Re: [MBZ] Midnight in the Garden

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Very cool! --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 1, 2023, at 11:10 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes > wrote: > > Folks, > > My old GF used to go to Jim Williams parties in the 70s and she said they > were great. I had another friend who used to do furniture repairs in the > basement of the shop, as

Re: [MBZ] A project for AZ Bob

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
My dad had one of those for awhile. Gold and white. I kinda liked it and had this idea to get it from him but he traded it on something else --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 1, 2023, at 10:53 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >

[MBZ] Midnight in the Garden

2023-04-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, My old GF used to go to Jim Williams parties in the 70s and she said they were great. I had another friend who used to do furniture repairs in the basement of the shop, as well. I never met the man. Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] A project for AZ Bob

2023-04-01 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Oh, that’s quite the project. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 7:53 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/fieldandbarnfinds/permalink/4776482479143229/?mibextid=jbv88o > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ >

[MBZ] A project for AZ Bob

2023-04-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fieldandbarnfinds/permalink/4776482479143229/?mibextid=jbv88o 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] OT: 1956 Chris Craft inline 6 120hp sold on BAT

2023-04-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
"A boat is a hole in the water that you pour money into." Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce . On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 11:14 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Air blows cold. > Flying Unicorn. > Magic Fairy. > Cheap Wooden Boat. > Pick which fantasy

Re: [MBZ] OT: when did Buick become a women’s brand?

2023-04-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Sex sells On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 7:54 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just noticed all the recent Buick ads feature all women. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To

Re: [MBZ] $400E500 seats

2023-04-01 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
Gute Arbeit! Jawohl! Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I hit the $400E500 front seats (black leather) with leather cleaner and they > look really good. Only one minor scuff on driver seat outside bolster, barely > noticeable.

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I never show them my receipt either. I have had them argue and told them if they think I stole something they can either get a warrant to search my bags or call the cops and continue walking. I did it realize they had the ability to track you thru the store with your WiFi/Bluetooth on. Sent

Re: [MBZ] Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
That’s an excellent book. There’s (is/was) a lot that goes on under the surface around here You need to go back and follow the Murdaugh business for some good Suthrun good ol boy corruption and crime. There’s a Netflix documentary about it that’s sorta OK but the Murdaugh Murders podcast is

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I won’t give them my receipt when I go out. I either ignore them or tell the person “No.” I also turn off my WiFi and Bluetooth connections on my phone whenever I go into a WalMart, because they track you through the store. -D > On Apr 1, 2023, at 7:58 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I was referring to when they had employees that would actually help and they had cashiers, and they did not try to stop search you on the way out the door. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 4:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > I’m not. Our “old” WalMart was a legacy

[MBZ] $400E500 seats

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I hit the $400E500 front seats (black leather) with leather cleaner and they look really good. Only one minor scuff on driver seat outside bolster, barely noticeable. There are some white specks of what looks like paint, most of them I was able to clean and scrape off. A few more I need to

Re: [MBZ] Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
There’s a movie, too. Unsettling. -D > On Apr 1, 2023, at 7:21 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just read a book about Savannah. “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.” > > On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, at 16:23, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: >> Folks >> >> Savannah has several

Re: [MBZ] Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Just read a book about Savannah. “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.” On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, at 16:23, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: > Folks > > Savannah has several superstore Walmarts but our closest which is > between Savannah and Tybee on Whitmarsh island is a vintage small store >

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Oh, and I went to buy some leather cleaner. They used to have 2 or 3 kinds including Lexol which seemed pretty good. . Now all they have for car cleaners and waxes and whatnot are Meguiars and Chemical Guys and the stuff is not cheepcheep either. I found some Meguiars leather cleaner in a box

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I ordered oil like that once too. Really good price. I got the messages, I go there, oh we don’t have any. I walk back, grab the jugs, go up to pay and point to the price on my confirmation email and explain this is what I am paying. The guy finally said ok after some “we can’t do that” and

[MBZ] Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Savannah has several superstore Walmarts but our closest which is between Savannah and Tybee on Whitmarsh island is a vintage small store Walmart …. It sells beer and fry good groceries, but is not a supermarket or super store …. It makes for a much easier in and out experience. It has

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I’m not. Our “old” WalMart was a legacy rural store, and you could tell just by the inventory. It was dark, the aisles were narrow and tall, and if there were 50 people in the place it felt crowded. They built a new “supercenter” about a mile and a half away from my house in the twennyteens. I

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I sure wish we had the Walmart of the old days still. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 4:01 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > The WalMart here isn’t too bad as WalMarts go. I avoid it more because it’s > not on any of my normal routes. > >> On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, at 15:44,

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I might have to start doing that. Has anybody signed up for the Walmart + or whatever it’s called? Is it worth it? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 3:50 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > I do the order online, they throw it in the trunk thing. I dislike shopping, > even in

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
The WalMart here isn’t too bad as WalMarts go. I avoid it more because it’s not on any of my normal routes. On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, at 15:44, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > It’s to the point to where I REALLY hate going to Walmart. If I do go, > I usually try to go before 9am on a weekday

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I tried doing the online order, the throw it in the trunk thing with a couple jugs of Mobil 1. Place the order, no problem. We’ll email you when they’re ready. Get an email: "We don’t have enough product to fill your oder, so we’re cancelling it.” OK, whatever. About an hour later, I get an

