Re: [MBZ] Travel

2020-03-17 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Tampa to Perth roundtrip about $1300 Gerry > BTDT, only from Milwaukee. ORD to LAX or SFO, then to Christchurch, a killer > long day and a half. That’s a heck of a deal. I wonder what they are to > Australia, since their government controls airfares to protect Quantas. There > are rarely deals

[MBZ] some levity

2020-03-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
We need some: THe wuhan foo virus was exposed to Chuck Norris! The virus is now hospitalized for at least 14 days. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http:/

[MBZ] Turd or treasure?

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/345702183028680/ Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mer

[MBZ] Some music suggestions for the day

2020-03-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
From Switchback  (waygoodmusic.com) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zn5SlhNd89X3rv0kvi3zt?si=4iB3PrrkTdejNln4R4AW0g ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http:

Re: [MBZ] mania Spuds

2020-03-17 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yeah that’s the tails from distillation, got the nasty stuff in it, not drinkable --R Sent from iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 9:21 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > A local craft distillery here took a batch and made hand sanitizer. > > More in demand than whiskey! > > Allan > >

Re: [MBZ] Travel

2020-03-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Or to go anywhere there are "crowds" (self-quarantine) On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 6:23 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > BUT by the time you get there, they may have decided you are not > permitted to land . . . > > > > On 17/03/2020 4:54 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wr

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I wouldn't keep a cheese grater around for what I do, they're too big and > noisy. They're big enough, but mine never make noise unless they get hot, which they don't. The hard disks inside make more noise seeking than the fans do. The all-metal case is probably my favorite of all the compute

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
One of the major assets of the cheese graters is the internal drive bays. (Here I'm disregarding the G5's, and the newest re-issue of the form.) All of them support 4 SATA drives with ease. All of them support 6 SATA drives, with varying amounts of fiddling around. The oldest ones support 8 inter

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
+1    Amen Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote on 3/17/20 8:47 PM: I intend to avoid ALL subscription software like the plague that it is. Just as I avoid the cloud. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> The point of virtualization is to fully utilize hardware. ONE point of virtualization is to fully utilize hardware. That's not what I'm using it for, though. I'm _simulating_ what would be independent boxes in production within my development environment. I don't care much about the performan

Re: [MBZ] mania Spuds

2020-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Weird. Apparently here the big thing is to get loads of milk. Buncha pictures of people with carts full of the stuff... Angie went to the pharmacy today, said they had everything but hand sanitizer. -Curt On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 8:30:34 PM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Wh

Re: [MBZ] mania Spuds

2020-03-17 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
A local craft distillery here took a batch and made hand sanitizer. More in demand than whiskey! Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > I went to Lowe’s today to order a tubular skylight for the house, then swung > by Publix to get some deli meats and Diet Coke. > > Lowe’s was business as u

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
It is. I wouldn't keep a cheese grater around for what I do, they're too big and noisy. I never liked the cheese grater case and in particular I loathed Apple's answer to how to mount them in a 19" rack which involved a hacksaw on your $5,000 computer... -Curt On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 9

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Well, Jim was talking about running VMware. The point of virtualization is to fully utilize hardware.I've never used Fusion for any serious virtualization but I've got some dual 8 core machines in the office with 320GB of RAM each that we do student systems on. Its amazing that with 4 servers I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Sounds like you’ve got the “trash can”, not a cheesegrater. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 9:11 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > With all this talk I had to go check what I've got. > > Mine is apparently a 6,1. Quad core 3.7Ghz, 32GB of RAM. IIRC its only got a > 256GB internal drive. I've got a 4TB ex

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
With all this talk I had to go check what I've got. Mine is apparently a 6,1. Quad core 3.7Ghz, 32GB of RAM. IIRC its only got a 256GB internal drive. I've got a 4TB external drive I move between it and my Macbook Pro for video editing. Mostly this machine gets used for watching Amazon prime and

Re: [MBZ] mania Spuds

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I went to Lowe’s today to order a tubular skylight for the house, then swung by Publix to get some deli meats and Diet Coke. Lowe’s was business as usual. Nothing out of the ordinary there from what I could see. They had loads of gallons of bleach and other related cleaning stuff in the aisles.

