Re: [MBZ] The Next installement, where here

2010-06-02 Thread Hendrik and Fay
HTML??? Who me Well OK yes I am using my Daughters lapdog and web mail and I am missing my penguin powered box, with proper email thingy. However I think I figured it out. Hendrik who is not liking using windoze vista On Wed Jun 2 7:00 , Tim C bb...@crone.us sent: Hey, welcome! You

Re: [MBZ] The Next installement, where here

2010-06-02 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah, you people whine something shocking. Hendrik who has to rug up and keep warm in sunny (not) California but is not whining On Wed Jun 2 10:27 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: You figured it out. Thanks. Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au

Re: [MBZ] The Next installement, where here

2010-06-02 Thread Hendrik and Fay
What sort of wine, riesling, chardonnay, burgundy? Hendrik who does not drink wine unless no beer is available On Wed Jun 2 8:31 , Tim C bb...@crone.us sent: You will find that we wine a lot, too. Especially in CA. -Tim On 6/2/10, Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote: Yeah, you

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-02 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Is it cheap like me? Hendrik who hates US money, it all looks the same, the missus thought she was cashed up, turns out it was a bunch of dollars On Wed Jun 2 6:42 , Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net sent: Forgot to mention in Chicago, and Old Style (it's krausened!) is a

Re: [MBZ] The Next installement, where here

2010-06-03 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Thanks for the tip Chairman but we are on a tight schedule, had another look at all the stuff to do in Chicago and there is a bit, we got tickets to the ballgame on the 6th at 1pm and am hoping to get in an attraction afterwards, would love to go up the big tower but the missus hates heights.

[MBZ] OT boring blog from the aussie mob

2010-06-03 Thread Hendrik and Fay
G'day folks, we made it through the first day, went to dizzyland (no not a place all about distributors, although that would be cool) and are somewhat underwhelmed (sorry can't be bothered to spell check, I'm on holidays) anyway, you where right a somewaht lame place with ordinary food and no BEER

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-03 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Oz money is both different size and colour, easy to see how well you are doing by looking at the predominant colour and size of the money in the wallet. Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 cent pieces, spose all those cents i am collecting here go into charity collection tins? Guess you get used

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
- From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay Is it cheap like me? Hendrik who hates US money, it all looks the same, the missus thought she was cashed up, turns out

Re: [MBZ] The Next installement, where here

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com','','','')mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Hendrik and Fay Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 12:13 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Next installement, where here Thanks

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
prices? 3 places to the right of the decimal point...) -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 3, 2010, at 9:32, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Hendrik and Fay wrote: Plus we have done away with 1 and 2 cent pieces, spose all those cents i am

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
and there are how many inches in a yard? So basically ignore the 9/10 on the end? Hendrik who gets confused easy On Fri Jun 4 16:57 , Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net sent: Hendrik and Fay wrote: Yeah I know I'm dumb but what is the go with the wat fuel prices are displated, it's 290 9/10

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
That's another thing, the tax, in Ozland it is included in the advertised price, over here they whack it on at the end. Another little difference we have. Hendrik who don't like paying tax On Fri Jun 4 17:32 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: That's their crazy way of sneaking/snatching

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Nah i am having too much funny drawing on the faces, you know, beards, glasses and a few scars to make em look tough. Lot easier to do on this paper money. Hendrik who lives in the land of plastic money On Fri Jun 4 17:15 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: Those and the funny-looking bills -

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Mate, what a deal and guess what you are still talking about the time you got a bottle of jungle juice on the cheap. You know if you are clever you will always come up a few cents short and before you know it you'll be rich, oooh hang on you already are. Hendrik who too likes a discount On Fri

Re: [MBZ] OT boring food in the US

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
We had a feed at the Sizzler around the corner and that was real good, however I had chew and spew burger at Maccas on Hollywood Boulevard and it was bad, perhaps it is the way they cook they fry the patties? Do they use charcoal or something? Anyway at this stage I am thjinking that the food in

Re: [MBZ] The Next installement, where here

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well the plan is to say that wing commander Wilton said it would be fine to take military hardware out of the country and that if they give me a hard time, he is going to come down to homeland security and kick some butt. BTW I saw an M1 tank down Hollywood boulevard yesterday for the premiere of

