Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Mitchell wrote: > Have you enjoyed your free 30, I mean 90, I mean 360 day trial > of Communism? > > https://genesiustimes.com/poll-most-people-unimpressed-with-their-30-day-free-trial-of-communism/ The attached file, "free-trial.jpg" is not a jpeg, but a Web/P file. Odd that the extension

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Frederick Moir via Mercedes
I have met the enemy and he is us. Pogo On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:52 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1984. > > > Larry Turner via Mercedes > > May 26, 2020 at 10:29 PM > > It has been very frustrating to watch the D's (mostly IMO)

Re: [MBZ] Why does billg smile when he talks about people dying from WRD?

2020-05-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 May 2020 22:56:48 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Ho hum. No one here cares about your drivel anymore. THAT was a really snotty, obnoxious response. Who are you to speak for all of the rest of us? Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Allan wrote: > Take all the boxes of photos, and throw them away. And some future generation genealogist will curse you and hate you for destroying forever a glimpse into the lives of their ancestors. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Floyd wrote: > I have boxes and boxes of old family photos.  I bought a Brother > ADS 2700W scanner I am going to use to scan these photos.  I > need some sort of management app where I can put in a > descriptor, names/places, years, etc. to set up some sort of > searchable database of all

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
1984. Larry Turner via Mercedes May 26, 2020 at 10:29 PM It has been very frustrating to watch the D's (mostly IMO) turn the crisis into a political maneuver to improve their agenda, especially when we see the things they choose as being essential Vs those they

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
It has been very frustrating to watch the D's (mostly IMO) turn the crisis into a political maneuver to improve their agenda, especially when we see the things they choose as being essential Vs those they deem non-essential.   For instance, abortion clinics are essential while hip and knee

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Clay via Mercedes
“I have been ever of the opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to me. > On May 26, 2020, at 9:05 AM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Relax folks, this is just a 90 day test run to prepare the mass

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1962 Mercedes 190C (what in the wide, wide world of sports...)

2020-05-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Agreed! Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, May 26, 2020, 10:58 PM Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > If the red leather interior is in good shape and salvageable that is worth > something.. > > On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:37 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Major

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Men comprise the majority of the 100,000 U.S. victims of COVID 19. On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:44 PM Clay via Mercedes wrote: > Abbott Labs test machines are turning out to be very unreliable, so the > infection numbers are inaccurate. > > Then we have racial disparity related to infections and

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1962 Mercedes 190C (what in the wide, wide world of sports...)

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
If the red leather interior is in good shape and salvageable that is worth something.. On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:37 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Major POS. RUN AWAY > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Tue, May 26, 2020, 2:56 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Why does billg smile when he talks about people dying from WRD?

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Ho hum. No one here cares about your drivel anymore. On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:05 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Bill Gates admits 700,000 people will be harmed or killed by his > COVID-19 “solution” > > by:Sara Middleton, staff writer >

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Abbott Labs test machines are turning out to be very unreliable, so the infection numbers are inaccurate. Then we have racial disparity related to infections and outcomes.

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1962 Mercedes 190C (what in the wide, wide world of sports...)

2020-05-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Major POS. RUN AWAY Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, May 26, 2020, 2:56 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What in the Sam Hill is this? > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > 1962 Mercedes 190C > > > > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/7130630215.html > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Clay via Mercedes
“Everything belongs to the fatherland when the fatherland is in danger” -George Jaques Danton (1759-1794) “The worst thing in the world, next to anarchy, is government” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to me. > On May 25, 2020, at 8:51 PM, fmiser

[MBZ] Why does billg smile when he talks about people dying from WRD?