Re: [MBZ] mania Spuds

2020-03-17 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
First thing that went. Nutso, they are all going to spoil and get tossed I'd bet. Ditto for buying all the bleach on the shelf, and TP. One good note, the local farm supply was limiting people to two gallons of bleach and one pack of toilet paper today. _

[MBZ] mania Spuds

2020-03-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Where y'all live have the maniacs cleaned out all the spuds from stores? Around here there is not a spud to be had.   Maybe it is an artifact of boilin crawdaddys.   Tis the season! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Small Block Chevy controller in an E320? Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 3/17/20 5:05 PM: which I think is a warranty/recall repair?  I think the VIN can be checked by the stealer, or maybe it is on Carfax?  It looks nice, low miles, can't tell what it is, the badge is in the right side of

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yep Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:17 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > +1 He already spread it all over kittyhawk NC and other places. > > Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote on 3/17/20 3:50 PM: >> You should self isolate after visiting that filthy shithole. >> >>

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
+1   He already spread it all over kittyhawk NC and other places. Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote on 3/17/20 3:50 PM: You should self isolate after visiting that filthy shithole. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes my 2005 has that. MB mechanic told me,easy to fix. All electronic modules Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 6:49 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It's got a 722.6 tranny too which is much easier to deal with than the > 722.7? in the later 211s.

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
a recent change has been done on warranty coverage for SBC Hydraulic Units for MY2003-2006 Model 211, MY2006 Model 219 and MY 2003-2012 Models 230/231 was extended from 4 years / 50k miles to 25 years unlimited miles. The extended warranty also applies to MY2004-2012 Model 240 and MY2005-2009 M

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:05:07 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > which I think is a warranty/recall repair?  I think the VIN can be > checked by the stealer, or maybe it is on Carfax?  It looks nice, low > miles, can't tell what it is, the badge is in the right side of the > trunk When I

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
It's got a 722.6 tranny too which is much easier to deal with than the 722.7? in the later 211s. h that would be a nice step up from the 210 $600E320, could probably make some good $$ off the deal if the brakes would be repaired under the warranty and I sold the 210. --FT On 3/17/20 6:3

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes,warranty recall. Not sure,which w211's were affected. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 6:05 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > which I think is a warranty/recall repair? I think the VIN can be > checked by the stealer, or maybe it is on Carfax?

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
H an automatic crotch massager!!!  I'm thinking I might do that.  Looks like they know nothing about it and just want to unload it.  I bet business is very slow too.  Could LOBALL them they don't know what they got.  Its right down by SAV so a bit less than a 2hr drive.  I'm already going s

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Exactly. I’m waiting on a shipment of parts to come in. Hopefully it arrives. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 5:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Speakerphone while you’re in the shop, sorting out cars, right? What an > opportunity to get caught up! > > I was in a meeti

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Look at the data card. Lots of nice stuff. Even has the “ski bag” pass-through. https://www.lastvin.com/vin/GkZjydzmk58Ab1YrR -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:30 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Interesting. It doesn't pull up anything related to the SBC, but it does show > as below as

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Heh. I was on “mute” most of the time. Learned that one a long, long time ago. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:28 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Remember not to cuss when you step in the paint tray. > > > On 17/03/2020 5:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Better yet, like when

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Interesting. It doesn't pull up anything related to the SBC, but it does show as below as not having been checked.  Looks like maybe the stealer would have to run the VMI to see.  I wonder if I call and ask if they could check on it they would.  That could be a hell of a deal if they fix the pr

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Dude, it’s got dynamic seats! You should buy it. It’s really decked out for an E class. Take your DAS system with you and see what’s up with it. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:05 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > which I think is a warranty/recall repair? I think the VIN can be checked

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Remember not to cuss when you step in the paint tray. On 17/03/2020 5:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Better yet, like when I was painting - get a headset with a mic. -D On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Speakerphone while you’re in the shop, sorting out ca