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hah hah that reminds me that when I am paying by cash for fuel, I land on $xx.02 because .01 and .02 get rounded down and .03, .04 get rounded up to the nearest 5 cents, it's a small victory but kinda like picking up pennies on the footpath. Hendrik who will pick up 5 cent pieces On Fri Jun 4

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ahh hah, the plan is to use part of the penny collection to pay for postage, it will be a bit of a gomer moment, standing there working out when the amount of pennies I have will cover the postage of the weight that is left. Hendrik who is always thinking On Fri Jun 4 18:12 , Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer for henifay

2010-06-04 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Congrats Wilton, what are you going to do with all that spare cash? A visit to the MB stealership? A trip to Ozland, heck just borrow a B-52 and cut out the flight costs. Hendrik who is now remembering how money runs like water through your hands when you are on the roadand got kids in tow.

Re: [MBZ] OT BDU and Wilton owes me a beer

2010-06-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
the other day, and they had some camo gear. --R On 6/4/2010 7:35 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: Hendrik who went to wally mart today and singlehandedly saved the US economy -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 036.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 934824 bytes

Re: [MBZ] OT boring food in LA now in Chicago

2010-06-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well we made it to Chicago, yeah American Airlines are ordinary on their service. Anyway we are limited in where we can go on foot and yes I would have liked to jump in my Ferrari and toddle off to Beverly Hills and spend 500 bucks on an entree. Hendrik who doesn't really own a Ferrari On Sat

Re: [MBZ] OT tax and tips

2010-06-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah we got charged a service charge in a eatery and me being a tight wad, asked the managment what that is all about, turns out when there are more than 8 people in a party they are entitled to charge a service charge. Hendrik who will be eating out of dumpsters before too long, the way the

Re: [MBZ] OT boring food in the US

2010-06-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
It's a health tonic from Holland, restores your virility if taken in moderate doses. Hendrik who doesn't need a viril drink but likes to make sure On Sat Jun 5 10:46 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: There's that word again. What's Heineken? ; Wilton

Re: [MBZ] OT BDU and Wilton owes me a beer

2010-06-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
OK, fair enough, will keep looking. Hendrik who was very excited at meeting a real life celebrity On Sat Jun 5 11:33 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: Yeah, what you need to find is a REAL cowboy. Your itinerary MAY take you into some areas where there just MAY be a few REAL ones. Movie

Re: [MBZ] Henburgers, etc. on the road

2010-06-05 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hey i am not saying it's all bad, the burger at Fuddruckers was alright (BTW our prime minister is called kevin Rudd, I'll let you do the moving of the letters) but I am hoping that as I get off the beaten track the standard of food will improve, one of the best burgers i ever had was in a little

Re: [MBZ] OT Henburgers, Hendogs and life inChicago

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Right O , just finished up a session with Dan G aka mao, I tell ya that bloke can talk the leg off a horse, took us out to Gene Jude's for a wicked hot dog, in fact I got one for a midnight snack and am eating it now, then drove us down to a top bottle shop for some wicked brews and came up for

Re: [MBZ] OT Henburgers, Hendogs and life inChicago

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Jun 6 8:18 , 'Kaleb C. Striplin' ka...@striplin.net sent: i have got to figure out something good for you to eat when you get here. Hendrik and Fay wrote: Right O , just finished up a session with Dan G aka mao, I tell ya that bloke can ___ http

Re: [MBZ] OT Henburgers, Hendogs and life inChicago

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Adelaide cheer squad...well tat's what THEY say. Hendrik who is sad cause the power lost yesterday.again On Sun Jun 6 9:05 , 'Allan Streib' str...@cs.indiana.edu sent: On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:25 +0800, Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote: Hendrik who is off to a ballgame to observe

Re: [MBZ] OT Henburgers, Hendogs and life inChicago

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Don't know, it's called US cellular field and the Sox won 8-7, quite a good game. Hendrik who knows a little about baseball On Sun Jun 6 9:42 , Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net sent: Are you going to Kaminsky Park? --R On 6/6/2010 12:15 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: And what

[MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik and Fay
mao asked me to write up my thoughts on a couple of brews we got at Binny's (never seen so many different beers in one place but this is the US after all, I said to Dan that I expected an isle of Bud, an isle of Coors, an isle of Miller and a few imported usuals like that energy drink from

Re: [MBZ] U.S. Cellular Field

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I suppose I could have gone to Wrigley Field but would have been standing outside of an empty stadium. Anyway the Sox are alright and wearing the right colours, you snobby, upperclass, Chardonay drinking, Mercedes driving so and so. Hendrik who is off to downtown Chicago to look at fish and

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
If they take away whatever looks like trash, why are my clothes still here? Anyway, carrying glass around while travelling is a dicey thing, while we where at Binny's I remembered that the cheapskates at our Holiday Inn only provided us with plastic cups, so I asked the check out fella if it would

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Will do, in Adelaide there is a brewery called Coopers http://www.coopers.com.au/ , they make a nice heavy ale called Vintage, about 7% from memory but get wobbly boot syndrome something shocking from that stuff. Hendrik who drinks coffee in the morning and beer in the evening On Mon Jun 7

Re: [MBZ] U.S. Cellular Field

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
. Heh. Dan Blues Brothers --- On Mon, 6/7/10, Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote: From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au Subject: Re: [MBZ] U.S. Cellular Field To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 9:04 AM I suppose I could have gone

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Home ground advantage, get used to it. Hendrik who is not a happy camper On Mon Jun 7 7:32 , 'Allan Streib' str...@cs.indiana.edu sent: I have found that Sam Adams Boston Ale on draught in Boston is a vastly different (for the better) taste from the same-named stuff you buy in a bottle

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Thank you Wilton but things are not going the way we hoped, these things happen on the road and thankfully we are seasoned travellers and can cope. Hendrik who is struggling along On Mon Jun 7 10:33 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: Well, you were absolutely correct for at least one very REAL

[MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well, we picked up mao's 'spare' Merc and it's ummnhnot quite what I expected, I wasn't expecting a showroom condition example but.anyway I attached a couple of pics for your viewing pleasure. After we put some air in the tires and jump started it, one of the fuel return hoses was

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well we made it to Milwaukee, just, we do get people pointing at us, however for the price I can't complain, it has character that modern cars just don't have. Far as the weather goes, cold, wet and windy just like Adelaide in the winter so there is not really any acclimatizing to be done but I

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
What da ya mean Stay right, however I must say that the American motorist is very friendly, they are all flashing their lights and waving at us but they can't drive real well and tend to swerve out of my way. Hendrik who bought a GPS today, so it can tell me where to go just like the missus does

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I have been banned from high alcohol beers. Hendrik who had a bit of a hangover this morning On Tue Jun 8 11:12 , Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com sent: On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: If you like Moose Drool, you might like Black Butte Porter

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want a Checker?

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
While waiting for mao to pick us up at the train station I saw a American size pick up with a V10. Didn't know they made a V10. Hendrik with no V engine, 8, 10 or 12 On Tue Jun 8 11:16 , Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com sent: On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I think it may be mao's winter beater. We'll be driving it daily, or pushing it. Must check if the rear bumper is still attached. Hendrik who is driving a genuine beater but wouldn't try driving it Duke style On Tue Jun 8 11:51 , 'LarryT' l02tur...@comcast.net sent: Man! That rust looks

Re: [MBZ] Neat, and interesting, new problem. 240D / W123

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
On another forum (heavy equipment forum) a fella managed to put a mini excavator on it's side and the engine kept running because the sump oil was getting the conbustion chamber, ran really fast until the conrod went through the block. Hendrik who has thusfar managed to keep the machines

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hot?? It's bloody freezing, we had the heater on in the beater and I put on long pants to go out for dinner, talking bout din din's, we went to a place a block down from the motel called The Final Approach and it was real good, good price, good size meals, good beer (I had a Paulander wheat