2020-05-26 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Bill Gates admits 700,000 people will be harmed or killed by his COVID-19 “solution” by:Sara Middleton, staff writer |May 24, 2020 (NaturalHealth365 ) It’s hard to imagine any billionaire being

Re: [MBZ] Back from Maine

2020-05-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Oh bring some fiddleheads to the Q. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, May 26, 2020, 5:21 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Tue, 26 May 2020 21:11:03 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Well we made our trip to Maine. The weather was outstanding, no rain > > for 9 days. It

Re: [MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yeah, I can never get that right unless I’m looking at it… Bugger. -D > On May 26, 2020, at 8:53 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Zundfolge > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On May 26, 2020, at 8:34 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I’ll bet it has the rare

Re: [MBZ] Back from Maine

2020-05-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
My daughter brought some ramps last week which were really good on pizza --FT Sent from iPhone > On May 26, 2020, at 7:56 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > >  > >On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 5:21:53 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > > >>> Thursday we rented kayaks ($70

Re: [MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Zundfolge --FT Sent from iPhone > On May 26, 2020, at 8:34 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I’ll bet it has the rare “Zündfloge” engine, too! > > -D > >> On May 26, 2020, at 7:40 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Driven one million miles? Really? >> >> Sent

Re: [MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I’ll bet it has the rare “Zündfloge” engine, too! -D > On May 26, 2020, at 7:40 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > Driven one million miles? Really? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 26, 2020, at 7:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> It’s the same color as

Re: [MBZ] Back from Maine

2020-05-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 5:21:53 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes wrote: >> Thursday we rented kayaks ($70 for 2) and picked 25# of fiddleheads. >> I'm currently waiting for the sun to go down so we can blanch and >> freeze them. >Remind us what those are, please. Ostrich ferns as they

Re: [MBZ] Back from Maine

2020-05-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Its an 24" pipe that goes down about 20 feet to an 20" pipe (might be 18 I forget) that travels 40 feet or so under the dam. The horizontal pipe "burped" regularly, lots of water being dragged down too... -Curt On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 5:39:09 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On

Re: [MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Driven one million miles? Really? Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2020, at 7:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > It’s the same color as my grandmothers old 240D which is what started it all > for me, which is currently sitting in the shop waiting for an engine > transplant. >

Re: [MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s the same color as my grandmothers old 240D which is what started it all for me, which is currently sitting in the shop waiting for an engine transplant. Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2020, at 6:29 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > It has a California tittle, too! > >

Re: [MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It has a California tittle, too! Actually looks pretty nice. -D > On May 26, 2020, at 7:22 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2981064995305384/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That's a $2,000 car all day long, assuming everything is working perfectly. On Tue, May 26, 2020, 7:22 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2981064995305384/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > >

[MBZ] 115

2020-05-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2981064995305384/ 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:

Re: [MBZ] 1962 Mercedes 190C (what in the wide, wide world of sports...)

2020-05-26 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Finny with Bunt wheels mentions stock hubcaps, but I don't see them in pics, or stock steel wheels [stock was 13 inch, as I recall]... Some assembly required, but has the makings of a numbers matched fintail just add a few $$$ Thousand and cancel all your golf and tennis for the next 4

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT: Old Ford Trucks

2020-05-26 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Check out: https://www.oilburners.net I've been a member there for over 10 years, since I have 5 Ford Diesel trucks. Poke around, there is an entire section that deals with Ford gas trucks also... Chassis issues are the same, regardless of engine.. Diesel truck has their own fuel issues,,.. Gas

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Benz 240D Engine Low Miles 1978 Diesel,$2,000

2020-05-26 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I have one of those engines, complete with automatic transmission. Setting in a shipping crate, removed from a wreck in Europe, has the instrument cluster from the car that shows 107,000 miles. Complete from fan to tail shaft. 240D. Cash accepted without proper ID.. Say, $1,200 FOB Phoenix, Az.

