Re: [MBZ] OT - Two Strangers

2014-07-20 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Trained German saboteurs landed from a sub whose mission went awry; American draft dodgers of German ancestry; captured German soldiers (North Africa?) who had walked off from farms where they had been placed as laborers (many prisoners on farms throughout the country); etc. To a ten year old NC

[MBZ] OT - Two Strangers

2014-07-20 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Not a Sondy Tale, but a tale, nonetheless: TWO STRANGERS By Wilton Strickland In 1944, when I was 10, we lived on a tobacco farm in rural Eastern North Carolina. One Saturday afternoon in early summer, my brother, Carson, then nearly 18 and driving the car, Daddy and I were returning home

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Contacts syncs with the Mac address book, I think you might be able to force it to sync with something else too. --R On 7/20/14 6:17 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Any other choices for backing up contacts other than iTunes or iCloud? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 20, 2014 1:58 PM,

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Any other choices for backing up contacts other than iTunes or iCloud? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 20, 2014 1:58 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > > Be careful. > > I am in a quandary with the mother-in-law's iPad. ...(snip) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To searc

Re: [MBZ] How the mighty have fallen

2014-07-20 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Many state registrations say "exceeded mechanical limits" if over 100K miles even with a 5-digit odometer. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 12:51 PM > To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes L

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Be careful. I am in a quandary with the mother-in-law's iPad. brother in-law's girlfriend set it up for her a couple of years ago, including an iCloud account. She activated the "Find My iPad" feature. No one can remember the password and the mother-in-law's email address has changed since t

Re: [MBZ] OT - Healthiest States to retire in

2014-07-20 Thread MG via Mercedes
Mississippi was tagged as the least healthy state for Americans 65 and up, followed by Louisiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arkansas.* Really? I'm not from around here, y'all but maybe it should be 'preceded by'. Nicht wahr? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com T

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Didn't have iCloud set up before, so last night I started that. This morning I started to set up access via PC, but it requires Windows 7 or later. Bummer. Will have to install iTunes on one of the home PCs instead. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 20, 2014 12:28 PM, "Rich Thomas" < richthomas

Re: [MBZ] How the mighty have fallen

2014-07-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I looked at the CarFax they have for the car. California car from delivery until 2007, when it came to SC. What's weird is that they marked it as odometer exceeds mechanical limits, which would imply that it has a five digit odometer. It doesn't. Nothing else out of the ordinary. Things to

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
You can buy replacement screens on eBay form any number of vendors - you'll find the prices all seem to hover around $25, I believe. The better kits contain the tools you need, spudger, hexaglobular screwdriver, etc. You'll need some jeweler's screwdrivers and a clean work surface. You can go

Re: [MBZ] How the mighty have fallen

2014-07-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Heck of a deal if you know what to look for on these. If this was around here I would go look at it. Amazing that they would put a $2500 car on their lot. I can't imagine they have anything in it to speak of at that price. Dan On Jul 20, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] W123 diesel injector return hose

2014-07-20 Thread ernest breakfield via Mercedes
Viton's what i used about a year ago, although the original stuff that was on the car when i bought it over a decade ago lasted more than 100K miles on B99 before it showed any signs of weepage. (that was replaced by an Indy as a "favor" with some unidentifiable aftermarket stuff that ended up

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
My daughter cracked her screen a coupla weeks ago -- details on parts and repair plz? --R On 7/20/14 11:12 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: It's not really that bad, I did one a couple weeks ago. Took maybe 2 hours. Curt Sent from my iPhone >On Jul 20, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Dan Penoff vi

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Set it to synch over wifi --R On 7/19/14 6:17 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I recently downloaded/saved all the pictures/videos (about a month ago) so not too much video record may have been lost. -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] OT Awesome WW2 aviation stuff

2014-07-20 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=48962 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/merce

[MBZ] How the mighty have fallen

2014-07-20 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
This was about a $100k car when new https://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/4575405518.html 1992 Mercedes-Benz 600-Class 600SEL - $2500 (North Charleston) --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsub

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
It's not really that bad, I did one a couple weeks ago. Took maybe 2 hours. Curt Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I've got a cracked screen on one of mine. I see the part is relatively > inexpensive, but the R&R is pretty involved. I'v

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I've got a cracked screen on one of mine. I see the part is relatively inexpensive, but the R&R is pretty involved. I've torn down iPods so I have all the tools, but looking at the extent of the tear down has convinced me that we'll live with the crack for now... Dan Sent from my iPad > On J

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
ATTABOY! 'Hope it goes well. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost? Update: it's ALIVE! Turns out the screen was dim because it's still water-l

Re: [MBZ] Junkyard score

2014-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Larry, Thanks for the offer! I'd like to get a nice 124 steering wheel (doesn't matter year or model) black or blue color. Blue sun visors, rear view mirror, and tail gate trim from a 124 wagon (early year, no chrome) Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.