Re: [MBZ] Neat, and interesting, new problem. 240D / W123

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Nah, once an an ex lies on it's side, it's crane time. The slew motor does not have enough power to turn the upperstructure around to use the bucket. Hendrik who has no rollover protection structure on the machines On Tue Jun 8 16:19 , Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net sent: Hendrik and Fay wrote

Re: [MBZ] OT Beer review

2010-06-08 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Anything over 7%, speaking of which, I have noticed that a lot of beers don't have the alcohol content printed on the label, why is that? In ozland we have the alcohole pecentage and the amount if standard drinks in the brew. Hendrik who is feeling better but I think I am am getting a cold On

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-09 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah, got a real dirty look from a cop today who was stopped next to me, luckily there was a donut shop up the road that drew his attention away from the beater, whose climate control fan has now stopped working, guess it's time to check the fuses. Hendrik who is eternally grateful that mao lend

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-09 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Perhaps that stuff they use to paint fridges? Hendrik who is tempted to but some spray cans and find a quite spot... On Wed Jun 9 11:00 , 'R A Bennell' b...@mts.net sent: You would have to use thicker paint. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-09 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I saw a few bits and pieces but the little one had the window seat because SWMBO said so but we had intermitten cloud along the way. Lame joke of the week: The airline passender sitting next to the window turns to the person next to him and says boy, those people down there look like ants other

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-10 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Don't talk about vacuum, it has none, bit of a pain to have to switch the engine off using the stop lever, at least the windows work. Hendrik who has found religion since driving the beast On Thu Jun 10 5:07 , Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net sent: Hendrik and Fay wrote: whose climate control fan

Re: [MBZ] OT - Smart Car forum?

2010-06-10 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah I had that in the 240D until I figured out that the hand brake was on, I thought all that smoke out the back was a bit of Diesel smog. Ahh well I think that mao is handy with his hands. Had no success with getting the climate fan going, there is a bit of molten plastic in the number 8 fuse

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-10 Thread Hendrik and Fay
yeah that's right another 1000 miles on the clock is totally going to destroy the value of the car. Hendrik who is driving a 240D which is pushing 400K but it keeps going On Thu Jun 10 13:28 , Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com sent: Might want to disconnect the spedo cable... unless you like

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-10 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Don't forget to check that the hand brake is off. Hendrik who is used to a handbrake on the dash in the 123 chassis but the Oz 124 has the granny brake On Thu Jun 10 14:55 , Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com sent: You want to unlock the steering column. Put the key in and turn it to position1,

Re: [MBZ] OT - Smart Car forum?

2010-06-10 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hey don't be mean. I am finding that all that stimulus money going into fixing the roads of America (which they really need) is just about cutting off every road I want to go down. Hendrik who is shaken to bits driving the roads of the US On Thu Jun 10 19:25 , Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-10 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I don't understand all this American stuff, like the 4 way stop sign, what the flying fudge is that all about, everybody gives way to everybody? However on a brighter note I found my first round about today, ohh what bliss until I figured out it went anti clockwise, here we go again. oooh and my

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
...@cs.indiana.edu sent: Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: I don't understand all this American stuff, like the 4 way stop sign, what the flying fudge is that all about, everybody gives way to everybody? Whomever arrives first, goes first. In a tie, give way to the car on your

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Nah i just leave it running now, when we get out, who is going to steal that thing Hendrik who is adapting On Thu Jun 10 9:18 , Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net sent: Run a 6ft piece of vac line (probably $2 at any auto parts store, I think it is mayb 1/4 or 3/8 line?) to

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Red blinkers, perhaps the reason they are red is because the fluid needs changing. Seriously I am that used to amber blinkers that sometimes it takes my brain a while to figure our the reaon the red light is flashing is that they wanna turn somewhere, however seeing that the speed limit is 10 kmh

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ahh so you got Mazadas over here as well? Hendrik who pronounces them round a bout and yes when they get real busy it is a game of chicken, not a place for a 240D On Fri Jun 11 9:23 , Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net sent: Hen needs to watch European Vacation while he is here,

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well that's what I figured, it's odd and a round about/rotary/traffic circle is better in that you only give way one way and thus can come onto the round about and focus only on one side, nine time out of ten you don't have to stop at a round about if you time it right and have a few ponies to

