Re: [MBZ] Leaf/snow blower

[fmiser via Mercedes]

> WILTON wrote:

> Coupla  weeks ago, I needed a leaf blower...  Found
> battery-operated, 60 volt model 

60 V - is that a DeWalt?  Just curious.

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Re: [MBZ] Data at risk! was: More cars for CL

[fmiser via Mercedes]

> Curley wrote:

> Show me a SPC control chart of the (actual, not tampered) temps
> going back say 500 or 1000 years, and you will see nothing is
> out of control. 

Seems that tampered data is considered "at risk".  There was
concern that the data might be removed from the web by the current
administration.

https://www.livescience.com/57879-coders-saving-nasa-climate-data.html
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/diehard-coders-just-saved-nasas-earth-science-data/

Those articles are almost a year old.  I have not checked to see
if the information has been corrected.

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[MBZ] Leaf/snow blower

[WILTON via Mercedes]

Coupla  weeks ago, I needed a leaf blower to clean up leaves around edges of 
yard, walkways and driveway - areas I can't finish properly by mulching with 
the JD garden tractor/mower the way I do the main lawn areas.  Found 
battery-operated, 60 volt  model at Lowe's that I can handle while using my 
walker and/or riding the mower.  Normally at $250, it was "on sale" for $200, I 
offered the saleslady $150.  She called her super, who accepted.  'Got to cash 
register, where it was marked down some more, and I reminded the cashier of my 
military discount for additional reduction.  'Brought it home for $109.  Worked 
great for blowing the leaves.

This afternoon SWMBO used it very effectively for blowing snow (~2+ inches) off 
front portico and walkway to the street.  I then used it to clear path from 
kitchen to car.

'Well satisfied with it's performance so far.  

Wilton

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Re: [MBZ] Its cold

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

This is where?

On Jan 5, 2018 11:39 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" 
wrote:

> Tonight is supposed to be the last night it is below freezing for a few
> days.  According to the current forecast, the next 5 nights are to be 35 or
> more.
>
> Too Late for the lantana, even though it was covered.  All the leaves are
> freeze dried.  I am guessing it is all dead to the ground, but some of the
> branches may survive.
>
> The sego palm is happy as a clam.
>
> I have not gone out to look at the camellia, but the blossoms will be all
> frozen.
>
> There are fast growing shrubs/brush that looks like a sheffelaria (SP?)
> and the leaves on them are frostbitten, but maybe not dead.  I have never
> seen them frostbitten before, but it was  around 20 several nights.  The
> coolest I ever saw it here before was 23-24.
>
> Azalea blooms are gone.  They had been fooled into thinking spring had
> sprung and had a few blossoms.
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[MBZ] Its cold

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Tonight is supposed to be the last night it is below freezing for a few 
days.  According to the current forecast, the next 5 nights are to be 35 
or more.


Too Late for the lantana, even though it was covered.  All the leaves 
are freeze dried.  I am guessing it is all dead to the ground, but some 
of the branches may survive.


The sego palm is happy as a clam.

I have not gone out to look at the camellia, but the blossoms will be 
all frozen.


There are fast growing shrubs/brush that looks like a sheffelaria (SP?) 
and the leaves on them are frostbitten, but maybe not dead.  I have 
never seen them frostbitten before, but it was  around 20 several 
nights.  The coolest I ever saw it here before was 23-24.


Azalea blooms are gone.  They had been fooled into thinking spring had 
sprung and had a few blossoms.


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Re: [MBZ] Alternator rack and pinion mounting bracket pic

[Michael Esh via Mercedes]

Yes, I believe i have a spare in my MERCEDES parts drawer. I would have parted 
with it for less than $150.00.   I’d have to check to make sure it is in good 
condition. 
Mike

Michael E. Esh


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 10:01 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> For all of you who are wondering what this thing looks like new and in plain 
> sight!
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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[MBZ] Junker For Mitch

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

https://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/cto/d/2002-mercedez-benz-e320-wagon/6419119302.html

Rick
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Re: [MBZ] OT Winter Mess Charleston

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Cabin fever was a big driver to get out.  We really didn't need the groceries, 
we really needed to get out of the house.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes]

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> We have a local trapper that comes in with his dogs and traps them for
> free. He’s given me lots of pork in return.  Yum.
>
> He has a couple of dogs that he uses to trap the boars, it’s really pretty
> cool.  One is a hound (bay) that finds them, the other a (catch) mastiff
> sort of dog (I don’t know what he breed is) that catches the boars by the
> throat and holds them until he can get there, snare them and put them in a
> cage.  Both of the dogs wear these big heavy leather collars with spikes on
> them.
>

I'm minded of that old joke.  "If I fall out of the tree, shoot the damn
dog!"

-MMM-
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Re: [MBZ] Alternator rack and pinion mounting bracket pic

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

The OM603 serpentine belt tensioner and shock cost less, but I'll bet they 
don't last as long.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
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'95 E300

On January 5, 2018 10:01:51 PM EST, Dimitri via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>
>For all of you who are wondering what this thing looks like new and in
>plain sight!
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Re: [MBZ] Alternator rack and pinion mounting bracket pic

[David Bruckmann via Mercedes]

Worth noting that these often wear out because people don't loosen the pivot 
bolts on the alternator and on the rack itself. This causes excessive 
strain/wear on the teeth and eventual failure. Also helps to use a pry bar, 
which should be no problem on a W123 240D... lots of room in there.


On Fri, 5 Jan 2018, Dimitri wrote: 
>To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>Subject: [MBZ] Alternator rack and pinion mounting bracket pic
>
>
>For all of you who are wondering what this thing looks like new and in plain 
>sight!

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[MBZ] Alternator rack and pinion mounting bracket pic

[Dimitri via Mercedes]

For all of you who are wondering what this thing looks like new and in plain 
sight!


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Re: [MBZ] Mitch Needs This

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Well, with the 8V92 on a good day with careful management, I get 4 Miles
per gallon, at steady state of 60 Miles per hour that translates to 15
gallons per hour unless it's up hill and I dial the fuel up to make the
grade in a hard pull... then. as they say... "Your Mileage May Vary"
. or a head wind...

With the 6V92's I would see 7 MPG to 10 MPG again, always being careful
to keep the engine loaded in the "diesel sweet spot" of RPM / Torque.

Vehicle empty weight was 28,000 lbs on the 8V92, it's 40,000 lbs
Nothing moves for free, tis said.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 11:14 AM, fmiser via Mercedes 
wrote:

> > G wrote:
>
> > At full load only 1 gallon per hour is "conservative".  I have
> > owned 6 of these engines, presently own one 8V92 [same
> > cylinders, just 2 more of them].
> >
> > Plan for 2 to 3 gallons per hour at full load
>
> Do you mean "minute" not "hour"?
>
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Re: [MBZ] 240D alternator belt tightening

[Dimitri via Mercedes]

I’m guessing that’s what the dealer did but it didn’t last. I’m fed up with 
tightening that belt so I just bit the bullet! 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 5, 2018, at 9:51 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> The old fashioned way to tighten an alt is to put an prybar/crowbar between 
> the block and the front of the alt.  Tension belt with the bar, and lock down 
> the alt bracket with the other hand.  I have done this on MBs with buggered 
> adjuster devices.
> 
> All the old Deetriot iron was adjusted this way.
> Your new adjuster will be nice when it is on.
>> Dimitri via Mercedes 
>> January 5, 2018 at 8:38 PM
>> The alternator belt on my 78 240D cannot be properly tightened because the 
>> “rack and pinion” teeth on the mounting bracket are all worn. This problem 
>> left me stranded on a trip from Boston to DC over a year ago. It’s an 
>> adventure I described at the time but briefly, the belt flew off on the 
>> freeway. I got towed to flaps where I replaced belt in the rain but could 
>> not adequately tighten due to worn teeth. I drove to dealer over an hour 
>> south where they took me in on an emergency basis to get me back on the 
>> road. They tightened the belt with much difficulty and would not guarantee 
>> work as parts needed replacement which they didn’t have on hand. I drove the 
>> car until a couple of weeks ago when belt loosened to the point where 
>> battery would no longer charge. I ordered new parts from classic center 
>> totaling $150. Just got them in today. Planning on installing next week when 
>> it “warms up”.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] Rock Auto Plug

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

How do we know it fits a W123?

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 9:53 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Me neither. But here ya go, buy yourself a spare
> for next year.
>
> https://www.mbdirectparts.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-block-
> heatr-kit-q629
>
> Rick
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Re: [MBZ] 240D alternator belt tightening

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

Curley sez:

>The old fashioned way to tighten an alt is to put an prybar/crowbar
>between the block and the front of the alt. 

My first car broke an alternator bolt and I ended up
hammering a block of wood between the engine
block and alternator

Rick
Who can't believe that was 43 years ago...
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Re: [MBZ] Rock Auto Plug

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

Me neither. But here ya go, buy yourself a spare
for next year.

https://www.mbdirectparts.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-block-heatr-kit-q629

Rick
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Re: [MBZ] 240D alternator belt tightening

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

The old fashioned way to tighten an alt is to put an prybar/crowbar 
between the block and the front of the alt.  Tension belt with the bar, 
and lock down the alt bracket with the other hand.  I have done this on 
MBs with buggered adjuster devices.