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
On Tue, May 26, 2020 4:57 pm, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > It seems to me that hospitals get money from the Federal Govt to pay for > care for COVID patients while everything else has to go through insurance > or the hospital has to eat it. That puts hospitals under immense pressure > to

Re: [MBZ] Back from Maine

2020-05-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 May 2020 15:21:02 -0600 Craig via Mercedes wrote: > Wow! That's about 72 cfs. For a better handle, that is 543 gallons / second. Imagine ten 55 gallon drums being filled in 1 second ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Back from Maine

2020-05-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 May 2020 21:11:03 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Well we made our trip to Maine. The weather was outstanding, no rain > for 9 days. It must have rained right before we went though, there were > big water holes that dried up over the week.The beavers had been very >

[MBZ] Back from Maine

2020-05-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Well we made our trip to Maine. The weather was outstanding, no rain for 9 days. It must have rained right before we went though, there were big water holes that dried up over the week.The beavers had been very successful damming up the outlet of our pond, it was up around 2 feet. I shot some

Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with light bulbs?

2020-05-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The LEDs last practically forever, I've had a CREE LED bulb controller die in as few as 5 years. That was a 20 dollar bulb when it was new.Probably has a warranty, not worth chasing it down. I recently got a 60w equivalent Sylvania LED for $0.50 on close out at our local hardware store. Got 4x

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Karl, The fault was mine. Not the first time I "talked past" readers by assuming we were thinking about the same thing. The real heros of this period are front-line medical folks who risk themselves and use best judgement to help patients. I'm just an old kibitzer who is trying to understand

Re: [MBZ] When I bought this car I was told it was bulletproof but I’ve never tested it!

2020-05-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Are bullet holes more visible in dark of light painted metal? Hmm - might require some experimenting! On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 3:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does it make it more able to withstand bullets? > > --FT > > On 5/26/20 4:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
It seems to me that hospitals get money from the Federal Govt to pay for care for COVID patients while everything else has to go through insurance or the hospital has to eat it. That puts hospitals under immense pressure to designate as many deaths COVID related as they can. It would blow my

Re: [MBZ] When I bought this car I was told it was bulletproof but I’ve never tested it!

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
No, but it will look good even if stuck to the driveway. On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 4:44 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does it make it more able to withstand bullets? > > --FT > > On 5/26/20 4:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > The dark blue paint makes it

Re: [MBZ] When I bought this car I was told it was bulletproof but I’ve never tested it!

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Does it make it more able to withstand bullets? --FT On 5/26/20 4:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: The dark blue paint makes it marketable. On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 9:55 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: It's back and it's crack

[MBZ] Clear coat thinner?

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I ordered a touch up paint kit that included a small bottle of clear coat. The paint was fine but the clear coat was syrupy and impossible to apply thinly. Is there a solvent I can add that will thin it out somewhat? 1983 300TD 2014 GLK 250 bluetec ___

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Maybe not with precision but you get the picture: 100,000 give or take... On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 4:19 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I read an article earlier today that talked about the roles of who decides > if a death is counted as COVID or not. The Doctor

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I read an article earlier today that talked about the roles of who decides if a death is counted as COVID or not. The Doctor signs the death certificate, and that is the official cause of death, and I'm sure Karl is right in that the vast majority are doing the right thing and making the best

Re: [MBZ] When I bought this car I was told it was bulletproof but I’ve never tested it!

2020-05-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The dark blue paint makes it marketable. On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 9:55 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It's back and it's crack > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/582944325667918 > > 1995 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 420 Sedan 4D > $2,000 > Vehicles

Re: [MBZ] Very nice low miles E300

2020-05-26 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
A lot of car for the money, transportation wise. On Fri, May 22, 2020, 1:42 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/698093957625469 > > 1999 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 300TD Sedan 4D > $4,500 > Vehicles

Re: [MBZ] Nice E320 CDI

2020-05-26 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
I dont fully understand the issue but it may have to do also with the cams and valve diameters. On Tue, May 26, 2020, 6:52 AM Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Would you have the head ported if it were off the engine for other work? > Mitch. > > On Mon, May 25,

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Sorry I have no idea how those stats are compiled or tracked. On Tue, May 26, 2020, 2:21 AM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Karl, > No argument with any of your points. > Here's my point: If nursing home patients get transported to a hospital > before they expire

Re: [MBZ] OT: Now it's the washing machine

2020-05-26 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
How many scoops per load? And how much goes in the radiator? On Mon, May 25, 2020, 9:52 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I buy generic “Kool-Aid” lemonade and use it to run cleaning cycles on the > dishwasher and washing machine. > > -D > > > On May 25, 2020, at 12:49 PM, Karl Wittnebel via

Re: [MBZ] 1962 Mercedes 190C (what in the wide, wide world of sports...)