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
So far I have encountered polite drivers who make room when you have to change lanes/merge, perhaps better than back home, where people pretend not to see your indicators. Hendrik who is getting a little more used to the American way of doing things on the road On Fri Jun 11 12:59 , 'R A

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ahhh but in a Merc you can run over a speed hump at 50mph and not feel it, hence the need for signs. Just for us. Hendrik who has a relatively drama free day with the beast On Fri Jun 11 17:51 , OK Don okd...@gmail.com sent: I found that the Mexicans 9in Mexico) use four-way speed bumps

Re: [MBZ] stupid driver tricks

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well my advice is to wear a helmet, my life was saved by one and I still have the lid to show the scars where the tree stump hit. Hendrik who used to ride a 92 FXSTS On Fri Jun 11 16:13 , Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com sent: Oh man, my wife did that the other day, ON HER MOTORCYCLE!

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Welcome to the club, people are giving me lots of room, probably it's the way I drive. Hendrik who has beaters at home to scare people with On Fri Jun 11 16:14 , Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com sent: I keep hoping somebody will try that on my 240D, I'm not moving, that car is worth more

Re: [MBZ] Towing a Manual 240D on Dolly?

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
So you are saying these 'creations' are all across America? OO good oohh. Hendrik who prefers round abouts to solve traffic flow problems On Fri Jun 11 18:28 , 'Kaleb C. Striplin' ka...@striplin.net sent: at a 4 way stop, you take turns to the right, so whoever gets there first goes, then

Re: [MBZ] cells

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Harden up Roger, we have had this for a while and it is fun to use the mobile, talk and watch for cops at the same time, it's called multitasking. Hendrik whoes missus rings him at 10 past five to see where the f he is On Fri Jun 11 19:56 , relng...@aol.com sent: Yesterday Washington

Re: [MBZ] cells

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well, well, well, lets see when you are on the gopher talking to your stock broker and the fuzz pulls you. Hendrik who left his mobile at home On Fri Jun 11 20:45 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: Long overdue! 'Can't wait for it to get here. Wilton ___

Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-11 Thread Hendrik and Fay
, turns out they grab this bloke that Fay was talking to the night before, he is more than one person, if you know what I mean. Hendrik who is still wondering why the fire department made an appearaance On Fri Jun 11 20:51 , Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net sent: Hendrik and Fay wrote: Nah i just leave

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-12 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah but you got sheep skin seat covers in your 123's. Hendrik who will hopefully return the beast to you tomorrow On Sat Jun 12 20:00 , Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com sent: Dwight wrote: Sure does-the last Euro 280CE I looked at had cloth seats-turn off for me. My euro cloth got swapped

Re: [MBZ] Hennifay, you're missing the locusts!

2010-06-13 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I tell ya, being a cocky (Oz slang for farmer) is a tough job, sometimes it must seem like everything is against ya. No wonder the suicide rate amongst farmers is higher than the national average. Hendrik who has nothing humerous to say about locusts, fn bastards On Sun Jun 13 10:49 , Mitch

Re: [MBZ] reviving a dormant 560

2010-06-13 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ahh stuff yer 560 gas guzzler, you promised to find me the lowest car rental place in Tulsa and so far all I have heard is you whining about YOUR cars, what about our carriage out to the west. I am working to get the list memebership on my side, so far I have signed up the chairman, Loren the

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-13 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ohh yeah, that's right I got the 'fancy' Merc of the Chairmans fleet, wink wink, nudge nudge Hendrik who has returned the vehicle to it's owner On Sun Jun 13 13:48 , Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com sent: Hendrik wrote: Yeah but you got sheep skin seat covers in your 123's. Not my euro - it

Re: [MBZ] removing tank strainer on a 126

2010-06-13 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Don't forget 5, see if the strainer is a problem, pull the hose and see if fuel comes out at a geneorous rate. Hendrik who sems to remember that the MB strainer plugs need special tools, only able to be made by sppecial people On Sun Jun 13 17:34 , Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com sent: Try

