[MBZ] Hearing aids. was: Subject: Re: Facts

2015-03-05 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Bob wrote: > Hearing aid info: I was born deaf due to my mother having measles in > 1950. I only hear 40 % in my left ear,hardly anything in my right ear. > Therefore I grew up with a "box" hearing aid that I wore on my chest, > clipped > onto my white sleeveless " muscle " undershirt

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Diesel Engine

2015-03-05 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I also think it's missing the intake manifold, no telling what else. On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:28 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > $5700 pays for a LOT of months of storage rental ... > > > https://cosprings.craigslist.org/hvo/4856233089.html >> >> . > -- OK Do

Re: [MBZ] Global warming? No, Global ice age.

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
The "brutal" winter is on the attack again, bringing sleet and heavy snow to the mid-Atlantic region. Previous storms targeted the deep south including Dallas, Texas, and several hammered New England. By March 4, Boston was just 2 inches away from hitting an all-time record for snow, Boston.com

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Diesel Engine

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
$5700 pays for a LOT of months of storage rental ... https://cosprings.craigslist.org/hvo/4856233089.html Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://m

Re: [MBZ] Facts

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
During the 20 years from 1995 to 2015 there was average yearly enrollment of 30,000,000 grade school (grades 1 to 8) students enrolled in U.S. schools. During that same period 168 people were killed in school shootings, and this ignores the number enrolled

Re: [MBZ] Global warming? No, Global ice age.

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
The "brutal" winter is on the attack again, bringing sleet and heavy snow to the mid-Atlantic region. Previous storms targeted the deep south including Dallas, Texas, and several hammered New England. By March 4, Boston was just 2 inches away from hitting an all-time record for snow, Boston.com

Re: [MBZ] Facts

2015-03-05 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Reminds me of the saying: "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity." Gerry wrote: > > Banning personal weapons in the hopes of saving that 0.05% is such a > silly idea, it makes one wonder if its advocates might have ulterior > motives. > > -- OK Don NSA: The on

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Here a tale told by an old DC-3 pilot: http://www.douglasdc3.com/sohn/randstor.htm Rich might have made one transaltlantic trip, but he probably wouldn't have willingly made anymore. DC-3s were noisy and bounced around a lot. The cute stewardesses were all RNs and usually not all that pretty or f

Re: [MBZ] OT: MS

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Microsoft's support policy forced me to "upgrade" from Office 2003 to 2013. I was pretty handy with several older versions but I find working with 2013 a bit like playing "Where's Waldo". I know the needed feature must be there somewhere but finding the icon can be a real chore. Fortunately, ri

Re: [MBZ] OT: Parental Control Hardware

2015-03-05 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Scott wrote: > > I'm looking for advice on parental control hardware (router or > inline box) for Wi-Fi at out church. What capability are you looking for? On/off at set times each day? Content blocking of "unsafe" sites? White list of approved sites? Service filtering (no torrent, skype, F

[MBZ] Aircraft sighting

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Sunday evening, driving along the tollway from i75 to orlando, I spied a large aircraft going low and slow straight at us, apparently navigating by tollway. (VFR) From a distance I could not make out much, but silhouette and flight characteristics seemed similar to a B-17 limping home to eng

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Bow down and welcome our child overlords --R My son was in 6th grade when I stopped helping him, and he began the "help desk" It was also when he got an old A500 of his own and he began to unleash his genius. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search li

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
So the new MamaML has a deal where you can talk to it and tell it what to do. You push a button on the steering wheel then you tell it to navigate to some address or place you have saved, or change the radio or music on your pod or call someone or do various other things. She has tried it but

[MBZ] Mercedes Diesel Engine

2015-03-05 Thread Craig via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Well.. thank heaven there is an instruction manual so you won't have distracted driving operating all those nifty little geegawws that do things other than let you pay attention to driving the car and other drivers who wish to drive through you. Multi Tasking: That principle of time and action ma

Re: [MBZ] Global warming? No, Global ice age.