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Better yet, like when I was painting - get a headset with a mic. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Speakerphone while you’re in the shop, sorting out cars, right? What an > opportunity to get caught up! > > I was in a meeting on the phone a few weeks ago

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Speakerphone while you’re in the shop, sorting out cars, right? What an opportunity to get caught up! I was in a meeting on the phone a few weeks ago and painting a room in my house. It’s called “multitasking”. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:14 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just

Re: [MBZ] Travel

2020-03-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
BUT by the time you get there, they may have decided you are not permitted to land . . . On 17/03/2020 4:54 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: Tampa to Christchurch NZ and return about $1500 with choice of four major airlines. (l-o-o-o-o-n-g flights). Gerry On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:50:45 -04

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Can’t find it, but there’s this thread on PP among many: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/394770-sbc-warrany-extension-part-2-a.html -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:11 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > 25 year warranty. There is a VIN check tool on MBUSA.com, I believe. > > -D

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Just deal with dealers over the phone Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Paid vacation? Or busy work? > > -D > >> On Mar 17, 2020, at 5:44 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> And now we are not allowed to visit customers at

Re: [MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
25 year warranty. There is a VIN check tool on MBUSA.com, I believe. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 6:05 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > which I think is a warranty/recall repair? I think the VIN can be checked by > the stealer, or maybe it is on Carfax? It looks nice, low miles, can'

[MBZ] SBC controller?

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
which I think is a warranty/recall repair?  I think the VIN can be checked by the stealer, or maybe it is on Carfax?  It looks nice, low miles, can't tell what it is, the badge is in the right side of the trunk https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2336101070020258 2004 benz e-class $1,500

Re: [MBZ] Travel

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
BTDT, only from Milwaukee. ORD to LAX or SFO, then to Christchurch, a killer long day and a half. That’s a heck of a deal. I wonder what they are to Australia, since their government controls airfares to protect Quantas. There are rarely deals to fly Down Under. However, if you go to NZ and then

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> What is a cheesegrater? Every Mac Pro except the now-superseded round 'trashcan' model, and including the first G5 PowerMac. So named because of the strong resemblance the front of the case has to the common kitchen tool. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Sorry. Mac Geekspeak: https://512pixels.net/2017/04/the-cheese-grater-mac-pro/ -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 5:55 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > What is a cheesegrater? > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > >> Nice. >> >> I’ve got a 4,1 flashed to 5,1 with dual quad cor

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Unless you have software designed to use all of [the cores] what use are they? None whatsoever. DxO PhotoLab (current name) _is_ one of the things that will make good use of all available cores. This program is what prompted my move to a cheese grater to begin with. This after processing _one

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Paid vacation? Or busy work? -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 5:44 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > And now we are not allowed to visit customers at all. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 17, 2020, at 4:36 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: >> >> Time for you to get a Hobo Dojo (class C

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
What is a cheesegrater? Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Nice. > > I’ve got a 4,1 flashed to 5,1 with dual quad core Xeons running at 2.26GHz, > 28GB of RAM, a GTX680 flashed with Apple firmware, 500GB SSD for the boot > drive, two 1TB hard drives for file storage and a 6TB hard drive

Re: [MBZ] Travel

2020-03-17 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Tampa to Christchurch NZ and return about $1500 with choice of four major airlines. (l-o-o-o-o-n-g flights). Gerry On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:50:45 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Just got some spam from Southwest. For grins I tossed in some dates later > this month for a round trip from T

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> It’s in another physical location in the house, which is good enough for me. My brother suffered a catastrophic house fire. It got his primary computer, a new-to-him cheesegrater, and its backup drive. It also got his former primary computer, an XP machine of some sort which had not yet been d

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
And now we are not allowed to visit customers at all. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 4:36 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > Time for you to get a Hobo Dojo (class C RV) and work out of that. Ability > so self isolate and be on the road at the same time. Stop at a dealership, > p