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Words escape me. -D > On May 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > What in the Sam Hill is this? > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > >> >> 1962 Mercedes 190C >> >> https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/7130630215.html >> >> Please go to the preferences page if you

[MBZ] Fwd: 1962 Mercedes 190C (what in the wide, wide world of sports...)

2020-05-26 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
What in the Sam Hill is this? Bob R Sent from my iPad > > 1962 Mercedes 190C > > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/7130630215.html > > Please go to the preferences page if you don't want to receive email-a-friend > messages in the future. ___

Re: [MBZ] [END] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
OK everyone, this thread has run to it’s conclusion due to the content going in directions it shouldn’t. Let’s put a fork in it, please. List Mom/little hitler ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
Have you enjoyed your free 30, I mean 90, I mean 360 day trial of Communism? https://genesiustimes.com/poll-most-people-unimpressed-with-their-30-day-free-trial-of-communism/ On Tue, May 26, 2020 1:05 pm, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Relax folks, this is just a 90 day test run to prepare the

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I have cousins and their/my kids who have an interest in this stuff, and I guess I do to some extent, at least to look at them again and maybe share some memories of the people and places and things.  But yeah it is a big job, I know that.  I figure once I get the setup done I can scan a bunch

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html Look at the numbers. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Relax folks, this is just a 90 day test run to prepare the mass population for Socialist rule, to get them adjusted to loss of individual liberty, and enforce the ideal that "only government knows what is best for them." If we pass this test, we get Obama Repeat for President, and a "Fundamental

Re: [MBZ] could be hauled to the crusher, the options are endless

2020-05-26 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Title should read "Killed by electronic nannies 7 years ago." "She's dead Jim" On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 7:02 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > or a meth lab > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/649358662574064 > > Mercedes Benz C230 > $500 > Vehicles >

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I only figured out the plastic epoxy after I needed to repair the battery box in the airplane. It's a plastic box with a drain nipple for a rubber hose that sticks out the bottom of the fuselage. we found the drain nipple broken off the bottom of the box during that last annual inspection, and

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Allan, I totally understand your position. However, with the slides, which my Mom had been storing for literally decades in her outdoor shed, my siblings wanted to be able to have copies for their viewing pleasure and to pass to their children. Me? I don’t really care. Much the same as when we

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Don, With all the recommendations that you’ve made about various glues and epoxies for home repairs over the years, some I’ve tried quite successfully, I have to ask, somewhat tongue in cheek, if you use any of this stuff on your airplane? -D > On May 26, 2020, at 11:54 AM, OK Don via

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Gotcha.  I was going to get my daughter busy on it since she has been camping here.  This scanner should do the job once I figure out how to get it going (the software is not entirely intuitive) and then I guess I will tag the pics after I run them through.  It supposedly does duplex scanning

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I'll give you another perspective. Take all the boxes of photos, and throw them away. Ask yourself honestly: how often do you look at this old stuff. Is it *really* meaningful to you or are you just saving it out of some vague guilty feeling that you should. When my mom died, I moved dozens of

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
If you are going to tackle this yourself and are using a relatively new (less than 10 years old) Mac OS, “Photos” (no longer “iPhoto") will handle all of your tags and other goodies quite well. It will also do facial recognition for you, too, although it will take a little time to train it. -D

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Thanks.  Yes it looks like that has the ability to add tags and descriptors.  I guess I need to see if those will go along if I put the pics in shareable albums like on Google Photos --FT On 5/26/20 12:05 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: I have boxes and boxes of old family photos. I bought a Brother