All the old Deetriot iron was adjusted this way.
Your new adjuster will be nice when it is on.

Dimitri via Mercedes 
January 5, 2018 at 8:38 PM
The alternator belt on my 78 240D cannot be properly tightened because 
the “rack and pinion” teeth on the mounting bracket are all worn. This 
problem left me stranded on a trip from Boston to DC over a year ago. 
It’s an adventure I described at the time but briefly, the belt flew 
off on the freeway. I got towed to flaps where I replaced belt in the 
rain but could not adequately tighten due to worn teeth. I drove to 
dealer over an hour south where they took me in on an emergency basis 
to get me back on the road. They tightened the belt with much 
difficulty and would not guarantee work as parts needed replacement 
which they didn’t have on hand. I drove the car until a couple of 
weeks ago when belt loosened to the point where battery would no 
longer charge. I ordered new parts from classic center totaling $150. 
Just got them in today. Planning on installing next week when it 
“warms up”.


Sent from my iPhone


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[MBZ] 240D alternator belt tightening

[Dimitri via Mercedes]

The alternator belt on my 78 240D cannot be properly tightened because the 
“rack and pinion” teeth on the mounting bracket are all worn. This problem left 
me stranded on a trip from Boston to DC over a year ago. It’s an adventure I 
described at the time but briefly, the belt flew off on the freeway. I got 
towed to flaps where I replaced belt in the rain but could not adequately 
tighten due to worn teeth. I drove to dealer over an hour south where they took 
me in on an emergency basis  to get me back on the road. They tightened the 
belt with much difficulty and would not guarantee work as parts needed 
replacement which they didn’t have on hand. I drove the car until a couple of 
weeks ago when belt loosened to the point where battery would no longer charge. 
I ordered new parts from classic center totaling $150. Just got them in today. 
Planning on installing next week when it “warms up”.

Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [MBZ] Rock Auto Plug

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I searched but couldn't find a block heater on their website.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 6:52 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Rock Auto’s newsletter has a guy who uses them for his 300SD parts.  Looks
> like a nice car (scroll down):
>
> http://www.rockauto.com/Newsletter/
>
> -D
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Re: [MBZ] OT Winter Mess Charleston

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

I haven’t ventured out, nowhere to go for any particular reason. Reading on the 
FB about all the dumbassery on this Island makes me wonder about arrested 
evolution of our species. And there has been little or no effort by The 
Authorities to clean the roads so whatever has(n’t) melted is freezing on the 
roads again, and there are lots of massive oak trees right upon the road that 
have not moved much in a coupla hundred years whether a dumbass had FOUR WHEEL 
DRIVE!!! or not. There has been a huge number of crashes and rolls and 
ditchings. My road looked fairly dry this afternoon but there were still spots 
of ice under the trees where the sun couldn’t shine. I’m sure those will catch 
a few. 

Southern drivers!!!

--R
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> On Jan 4, 2018, at 9:47 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> We got about five inches of snow I think, must be a record of some sort.
> More than we've ever seen in about 20 years of living here.  Made a snow
> man!  Snow was pretty dry and icy so that was a challenge but we got'er
> done.
> 
> Temp was down into the teens last night and now we're up to about 27 with
> strong sunlight, but some wind so I don't know how much melting we'll get.
> High is predicted to be 38.  Ice is melting off the trees and bushes.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT Winter Mess Charleston

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

#2 boy has his license.  To get it, he had to rack up two winters of driving, 
as well as the standard hours of supervised road time in ANC.  While he was 
here visiting, it snowed 12/25, and roads were interesting.  Nothing like 
Alaska, but down here the roads are full of idiots.  I asked if he wanted to 
take a few spins in the muck.  He did not, and has not bothered to practice his 
uncontrolled situation skills.


clay 

1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

retired models-
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Jan 5, 2018, at 3:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> My theory works!  On the second full day after the snow-pocalypse, either
> Darwin or common sense or human learning had prevailed; the bad drivers had
> all crashed and were out of the game, or got scared and stayed home, _OR_
> the bad drivers learned and became better drivers.
> 
> Yesterday we actually drove around twice, a grocery run at lunch time and
> another grocery / movie run in the evening.  No incapable drivers were
> encountered.  Daytime the roads were pretty decent with lots of wet and
> then icy slushy places that were shaded, but after dark the roads were
> REALLY bad with black ice all over the place.  I tried to coax SWMBO into
> taking the driver's seat in an empty parking lot so she could practice up
> on her winter driving skills but she declined, that is now my job.
> 
> Today we made another run at lunch time, more drivers out and about
> compared to yesterday and a few made me nervous but we made it home
> unscathed and with clean underwear.  The drivers that really made me shake
> my head would find themselves on a long icy patch, so they would apply
> their brakes and lose traction / control.  I followed one driver (at a safe
> distance) that did it twice.
> 
> -
> Max
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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

yep, and as long as you send yer money to albore, you'll be ok!

I think it was 1970-72 that Popular Science had the cover about "the 
coming ice age."  Others were slow on the uptake, with the peak uproar 
at about 1974.  Only then albore was too young so he couldn't make 
zillions on it and fly around.   So it went away.


Show me a SPC control chart of the (actual, not tampered) temps going 
back say 500 or 1000 years, and you will see nothing is out of control.  
A guy in Alaska asked today if global warming is real, or un natural, 
then how come they have fossilized palm trees in Alaska!   Most of the 
USA used to be a tropical paradise.  I am all for that!



Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
January 5, 2018 at 5:49 PM

I swear that in elementary school they were teaching me about global 
cooling (or rather, the Coming Ice Age), and how it was human 
society's fault, at least in part. Ten years ago it was Global 
Warming, and 100% our fault. Now it's Global Climate Change, and 
apparently any weather pattern is evidence of its existence. It's hot? 
That's Climate Change for you. It's colder than it's been in 20 years? 
That's Climate Change too.


Mitch.


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Re: [MBZ] WTF day

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

Thanks

I need to be quit of the car.

It needs replacement airmatic up front, and maybe a pump.  Too big to bother 
replacing given the lowball price I listed it.


clay 

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1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

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1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Jan 5, 2018, at 3:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> What bits do you need for your POSs? I need to go back to the knackers again 
> after all this white stuff goes away. 
> 
> --R
> Sent from iPhone


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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

Well it was a wicket pissah stawm. 

--FT
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> On Jan 5, 2018, at 6:21 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> C’mon Floyd,
> 
> Most of them never were alive the last time a goodly storm hit.  If I recall, 
> the headlines in the major weekly magazines of that era were going on about 
> the impending Ice Age.  Then some enviro nerd decided it was going to be a 
> quick decent into Hell instead.  Forty years on, we are back doing the same 
> snow dance.  The people old enough to remember that long ago moved to 
> Florida, or are underground.  The 45 and under people have been drinking the 
> Climate Change Kool-Aid, so there was no way actual snow was going to fall.
> 
> clay 
> 
> 1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
> 1986 SDL - Polei
> 1982 300 SD - Allen
> 
> retired models-
> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:14 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568
>> 
>> I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it amazes me 
>> that these people did not move their cars.  The forecast was pretty clear 
>> for a coupla days.  I guess just like the folks here who don't heed 
>> hurricane predictions.
>> 
>> --FT
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[MBZ] Rock Auto Plug

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Rock Auto’s newsletter has a guy who uses them for his 300SD parts.  Looks like 
a nice car (scroll down):

http://www.rockauto.com/Newsletter/

-D
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Re: [MBZ] OT Winter Mess Charleston

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

My theory works!  On the second full day after the snow-pocalypse, either
Darwin or common sense or human learning had prevailed; the bad drivers had
all crashed and were out of the game, or got scared and stayed home, _OR_
the bad drivers learned and became better drivers.

Yesterday we actually drove around twice, a grocery run at lunch time and
another grocery / movie run in the evening.  No incapable drivers were
encountered.  Daytime the roads were pretty decent with lots of wet and
then icy slushy places that were shaded, but after dark the roads were
REALLY bad with black ice all over the place.  I tried to coax SWMBO into
taking the driver's seat in an empty parking lot so she could practice up
on her winter driving skills but she declined, that is now my job.

Today we made another run at lunch time, more drivers out and about
compared to yesterday and a few made me nervous but we made it home
unscathed and with clean underwear.  The drivers that really made me shake
my head would find themselves on a long icy patch, so they would apply
their brakes and lose traction / control.  I followed one driver (at a safe
distance) that did it twice.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

That’s possible as we do have a lot of wasps, but having kept bees I can assure 
you that most of the pollinators visiting the tree are honeybees.