Re: [MBZ] reviving a dormant 560

2010-06-13 Thread Hendrik and Fay
On 6/13/2010 11:54 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: Ahh stuff yer 560 gas guzzler, you promised to find me the lowest car rental place in Tulsa and so far all I have heard is you whining about YOUR cars, what about our carriage out to the west. I am working to get the list memebership on my side, so

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-14 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hi ya Wilton and the listers, I have to appologize, I played a little trick on you. The car mao lend me was not the one in the original pictures, that is a parts car he has sitting in the front yard to scare off suburbonites, although he'll need some bullet holes in it to get the full

Re: [MBZ] The Simple Life, Aussie style

2010-06-15 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hey bloke, if every fella got the humpy the price of coro sheets will go up and then we gotta go to the shops and buy em. They don't share at the shops and ya gotta buy everything. Then the tribe got no money and we gottta go to the Canberra mob and get more money. Hendrik who is in a humpy

Re: [MBZ] The Simple Life, Aussie style

2010-06-15 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Nah the mob in the outback speak slower than the coast tribes. Hendrik who must remember to speak a bit slower On Mon Jun 14 8:32 , Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com sent: Mitch wrote: So, Hendrick, why haven't you told us how great it is to have a humpy? That dude has less aussie cockney

Re: [MBZ] Kleb / OKDon need to find something for the Henifay crew

2010-06-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah Gene and Judes was a real treat, we loved the dogs but the overall look of the place was what made it so interesting. Talking food, we went to one of those bar and grill places yesterday and I had a philly chesse steak, I was expecting a slab of cow covered in cheese or steak filled with

Re: [MBZ] reviving a dormant 560

2010-06-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Yeah we heard OK got a good washing down the other day, spose makes it look all nice and clean for when we turn up. Hendrik who witnessed another arrest this morning, NYPD detectives this time, so much for Wiltons theory of a quiet and peaceful country On Mon Jun 14 15:32 , OK Don

Re: [MBZ] The Simple Life, Aussie style

2010-06-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
. :) He was a whiz at making cars run, among other things, e.g., an expert fisherman and brewer of all sorts of plonk. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Hendrik and Fay wrote: Hey bloke, if every fella got the humpy the price of coro sheets will go up

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
. Only a small percentage of the world's population gets such a chance to travel and experience the ways of others in such a manner. 'Hope things continue to go well for you. Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Kleb / OKDon need to find something for the Henifay crew

2010-06-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Well the trick is to find those out of the way places that offer a wider range of food or have signature dishes. That's pretty easy to do in a place like NYC but in smaller towns that can be tricky. It pays to talk to the locals when trying to find a decent place to get good grub. Hendrik who

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ohh so i did send it? Just sent another copy because those slowies got me confused. Hendrik who is busy cluttering the net with pictures On Tue Jun 15 13:00 , Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com sent: WILTON wrote: BTW, photo of the real carriage would be nice. Hinifay had one attached - you

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Dunno, that's some hobbo we picked up on the side of the road on the way to the Chairmans palace. Hendrik who doesn't usually pick up strangers but this one was stranger than usual On Tue Jun 15 13:48 , 'R A Bennell' b...@mts.net sent: Who is the fellow with the beard? Randy

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
A while back I posted a picture of me, the Zakmeister and a couple of cowpeople, who Wilton derided as not being authentic cowboys. Hendrik who is not very photogenic On Tue Jun 15 13:57 , Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com sent: Randy wrote: Who is the fellow with the beard? mao Look behind

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ask and ye shall receive. Hendrik who needs to change the batteries in the camera On Tue Jun 15 8:33 , 'Dwight E. Giles, Jr' degco...@cox.net sent: So how about a photo of the real Chairman's Mercedes used by the Australian ambassador? Dwight Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co Dwight E.

Re: [MBZ] a rare one for Wilton

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Probably because of the thick double glazing. Hendrik who does not own a 140 On Tue Jun 15 18:52 , 'Kaleb C. Striplin' ka...@striplin.net sent: why do all these stupid people think these cars are armored? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts

Re: [MBZ] Kleb / OKDon need to find something for the Henifay crew

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Well the trick is to find those out of the way places that offer a wider range of food or have signature dishes. That's pretty easy to do in a place like NYC but in smaller towns that can be tricky. It pays to talk

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
We'll keep that in mind for the next time we visit. Hendrik who is driving a Ford edge SUV On Thu Jun 17 6:10 , 'Dwight E. Giles, Jr' degco...@cox.net sent: Thanks this is great-too bad they are aren't coming to NE-I have another 240D they could drive here. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978

Re: [MBZ] euro 280CE?

