Streib wrote: On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:37 -0700, "ernest breakfield" wrote: pity the article isn't more clear about whether

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Lee
A couple of enterprising fellows up here were determined to make their fortunes from algal biodiesel, and hustled some grant money to research it, but it went nowhere. Blue-green algae is up to 50 percent oil. Great for biodiesel. But that means that it's also at least 50 percent stuff that's N

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread andrew strasfogel
We have some pretty huge parks that would swallow up a bunny and maybe even provide food for a coyote... On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > My dad kills (with a rat trap) about 40 chipmunks a year. People in the > city live trap them and deposit the little buggers near his ho

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
I was telling a guy in class last week about our porcupine troubles at camp and he asked if we ever eat them... I imagine its a fair amount of work to skin one out. Unsurprisingly the guy is from the south. -Curt Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:34:08 + From: buymbpa...@gmail.com To: "Mercedes Di

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
My dad kills (with a rat trap) about 40 chipmunks a year. People in the city live trap them and deposit the little buggers near his house where they decide he has the tastiest lawn around... You're just giving your problem to somebody else. -Curt Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:34:04 -0400 From: and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread ernest breakfield
i've seen in the recent past where algae was being used to create BioDiesel; it's just that this article isn't clear, and i don't dare ASSuME that this is the case unless specified. we're reminded all-too-often how ignorant much of Amerika and the US newstainment industry is when it comes to

Re: [MBZ] MBCA Roadside Assistance

2011-04-27 Thread ernest breakfield
considering where Toyota and MBZ rank in customer satisfaction and reliability these days, a little "toyotazidation" would serve MBZ well! frankly, i don't have any idea why anyone is paying a premium for a new MBZ these days, except perhaps that they're blinded by the reputation of the 3-

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Allan Streib
On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:37 -0700, "ernest breakfield" wrote: > pity the article isn't more clear about whether they're talking > about fuel for spark or compression ignition engines. I would think it would make more sense to make diesel fuel out of it, but I'm not sure whether the chemist

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread ernest breakfield
sounds like a *realistic* estimate, to me; delightfully refreshing in these days of unrealistic promises! must be scientists speaking, not sales/marketeering guys.;-) pity the article isn't more clear about whether they're talking about fuel for spark or compression ignition engines

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: [raccoon trap with tinfoil and nails in hollow log] > Thats directly from a book that I can't remember the name of about a boy and > his hunting dogs. > Where the Red Fern Grows? Alex ___ http://www.oki

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: This sounds like an urban myth. I was just looking for it and failed to find it. Too long ago I guess, and I do not remember the guy's name. He fancied himself a modern day Johnny Appleseed. His arrest was at least mentioned in a MSM news source at the time, as I fir

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread buymbparts
I once had a warehouse employee that had raccoon every year for Thanksgiving. He and his dad would go hunting earlier in the week and always get a 15 or more pound one. His mom marinated it in OJ for 2 days then cooked like a turkey. I asked him to bring me some one Thanksgiving and he said he c

Re: [MBZ] raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Curt Raymond
Thats directly from a book that I can't remember the name of about a boy and his hunting dogs. -Curt Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:19:00 -0400 From: Rich Thomas To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit -- now raccoons Message-ID:

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Rich Thomas
OK, do this. http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/survival-trapping/homemade-box-trap/ Bait it with something tasty and tomorrow morning you will have your bunny. You can build one in no time from scrap. BTW they work for cats too, just use some tuna or catfood wrapped in a cloth bag or somet

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread andrew strasfogel
This sounds like an urban myth. On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Greg Fiorentino wrote: > >> But in most jurisdictions they are legal to use even where firearms are >> not. >> > > Just don't be like the guy who went into DC on Arbor Day to give trees to > Gore and Clinton.

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley
Greg Fiorentino wrote: But in most jurisdictions they are legal to use even where firearms are not. Just don't be like the guy who went into DC on Arbor Day to give trees to Gore and Clinton. The SS found a Benjamin pellet gun in his vehicle and handed him over to DC Metro for prosecution on

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Forgot to mention they LOVE dried alfalfa. another one of those bunny magnets. Walt On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > People:  The topic line says "trap" not "shoot".  I could very easily > dispatch the rabbit; the challenge is to TRAP and release him or her far > away

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread andrew strasfogel
People: The topic line says "trap" not "shoot". I could very easily dispatch the rabbit; the challenge is to TRAP and release him or her far away from the garden. As an incentive, I will ship a jar of homemade jalapeno pepper jelly - made without any unnatural resources - to the first list membe

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Mountain Man
Peter wrote: > It's the usualy problem with solar (in it's various forms -- ethanol, > biodiesel from soy, photoelectric, etc): we use a whole lot more energy for > moving things around, including our large carcasses, than we get in energy > equivalent from the sun every day. A related line in a s

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Greg Fiorentino
But in most jurisdictions they are legal to use even where firearms are not. IIRC British Columbia considers air guns as firearms if their projectiles are above a certain velocity. As far as noise...I am surprised to see that the governor of Washington has just signed a bill into law allowing the

Re: [MBZ] OT Tubernets questions

2011-04-27 Thread Mountain Man
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Re: [MBZ] OT Tubernets questions

2011-04-27 Thread Mountain Man
Alex wrote: > I am no networking guru so I can't speak to the DNS issue that other > people are talking about here, but In a previous incarnation of this email list when it was official and resided in the mbz.org domain, richarde was the guru of all things dns and showed us the intricacies of

Re: [MBZ] OT: Re: Got spam?