The trapper we use to clear our park of wild boars of which I referred to 
previously sells most of his catch to the Latino community in the area.  He 
says they pay very, very well for a whole live boar and there’s always a demand.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 6:29 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> The bees might be wasps.  They like to lay eggs in the fruit.  It is a 
> symbiotic relationship.  The fruit is only good for like a day or so.
> 
> 
> clay 
> 
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> 1986 SDL - Polei
> 1982 300 SD - Allen
> 
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> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers


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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On January 5, 2018 at 6:21 PM clay monroe via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> C’mon Floyd,
> 
> Most of them never were alive the last time a goodly storm hit.  If I recall, 
> the headlines in the major weekly magazines of that era were going on about 
> the impending Ice Age.  Then some enviro nerd decided it was going to be a 
> quick decent into Hell instead. 

I swear that in elementary school they were teaching me about global cooling 
(or rather, the Coming Ice Age), and how it was human society's fault, at least 
in part. Ten years ago it was Global Warming, and 100% our fault. Now it's 
Global Climate Change, and apparently any weather pattern is evidence of its 
existence. It's hot? That's Climate Change for you. It's colder than it's been 
in 20 years? That's Climate Change too. 

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

It might surprise you how many states do have wild, or at least feral porcine 
are a pest.  WA has an issue in the hinterlands.  Not sure if the Latin 
immigrants are trying to trim the numbers.  Practice for drive bys and such, 
and you get lots of meat for tacos


clay 

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1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

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1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I've got a cousin in Texas, need to get him to take me on a boar hunt. We 
> don't have any up here...
> -Curt
> 
> 
>On Friday, January 5, 2018, 3:17:07 PM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  wrote:  
> 
> Bruce Gamble, in The Black Sheep describes a situation in the South 
> Pacific, were wild hogs were wrecking things, so a fence was set up to 
> keep them out.  The fence was of limited success.  The CO had made it 
> clear nobody could shoot them.  So the ever creative Yankees opened the 
> gat to the fenced area, waited until all the hogs were inside,closed the 
> gate.  They then tried to club the hogs, but some of the boars were 
> troublesome, so they  let them out and clubbed the rest.  The resulting 
> pigroast fed fresh meat to over 500 men of two squadrons including 
> ground personnel!
> 
> Yes, wild hog is good eatin'.  Just be sure to cut off certain parts of 
> the boars right away.
> 
>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>> January 5, 2018 at 1:41 PM
>> 
>> 
>> Got a lot of wild boars, however. How’s about a pig roast?
>> 
>> -D
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] When I Grow Up...

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Somehow I knew the theme music should be "I'm a lumberjack, and I'm OK!"

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Re: [MBZ] When I Grow Up...

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

That’s a likely story. Selling shovels. Yeah right. 

--R
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> On Jan 5, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> BZzt wrong
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> No I’m not, but this list can be moronic for limiting the size of emails to 
>> 40k.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 6:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> You are a moron.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 …I want to be just like Mommy:
 
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

The bees might be wasps.  They like to lay eggs in the fruit.  It is a 
symbiotic relationship.  The fruit is only good for like a day or so.


clay 

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1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> That’s what we refer to them as.  I’ve never tried to pick one or eat them.  
> I look at it as a contribution to keeping the local flora and fauna alive.  
> Especially the bees, as I used to keep bees when I lived in Indiana.  And I 
> understand that picking the fruit won’t affect the bees….
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 1:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel  wrote:
>> 
>> Why ornamental figs?  Why not grow a real one?  If you don't like figs ship 
>> them north. 
>> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] WTF day

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

What bits do you need for your POSs? I need to go back to the knackers again 
after all this white stuff goes away. 

--R
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> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:40 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I posted the POS W220 on SL as a car again, and got heavy interest.  Nobody 
> showed up.  I went to give it a once over this morning, but the one year old 
> battery is dead.  I put it on the charger.
> 
> The SDL with weird light issue is still unresolved, but I may pull the 
> cluster to see if maybe the bulbs are in a wrong place.  The SD has the holes 
> numbered, as are the wires.  It too has this red light trouble upon occasion. 
>   Same location, and the bulbs and wires are where they belong.
> 
> I went to the PnP yesterday to scavenge the W123 that was just placed.  I was 
> looking for a maybe Kilma, but someone else got all the interesting relay.  I 
> thought maybe I could need the IP and Injectors, or the turbo.  Instead I 
> pulled the VDO CC, some of the vac tubes that run to the critter on top of 
> the valve cover (I grabbed that as well), and the thing that might be the 
> glow relay.  #2 boy has a y2k jeep that may have bollixed stereo, so I 
> grabbed an upgraded on with CD player for him.
> 
> The stuff from the 300D was nasty with all manner of schmutz.  Looks like 
> nobody took any care of the under hood area it was so encrusted with black 
> tar.   I have to clean the haul up before I bring it into the house.  At 
> least the vac hoses give me a clue as to how the SD is supposed to be wired 
> up.  I have been searching for the brown hose connected to the shut off 
> valve, but all I found was a clear hose.  Seeing how it mounted in the w123, 
> allowed me to see the connection on the SD.  Different connections, and some 
> PO had done splice and dice which obscured things.  Brown hose was near the 
> fuse box.  
> 
> Connections on the SD looked good and seemed to be sort of the same as the D 
> layout.  Cold start is just fine on the SD, but warm start is still not good. 
>  It really feels like a fuel issue, so I will check the main fuel filter.  
> Planned to change it with the oil change this weekend.
> 
> Not sure I mentioned this before, but #2 son was being transported to SEA for 
> his flight to ANC.  He put his stuff in the trunk then see that the antenna 
> is up and might be in the way of the boot closing, so he sweeps it out of the 
> way, bending the crap out of it.This is the OLD style with the big posts, 
> not the newer sort.  Anybody know if Becker has a repair option for this?
> 
> 
> clay 
> 
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> 1986 SDL - Polei
> 1982 300 SD - Allen
> 
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> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] When I Grow Up...

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

BZzt wrong

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> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
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> No I’m not, but this list can be moronic for limiting the size of emails to 
> 40k.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 6:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
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>> You are a moron.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>>> wrote:
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>>> …I want to be just like Mommy:
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>>> 
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>>> -D
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Re: [MBZ] When I Grow Up...

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

No I’m not, but this list can be moronic for limiting the size of emails to 40k.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 6:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
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> You are a moron.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
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>> …I want to be just like Mommy:
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>> 
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Re: [MBZ] When I Grow Up...

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

And if you can’t see the attachment, go here:

http://penoff.com/Penoff.com/PhotoDump.html#2

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 6:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

C’mon Floyd,

Most of them never were alive the last time a goodly storm hit.  If I recall, 
the headlines in the major weekly magazines of that era were going on about the 
impending Ice Age.  Then some enviro nerd decided it was going to be a quick 
decent into Hell instead.  Forty years on, we are back doing the same snow 
dance.  The people old enough to remember that long ago moved to Florida, or 
are underground.  The 45 and under people have been drinking the Climate Change 
Kool-Aid, so there was no way actual snow was going to fall.

clay 

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1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

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1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:14 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568
> 
> I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it amazes me 
> that these people did not move their cars.  The forecast was pretty clear for 
> a coupla days.  I guess just like the folks here who don't heed hurricane 
> predictions.
> 
> --FT
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Re: [MBZ] When I Grow Up...

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

You are a moron.

Sent from my iPhone

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[MBZ] When I Grow Up...

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

…I want to be just like Mommy:



-D
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

They are extremely dangerous to hunt, the trapper told me.  He said they will 
turn on you in a heartbeat and if you’re not ready to pull the trigger or you 
don’t make a good kill shot, you’re next.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I've got a cousin in Texas, need to get him to take me on a boar hunt. We 
> don't have any up here...
> -Curt
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1987 Mercedes 300TD -- 145k miles, worked in 2016, you tow

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

It likely needs links and rear subframe mounts.  Not that hard or 
expensive, but fiddley.  I have some used parts that could be re-bushed, 
and some links that are ok, but were replaced "just cuz" I was in 
there...  Or I can sell you all the new links off the POS FL 124.



Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
January 5, 2018 at 4:42 PM
Rear alignment? Subframe?
If he'll hold it until spring I'll haul it for you. I guess theres not 
as much snow that far west, we've got a helluva lot here...

-Curt



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Re: [MBZ] Fw: Mercedes Benz Wagon

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

1987?  Shirely the year is circa 1993-95?

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On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:19 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>
>
> Fred Moir.
> Lynn MA.
> Diesel preferred.
>
>
> 
> From: nore...@craigslist.org 
> Sent: 05 January 2018 17:15
> To: fredh.s...@hotmail.com
> Subject: Mercedes Benz Wagon
>
>
> fredy4.s...@yahoo.com forwarded you this from craigslist:
>
> 
> Mercedes Benz Wagon
>
> https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/6434845502.html
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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon with 3rd row seating

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Right price, right year!

More pix this time, now I know I don't need to waste any time pursuing...

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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1987 Mercedes 300TD -- 145k miles, worked in 2016, you tow

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Looks like something somebody needs to jump on

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 5, 2018, at 4:42 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Rear alignment? Subframe?
> If he'll hold it until spring I'll haul it for you. I guess theres not as 
> much snow that far west, we've got a helluva lot here...
> -Curt
> 
> 
>On Friday, January 5, 2018, 5:20:28 PM EST, Fred Moir via Mercedes 
>  wrote:  
> 
> 
> 
> Fred Moir.
> Lynn MA.
> Diesel preferred.
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1987 Mercedes 300TD -- 145k miles, worked in 2016, you tow

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

That is sad to see one with such low mileage so abused, and it is not 
even that rusty for being in that part of the country.