2015-03-05 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Hey guess what - UT and ID are having a record warm winter with way too little snow. It all balances out. On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 7:04 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The “brutal” winter is on the attack again, bringing sleet and heavy snow > to the mid-Atlantic r

Re: [MBZ] OT: MS

2015-03-05 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes my employer put Windows 2013 on the new laptop they bought me last year. It is not friendly. As you said Curt, they have hidden commands for so many actions. On Mar 5, 2015 5:58 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 22:22:45 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Facts

2015-03-05 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Gerry wrote: > Banning personal weapons in the hopes of saving that 0.05% is such a > silly idea, it makes one wonder if its advocates might have ulterior motives. > One thing for sure - law and regulation has lost sight of intention. We are tied up in the underwear of law and regulation rath

Re: [MBZ] Facts

2015-03-05 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:25:02 -0500 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > I see the error now. We should have banned movie theaters. > > > -Original Message- > > From: Addison Thompson via Mercedes > > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 2:25 PM > > > > IMNSHO the problem is one group's attem

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Facts

2015-03-05 Thread Bob via Mercedes
"I bought a new hearing aid, best kind money can buy. Cost me $8000." WHAT ??? You just got ripped off. What make is it ?? I'm profoundly deaf & the most powerful one cost me $1800 but I got a deal cause the guy is my friend. Mine usually goes for $2300 max. Most times $8000 wil

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Facts

2015-03-05 Thread Bob via Mercedes
Hearing aid info: I was born deaf due to my mother having measles in 1950. I only hear 40 % in my left ear,hardly anything in my right ear. Therefore I grew up with a "box" hearing aid that I wore on my chest, clipped onto my white sleeveless " muscle " undershirt. I hated summer cause

Re: [MBZ] OT: MS

2015-03-05 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
We were "upgraded" at work when we got new computers, and the default colors leave the sliders almost exactly the same shade as the rest of the frame. Someone allowed the children to play with it, there was no reason to "redo" all the menus other than ants in the pants, the programs work

[MBZ] Global warming? No, Global ice age.

2015-03-05 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
The “brutal” winter is on the attack again, bringing sleet and heavy snow to the mid-Atlantic region. Previous storms targeted the deep south including Dallas, Texas, and several hammered New England. By March 4, Boston was just 2 inches away from hitting an all-time record for snow, Boston.com

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
On my brother's SDL this was a wire at the trunk hinge for the trunk lamp that rubbed through. Check and repair BEFORE you burn up the harness. Took a couple evenings and a lot of taking things apart and splicing to fix the burned wires, the trunk lamp feed runs through the main bundle to

Re: [MBZ] Facts

2015-03-05 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
The witness Amanda showed excellent judgment by leaving. When it is safe to do so, escape is almost always the best option. The real first rule in a gun fight is "don't get shot." Which reminds me, I need to renew my CCP later this year. > -Original Message- > From: Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Facts

2015-03-05 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I see the error now. We should have banned movie theaters. > -Original Message- > From: Addison Thompson via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 2:25 PM > > IMNSHO the problem is one group's attempt to control morality and illegal > behavior by controlling a "thing," i.e. the gun

Re: [MBZ] OT: MS

2015-03-05 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 22:22:45 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Ugh, I hate the new version. It turns on doublespace automatically > which I hate, I turn it off and it turns it back on. Its SUPER > intrusive in auto formatting (badly) everything I write and the new > interface sucks. F

Re: [MBZ] OT: FCC & Net Neutrality

2015-03-05 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Not unlike selling people mortgages they could not afford to "help" them. > -Original Message- > From: On Behalf Of clay via Mercedes > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 7:49 PM > > Osamacare is turning into a flaming turd in secondary ways for many of the > people who can not afford mistake

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Yeah but the growl of those piston engines... and real propellers! I almost felt like I should be wearing a suit and tie and smoking Lucky Strikes while a "girl" in a snazzy dress with a little hat worn at a jaunty angle was serving me a martinus in a real glass. --R On 3/5/15 4:28 PM, Ra

Re: [MBZ] OT: MS

2015-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Ugh, I hate the new version. It turns on doublespace automatically which I hate, I turn it off and it turns it back on. Its SUPER intrusive in auto formatting (badly) everything I write and the new interface sucks. For home use I'll never buy another MS product, I've got all Google Docs. -Curt

Re: [MBZ] OT: MS

2015-03-05 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Microsoft's support policy forced me to "upgrade" from Office 2003 to 2013. I was pretty handy with several older versions but I find working with 2013 a bit like playing "Where's Waldo". I know the needed feature must be there somewhere but finding the icon can be a real chore. Fortunately, rig

Re: [MBZ] OT: FCC & Net Neutrality

2015-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I have two choices for ISP, Comcast or Verizon. Comcast offers faster service but requires me to pay a $200 "setup fee" for which they'll do exactly nothing. Nobody comes to my house, no wires are moved, nothing. Verizon is a little cheaper but its also slower. Recently we've had trouble with it

Re: [MBZ] OT: Parental Control Hardware

2015-03-05 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 05/03/2015 3:49 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: I'm looking for advice on parental control hardware (router or inline box) for Wi-Fi at out church. . Our church decided to install internet service at the church, including Wi-Fi. There are several benefits to this but I'm concerned