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Let me give you some advice: I had this situation in two forms, over 8,000 35mm slides, and close to 3,000 photographs, about 6-8 years ago. I bought a Nikon 35mm slide scanner and devoted nearly two whole weeks of time, non-stop, probably 6-8 hours a day, to d the slides. It was a flipping

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I have boxes and boxes of old family photos. I bought a Brother ADS 2700W > scanner I am going to use to scan these photos. I need some sort of > management app where I can put in a descriptor, names/places, years, etc. to > set up some sort of searchable database of all these pics, then

Re: [MBZ] GLK 250 Blutec fuel gauge issue

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Gotta be ready to pull the trigger at any time, buddy. That’s the key to success. -D > On May 26, 2020, at 9:58 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I should have bought that car. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 26, 2020, at 3:12 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I'd try this stuff after a through cleaning and scuffing all around the neck. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ALBZK8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8=1 First a layer of epoxy, then a layer of fiberglass cloth or something else strong wrapped around the neck, then another layer of

[MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I have boxes and boxes of old family photos.  I bought a Brother ADS 2700W scanner I am going to use to scan these photos.  I need some sort of management app where I can put in a descriptor, names/places, years, etc. to set up some sort of searchable database of all these pics, then share the

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT: Old Ford Trucks

2020-05-26 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
I have a 97 F-250 HD Powerstroke Crew Cab 4WD. Can't really think of any particular problem. Greg From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rick Knoble via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 3:50 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Rick Knoble Subject: [MBZ]

[MBZ] CL Benz Photog of the year

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/528596421415579 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Mercedes Benz 240D Engine Low Miles 1978 Diesel,$2,000

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Probably has a cracked head https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/174382560288855 Mercedes Benz 240D Engine Low Miles 1978 Diesel $2,000 Listed 6 weeks ago in Atlanta, GA Details … * Condition Used - Good COMPLETE

[MBZ] that'll buff out

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
could be fun to transplant the bits into some old Benz and build a fast rat rod https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/257391785448233 2008 Mercedes Benz S63 amg w221 **for part out only** s550 $123,456,789 Listed 2 weeks ago in Inman, SC

[MBZ] Both were running when parked in 2010

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/733975484026095 2 1982 Mercedes 300d $1,000 Vehicles › Cars Listed a week ago in Greer, SC

[MBZ] could be hauled to the crusher, the options are endless

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
or a meth lab https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/649358662574064 Mercedes Benz C230 $500 Vehicles › Cars Listed a day ago in Hickory, NC

Re: [MBZ] OT: Now it's the washing machine

2020-05-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
We leave ours open. Of course those doing laundry around here have a bad habit of doing a load, then forgetting about it and coming back the next day to dry it and by that time the cloths have to be washed again because they stink. Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2020, at 3:21 AM, Max Dillon

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I can tell you that if an inmate has left the jail on the way to the hospital it does not count as a jail death. Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2020, at 4:21 AM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Karl, > No argument with any of your points. > Here's my point: If nursing home

[MBZ] It will start by squirting carb cleaner or starting fluid in it, but don't stay running, tired of fooling with it

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] GLK 250 Blutec fuel gauge issue

2020-05-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I should have bought that car. Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2020, at 3:12 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Last fill of the tank for my '95 E300 returned 31 mpg, all in town driving. > (Thanks Dan!) > > Low traffic volume means that nearly every intersection is a green light,

[MBZ] only needs a thermostat so temperature hands moves occasionally

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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[MBZ] When I bought this car I was told it was bulletproof but I’ve never tested it!