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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

And boors, we've got some of them. I try not to be

-Curt
 

On Friday, January 5, 2018, 5:39:52 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 On 05/01/2018 4:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I've got a cousin in Texas, need to get him to take me on a boar hunt. We 
> don't have any up here...
> -Curt
>  
>

No boars - just bores?

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1987 Mercedes 300TD -- 145k miles, worked in 2016, you tow

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Ugh, I'll bet that "rear alignment issue" that took it off the road is a
rusted out subframe / subframe mount / control arm.

Maybe worth the $$ for the engine, if it can be made to run prior to
exchanging any $$.

-
Max
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1987 Mercedes 300TD -- 145k miles, worked in 2016, you tow

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

Rear alignment? Subframe?
If he'll hold it until spring I'll haul it for you. I guess theres not as much 
snow that far west, we've got a helluva lot here...
-Curt
 

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 wrote:  
 
 

Fred Moir.
Lynn MA.
Diesel preferred.



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[MBZ] WTF day

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

I posted the POS W220 on SL as a car again, and got heavy interest.  Nobody 
showed up.  I went to give it a once over this morning, but the one year old 
battery is dead.  I put it on the charger.

The SDL with weird light issue is still unresolved, but I may pull the cluster 
to see if maybe the bulbs are in a wrong place.  The SD has the holes numbered, 
as are the wires.  It too has this red light trouble upon occasion.   Same 
location, and the bulbs and wires are where they belong.

I went to the PnP yesterday to scavenge the W123 that was just placed.  I was 
looking for a maybe Kilma, but someone else got all the interesting relay.  I 
thought maybe I could need the IP and Injectors, or the turbo.  Instead I 
pulled the VDO CC, some of the vac tubes that run to the critter on top of the 
valve cover (I grabbed that as well), and the thing that might be the glow 
relay.  #2 boy has a y2k jeep that may have bollixed stereo, so I grabbed an 
upgraded on with CD player for him.

The stuff from the 300D was nasty with all manner of schmutz.  Looks like 
nobody took any care of the under hood area it was so encrusted with black tar. 
  I have to clean the haul up before I bring it into the house.  At least the 
vac hoses give me a clue as to how the SD is supposed to be wired up.  I have 
been searching for the brown hose connected to the shut off valve, but all I 
found was a clear hose.  Seeing how it mounted in the w123, allowed me to see 
the connection on the SD.  Different connections, and some PO had done splice 
and dice which obscured things.  Brown hose was near the fuse box.  

Connections on the SD looked good and seemed to be sort of the same as the D 
layout.  Cold start is just fine on the SD, but warm start is still not good.  
It really feels like a fuel issue, so I will check the main fuel filter.  
Planned to change it with the oil change this weekend.

Not sure I mentioned this before, but #2 son was being transported to SEA for 
his flight to ANC.  He put his stuff in the trunk then see that the antenna is 
up and might be in the way of the boot closing, so he sweeps it out of the way, 
bending the crap out of it.This is the OLD style with the big posts, not 
the newer sort.  Anybody know if Becker has a repair option for this?


clay 

1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

retired models-
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers








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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 05/01/2018 4:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:

I've got a cousin in Texas, need to get him to take me on a boar hunt. We don't 
have any up here...
-Curt
  



No boars - just bores?

RB

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

I've got a cousin in Texas, need to get him to take me on a boar hunt. We don't 
have any up here...
-Curt
 

On Friday, January 5, 2018, 3:17:07 PM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 Bruce Gamble, in The Black Sheep describes a situation in the South 
Pacific, were wild hogs were wrecking things, so a fence was set up to 
keep them out.  The fence was of limited success.  The CO had made it 
clear nobody could shoot them.  So the ever creative Yankees opened the 
gat to the fenced area, waited until all the hogs were inside,closed the 
gate.  They then tried to club the hogs, but some of the boars were 
troublesome, so they  let them out and clubbed the rest.  The resulting 
pigroast fed fresh meat to over 500 men of two squadrons including 
ground personnel!

Yes, wild hog is good eatin'.  Just be sure to cut off certain parts of 
the boars right away.

> Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
> January 5, 2018 at 1:41 PM
>
>
> Got a lot of wild boars, however. How’s about a pig roast?
>
> -D
>

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Re: [MBZ] Motion for consideration: Strasfogel's Rule

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Is there any discussion?

Are there any amendments?

Where is the Chairman and why isn't he running this meeting?

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:07 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Second
>
>
> clay
>
> 1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
> 1986 SDL - Polei
> 1982 300 SD - Allen
>
> retired models-
> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:47 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Mr Chairman!
> >
> > I move that this august body (known as OkieBenz) adopt the following
> rule:
> >
> > WHEREAS The collective wisdom of this body is exceedingly good at
> > diagnosing all things Diesel MB, remotely and with little "on the ground"
> > information, and;
> >
> > WHEREAS The frugal nature of this body is such that many members squirrel
> > away many things, including MB technical literature, new parts, used
> parts,
> > and even entire used cars (sometimes acres of used cars, visible by
> > satellite), and;
> >
> > WHEREAS The generous nature of this body is such that said items that
> have
> > been squirreled away are typically exchanged for the cost of shipping or
> > maybe a little more, and;
> >
> > WHEREAS The flip side of the human nature of frugality is too often an
> > ornery stubborn independence (dare I say prideful?) which is especially
> > exhibited in those members who ask lots of questions but then usually do
> > their own thing regardless of input from this body, often with the result
> > of spending more time and money and list bandwidth exploring options that
> > ultimately fail and lead to the original solution proposed weeks or
> months
> > earlier, and THEN considerable "I told you so" ensues, taking up more
> list
> > bandwidth, which some members find quite entertaining and others find
> > rather a waste and others probably think even less of the whole sad
> > situation;
> >
> > THEREFORE when Mr. Strasfogel asks more than three questions about a
> fault
> > with any MB automobile, and the collective wisdom of OkieBenz has
> narrowed
> > the possible root cause(s) of said fault, and said fault could be
> remedied
> > with a serviceable used part(s) or extra new part(s) that a member has in
> > store (like a block heater cord, one of my favorite things to harvest
> from
> > the Knackers), then the member may voluntarily and freely ship or deliver
> > the part(s) to Mr. Strasfogel, and then either openly or anonymously
> > announce to OkieBenz that the part(s) are en-route, and Mr. Strasfogel
> > shall then be invited to report on the success or failure of this
> > assistance.
> >
> > Do I hear a second?
> >
> > -
> > Max
> > Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

We had iguana in Honduras it was like greasy chicken with fish skin...
-Curt
 

On Friday, January 5, 2018, 2:28:17 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 Iguana tail is supposed to be good eating - though I've never had the
opportunity to try it. Since they are an invasive species in FL - you'd
think people would be encouraged to collect and eat them.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 12:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Why ornamental figs?  Why not grow a real one?  If you don't like figs ship
> them north.
>
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > It got down to freezing the last two nights.  Might make it up to the low
> > 50s today, but it’s bright and sunny (thank goodness!)
> >
> > Iguanas are more of a south Florida thing.  We do have lizards in our
> > trees and bushes, however, but I haven’t seen any fall out.  Kitty will
> > alert me if that happens, as she likes to patrol the front windows to
> watch
> > the ornamental fig tree this time of year.  It’s a (literal) beehive of
> > activity with bees, birds and chicken of the trees in it as it goes from
> > flowering to producing fruit.
> >
> > -D
> >
> >
> > > On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > *-- Here's something you don't see every day:* The extreme cold in
> > Florida
> > > has led to frozen iguanas falling out of trees. The Post's Herman Wong
> > > explains
> > >  > YXN0cmFzZm9AYmxtLmdvdg%3D%3D/48/74/b30e639bcfaf933992e5f3db85511ad0>that
> > > "green iguanas, like all reptiles, are coldblooded animals, so when the
> > > temperature falls to a certain level iguanas become immobile." "Under
> 50
> > > degrees Fahrenheit, they become sluggish. Under 40 degrees, their blood
> > > stops moving as much, [Kristen Sommers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
> > > Conservation Commission] said. They like to sit in trees, and 'it’s
> > become
> > > cold enough that they fall out.'"
> > >
> > > Dan - is falling lizards a safety threat down in Tampa?
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our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain

"There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
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Re: [MBZ] Jim Cathey saves the snowmobile club!

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

I had the block heater on for most of an hour I'd think, the heat gun maybe 1-2 
minutes. The air filter housing was warm to the touch.
-Curt
 

On Friday, January 5, 2018, 2:52:07 PM EST, Meade Dillon 
 wrote:  
 
 Awesome!  How long did you run the heat gun before trying to start the engine?