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:35:20 -0800 Clay via Mercedes wrote: > Time for you to get a Hobo Dojo (class C RV) and work out of that. > Ability so self isolate and be on the road at the same time. Stop at a > dealership, pull out a folding chair under the shade and stay two > meters away from the cli

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:56:13 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > This tower can hold much more RAM and disk than I can use with > the new-ish laptop I've been using. And, the 30" monitor is pretty > nice. When I'm done I should have a 12-core (24-thread) 3.3GHz CPU > array, 48GB of RAM, 3TB o

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Time for you to get a Hobo Dojo (class C RV) and work out of that. Ability so self isolate and be on the road at the same time. Stop at a dealership, pull out a folding chair under the shade and stay two meters away from the client, who brings his own chair. clay > On Mar 17, 2020, at 1:13

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 4:11 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I see some people’s eyes glazing over as they read this, but I can’t > emphasize enough how important it is to BACKUP YOUR DATA! I got burned many > years ago and swore never again. Removable storage is chea

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
So now it has progressed to us not being able to stay in hotels either. So no overnight trips. I was talking to my boss about all this and he was going to check, but he said since I was out in SF they may say I can’t go visit any dealerships at all and just work from home Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Good point, but I don’t run VMware on my cheesegrater so it’s not an issue. The few VMs I run on occasion I’ll do on VirtualBox. Since swapping CPUs on these means taking them apart (de-lidding) I’ll stick with what I’ve got. My 4,1/5,1 came with an Apple RAID card and four 800GB 15k iSCSI enter

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Get out of the city and it’s not bad at all. San Bruno was a great place to live, as was Montara. Too darned expensive, that’s for sure. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 4:50 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > You should self isolate after visiting that filthy shithole. > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
You should self isolate after visiting that filthy shithole. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 2:11 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Make that movie "Trapped in San Francisco" Script is already written... > first, standing in line to catch the scheduled flight, only to be advi

Re: [MBZ] St Patrick

2020-03-17 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
Good luck with your new place! My son is going to be near there in Warrenton, if the USCG actually goes through with the transfer from HNL. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Kraly via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 1

Re: [MBZ] St Patrick

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Slow day. No delays that I’m aware of. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 4:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wow! over 4 hours til there was a response. Was my email delayed?Or > are all y'all grumpy? > > Congrats Kevin! Sounds like good times ahead! > > > Kevin Kraly via Mer

Re: [MBZ] St Patrick

2020-03-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Wow!   over 4 hours  til there was a response.   Was my email delayed?    Or are all y'all grumpy? Congrats Kevin!  Sounds like good times ahead! Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote on 3/17/20 12:22 PM: On this St. Paddy’s day, our house is gonna be wearin’ some new green paint to prepare it for

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:35:57 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > And could be a reasonable selling price > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-e55-amg-sedan-18/ Isn't the 350 the rod-bender engine? And at only 49k, has it not been run enough to eliminate consideration

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I’ve toyed with the idea of upgrading processors, but for what? VMware Fusion 10 & 11 will NOT run on your E5520 (?) Nehalem CPU's, just as they do not on my X5570's. That's what prompted my push to putting in two X5690 Westmeres; if I have to do surgery anyway, I might as well put in the fas

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" John Candy and Steve Martin. On 17/03/2020 1:10 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Make that movie "Trapped in San Francisco" Script is already written... first, standing in line to catch the scheduled flight, only to be advised all flights are now canceled...

Re: [MBZ] GL450

2020-03-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Go for it. Not a Bluetec. On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 2:08 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I bought my SL600 from these guys, Bulgarians running this lot. They > were actually nice folks and quite reasonable. Saw this thing listed, I > also saw they are doing $1500 off

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
One thing you have to admit, is that BAT appears to be an easy way to find special cars. On 17/03/2020 12:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I would tend to agree, but it will take a lot of time and effort to do so. The question is whether or not that effort is worth the BaT premium? While

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Nice. I’ve got a 4,1 flashed to 5,1 with dual quad core Xeons running at 2.26GHz, 28GB of RAM, a GTX680 flashed with Apple firmware, 500GB SSD for the boot drive, two 1TB hard drives for file storage and a 6TB hard drive as an internal Time Machine backup that I mirror to my FreeNAS box daily.