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Ask and ye shall receive. Hendrik who needs to change the batteries in the camera -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] 300D crapped out on way to work

2010-06-17 Thread Hendrik and Fay
What's the body like, if it is good you may want to spend money but if the body is rough and has rust, shoot it and get another. Hendrik who is trying to work out he OK alcohol laws On Thu Jun 17 18:53 , Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com sent: The issue is now deciding how much I want to put into

Re: [MBZ] Ozlahoma

2010-06-19 Thread Hendrik and Fay
open. Hendrik, Fay, Georgia Zak On Sat Jun 19 20:53 , OK Don okd...@gmail.com sent: We were comparing cities - it turns out that Adelaide and OKC are actually quite similar, except they have a beach, and we don't. I was telling them how OKC was once the largest city in land area [607.0 sq mi

Re: [MBZ] No news from our OZ-friends lately...

2010-06-20 Thread Hendrik and Fay
We loved it, meeting some real life Americans is a blast, especially good folks like Kaleb, OK Don and their families. Kalebs back yard is a sight to behold if you like your Mercs and OK Don is getting that way too. Where heading west today, I think Alberquirky is the next stop, so we'll see how

Re: [MBZ] No news from our OZ-friends lately...

2010-06-20 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Hey we where busy stuffing our faces with the mountain of foood Doris prepared and just plain speechless with your fabulous hospitality. Hendrik who managed to get the laundry done On Sat Jun 19 20:12 , OK Don okd...@gmail.com sent: Matter of fact - they just left - as very shy and retiring

Re: [MBZ] No news from our OZ-friends lately...

2010-06-20 Thread Hendrik and Fay
We loved the Outback Steakhouse it was a blast for us meeting you all. Just wish we could of stayed in Claremore longer get eaten by some of them chiggers. On Sun Jun 20 19:36 , 'Kaleb C. Striplin' ka...@striplin.net sent: Well I hope they liked it, I know we had a blast having them here. We

Re: [MBZ] No news from our OZ-friends lately...

2010-06-20 Thread Hendrik and Fay
21:52 , 'Kaleb C. Striplin' ka...@striplin.net sent: If you would have been here over the weekend I could have showed you around, but as it was, I was a bad host and you guys had to go look around by yourself for the day till I got home. Hendrik and Fay wrote: We loved the Outback Steakhouse

Re: [MBZ] No news from our OZ-friends lately...

2010-06-20 Thread Hendrik and Fay
to Sydney that night. Fay On Sun Jun 20 20:50 , Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com sent: Yous guys are driving 40 back to LA, correct? Bob R On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Kaleb,mate,,,not a worry, we know you gotta work long hours to feed

Re: [MBZ] No news from our OZ-friends lately...

2010-06-20 Thread Hendrik and Fay
to watch what anyone else was eating. I'm impressed that you got the laundry done already -- it is a pain to deal with while on the road. Keep us updated on the rest of your trip! On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Hey we where busy stuffing our faces

Re: [MBZ] No news from our OZ-friends lately...

2010-06-21 Thread Hendrik and Fay
OK Don was kind enough to lend us one his Mercs, see attached picture. Hendrik who is doing route 66 the slow way On Sun Jun 20 6:43 , 'WILTON' wilt...@nc.rr.com sent: You driving, flying? What's your mode of travel now? Wilton -- next part -- A non-text attachment

Re: [MBZ] Ozlahoma

2010-06-21 Thread Hendrik and Fay
We'll like I said, when I am not working I don't eat that much and the good brews you put on also filled me up, unlike that watery mainstream swill. Hendrik who has to go and feed the donkey On Sat Jun 19 20:24 , OK Don okd...@gmail.com sent: We tried to feed up the Aussie crew, but you know

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