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 wrote:

The snowmobile club gets paid to groom by the state, that's essentially our 
whole business. We get that money once a week only, miss a week and the money 
is gone. The ASV is our smallest big groomer, it's 6 feet wide, and is 
notoriously hard to start. I've pondered the issue for two years with no chance 
to try any of my ideas.Well today the new ASV driver decided it's too cold, he 
doesn't want to kill his new batteries failing to start it. I had the day off 
and one of the other operators asked me to go check it out. Step one was to 
make sure the block heater works, my ir thermometer proved that. Step two was 
to install batteries, dual grp 49s. I spent as much time cleaning terminals as 
I did installing batteries.Step three was to try it and here's where Mr Cathey 
came in. I stuck my Harbor Freight heat gun in the air intake and cranked. 
After a few seconds it fired up. I don't know how to work the glow plugs work 
so I think this was mostly without them, guess I better learn... ;)
Anyway, thanks to Jim for figuring out the heat gun trick and making me look 
smarter than I am!



  
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Re: [MBZ] Fw: Mercedes Benz Wagon

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Many of them from the town right next to Fred-Everett.  Most with "ice cold
air'.

Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:25 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> Y'all going to be having lots of cars for sale up there soon
>
> --FT
>
>
>
> On 1/5/18 5:19 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:
>
>>
>> Fred Moir.
>> Lynn MA.
>> Diesel preferred.
>>
>>
>> 
>> From: nore...@craigslist.org 
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>>
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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1987 Mercedes 300TD -- 145k miles, worked in 2016, you tow

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

Max needs that

--FT


On 1/5/18 5:20 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:


Fred Moir.
Lynn MA.
Diesel preferred.



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Re: [MBZ] Fw: Mercedes Benz Wagon

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

Y'all going to be having lots of cars for sale up there soon

--FT


On 1/5/18 5:19 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:


Fred Moir.
Lynn MA.
Diesel preferred.



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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

Aruba, if you ask a local nicely

--FT


On 1/5/18 2:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Whilst on several foreign trips to locales with native iguanas (Central
America a Caribbean islands)  I have inquired about finding a store or
restaurant that serves Iguana, and I have not yet found a place but I've
gotten plenty of strange looks.

-
Max
Charleston SC
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[MBZ] Fw: 1987 Mercedes 300TD -- 145k miles, worked in 2016, you tow

[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

Fred Moir.
Lynn MA.
Diesel preferred.



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[MBZ] Fw: Mercedes Benz Wagon

[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

Fred Moir.
Lynn MA.
Diesel preferred.



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Mercedes Benz Wagon

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Re: [MBZ] Fw: 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon with 3rd row seating

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Or as they say in Central PA-"once yet still"   Derived from the German *nach
ein mal*

Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Again?
> Mercedes E320 Estate (W142)
>
> https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/6447665256.html
>
>
>
>
> Fred Moir.
> Lynn MA.
> Diesel preferred.
>
>
> 
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> 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon with 3rd row seating
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> https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/6438058217.html
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

I am sort of interested in the impact on all the out of town snakes that got 
let loose in the state.  Will this cold snap just slow them down, or will it be 
able to knock out a pretty healthy proportion of them?

Iguana is tasty.  Get it into the freezer until you have a goodly amount, then 
you can make chili, or taco filling.  Cuban sandwich?

clay 

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1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

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1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Jan 5, 2018, at 8:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> *-- Here's something you don't see every day:* The extreme cold in Florida
> has led to frozen iguanas falling out of trees. The Post's Herman Wong
> explains
> that
> "green iguanas, like all reptiles, are coldblooded animals, so when the
> temperature falls to a certain level iguanas become immobile." "Under 50
> degrees Fahrenheit, they become sluggish. Under 40 degrees, their blood
> stops moving as much, [Kristen Sommers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
> Conservation Commission] said. They like to sit in trees, and 'it’s become
> cold enough that they fall out.'"
> 
> Dan - is falling lizards a safety threat down in Tampa?
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Re: [MBZ] Motion for consideration: Strasfogel's Rule

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

Second


clay 

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1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

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POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:47 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Mr Chairman!
> 
> I move that this august body (known as OkieBenz) adopt the following rule:
> 
> WHEREAS The collective wisdom of this body is exceedingly good at
> diagnosing all things Diesel MB, remotely and with little "on the ground"
> information, and;
> 
> WHEREAS The frugal nature of this body is such that many members squirrel
> away many things, including MB technical literature, new parts, used parts,
> and even entire used cars (sometimes acres of used cars, visible by
> satellite), and;
> 
> WHEREAS The generous nature of this body is such that said items that have
> been squirreled away are typically exchanged for the cost of shipping or
> maybe a little more, and;
> 
> WHEREAS The flip side of the human nature of frugality is too often an
> ornery stubborn independence (dare I say prideful?) which is especially
> exhibited in those members who ask lots of questions but then usually do
> their own thing regardless of input from this body, often with the result
> of spending more time and money and list bandwidth exploring options that
> ultimately fail and lead to the original solution proposed weeks or months
> earlier, and THEN considerable "I told you so" ensues, taking up more list
> bandwidth, which some members find quite entertaining and others find
> rather a waste and others probably think even less of the whole sad
> situation;
> 
> THEREFORE when Mr. Strasfogel asks more than three questions about a fault
> with any MB automobile, and the collective wisdom of OkieBenz has narrowed
> the possible root cause(s) of said fault, and said fault could be remedied
> with a serviceable used part(s) or extra new part(s) that a member has in
> store (like a block heater cord, one of my favorite things to harvest from
> the Knackers), then the member may voluntarily and freely ship or deliver
> the part(s) to Mr. Strasfogel, and then either openly or anonymously
> announce to OkieBenz that the part(s) are en-route, and Mr. Strasfogel
> shall then be invited to report on the success or failure of this
> assistance.
> 
> Do I hear a second?
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[MBZ] Fw: 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon with 3rd row seating

[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

Again?
Mercedes E320 Estate (W142)

https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/6447665256.html




Fred Moir.
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Diesel preferred.



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Subject: 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon with 3rd row seating


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Re: [MBZ] Friday critters

[M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes]

Okay, now THAT was good.

-MMM-

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> Mitch could have made some money off us suckers if he had planned
> accordingly
>
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Craig via Mercedes 
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> > On Fri, 5 Jan 2018 15:10:11 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> >  wrote:
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> > > Animated .gif, should play in most web browsers:
> > > https://i.imgur.com/6Slhong.gif
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> > Until the very end I thought it was an alligator ...
> >
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Re: [MBZ] 85 300D

[Michael Esh via Mercedes]

Thanks for the input. New bulbs are in and working.  Cleaned the temp wheel 
with deoxit. We’ll see if that helps on the next trip out.  4 degrees this 
morning. 

Michael E. Esh


> On Jan 3, 2018, at 9:15 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I’m pretty sure it’s a Sylvania/Osram 2721.  The same as the bulb for the ash 
> tray illumination.  You can find them at FLAPS (Advance Auto) among other 
> places.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 3, 2018, at 9:08 PM, Michael Esh via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Does anyone have for sale any of the small  lightbulbs for AC/Heat push 
>> button unit for 1985 300D? I need all six and would like to have some 
>> spares. 
>> Or does anyone know if and where I could order them?
>> By the way I am still fighting with regulating the heat in this vehicle. I 
>> changed the hose in the dash, traded in a different PBU and added water to 
>> the coolant tank. It is at about 3/4 full now.   Is my next step replacing 
>> the PBU with a reconditioned one?  Does anyone have a good one for sale?  
>> Current temp is 16 degrees near the shores of Lake Michigan 
>> Thanks
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Florida pig encounter

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Wonder why you didn't pull off to the side of the road and decide to settle
in there.  Free shmoo substitute.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> When we picked up our '85 TD in Punta Gorda, we spent a few days in the
> area then set off for space coast across 70.
>
> Somewhere before we turned off to visit friends at Placid Lakes, we saw an
> huge pig, probably a boar, dead by the side of the road.
>
> I only took my eyes off the road for a second and nearly hit a small pony.
> ('Twas a boar).
>
> Much swerving and invective followed, and the haste to "get there faster"
> faded.
>
> It may not have been as big as a moose, but at about 60 mph it would have
> spoiled our day and the car.
>
>
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[MBZ] Fun with W210

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

On Wednesday I helped youngest son change the oil on his 2002 E320.  Pretty 
straightforward job.

He mentioned the engine had been “ticking”, which I would have attributed to a 
lifter or cam, but when I got the hood open it was pretty clear where the noise 
was coming from - there was a chunk out of the edge of the serpentine belt and 
at least one of the grooves had exited the belt and was in the bottom of the 
engine compartment on the top of the cover.

Since I have multiple cars that use the same parts, I had a belt on the shelf.  
A breaker bar for leverage, a 17mm socket, and less than two minutes later a 
new belt was installed.

Replaced a failed right side driving light bulb while we were at it as well.

I reset the FSS and will see it again in 5000 miles (my service interval, not 
MBs.)

-D
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[MBZ] Florida pig encounter

[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

When we picked up our '85 TD in Punta Gorda, we spent a few days in the area 
then set off for space coast across 70.