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Same here. Frustrating! We have (overpriced) Time Warner cable TV which has a news/weather channel (14 here) . They have a weather report every 10 minutes including a more detailed report every 30 minutes. That is my main source for weather info now plus internet. "Reality show" and "political

[MBZ] OT: Parental Control Hardware

2015-03-05 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I'm looking for advice on parental control hardware (router or inline box) for Wi-Fi at out church. My kids left home before the advent of the internet so I never had to deal with this. Our church decided to install internet service at the church, including Wi-Fi. There are several benefits to t

Re: [MBZ] AT Does not engage 1st

2015-03-05 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 05/03/2015 2:58 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I'd be tempted to remove the valve body, take it apart for a good cleaning. I have mentioned this before. A friend got many more miles out of the transmission in a Pontiac 6000 by pouring a pint of brake fluid into the transmission. Swells

Re: [MBZ] OT: FCC & Net Neutrality

2015-03-05 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:20:35 -0500 Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote: > A year ago, AT&T was blocking Netflix; Verizon sold Durham to > Frontier, who is just horrid; Time Warner will send you to collections > even if you are paid up, doesn't provide service, etc. etc.. Same > issues for everyone. We

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I will bet it was noisy. RB On 05/03/2015 1:23 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: That would be really cool - - On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Some years ago I got to fly on the world's highest-time DC-3 in passenger service, from Hyanni

Re: [MBZ] AT Does not engage 1st

2015-03-05 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I'd be tempted to remove the valve body, take it apart for a good cleaning. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: htt

Re: [MBZ] AT Does not engage 1st

2015-03-05 Thread LarryT via Mercedes
You are correct. Sun Valley said to use Dexron. I figured they should know what works and what doesn't. I have changed it at 25K intervals as Sun Valley said that was needed to keep the warranty in place. The warranty expired about 4 months before the shifting problem started. Naturally

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Could it understand Okie? --R On 3/5/15 11:02 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: My GL had that sort of deal Sent from my iPhone >On Mar 5, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: > >So the new MamaML has a deal where you can talk to it and tell it what to do. You push

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Similar to the way my Jetta has it in a foam box stuffed in a pocket above and behind the rear wheel. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch Could be that way in later versions.

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Could be that way in later versions. I know in my 82 300SD it was inside a foam "football" shaped piece in the spare tire well. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Mar 5, 2015, at 2:15 PM, WILTON wrote: > > Oh, well, maybe a coupe has in spare tire well, then. My (Tim's) 126 350SDL > has it under ri

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
That would be really cool - - On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Some years ago I got to fly on the world's highest-time DC-3 in passenger > service, from Hyannis to Nantucket, flown by Provincetown-Boston Airways > (PBA) It was a gorgeous

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Oh, well, maybe a coupe has in spare tire well, then. My (Tim's) 126 350SDL has it under right, rear seat. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical g

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Pump usually under right, rear seat. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch Assuming the locks are similar to a W201 there will be an elec

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
As a side note, the company I work for used to own the weather channel Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2015, at 1:10 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > > Well, maybe the Wx channel is appropriate - they certainly have plenty of it. > > Wilton > > - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Well, maybe the Wx channel is appropriate - they certainly have plenty of it. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140 The

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Some years ago I got to fly on the world's highest-time DC-3 in passenger service, from Hyannis to Nantucket, flown by Provincetown-Boston Airways (PBA) It was a gorgeous plane with the old-style big comfy seats, 2x2 and lots of legroom. I was disappointed the flight was only 15min, I would h

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
It's possible that the insulation is worn off a wire in a hinge area, and shorts intermittently as the wire bounces around. On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The fuse doesn't blow right away, so I don't think so, but I'll pass this >

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Every time I want to know news on the latest weather crisis I tune to the Weather Channel, but it seems they are showing some outdoorsy reality show, e.g. "Dumber than dumb Prospectors" or some such drivel. On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It's a W126 so the pump will be in a "football" in the spare tire well. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Mar 5, 2015, at 12:12 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Assuming the locks are similar to a W201 there will be an electric vacuum > pump under the rear seat. If I were to troubleshoot

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Assuming the locks are similar to a W201 there will be an electric vacuum pump under the rear seat. If I were to troubleshoot this the first thing I would do would be to unplug it. If the fuse stops failing replace the pump. If you get a picture of it I've got a pump from an '85 190D that doesn'

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Not only have I seen all of the first 4 seasons I have a sweatshirt a friend bought me at the hanger in Yellowknife. Apparently Mikey was great and said "You know, he could have just bought this online." but then of course it wouldn't have been bought from Mikey in the hanger in Yellowknife. For