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Make that movie "Trapped in San Francisco" Script is already written... first, standing in line to catch the scheduled flight, only to be advised all flights are now canceled... cut to Kaleb walking to the baggage claim to collect his bags, finally.. then walking out to the sidewalk to join the

[MBZ] GL450

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I bought my SL600 from these guys, Bulgarians running this lot. They were actually nice folks and quite reasonable.  Saw this thing listed, I also saw they are doing $1500 off on cars on the lot because I guess nothing is moving these days.  Don't know if it applies to this vehicle but it looks

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
yep.  You could have made a movie, Escape from San Franfreakshow --FT On 3/17/20 1:53 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I got out of San Francisco just in time. Otherwise would I have been stuck there? Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You probably could have rented a car and driven home but still. Realistically to stop this thing we're going to need sweeping travel bans... -Curt On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 1:54:15 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I got out of San Francisco just in time. Otherwise would I

[MBZ] OT: Computers

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I'm in the middle of upgrading my tricked-out Mac Pro 1,1 to a tricked-out Mac Pro 4,1. This is essentially for work purposes, and when I'm done it'll be running High Sierra instead of El Capitan, and as a result capable of running the latest VMware and DxO packages. This tower can hold much more

Re: [MBZ] Nice car, crazy price

2020-03-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Now at 23.6 thou. On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 1:13 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Last production year, Silver Arrow option package both bump it up > considerably, on top of being a V12 rocket ship. If you really wanted an > SL, this would be the one to get. > > -D > > > On Mar 17, 2020, at 12:38

[MBZ] OT: IIRC some of you like my videos

2020-03-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
This one is a little different from the others: https://youtu.be/6LYxox-EUGA -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/me

[MBZ] So evidently...

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I got out of San Francisco just in time. Otherwise would I have been stuck there? Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] St Patrick

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Beautiful area if you can tolerate the lack of sunlight during the winter months. Pretty rural, too. So, so very green, though. I envy you - I can’t imagine what it would be like to have some acreage. I used to take the wife to Cannon Beach when I went out to Portland on business. Drive down th

Re: [MBZ] St Patrick

2020-03-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> ...moving to a new house on 4.82 acres in Clatskanie, OR. I hope you like rain! I think it's even wetter there than in Portlandia. I've driven through there many times on the way to the family cabin at Long Beach. (Ever since they removed the toll on the Astoria bridge.) -- Jim _

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I would tend to agree, but it will take a lot of time and effort to do so. The question is whether or not that effort is worth the BaT premium? While there aren’t many, I’ve seen some reasonable deals on BaT as long as they don’t let the sellers have stupid reserve prices. Do understand that car

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
When I heard about BAT I always thought non running projects. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 12:21 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > They started trying to aggregate car sale listings for unique and unusual > cars into a single web site. Like “here’s one from Craigslist, h

Re: [MBZ] St Patrick

2020-03-17 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
On this St. Paddy’s day, our house is gonna be wearin’ some new green paint to prepare it for sale. It looks like we’re going to be moving to a new house on 4.82 acres in Clatskanie, OR. I’ll have a shop in which to tinker on the 240D as well as repairing and rebuilding RC cars for my RC trade-i

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I would be it is safe to say you can find cars that are equal in condition elsewhere that can be bought much cheaper than BAT Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not totally true but you won't find much for $500 > > >> On 17/03/2020 1

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
They started trying to aggregate car sale listings for unique and unusual cars into a single web site. Like “here’s one from Craigslist, here’s one from the Auto Trader", etc. In fact, that’s all it was for a while. The auction thing is something they sort of morphed into. -D > On Mar 17, 2020

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
It's kind of strange because from the name of the site you would think it was for non-drivable project cars. Is that how they started? Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: > Nothing on BAT is a reasonable price > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ http://www.okieb

Re: [MBZ] Nice car, crazy price

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Last production year, Silver Arrow option package both bump it up considerably, on top of being a V12 rocket ship. If you really wanted an SL, this would be the one to get. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 12:38 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > But I guess these are now collector cars >