Somewhere before we turned off to visit friends at Placid Lakes, we saw an huge 
pig, probably a boar, dead by the side of the road.

I only took my eyes off the road for a second and nearly hit a small pony. 
('Twas a boar).

Much swerving and invective followed, and the haste to "get there faster" faded.

It may not have been as big as a moose, but at about 60 mph it would have 
spoiled our day and the car.


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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

We have a local trapper that comes in with his dogs and traps them for free. 
He’s given me lots of pork in return.  Yum.

He has a couple of dogs that he uses to trap the boars, it’s really pretty 
cool.  One is a hound (bay) that finds them, the other a (catch) mastiff sort 
of dog (I don’t know what he breed is) that catches the boars by the throat and 
holds them until he can get there, snare them and put them in a cage.  Both of 
the dogs wear these big heavy leather collars with spikes on them.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 3:16 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Bruce Gamble, in The Black Sheep describes a situation in the South Pacific, 
> were wild hogs were wrecking things, so a fence was set up to keep them out.  
> The fence was of limited success.  The CO had made it clear nobody could 
> shoot them.  So the ever creative Yankees opened the gat to the fenced area, 
> waited until all the hogs were inside,closed the gate.   They then tried to 
> club the hogs, but some of the boars were troublesome, so they  let them out 
> and clubbed the rest.  The resulting pigroast fed fresh meat to over 500 men 
> of two squadrons including ground personnel!
> 
> Yes, wild hog is good eatin'.  Just be sure to cut off certain parts of the 
> boars right away.
> 
>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>> January 5, 2018 at 1:41 PM
>> 
>> 
>> Got a lot of wild boars, however. How’s about a pig roast?
>> 
>> -D
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Sounds like a great experience and a great meal.   The key to anything 
that might be tough is low and slow.


At noon I just had some more of my Man Candy(TM)  Home cured corn beef 
brisket, so tender it melts in you mouth   m  (cooked low 
and slow)


My cousins and uncle in Hawaii hunted wild boar regularly.  I never got 
in on any hunt nor the meals.  Uncle had an o3A3 (30-06) he used to get 
em.   Some of the Hawaiian crazies tried to get in close and cut the 
jugular with a knife.  A lot of dogs got killed by the pigs.

Andrew Strasfogel 
January 5, 2018 at 2:23 PM
I had wild boar sukiyaki prepared by Japanese gold miners when I was 
in Fiji.  Very juicy and flavorful, and not too tough IIRC.





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Re: [MBZ] Friday critters

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

An alligator with antlers.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 3:19 PM, Craig via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2018 15:10:11 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
>  wrote:
> 
>> Animated .gif, should play in most web browsers:
>> https://i.imgur.com/6Slhong.gif
> 
> Until the very end I thought it was an alligator ...
> 
> 
> Craig
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Re: [MBZ] Friday critters

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Mitch could have made some money off us suckers if he had planned
accordingly

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Craig via Mercedes 
wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Jan 2018 15:10:11 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
>  wrote:
>
> > Animated .gif, should play in most web browsers:
> > https://i.imgur.com/6Slhong.gif
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> Until the very end I thought it was an alligator ...
>
>
> Craig
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I had wild boar sukiyaki prepared by Japanese gold miners when I was in
Fiji.  Very juicy and flavorful, and not too tough IIRC.



On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 3:16 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Bruce Gamble, in The Black Sheep describes a situation in the South
> Pacific, were wild hogs were wrecking things, so a fence was set up to keep
> them out.  The fence was of limited success.  The CO had made it clear
> nobody could shoot them.  So the ever creative Yankees opened the gat to
> the fenced area, waited until all the hogs were inside,closed the gate.
>  They then tried to club the hogs, but some of the boars were troublesome,
> so they  let them out and clubbed the rest.  The resulting pigroast fed
> fresh meat to over 500 men of two squadrons including ground personnel!
>
> Yes, wild hog is good eatin'.  Just be sure to cut off certain parts of
> the boars right away.
>
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>> January 5, 2018 at 1:41 PM
>>
>>
>> Got a lot of wild boars, however. How’s about a pig roast?
>>
>> -D
>>
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Re: [MBZ] Friday critters

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Fri, 5 Jan 2018 15:10:11 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Animated .gif, should play in most web browsers:
> https://i.imgur.com/6Slhong.gif

Until the very end I thought it was an alligator ...


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Bruce Gamble, in The Black Sheep describes a situation in the South 
Pacific, were wild hogs were wrecking things, so a fence was set up to 
keep them out.  The fence was of limited success.  The CO had made it 
clear nobody could shoot them.  So the ever creative Yankees opened the 
gat to the fenced area, waited until all the hogs were inside,closed the 
gate.   They then tried to club the hogs, but some of the boars were 
troublesome, so they  let them out and clubbed the rest.  The resulting 
pigroast fed fresh meat to over 500 men of two squadrons including 
ground personnel!


Yes, wild hog is good eatin'.  Just be sure to cut off certain parts of 
the boars right away.



Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
January 5, 2018 at 1:41 PM


Got a lot of wild boars, however. How’s about a pig roast?

-D



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Re: [MBZ] Friday critters

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

You got me!

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[MBZ] Friday critters

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Animated .gif, should play in most web browsers:
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Whilst on several foreign trips to locales with native iguanas (Central
America a Caribbean islands)  I have inquired about finding a store or
restaurant that serves Iguana, and I have not yet found a place but I've
gotten plenty of strange looks.

-
Max
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Lizards falling off trees reminds me of the Shmoo (plural Shmoon) invented
by cartoonist Al Capp.

Shmoos ".. reproduce asexually and are incredibly prolific, multiplying
exponentially faster than rabbits. They require no sustenance other than
air.
- Shmoos are delicious to eat, and are eager to be eaten. If a human looks
at one hungrily, it will happily immolate itself — either by jumping into a
frying pan, after which they taste like chicken, or into a broiling pan,
after which they taste like steak. When roasted they taste like pork, and
when baked they taste like catfish. (Raw, they taste like oysters
 on the half-shell.)"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmoo

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> While the python thing is purely south Florida/Everglades, understand that
> they are extremely difficult to catch.  The state has a very nice bounty on
> them, but I don’t think there are many caught on an annual basis.
>
> Again, iguanas are not common this far north, as it’s not a tropical
> subclimate like south Florida is.  We have little skinks and lizards, but
> no iguanas like they showed in the story.
>
> Got a lot of wild boars, however.  How’s about a pig roast?
>
> -D
>
>
> > On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Someone down there needs to write and market a python cookbook.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 2:28 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Iguana tail is supposed to be good eating - though I've never had the
> >> opportunity to try it. Since they are an invasive species in FL - you'd
> >> think people would be encouraged to collect and eat them.
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] Jim Cathey saves the snowmobile club!

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Awesome!  How long did you run the heat gun before trying to start the
engine?

-
Max
Charleston SC

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> The snowmobile club gets paid to groom by the state, that's essentially
> our whole business. We get that money once a week only, miss a week and the
> money is gone. The ASV is our smallest big groomer, it's 6 feet wide, and
> is notoriously hard to start. I've pondered the issue for two years with no
> chance to try any of my ideas.Well today the new ASV driver decided it's
> too cold, he doesn't want to kill his new batteries failing to start it. I
> had the day off and one of the other operators asked me to go check it out.
> Step one was to make sure the block heater works, my ir thermometer proved
> that. Step two was to install batteries, dual grp 49s. I spent as much time
> cleaning terminals as I did installing batteries.Step three was to try it
> and here's where Mr Cathey came in. I stuck my Harbor Freight heat gun in
> the air intake and cranked. After a few seconds it fired up. I don't know
> how to work the glow plugs work so I think this was mostly without them,
> guess I better learn... ;)
> Anyway, thanks to Jim for figuring out the heat gun trick and making me
> look smarter than I am!
>
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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Yup.  Indianapolis.  I was a senior in high school.  I remember it well.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Was that in Indiana?  That storm hit there a few days before, I was stuck in 
> Ft Wayne until the street got cleared of about 30" of snow, and then to dig 
> the car out of that.  Lost a coupla days from what I had intended.  I was 
> headed back to Cambridge, got to the Ohio border and the snow was pretty much 
> nonexistent so the drive back east was fine.  Got back, hit the grocery to 
> stock up, next day was headed out to a western suburb to collect my plants 
> from a friend's house, got about 2 miles after the snow started and within a 
> short time there was about 4" on the ground.  I told my friend who was with 
> me we needed to turn back, she agreed, so we did, there was maybe 8" by the 
> time we got back to my apartment on campus.
> 
> The registration day movie was that night (Deep Throat!) so she stayed and we 
> fixed supper.  After the movie (the distributor sent the "clean" version 
> which did not go over well) she caught the last bus back to Hahvahd Squah for 
> about 4-5 days.  The next day we had 70mph winds and ended up with maybe 36" 
> of snow, I didn't see my car for about 2 weeks.  I was on the 19th floor of 
> the building, looking out at Beacon Hill in Boston, it was wild.  The full 
> moon rose that night after the snow stopped and it had cleared off, it was 
> surreal, power was off over there for a coupla days from flooded power lines 
> and underground transformers, you could see some candles and flashlights and 
> the occasional snowmobile but it was dark buildings in a sea of white snow 
> with the full moon illuminating it all from behind.  Pretty amazing. The City 
> was pretty much shut down for a week, classes were delayed, but they did 
> manage to get the subway running pretty quickly so I walked down to her place 
> in Hahvahd Squah (great time, people were serving up fresh cookies and hot 
> chocolate on Mass Ave, it was a great party time) and we took the train into 
> Boston to see Close Encounters at the movies, we were the only people in 
> there.
> 
> Fun times!
> 
> -FT
> 
> 
> On 1/5/18 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>> I remember the Blizzard of 78.  I got trapped in the house with my Mom, and 
>> she followed me around for two days just yammering at me since there was no 
>> one else there.  I finally bundled up and trekked cross-country about two 
>> miles to a friend’s apartment where I holed up for several days to maintain 
>> my sanity.  The whole time I was getting ready to go my Mom was telling me I 
>> would be in big trouble when Dad got home for leaving her there by herself 
>> (Dad was traveling and stuck in Denver, if I recall correctly.)
>> 
>> When Dad got home he chided me for leaving Mom by herself while giving me 
>> the knowing nod….
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568
>>> 
>>> I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it amazes 
>>> me that these people did not move their cars.  The forecast was pretty 
>>> clear for a coupla days.  I guess just like the folks here who don't heed 
>>> hurricane predictions.
>>> 
>>> --FT
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