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The Weather Channel of all places. Fred owns the DVDs of the first four seasons which he graciously loaned to me. It appears the 6th season is on Youtube but I don't want to watch it without seeing the 5th first. -Curt From: wiltonw--- via Mercedes To: Randy Bennell ; Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread wiltonw--- via Mercedes
Yep, enjoyed the show, but haven't seen it in a year or more. What network are they on? Wilton Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > Have you ever watched "Icepilots" TV show about Buffalo Airways out of > Yellowknife? > They are still flying a daily scheduled trip north out of Yellowknif

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread wiltonw--- via Mercedes
Still a fine little lady growing up fast. Wilton Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Yesterday my wife called me at work with a question about MS Word and > adding/importing clipart. I didn't know enough to talk her through it over > the phone, best I could offer was "press F1 to bring up

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Mine is 39 years old. Odometer shows about 14K miles if my memory is correct. Cannot really tell you if it has gone around more than one time. Maybe, or maybe not. I have early records but nothing from the time shortly before I acquired it in July 2005. Hard to believe I have had it just about 1

Re: [MBZ] WAS Facts - NEW OT Riveting

2015-03-05 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Thanks Don. That was useful info. RB On 04/03/2015 4:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: I'm not an A&P, but have played one for most of my life. To clarify what Grant said, the feather trigger lets you modulate the hammering action from a stroke every second to very fast. You start by setting th

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Have you ever watched "Icepilots" TV show about Buffalo Airways out of Yellowknife? They are still flying a daily scheduled trip north out of Yellowknife with DC3's that are 70 or more years old. The only thing that may bring this to an end appears to be a shortage of aviation fuel. RB On 04/

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The fuse doesn't blow right away, so I don't think so, but I'll pass this on. Thanks! On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Meade Dillon wrote: > Broken wires in either the doors hinge area or the trunk hinge area? > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okie

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts

2015-03-05 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
How is the left hand? Maybe you can switch? RB On 04/03/2015 6:41 PM, wiltonw--- via Mercedes wrote: I used Dragon Speaking with good results 6 or 8 years ago. Problem for last couple months is tremor of right hand so bad my handwriting is unreadable, even by me. Wilton ___

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I think if M could pay in candy or stuffed animals, 8-yr-old would be willing to train her on the ML? On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Bow down and welcome our child overlords > > --R > > > -- - Max Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Broken wires in either the doors hinge area or the trunk hinge area? On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A friend has a nice 1989 560 SE C with an annoying electrical glitch. > > it keeps on blowing the fuse in box 15, which, according

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
My GL had that sort of deal Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes > wrote: > > So the new MamaML has a deal where you can talk to it and tell it what to do. > You push a button on the steering wheel then you tell it to navigate to some > address or place

[MBZ] 1989 560 SEC Electrical glitch

2015-03-05 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
A friend has a nice 1989 560 SE C with an annoying electrical glitch. it keeps on blowing the fuse in box 15, which, according to him, controls the front dome light and doors and trunk combo lock. I assumed than in 1989 the locking system was vacuum controlled, but he swears they are governed by

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Bow down and welcome our child overlords --R On 3/5/15 10:40 AM, Meade Dillon wrote: Yesterday my wife called me at work with a question about MS Word and adding/importing clipart. I didn't know enough to talk her through it over the phone, best I could offer was "press F1 to bring up the H

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yesterday my wife called me at work with a question about MS Word and adding/importing clipart. I didn't know enough to talk her through it over the phone, best I could offer was "press F1 to bring up the Help dialogue, use the search function there and follow the directions." Right after I said

Re: [MBZ] Facts now Fonts now Telling your Benz what to do

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
So the new MamaML has a deal where you can talk to it and tell it what to do. You push a button on the steering wheel then you tell it to navigate to some address or place you have saved, or change the radio or music on your pod or call someone or do various other things. She has tried it but

[MBZ] Fwd: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
??? --R Forwarded Message Subject:Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:32:59 -0500 From: Mail Delivery System To: richthomas79td...@constructivity.net This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

Re: [MBZ] This looks like it might be a pretty nice 140

2015-03-05 Thread Jon Agne via Mercedes
What model of Cessna? > On Mar 4, 2015, at 11:37 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Still a whippersnapper! My Cessna is in it's 58th year and still flying - > TWICE as old! > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 10:20 PM, WILTON via Mercedes > wrote: > >> A whippersnapper! Mine's in it's 29th year.

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 112, Issue 30

2015-03-05 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I got my introduction into how badly we have treated native Americans and their condition in Tuba City, AZ. I had heard the requisite stories about alcoholism and unemployment on reservations, but working with the Hopi Nation for a month, effectively embedded with them, really opened my eyes to