Re: [MBZ] Nice car, crazy price

2020-03-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It's got the Silver Arrow package of options! On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 12:39 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > But I guess these are now collector cars > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-mercedes-benz-sl600-6/ > > -- > --FT > > > __

Re: [MBZ] Okiebenz Covid-19 policy

2020-03-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Yes - teeth cleaning requires general anesthesia. On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 12:38 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Do they have to put her out in order to clean her teeth? That part > always worried us. We have had good luck with animal teeth. We were > always careful

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Not totally true but you won't find much for $500 On 17/03/2020 11:54 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Nothing on BAT is a reasonable price Sent from my iPhone On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: And could be a reasonable selling price https://bringat

Re: [MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Nothing on BAT is a reasonable price Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > And could be a reasonable selling price > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-e55-amg-sedan-18/ > > -- > --FT > > > __

Re: [MBZ] Now Kitty was Okiebenz Covid-19 policy

2020-03-17 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Yes, they put her out to do her cleaning. I had numerous purebred cats > before her that got their teeth cleaned on occasion, and they always > put them out to do it. I think this is the case with all dogs or cats, probably any animal. They just will not hold st

Re: [MBZ] OT:Covid 19 Podcast

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Listen to this then get back to us.  The math (and science they present) is not too hard to understand, and they talk about how "flattening the curve" MIGHT change the transmission/infection/fatality rate but it could still result in 1-1.5mil US fatalities (that would be like 0.3% which is low

[MBZ] Now Kitty was Okiebenz Covid-19 policy

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yes, they put her out to do her cleaning. I had numerous purebred cats before her that got their teeth cleaned on occasion, and they always put them out to do it. Polydactyl. Not an uncommon congenital deformity. Hemingway’s house has a bunch of these in residence. -D > On Mar 17, 2020, at 12

[MBZ] Nice car, crazy price

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
But I guess these are now collector cars https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-mercedes-benz-sl600-6/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail

Re: [MBZ] Okiebenz Covid-19 policy

2020-03-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Do they have to put her out in order to clean her teeth? That part always worried us. We have had good luck with animal teeth. We were always careful to feed them food that was supposed to help keep the teeth clean. My son's cat was an orange tabby with big feet. He had an extra toe on each f

[MBZ] This looks really nice

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
And could be a reasonable selling price https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-e55-amg-sedan-18/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: htt

[MBZ] OT:Covid 19 Podcast

2020-03-17 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
https://youtu.be/TOMJjkRtqAwThis guy makes a bit of sense. Are there any math nerds or medical professionals that care to listen and comment? The logic and statistics make sense to me.Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] Okiebenz Covid-19 policy

2020-03-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Wow. That had to suck. I’ve had pets die in my lap (stroke) and had to put them down at the vet. Both suck. I put off having the feral cat’s teeth cleaned, as she ate dry kibble and I was pretty satisfied that her teeth looked fine. After she got the hypothyroid diagnosis and we got her sorted

[MBZ] OT no rich Corinthian leather

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-chrysler-cordoba-3/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okieb

Re: [MBZ] S350 turbo on BAT

2020-03-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Seems like the old guy just worked on it and "fixed" stuff even if it didn't need to be "fxed."  And then didn't drive it.  So it is probably pretty much a new/sorted car and could be a good deal even at $6k or $7k if one wanted to spend that kind of money on a 26yo car.  Good southern hot-clim

[MBZ] S350 turbo on BAT

2020-03-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Only 49k miles. Is this a good deal under at current bid price of around $5k? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-mercedes-benz-s350-turbo-diesel-2/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-17 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arc

Re: [MBZ] Okiebenz Covid-19 policy

2020-03-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 17/03/2020 10:46 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: We are healthy but our 15 yo cat needs an echcardiogram to diagnose a heart murmur. Anyone BTDT? Well, if you care about the cat, you probably should not wait too long to check it out. My son's 7 year old cat appeared to be off his

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