Was that in Indiana?  That storm hit there a few days before, I was 
stuck in Ft Wayne until the street got cleared of about 30" of snow, and 
then to dig the car out of that.  Lost a coupla days from what I had 
intended.  I was headed back to Cambridge, got to the Ohio border and 
the snow was pretty much nonexistent so the drive back east was fine.  
Got back, hit the grocery to stock up, next day was headed out to a 
western suburb to collect my plants from a friend's house, got about 2 
miles after the snow started and within a short time there was about 4" 
on the ground.  I told my friend who was with me we needed to turn back, 
she agreed, so we did, there was maybe 8" by the time we got back to my 
apartment on campus.


The registration day movie was that night (Deep Throat!) so she stayed 
and we fixed supper.  After the movie (the distributor sent the "clean" 
version which did not go over well) she caught the last bus back to 
Hahvahd Squah for about 4-5 days.  The next day we had 70mph winds and 
ended up with maybe 36" of snow, I didn't see my car for about 2 weeks.  
I was on the 19th floor of the building, looking out at Beacon Hill in 
Boston, it was wild.  The full moon rose that night after the snow 
stopped and it had cleared off, it was surreal, power was off over there 
for a coupla days from flooded power lines and underground transformers, 
you could see some candles and flashlights and the occasional snowmobile 
but it was dark buildings in a sea of white snow with the full moon 
illuminating it all from behind.  Pretty amazing. The City was pretty 
much shut down for a week, classes were delayed, but they did manage to 
get the subway running pretty quickly so I walked down to her place in 
Hahvahd Squah (great time, people were serving up fresh cookies and hot 
chocolate on Mass Ave, it was a great party time) and we took the train 
into Boston to see Close Encounters at the movies, we were the only 
people in there.


Fun times!

-FT


On 1/5/18 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

I remember the Blizzard of 78.  I got trapped in the house with my Mom, and she 
followed me around for two days just yammering at me since there was no one 
else there.  I finally bundled up and trekked cross-country about two miles to 
a friend’s apartment where I holed up for several days to maintain my sanity.  
The whole time I was getting ready to go my Mom was telling me I would be in 
big trouble when Dad got home for leaving her there by herself (Dad was 
traveling and stuck in Denver, if I recall correctly.)

When Dad got home he chided me for leaving Mom by herself while giving me the 
knowing nod….

-D



On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes  
wrote:

https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568

I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it amazes me 
that these people did not move their cars.  The forecast was pretty clear for a 
coupla days.  I guess just like the folks here who don't heed hurricane 
predictions.

--FT


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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

While the python thing is purely south Florida/Everglades, understand that they 
are extremely difficult to catch.  The state has a very nice bounty on them, 
but I don’t think there are many caught on an annual basis.

Again, iguanas are not common this far north, as it’s not a tropical subclimate 
like south Florida is.  We have little skinks and lizards, but no iguanas like 
they showed in the story.

Got a lot of wild boars, however.  How’s about a pig roast?

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Someone down there needs to write and market a python cookbook.
> 
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 2:28 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> 
>> Iguana tail is supposed to be good eating - though I've never had the
>> opportunity to try it. Since they are an invasive species in FL - you'd
>> think people would be encouraged to collect and eat them.
>> 


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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I remember the Blizzard of 78.  I got trapped in the house with my Mom, and she 
followed me around for two days just yammering at me since there was no one 
else there.  I finally bundled up and trekked cross-country about two miles to 
a friend’s apartment where I holed up for several days to maintain my sanity.  
The whole time I was getting ready to go my Mom was telling me I would be in 
big trouble when Dad got home for leaving her there by herself (Dad was 
traveling and stuck in Denver, if I recall correctly.)

When Dad got home he chided me for leaving Mom by herself while giving me the 
knowing nod….

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568
> 
> I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it amazes me 
> that these people did not move their cars.  The forecast was pretty clear for 
> a coupla days.  I guess just like the folks here who don't heed hurricane 
> predictions.
> 
> --FT
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Someone down there needs to write and market a python cookbook.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 2:28 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Iguana tail is supposed to be good eating - though I've never had the
> opportunity to try it. Since they are an invasive species in FL - you'd
> think people would be encouraged to collect and eat them.
>
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 12:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Why ornamental figs?  Why not grow a real one?  If you don't like figs
> ship
> > them north.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > > It got down to freezing the last two nights.  Might make it up to the
> low
> > > 50s today, but it’s bright and sunny (thank goodness!)
> > >
> > > Iguanas are more of a south Florida thing.  We do have lizards in our
> > > trees and bushes, however, but I haven’t seen any fall out.  Kitty will
> > > alert me if that happens, as she likes to patrol the front windows to
> > watch
> > > the ornamental fig tree this time of year.  It’s a (literal) beehive of
> > > activity with bees, birds and chicken of the trees in it as it goes
> from
> > > flowering to producing fruit.
> > >
> > > -D
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > *-- Here's something you don't see every day:* The extreme cold in
> > > Florida
> > > > has led to frozen iguanas falling out of trees. The Post's Herman
> Wong
> > > > explains
> > > >  > > YXN0cmFzZm9AYmxtLmdvdg%3D%3D/48/74/b30e639bcfaf933992e5f3db85511a
> d0>that
> > > > "green iguanas, like all reptiles, are coldblooded animals, so when
> the
> > > > temperature falls to a certain level iguanas become immobile." "Under
> > 50
> > > > degrees Fahrenheit, they become sluggish. Under 40 degrees, their
> blood
> > > > stops moving as much, [Kristen Sommers of the Florida Fish and
> Wildlife
> > > > Conservation Commission] said. They like to sit in trees, and 'it’s
> > > become
> > > > cold enough that they fall out.'"
> > > >
> > > > Dan - is falling lizards a safety threat down in Tampa?
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Iguana tail is supposed to be good eating - though I've never had the
opportunity to try it. Since they are an invasive species in FL - you'd
think people would be encouraged to collect and eat them.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 12:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Why ornamental figs?  Why not grow a real one?  If you don't like figs ship
> them north.
>
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > It got down to freezing the last two nights.  Might make it up to the low
> > 50s today, but it’s bright and sunny (thank goodness!)
> >
> > Iguanas are more of a south Florida thing.  We do have lizards in our
> > trees and bushes, however, but I haven’t seen any fall out.  Kitty will
> > alert me if that happens, as she likes to patrol the front windows to
> watch
> > the ornamental fig tree this time of year.  It’s a (literal) beehive of
> > activity with bees, birds and chicken of the trees in it as it goes from
> > flowering to producing fruit.
> >
> > -D
> >
> >
> > > On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > *-- Here's something you don't see every day:* The extreme cold in
> > Florida
> > > has led to frozen iguanas falling out of trees. The Post's Herman Wong
> > > explains
> > >  > YXN0cmFzZm9AYmxtLmdvdg%3D%3D/48/74/b30e639bcfaf933992e5f3db85511ad0>that
> > > "green iguanas, like all reptiles, are coldblooded animals, so when the
> > > temperature falls to a certain level iguanas become immobile." "Under
> 50
> > > degrees Fahrenheit, they become sluggish. Under 40 degrees, their blood
> > > stops moving as much, [Kristen Sommers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
> > > Conservation Commission] said. They like to sit in trees, and 'it’s
> > become
> > > cold enough that they fall out.'"
> > >
> > > Dan - is falling lizards a safety threat down in Tampa?
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

That’s what we refer to them as.  I’ve never tried to pick one or eat them.  I 
look at it as a contribution to keeping the local flora and fauna alive.  
Especially the bees, as I used to keep bees when I lived in Indiana.  And I 
understand that picking the fruit won’t affect the bees….

