Re: [MBZ] Two things wrong

2015-11-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On November 15, 2015 at 8:53 AM Curly McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > FIrst thing wrong: In yurp, the barbarians are not at the gate, they > have been invited inside the gate to wreak havoc as they see fit. Or, as Mark Stein might say: The Barbarians Are Inside, And

[MBZ] OT - note from Paris

2015-11-15 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Grndson said few minutes ago, "Shops, groc. stores, etc., are open - most stuff, 'cept cinemas, Eiffel Tower, etc., open. 'went to Starbucks this morning - only 'bout half usual # tables filled. 'Going to groc. store in few minutes. 'Pantry is only lightly stocked. We don't keep much on

Re: [MBZ] Wilton - I gotta ask...

2015-11-15 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
'Meant to say, "lived it." Wilt - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "WILTON" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2015 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton - I gotta ask...

[MBZ] Two things wrong

2015-11-15 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
An irishman's view of paree http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/An-Irishman-in-Paris-The-Barbarians-are-at-the-Gate.html?utm_source=Sailthru_medium=email_campaign=The%20Best%20of%20IC%20-%20Draw%20November%2015_term=The%20Best%20of%20IC%20-%20Draw%20Sept-Oct%202015 FIrst thing wrong: In

Re: [MBZ] Wilton - I gotta ask...

2015-11-15 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Precious - probably even more so when you've lived for several years (13 in my case - well, 15½ if ya count my B-47 crew chief time) intimately involved with all of that "stuff." BTW, wing commander can't issue "go code." Wilton - Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes"

Re: [MBZ] A project car

2015-11-15 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
no tittle --R That's fair. There's no car there either! ___ 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/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] A project car

2015-11-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
No title Serious terminal rust issues. Unless this is the last one on the planet, and so rare it is worth being preserved at all costs, I would not touch this car. I have in the past restored cars with that much rust visible. It requires the hand crafting of the destroyed and missing sheet metal

Re: [MBZ] OT - note from Paris

2015-11-15 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks for the updates. Does he have time to comment on American press reporting vs. "ground truth"? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On November 15, 2015 11:13:35 AM EST, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: >Grndson said few minutes ago, "Shops, groc. stores,

Re: [MBZ] OT - note from Paris

2015-11-15 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Hillary! and US Embassy tweeted Fri morning "This evening's spontaneous demonstrations by some guys out walking around a result of cultural insensitivity to followers of the Prophet (PBUH) by French officials who are allowing a retrospective marathon of Jerry Lewis films to be presented at a

Re: [MBZ] OT - note from Paris

2015-11-15 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
Link? Otherwise, I call shenanigans. Not even THEY are that blatant. On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hillary! and US Embassy tweeted Fri morning "This evening's spontaneous > demonstrations by some guys out walking around a result of

[MBZ] OT: Solar performance - long

2015-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Since we had the talk some time ago about Andrew possibly installing some solar power I thought I'd bring you up to date on the solar installation at camp.As a reminder Dad installed 1x 100w solar panel, charge controller, 2x 35ah 12v batteries and an 800w inverter. The system powers the range

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this article on the w123 TD wagons

2015-11-15 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
To paraphrase McArthur: They never die, they just rust away. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Dimitri via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 11:27 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Dimitri

Re: [MBZ] Stock up sale

2015-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Not in Canada I don't. In the US you order from Midway USA, they have everything. Not the cheapest but an easy one stop shop. Super nice to deal with too.I suspect they know what they can and can not ship north of the border. -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar performance - long

2015-11-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Nice montage. Where did you say the camp was? On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Since we had the talk some time ago about Andrew possibly installing some > solar power I thought I'd bring you up to date on the solar installation at >

[MBZ] an interesting euro 126 that is the complete opposite of green on green

2015-11-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-/252172212851?forcerrptr=true=item3ab6a29a73:g:WpYAAOSwcdBWSOjS=252172212851 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] A Mac question

2015-11-15 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Mac ? I am trying to upgrade the old macbook 1.1 from 10.5 to 10.6 so I can get a web browser that works. Thanks to Dan, I have the disk image for the 10.6 install. It won't boot from the computer; says I have to put it on a disk. It won't work on a normal dvd, but wants a dual layer DVD+

Re: [MBZ] an interesting euro 126 that is the complete opposite of green on green

2015-11-15 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-/252172212851?forcerrptr=true=item3ab6a29a73:g:WpYAAOSwcdBWSOjS=252172212851 not quite the opposite. The opposing color to green is orange. However, the 280SE Euro is droolworthy. I bought a wrecked 280SE euro with the thought of putting the

Re: [MBZ] an interesting euro 126 that is the complete opposite of green on green

2015-11-15 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Closer, but technically, the opposite of green is magenta. Burgundy will do however, since it's NOT green. I'm always suspicious of a 200K engine compartment that is that clean - and what's with the matching cam end covers? I think major work has been done, beyond the claimed maintenance. However,

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this article on the w123 TD wagons

2015-11-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
"Selling for around $20,000." You can have mine for $17.500 and the AC REALLY blows ICE COLD On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > To paraphrase McArthur: They never die, they just rust away. > > > -Original Message- > > From:

Re: [MBZ] A Mac question

2015-11-15 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Hmm, that's very interesting, as I have 10.6 on a factory DVD and it's single layer, the drive in my early Intel books is not dual layer. how big is the image? If it will fit on a single layer DVD, try using Disk Utility to burn it. I usually use DragonBurn, it's much faster and less

Re: [MBZ] A Mac question

2015-11-15 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Thanks Peter. Good thoughts, as usual! It said it is 6.4Gb. I tried several times using normal dvds. My MBPro 8.1 will burn DL, but I didn't stop to check the macbook 1.1 combo drive. If it won't read DL, then the USB may be the only option. I think I'll try buying a new USB Stick

Re: [MBZ] A Mac question

2015-11-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
The universal disk is bigger than the specifics, the 10.6 disk is DL. Macs won't boot from a HD unless it's got the OS 'installed' on it. I think it was on purpose. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT: Solar performance - long

2015-11-15 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Very cool - sounds like you are about to get it figured out and optimized for your needs. Get any deer? On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Since we had the talk some time ago about Andrew possibly installing some > solar power I thought

Re: [MBZ] OT - note from Paris

2015-11-15 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
'Just axed 'im. Re. incident few min ago, he says, "Likely false alarm, but I can definitely hear the panic outside." He's 2 blocks due N of Seine; 'bout 4 to 5 blocks due N of Notre Dame. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" To:

Re: [MBZ] Stock up sale

2015-11-15 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Is anyone on the list planning to go to this sale? Sad to see Kesselring's go. They were a great source for everything that shoots and all sorts of handloading supplies. They talked me into a gently used Rem 541T that shoots 1/2 MOA with discount store .22s when I was ready to spend more for a