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I’m no fan, but Mrs. Dan and the eldest son like it. -D > On Apr 1, 2023, at 4:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have not been to the colonel in years. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 1, 2023, at 1:34 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Mrs. Dan advised

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
I do the order online, they throw it in the trunk thing. I dislike shopping, even in an upscale store. About the only worthwhile thing to come from the circus of 2020-22. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: April 1, 2023 3:44 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc:

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s to the point to where I REALLY hate going to Walmart. If I do go, I usually try to go before 9am on a weekday when it’s not quite a zoo yet. It’s kind of amazing how scummy people are now days. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 1:58 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have not been to the colonel in years. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 1:34 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Mrs. Dan advised me that the last time she went to the “Kentucky Colonel” as > it’s referred to in my house, there was gravy that got spilled on both front >

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Can’t say. For things that I expect to have for a while I tend to go for name brand stuff. Had I gone with one of the little handheld steamers I would probably have gone HF, but after doing my research and deciding on what exactly I wanted and my expectations, I went with the McCulloch. -D >

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Probably not. It’s just a steamer pot with a hose and attachments. I got the bigger one because I don’t like having to refill in the middle of a job --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 1, 2023, at 4:13 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are they much different from what Harbor Freight

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Are they much different from what Harbor Freight sells? https://www.harborfreight.com/1500-watt-steam-cleaner-kit-63042.html On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, at 14:45, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Watch the Warehouse. > > -D > >> On Apr 1, 2023, at 3:38 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >>

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Watch the Warehouse. -D > On Apr 1, 2023, at 3:38 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I had been keeping an eye on those on Amazon, and I never saw the price budge > from the $179. Humph. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 1, 2023, at 12:02 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I had been keeping an eye on those on Amazon, and I never saw the price budge from the $179. Humph. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2023, at 12:02 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah the steam totally kills schmutz on plastic and carpet but no good on > leather. Add the

Re: [MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Probably getting scammed by a Nigerian for gift cards or iTunes cards. Happens all the time. Floor limit might have been more than what you bought, or they “recognized” your card and gave you a pass. For what it’s worth, I always run my debit card as a credit card at WallyWhirled. They have

Re: [MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yeah the steam totally kills schmutz on plastic and carpet but no good on leather. Add the extractor and brushes on the drill with some good cleaner and detailing is very effective. I’ve got to hit the $400E500 with mine soon. Pro tip: add some essential oil to the tank to get nice-smelling

[MBZ] OT strange things about at Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I went to Walmart today when I was out doing errands to get a few minor things. What a sh*tshow. I opted for the self checkout which only had a 15min line because 2/6 machines were inop and 2 had red lights flashing and the woman who tended the checkout was also tending the only 2 regular

[MBZ] Steamy!

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Mrs. Dan advised me that the last time she went to the “Kentucky Colonel” as it’s referred to in my house, there was gravy that got spilled on both front seats of the E320 (W211). Excellent! I had been surveying steam cleaners for a while, and had some recommendations from others, primarily

Re: [MBZ] Going on a date

2023-04-01 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Or this one, and you can relax your usual weight/size restrictions! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Sale or Trade! Custom 1937 Mercedes Streetrod - $9, 900 (Brooksville)

2023-04-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
This is actually pretty cool 1937 Mercedes Custom. Sale or Trade!! I do not know a lot about this car. Has been in inside storage for many years. Was told it was running 3 years ago, but it currently is not. Has a lot of custom fabrication work that has been done to it as well as an engine

[MBZ] My wife put some sort of new medication in my coffee this morning -- 94 Mercedes Benz - $30, 000 (Edgewater)

2023-04-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
*1994 mercedes benz sl 500* https://daytona.craigslist.org/cto/d/edgewater-94-mercedes-benz/7605358149.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] OT HARAM: noticed the oil was milky. 2004 BMW series 7, $1, 500

2023-04-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Another cheap German car.  I know nothing about these things https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/162336843385512 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

[MBZ] Are these Euro headlights? 1994 Mercedes Benz E320,$1,000

2023-04-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Maybe not.  Car only has 74kmi but it appears to be somewhat trashed. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/543536167891333 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] This is very cool 1985 Mercedes-Benz 240gd Wolf G wagon convertible, $39, 500

2023-04-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1481609719041181 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: 1956 Chris Craft inline 6 120hp sold on BAT

2023-04-01 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
That is beautiful. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 31, 2023, at 11:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Obviously needs some work but still very classy and surprisingly > reasonable. I remember these Sleek and powerful boats taking passengers for > joy rides on the Hudson up river

Re: [MBZ] OT: 1956 Chris Craft inline 6 120hp sold on BAT

2023-04-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
We used to see a lot of those at Lake Tahoe when vacationing there. Beautiful boats. -D > On Apr 1, 2023, at 7:33 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I know of one here that’s been parked under a shed for many years while being > “worked on.” While it’s out of the weather I’m

Re: [MBZ] OT: 1956 Chris Craft inline 6 120hp sold on BAT

2023-04-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I know of one here that’s been parked under a shed for many years while being “worked on.” While it’s out of the weather I’m not sure it is gaining any benefit from being parked up. Beautiful piece of craft though, it’s like a piece of high-end furniture —FT Sent from my iPad > On Apr 1,