-D

> On Jan 5, 2018, at 1:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel  wrote:
> 
> Why ornamental figs?  Why not grow a real one?  If you don't like figs ship 
> them north. 
> 


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Re: [MBZ] OT - Mesh WiFi Networks

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I have no complaints about the quality or functionality of NetGear’s products, 
I just don’t like the fact that stuff seems to become legacy hardware in a far 
shorter time period than other vendors.

It did affect my NAS, as I bonded the two NICs using the firmware options, and 
there’s no way to “unbond” them because they stopped supporting the device 
shortly after adding the option.  It was supposed to be a part of the option 
but they dropped support before they finished development.

So now I have a NAS with bonded NICs that I can’t separate.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:16 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> I tried Netgear after several failures of other brands, and the Netgear has
> lasted the longest here. YMMV. I do get updates for the Netgear stuff, even
> though there are newer models of the hardware. I have four pieces now - in
> four different buildings, all on the same network - working great (knocking
> on wood). Two of the routers have USB sticks stuck in them for shared
> storage - works fine.
> 


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Re: [MBZ] More cars for CL

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

This was an all time record high tide, beating the blizzard of '78 by .1".

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568
>
> I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it amazes
> me that these people did not move their cars.  The forecast was pretty
> clear for a coupla days.  I guess just like the folks here who don't heed
> hurricane predictions.
>
> --FT
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Mesh WiFi Networks

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I tried Netgear after several failures of other brands, and the Netgear has
lasted the longest here. YMMV. I do get updates for the Netgear stuff, even
though there are newer models of the hardware. I have four pieces now - in
four different buildings, all on the same network - working great (knocking
on wood). Two of the routers have USB sticks stuck in them for shared
storage - works fine.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 10:01 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes 
wrote:

> I’ve had a couple of their routers, which have worked fairly well.
> However, they seem to have a pretty short development cycle when then bring
> out new products. When this happens, the old ones get kicked to the curb
> and receive no updates.
>
> If I buy a $150 router as new I expect it to be supported for more than a
> year after I purchase it.  I also have a NAS they made and the same issue
> occurred. That was a fairly expensive purchase for what is now effectively
> a very expensive doorstop.
>
> -D
>
> > On Jan 5, 2018, at 10:54 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On January 4, 2018 at 8:09 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >> My previous experiences with Netgear haven’t been great, but it comes
> in as far as reviews just below the Eero, so they must be doing something
> right.
> >
> > People used to buy Netgear stuff on sale at Staples, sometimes with
> rebates, and then resell them on Amazon.
> > If they didn't appear to be authorized vendors, Netgear would send them
> threats, accusing them of selling counterfeit goods. In some cases suing
> them for selling counterfeit goods when in fact the goods in question were
> genuine.
> > Then Netgear switched their claim to 'you listed them as New, but only
> purchases from authorized vendors carry our warranty, therefore they aren't
> really New, and we'll sue you for that instead'.
> > When I heard about that, I figured that if Netgear is going to sue me
> for selling something I own, I'll just avoid owning Netgear products.
> >
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[MBZ] More cars for CL

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568

I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it 
amazes me that these people did not move their cars.  The forecast was 
pretty clear for a coupla days.  I guess just like the folks here who 
don't heed hurricane predictions.


--FT


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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Why ornamental figs?  Why not grow a real one?  If you don't like figs ship
them north.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> It got down to freezing the last two nights.  Might make it up to the low
> 50s today, but it’s bright and sunny (thank goodness!)
>
> Iguanas are more of a south Florida thing.  We do have lizards in our
> trees and bushes, however, but I haven’t seen any fall out.  Kitty will
> alert me if that happens, as she likes to patrol the front windows to watch
> the ornamental fig tree this time of year.  It’s a (literal) beehive of
> activity with bees, birds and chicken of the trees in it as it goes from
> flowering to producing fruit.
>
> -D
>
>
> > On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > *-- Here's something you don't see every day:* The extreme cold in
> Florida
> > has led to frozen iguanas falling out of trees. The Post's Herman Wong
> > explains
> >  YXN0cmFzZm9AYmxtLmdvdg%3D%3D/48/74/b30e639bcfaf933992e5f3db85511ad0>that
> > "green iguanas, like all reptiles, are coldblooded animals, so when the
> > temperature falls to a certain level iguanas become immobile." "Under 50
> > degrees Fahrenheit, they become sluggish. Under 40 degrees, their blood
> > stops moving as much, [Kristen Sommers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
> > Conservation Commission] said. They like to sit in trees, and 'it’s
> become
> > cold enough that they fall out.'"
> >
> > Dan - is falling lizards a safety threat down in Tampa?
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Holy Falling Frozen Florida lizards!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

It got down to freezing the last two nights.  Might make it up to the low 50s 
today, but it’s bright and sunny (thank goodness!)

Iguanas are more of a south Florida thing.  We do have lizards in our trees and 
bushes, however, but I haven’t seen any fall out.  Kitty will alert me if that 
happens, as she likes to patrol the front windows to watch the ornamental fig 
tree this time of year.  It’s a (literal) beehive of activity with bees, birds 
and chicken of the trees in it as it goes from flowering to producing fruit.

-D


> On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> *-- Here's something you don't see every day:* The extreme cold in Florida
> has led to frozen iguanas falling out of trees. The Post's Herman Wong
> explains
> that
> "green iguanas, like all reptiles, are coldblooded animals, so when the
> temperature falls to a certain level iguanas become immobile." "Under 50
> degrees Fahrenheit, they become sluggish. Under 40 degrees, their blood
> stops moving as much, [Kristen Sommers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
> Conservation Commission] said. They like to sit in trees, and 'it’s become
> cold enough that they fall out.'"
> 
> Dan - is falling lizards a safety threat down in Tampa?
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Re: [MBZ] Motion for consideration: Strasfogel's Rule

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

To clarify, the advice simply wasn't applicable to my case.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:34 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> On 05/01/2018 10:54 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> snip
>>
>> For the record, most of the assistance posted to resolve issues I have
>> described have been off the mark.
>>
>
> Now that, I truly doubt. The expertise on this list is such that there is
> always good advice on what to look for and how to look for it.
>
> RB
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Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

b/c there is no cord that matches the one in my car.

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:08 PM, fmiser via Mercedes 
wrote:

> > > > Andrew wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Block heater was definitely buggered due to frayed cord.
>
> > > Curley wrote:
> > >
> > > And HOW MANY TIMES WERE YOU TOLD TO CHANGE THE CORD
>
> > Andrew replied:
> >
> > Don't be a schmuck - the cord isn't sold separately.
>
> Ah!  But it _is_ sold separately.  Or was.
>
> > > > New block heater has been installed without incident.
>
> So "your" mechanic replaced the entire heater because the cord was
> bad?
>
> Whatever
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Re: [MBZ] Motion for consideration: Strasfogel's Rule

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 05/01/2018 10:54 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

snip

For the record, most of the assistance posted to resolve issues I have
described have been off the mark.


Now that, I truly doubt. The expertise on this list is such that there 
is always good advice on what to look for and how to look for it.


RB

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Re: [MBZ] Block heater cord

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Both of my current 124 diesels have block heaters that take the round plug with 
screw-down collar.  I've gotten the same cord from gasser 124 cars.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On January 5, 2018 12:16:38 PM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>The ones with the round plug/screw collar are also for for
>Dodge/cummins 
>and are available online, at FLAPS or at stealers.   You can easily buy
>
>the cord separately on fleabay and other vendors.  If you buy a round 
>plug cord, you coul cut the round into a rectangle, as the 2 pins are 
>the same as far as I can tell.
>
>
>> Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>> January 5, 2018 at 11:09 AM
>> Yeah, the new ones have the screw collar.
>>
>>
>http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=ddsx4mne445sfr3refaznh55=800016@Mercedes=1194320@300TDT=1983=block
>> heater@block heater=20372@Engine Block Heater
>>
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[MBZ] Jim Cathey saves the snowmobile club!

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

The snowmobile club gets paid to groom by the state, that's essentially our 
whole business. We get that money once a week only, miss a week and the money 
is gone. The ASV is our smallest big groomer, it's 6 feet wide, and is 
notoriously hard to start. I've pondered the issue for two years with no chance 
to try any of my ideas.Well today the new ASV driver decided it's too cold, he 
doesn't want to kill his new batteries failing to start it. I had the day off 
and one of the other operators asked me to go check it out. Step one was to 
make sure the block heater works, my ir thermometer proved that. Step two was 
to install batteries, dual grp 49s. I spent as much time cleaning terminals as 
I did installing batteries.Step three was to try it and here's where Mr Cathey 
came in. I stuck my Harbor Freight heat gun in the air intake and cranked. 
After a few seconds it fired up. I don't know how to work the glow plugs work 
so I think this was mostly without them, guess I better learn... ;)
Anyway, thanks to Jim for figuring out the heat gun trick and making me look 
smarter than I am!

Curt

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