Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 23, 2017 at 12:59 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Do all cpaps require those funky nasal pillows? They make my nostrils so > sore that I need a day to heal. They require a mask. Some, like my dad, require a full face mask that covers both

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Do all cpaps require those funky nasal pillows? They make my nostrils so sore that I need a day to heal. On Aug 23, 2017 12:36 AM, "archer75--- via Mercedes" wrote: FWIW: Here is the history of PPB (positive pressure breathing) with excerpts: snip...Over the past 40

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
FWIW: Here is the history of PPB (positive pressure breathing) with excerpts: snip...Over the past 40 years we have developed a greater understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of VILI (Figure 7). We understand that the key variable is not airway pressure per se, as elegantly

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 22, 2017 at 11:22 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > I saw somewhere that there is talk of requiring truckers to all been screened > for sleep apnea. Maybe Craig can elaborate, but the current situation seems to be that if the subject

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I saw somewhere that there is talk of requiring truckers to all been screened for sleep apnea. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 10:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On August 22, 2017 at 11:06 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" >>

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 22, 2017 at 11:06 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > Yep. Wow did not realize they were this involved. Makes sense I guess. It's great for truckers who have Apnea as a condition on their medical card. (at least for the ones who don't

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yep. Wow did not realize they were this involved. Makes sense I guess. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 9:58 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On August 22, 2017 at 10:21 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 22, 2017 at 10:21 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > Ok I set this up. It's got a signal bar at the top but I don't know what it's > connected to. I did not connect it to my wifi Probably Verizon. The internal modem is CDMA. Is there a

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Ok I set this up. It's got a signal bar at the top but I don't know what it's connected to. I did not connect it to my wifi Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Press and hold the home button under the display, and

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes it supposed to go back with 31 to 90 days. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 8:08 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On August 22, 2017 at 8:07 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" >> wrote: >> >> >> I checked the

[MBZ] ML trailer wiring

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
When I'm done I'll post a complete how-to, but I still have to do one final thing: send some battery positive to the trailer light control box. (actually, I'd prefer ignition switched positive in case the thing has parasitic current draw when sitting idle) I decided to use the 12v aux power

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 22, 2017 at 8:07 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > I checked the paperwork here and it says 9-15cm epr3 Ok, so your doc is using the Exhale Pressure Relief, or in other words it's set up to work like a Bi-PAP instead of a CPAP. For me,

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Mine is just plain air but I think some of them have supplemental o2 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 7:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are these machines pushing plain air or oxygen. or air minus the nitrogen > (oxygen concentrators)? > > On Tue, Aug

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Are these machines pushing plain air or oxygen. or air minus the nitrogen (oxygen concentrators)? On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 7:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I checked the paperwork here and it says 9-15cm epr3 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 22, 2017,

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I checked the paperwork here and it says 9-15cm epr3 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 6:57 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > I don't know what your Rx is, but to give an example, mine was set to ramp up > from a pressure of 5.0, then after ramping it

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Ok that is what I was wondering Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 6:55 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes > wrote: > > I believe that the upper and lower limits are set by the vendor to match the > prescription, then the machine automatically adjusts the

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I don't know what your Rx is, but to give an example, mine was set to ramp up from a pressure of 5.0, then after ramping it would run from 9.0-12.0 as needed. You can set it to ramp a specific number of minutes after you turn it on, or have it sense when you go to sleep and ramp up when you're

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
I believe that the upper and lower limits are set by the vendor to match the prescription, then the machine automatically adjusts the pressure to prevent apnea events by raising pressure when it detects an event. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
So are these machine truly automatic or do they have to set a base pressure range of some sort and it adjusts from there? Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 5:34 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On August 22, 2017 at 6:28 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 22, 2017 at 6:28 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > So how bad did I get screwed? Would I have saved much by shopping around > locally? I have no idea, but I suspect they all charge some inflated price and the insurance company knocks it

Re: [MBZ] '98 Porsche Boxster 5 speed on BAT

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 22, 2017 at 2:04 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > Sadly, I once re-educated a flock of crows, who seemed to have calibrated a > nice for-70-mph liftoff from something tasty in the middle of the highway. > It didn't work out so well for them at

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
So how bad did I get screwed? Would I have saved much by shopping around locally? They did not mention anything about data logging and phoning home but I figured it did. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Press and hold the home button under the display, and the round knob to the right of the display. After a while, it'll enter clinical setup (don't mess with the clinical settings, I just want you to fix the display setting). Go into settings, rotate the knob to scroll way down until you get to