2011-04-27 Thread LWB250
I purposely went to a test center in a rural area, which was a computer VAR who offers training and testing services. Their "testing" room was nothing more than an office with a single workstation in it and a window between it and an adjoining office where the training guy sat. I had to sign a

Re: [MBZ] OT Tubernets questions

2011-04-27 Thread Rich Thomas
Yeah I am wondering if the modem (which is an Actiontech wired/wireless router too) is going flaky. I got it last summer after the other one got fried in a nearby lightning strike, so I think it is still under a 1 year warranty. I had to get it at Bestbuy quick as my other one died, I couldn'

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread LWB250
I used the .177 domed pellets. I also have some target rounds from my high school days - these have points and "tails" to increase accuracy. As far as dispatching varmints, they're not that great, as they just stick in the skin and don't penetrate a great deal. Dan --- On Wed, 4/27/11, Mitc

Re: [MBZ] Got spam?

2011-04-27 Thread LWB250
Hmmm. That might work for me... but only if I move to New Delhi. Dan (for now) --- On Wed, 4/27/11, Rich Thomas wrote: > From: Rich Thomas > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Got spam? > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 8:21 AM > Will you be changing your name to > Debashis

Re: [MBZ] OT Tubernets questions

2011-04-27 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: > the light on the DSL modem shows a DSL lock, then it will > blink, then sometimes reconnect, sometimes not.  If I restart the modem I > might get a lock, might not.  This seems to happen now and again, then go > for awhile with no troubles at

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Peter Frederick
It's the usualy problem with solar (in it's various forms -- ethanol, biodiesel from soy, photoelectric, etc): we use a whole lot more energy for moving things around, including our large carcasses, than we get in energy equivalent from the sun every day. Remember, fossil fuels are what has

[MBZ] OT: Re: Got spam?

2011-04-27 Thread Tim C
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:50 PM, LWB250 wrote: > There were a total of six people in the class besides me, and only four of > them have tested so far.  A couple of them are just kids out of high school, > so they are unfamiliar with a certification test environment, too.  One who > took it and

[MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-27 Thread Allan Streib
This all sounds pretty good... http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/onair/transcripts/algae_alternative_energy_source_110426/ ... until you get to "According to the folks at Sapphire, they give themselves about a 75 percent chance of getting there in five years." And realize that "there" is production o

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Dieselhead
Last time I checked, the pellet guns were more expensive than a cheap .22 So I always just used a .22 with CB or BB caps for the residential/farm type stuff. both have enough punch to take care of a wabbit. One box lasts for years. Both are effective to clean pigeons out of a barn, and won

Re: [MBZ] Things I learned today

2011-04-27 Thread Gerry Archer
I cut off the long part of a hex key with a Dremel cut off tool and put it in an appropriate sized socket. Might work for you if cut off hex key is long enough. Gerry Archer '83 300D and 240D From: "Jaime Kopchinski" This one is really a bugger... the hol

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley
John Reames wrote: I had a certain interest in gas-sprung .22 pellet rifles for a while, but the darn things (and the pellets) are more expensive than a "real" .22! I've favored the pointed field pellets when I needed to be extra-assertive myself. IMO, there are two pellet types. Domes for a

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit -- now raccoons

2011-04-27 Thread Rich Thomas
I was talking to this guy the other day, somehow the conversation got around to raccoons. He said he used to catch them by drilling a small hole in a log, sticking in some aluminum foil, then pounding in a nail such that the point stuck into the hole, The raccoon would come along and stick in

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-27 Thread John Reames
I had a certain interest in gas-sprung .22 pellet rifles for a while, but the darn things (and the pellets) are more expensive than a "real" .22! I've favored the pointed field pellets when I needed to be extra-assertive myself. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +

Re: [MBZ] Got spam?

2011-04-27 Thread Rich Thomas
Will you be changing your name to Debashish Venkataraman? --R On 4/27/2011 6:30 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: In this case, A+ being basic PC troubleshooting and repair. While it sounds simple, it is actually rather complex, as it requires a broad understanding of everything from hardware, troublesho

Re: [MBZ] Got spam?

2011-04-27 Thread Dan Penoff
In this case, A+ being basic PC troubleshooting and repair. While it sounds simple, it is actually rather complex, as it requires a broad understanding of everything from hardware, troubleshooting, software and networking. For example, a desktop support or level 1 helpdesk person would typically