2020-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
Plastic welder? Mitch. On Tue, May 26, 2020 9:39 am, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > That’s what my leaning was also, just wanted to hear if there was some > miracle product that would patch it that I was not aware of. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Nice E320 CDI

2020-05-26 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
Would you have the head ported if it were off the engine for other work? Mitch. On Mon, May 25, 2020 12:21 pm, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > They are getting pretty good at hacking the ecus for the 613 and 648 > though. That is what all the Europeans are doing. Hard to make really big >

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Plastic Sent from my iPhone > On May 25, 2020, at 11:42 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > What is the neck made of? Plastic or metal? Probably doesn't matter because > you should replace it regardless, but ... > >> On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 11:06 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
That’s what my leaning was also, just wanted to hear if there was some miracle product that would patch it that I was not aware of. Sent from my iPhone > On May 25, 2020, at 11:14 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Replace it.. > It will not heal, it will only get worse and fail when you

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
X2. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 12:14 AM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Replace it.. > It will not heal, it will only get worse and fail when you least expect it > to... like when the temp is up and you are running AC in slow traffic... > the crack will expand as

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Humans are curious, especially curious about human death. Where someone got infected and later that person died, the "where" "how" and "what" killed them are what we want to know. Many people die in the hospital, knowing that doesn't scratch the itch. Knowing where they were and how they got

Re: [MBZ] OT: Old Ford Trucks

2020-05-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes i knew a guy who said a truck is something you borrow but not buy. I had a 67 Ford 3/4 ton with 350 Cleveland Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, May 26, 2020, 8:04 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > > 1997 Ford F-250... Does anyone know of any trouble spots or chronic > issues with

Re: [MBZ] OT: Now it's the washing machine

2020-05-26 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Leave the door ajar, and wipe out the little puddle on the seal. I also use a half scoop of plain unscented OxyClean per load unless I'm using bleach. No mildew, clean clothes. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Replace with new. Upper radiator hose blowing off on the highway is expensive. Cost my sister a new head on her Volvo 940 wagon. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] OT: Old Ford Trucks

2020-05-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> 1997 Ford F-250... Does anyone know of any trouble spots or chronic issues > with these trucks? Your truck-less friends will start calling you a lot more? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Now it's the washing machine

2020-05-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> We always leave our washer door open, no mildew, 20 years of use. Top loaders, too. It's not in the way of anything, another advantage IMHO. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Crack in radiator

2020-05-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I'd trust JB-Weld for a repair, IFF you can splint over the crack. That and clean everything very well. This assuming the crack was caused by trauma, and not the tinworm degrading the material. (Plastic worm?) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT: Now it's the washing machine

2020-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I did. -D > On May 26, 2020, at 4:21 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Those of you with front loader mildew: do you keep the door closed when the > washer is not in use? We always leave our washer door open, no mildew, 20 > years of use. > > May 25, 2020 8:42:17 AM Dimitri

[MBZ] OT: Old Ford Trucks

2020-05-26 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
I recently acquired a 1997 Ford F-250 HD 5.8 (351 Windsor) with automatic and dual tanks. Does anyone know of any trouble spots or chronic issues with these trucks?  Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death: Can't trust the numbers

2020-05-26 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Karl, No argument with any of your points. Here's my point: If nursing home patients get transported to a hospital before they expire does it reduce the number of nursing home deaths? If sick prison inmates are transported to a hospital, where they die in a day or two. Do those count as

Re: [MBZ] OT: Now it's the washing machine

2020-05-26 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Those of you with front loader mildew: do you keep the door closed when the washer is not in use?  We always leave our washer door open, no mildew, 20 years of use. May 25, 2020 8:42:17 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes : > Yes I have a 12 ish year old Maytag front loader and it does have

Re: [MBZ] GLK 250 Blutec fuel gauge issue

2020-05-26 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Last fill of the tank for my '95 E300 returned 31 mpg, all in town driving. (Thanks Dan!) Low traffic volume means that nearly every intersection is a green light, and the speed limit is 45 mph, so about optimum conditions for high mpg. Max Dillon Charleston SC May 24, 2020 11:50:27 PM Andrew

Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease

2020-05-26 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
In the final analysis, the kinds of things fmiser mentioned are much more important than mine. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of fmiser via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:51 AM > Scott wrote: > Collateral damage includes everything from suicide and drug use to >