[MBZ] I get worked over at the cpap store

2017-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
So I got the new top of the line resmed 10 automatic whatever and the pilliow mask. Copay was $508. They charged $2800 for this setup. I explained how this is the problem with health care and insurance in this country. I could go online to Amazon and buy the same machine for $489, or at an

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Nahh, it’s the flouridated water. Dang it, the string in my leg just gave out. -D > On Aug 22, 2017, at 4:54 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Communists have infiltrated NASA stealing our precious bodily fluids > > --R > Sent from iPhone >

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Communists have infiltrated NASA stealing our precious bodily fluids --R Sent from iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 4:50 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like my speeds were in KPH, not MPH. Servers me right for listening > to a NASA video about the

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Looks like my speeds were in KPH, not MPH. Servers me right for listening to a NASA video about the eclipse. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The sun revolves around the center of our galaxy. We

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes-Benz art deco-inspired electric car

2017-08-22 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
The designers live in Amsterdam --R Sent from iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 3:39 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> http://inhabitat.com/mercedes-benz-unveils-stunning-art-deco-inspired-electric-car/ > >

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
The sun revolves around the center of our galaxy. We are kinda out in the suburbs on one arm of it so we're getting slung along pretty fast. --R Sent from iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 3:41 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > The sun probably revolves? > Thanks

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
--R wrote: > The moon REVOLVES about the earth (and the earth REVOLVES about the sun), > the moon and earth ROTATE about their axes (and the moon is rotation-locked > to the earth so it always presents the same face to the earth). The sun probably revolves? Thanks for (re)introduction to REVOLVE

[MBZ] Mercedes-Benz art deco-inspired electric car

2017-08-22 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
> http://inhabitat.com/mercedes-benz-unveils-stunning-art-deco-inspired-electric-car/ http://www.caranddriver.com/news/vision-mercedes-maybach-6-cabriolet-photos-and-info-news Germany must have legalized pot. How about those "comfortable" looking

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
-D wrote: > I think if a utility is publicly owned, it should have to suffer... Are there of this arrangement? Is this system of public ownership and regulatory oversight failing? Are we United? or States? or Republic? or Democracy? Questions. tin.man ___

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
--R wrote: > A perfect storm of incompetence and money and corruption. What's not to > like? Well, a new word is liked. Shall you guess which word? tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] Klebmobile

2017-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
The window regulators on these and models of similar vintage are prone to fail. They use a really poorly designed regulator system that utilizes nylon pulleys with steel cables, and the pulleys fail from material fatigue over time and disintegrate, rendering the window unusable. The W220s do

Re: [MBZ] Klebmobile

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I got to wonder how two windows get off track, and not fixed. Is the car that poorly made? Or were kids at work? Or play? On Aug 22, 2017 1:50 PM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" wrote: > Shifter bushings? Does that car have them similar to the 126s? Would the > tranny be

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
The moon REVOLVES about the earth (and the earth REVOLVES about the sun), the moon and earth ROTATE about their axes (and the moon is rotation-locked to the earth so it always presents the same face to the earth). And actually earth rotation speed is about 1000mph (24 hours, 24000mi

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Except when you have a Public Service Commission that is also wrapped up in the politicians, and the other oversight organs that are controlled by the politicians. That is what happened here, the corruptocrats passed a law called the Base Load Review Act that basically put all risk on the

Re: [MBZ] Klebmobile

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Shifter bushings? Does that car have them similar to the 126s? Would the tranny be trashed or is it something simple? --R On 8/22/17 1:25 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/6275160142.html No, I don’t need any project cars, thank you. -D

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I think if a utility is publicly owned, it should have to suffer the same fate that any publicly held company does when they make bad choices. Some might argue that this would put the public at risk, as we can’t have utility companies failing. My response to that is that if they were

[MBZ] Klebmobile

2017-08-22 Thread Daniel Penoff via Mercedes
https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/6275160142.html No, I don’t need any project cars, thank you. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
The Earth rotates at about 1700 mph at the equator, the moon orbits at around 3400 mph in the same direction, so slightly faster, so the shadow passes from west to east. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
-D wrote: > That’s my problem with publicly owned utilities that the states regulate. That doesn't sound political. Tell us more about your "problem" and what is a better system. Your solution is not likely to happen, but... neither is a lot of things DIY accomplishes. tin.man

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
--R wrote: > The corruption in this state is incredible. Eh? You don't live in IL. tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Eclipse started here

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
OK, I was wrong. So sue me. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Andrew wrote: > > And the world did NOT end yet. > > Really? > tin.man > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Happened to me in Indiana years ago (Marble Hill) and hit us here in FL recently with Duke buying a broken plant (Crystal River) that had duct tape and baling wire repairs that they bought for pennies on the dollar that they were going to “fix up”. After determining that the bodged up repairs

Re: [MBZ] Eclipse started here

2017-08-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Andrew wrote: > And the world did NOT end yet. Really? tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Paint Huffing Price, but....

2017-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
...really nice: http://germancarsforsaleblog.com/1975-mercedes-benz-450sel/?utm_source=feedburner_medium=email_campaign=Feed%3A+GermanCarsForSaleBlog+%28German+Cars+For+Sale+Blog%29 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT In the path of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Do the sun and moon rotate in different directions around the planet? The sun in this neighborhood rises in the east and sets in the west. The moon also rises in the east and sets in the west? Why did the eclipse totality go from west to east? ...yeah... duckduckgo tin.man

Re: [MBZ] I identify with this guy, and so do you

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
If a car's value is solely for transportation, then he made a killing. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > 123,000 views??? > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I haven't watched it

Re: [MBZ] I identify with this guy, and so do you

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
123,000 views??? On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I haven't watched it all - how many cheap MB's does he have? > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] I identify with this guy, and so do you

2017-08-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I haven't watched it all - how many cheap MB's does he have? - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQy0B3jsi78 > > --R > > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] OT: What US congresscritter has killed more US servicemen

2017-08-22 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Probably McCain.  USS Forestall.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chuiyXQKw3I=em https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIWeq2DL_N4=em It has been speculated that he was shot down by "friendly fire" in retaliation for the Forestall incident. Rick ___

[MBZ] I identify with this guy, and so do you

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQy0B3jsi78 --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/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] OT: What US congresscritter has killed more US servicemen

2017-08-22 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
What US congresscritter has killed more US servicemen than all the rest put together? Somewhat OT. Make sure you are not driving your MB anywhere near this congresscritter if you want to stay alive. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] This is probably a reasonable price

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I'd worry about needing an expensive engine rebuild or valve job. Might offer 7500. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1986-mercedes-560-sl > /6272920680.html > > --R > > >

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
"The corruption in every state is incredible." There.  I fixed it for you. Rick Who works in Crook County Illinois.  ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The nukes in MD have already been written off and no new ones are being built. Our local utility is also very solar friendly and pays me market rates for my PV generated roof top power. I can never understand why the southern tier of states - including AZ and NV -as well as FL and its neighbors

[MBZ] This is probably a reasonable price

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1986-mercedes-560-sl/6272920680.html --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
You missed the part that it has already been put on the backs of the ratepayers. We have paid for the it with bills 30-35% higher that they would have been otherwise, for years and years. The politicians are exactly to blame. The corruption in this state is incredible. Turns out the AG is

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I'm betting the path of least resistance will allow the utility write off the losses as a tax credit we will all subsidize. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A week or two ago the local power utility SCANA in partnership with the >

Re: [MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Need to fire and replace most if not all of the top management of the utility, and figure out a better solution than abandoning the project. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A week or two ago the local

Re: [MBZ] '98 Porsche Boxster 5 speed on BAT

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
yesterday when I was driving back from Clumya there were some massive backups on I-26, sometimes this is normal. Anyway, at one point there was a Boxster off in the ditch sideways and astraddle on the right side of the road, launched fairly far off the road. I was wondering how he managed to

[MBZ] OT Sorta speaking of politics and energy

2017-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
A week or two ago the local power utility SCANA in partnership with the state-owned utility Santee-Cooper decided to abandon a nuke power plant project that they have sunk like $8bil into. Rampant mismanagement, the contractors have gone bankrupt, would take another $8-10bil to finish. This

Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ

2017-08-22 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
Sign me up for a large! On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I don't want to disturb your eclipse viewing but some had asked about > ChowdaQ, this should help: https://goo.gl/photos/N2f4Gcb23AQdwJey8 > > For those who are planning on

Re: [MBZ] '98 Porsche Boxster 5 speed on BAT

2017-08-22 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > Ma and Pa Kettle in their Crown Vic didn't realize that little speck in > the distance was closing on them much faster than normal Sadly, I once re-educated a flock of crows, who seemed to have calibrated a nice for-70-mph liftoff from something tasty in the middle of the highway. It didn't