Re: [MBZ] generator

2007-12-15 Thread LWB250
No belt. Just go direct coupled with a standard SAE bellhousing. You can buy off the shelf alternators (generators) that will bolt right up to a standard SAE bellhousing, which I am sure can be found for that engine. Then you'll need some sort of governor and the usual shutdown safeties, which

[MBZ] Succaneers Suck no longer

2007-12-16 Thread LWB250
Went to the game today to see the Succaneers spank the Falcons as well as run their first kickoff return in the club's history. It was a wonderful day. Looks like you'll get that draft pick, Rusty. MacPoos

Re: [MBZ] Another Generator Question

2007-12-17 Thread LWB250
One ground for one service drop. The NEC and other standards dictate that there be one ground point common to a drop. Multiple grounds create real havoc within the system, not to mention the potential (no pun intended) for some serious damage in a fault or lightning situation. Dan (with 20

Re: [MBZ] Another Generator Question

2007-12-17 Thread LWB250
to neutral? -Dave Walton On Dec 17, 2007 4:58 PM, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One ground for one service drop. The NEC and other standards dictate that there be one ground point common to a drop. Multiple grounds create real havoc within the system, not to mention

Re: [MBZ] Another Generator Question

2007-12-17 Thread LWB250
to neutral? -Dave Walton On Dec 17, 2007 4:58 PM, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One ground for one service drop. The NEC and other standards dictate that there be one ground point common to a drop. Multiple grounds create real havoc within the system, not to mention

Re: [MBZ] copper thieves

2007-12-19 Thread LWB250
There is a major league shopping mall on the north side of Milwaukee that was vacant for about a year, as all of the anchor stores had pulled out and moved to the 'burbs - thieves went so far as to rent a crane and remove all the AC units off the roof and haul them away on flatbed tractor trailers

Re: [MBZ] completely OT: Kirby vacuum

2007-12-21 Thread LWB250
I can't help but wonder how good the Dysons are, not based on their marketing, but on the user claims. MacDan --- Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have an Oreck too, good vac, very light and easy to push around but they are pretty narrow, it takes longer to cover the room. Bags

[MBZ] FIOS Digital TV and Set Top Boxes

2007-12-21 Thread LWB250
I am seriously considering flipping over to Verizon's FIOS service, since it's run up to my house and more or less ready to go. However, the spouse is a TV freak (I would just as well not have one in the house) and as a result, we've got analog TVs all over the house. Since we're currently on

Re: [MBZ] completely OT: Kirby vacuum

2007-12-22 Thread LWB250
The last house we built in Wisconsin was over 3,000 sf and two stories. There was no way we were dragging a vacuum around the house, so we put in a central vac system. Definitely worth every penny, for a number of reasons. And yes, I too only had to empty the drum about once/twice a year.

Re: [MBZ] copper thieves

2007-12-23 Thread LWB250
That's about right for 4/0. Add 5 pounds to each end of the cable for the camloc connectors, too, as they are big and solid copper. We used tons of this stuff in the generator business, especially with rental units. Talk about lots of money... MacDan --- Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] copper thieves

2007-12-23 Thread LWB250
When we would make up cables for our rental generators we used the scraps to make battery cables for our cars. We had the nice solder type battery terminals, too. Voltage drop? We don't need no stinkin' voltage drop! I can recall a VW I had that was retrofitted with a set of these. Darn

Re: [MBZ] copper thieves

2007-12-23 Thread LWB250
battery terminals be found? Luther On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:58:30 -0600, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When we would make up cables for our rental generators we used the scraps to make battery cables for our cars. We had the nice solder type battery terminals, too. Voltage drop? We

Re: [MBZ] copper thieves

2007-12-23 Thread LWB250
0ga. It might not help but it shouldn't hurt and if I need to do them anyway... -Curt Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:58:30 -0800 (PST) From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] copper thieves To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content

Re: [MBZ] Merry Christmas to all

2007-12-24 Thread LWB250
So does that mean you'll be at the office answering phones? Dan --- Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: um, yeah, i think christmas is a good time to buy parts! www.BuyMBparts.com On Dec 24, 2007 12:58 PM, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well done. Just because I'm not

Re: [MBZ] Budget soundproofing

2007-12-26 Thread LWB250
Door seals are pretty easy to replace, especially if they're the original ones. No glue, just press them into the grooves for the most part. I don't recall specifics for different chassis, but on some there is a metal strip that on the leading edge of the door to keep the seal from moving

Re: [MBZ] how the world has changed

2007-12-27 Thread LWB250
I taught in a local (rural/suburban) high school last semester, and to say that things are adversarial when it comes to students and parents is putting it mildly. I had a kid who was from a very well known and prominent cattle ranching family. It's clear that the student in question was not

Re: [MBZ] how the world has changed

2007-12-28 Thread LWB250
--- LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have heard stories that the bureaucracy at schools is fat with administrators making $100k + salaries - any truth to that? Not in Florida. As an administrator (principal) the best you could possibly do is in the high 70's, and that's if you started

Re: [MBZ] how the world has changed

2007-12-28 Thread LWB250
--- Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Problem is, the way things are today that they probably wouldnt back you up. That's the real root of the issue. At the high school I was teaching at there is a very clearly defined dress code (a district-wide one, for that matter.) You

Re: [MBZ] how the world has changed

2007-12-28 Thread LWB250
Why does that name sounds familiar? He's not one of the M100 bunch, is he? Dan --- Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: some of you might be familiar with mike trei from his contributions to the star magazine or from other publications he has written for. mike lives in manhattan for

Re: [MBZ] how the world has changed

2007-12-28 Thread LWB250
I'm lucky to work for a principal who is very hands off unless you need her. She's also someone who you know will back you up, no matter what, as long as you arrived at the decision you made in a logical manner. There are too many administrators, who, faced with an angry parent, will cave in to

Re: [MBZ] OT, computer supplies

2007-12-28 Thread LWB250
The majority of what you're going to see out there nowadays is SATA, so if given the choice, go that way. Not to mention it's faster than IDE or PATA. Dan --- LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for putting that parts list info together - it's often tempting to buy a bunch

Re: [MBZ] OT, computer supplies

2007-12-29 Thread LWB250
I would agree with Curt, as I have a laptop (15 MBP 2.0Ghz C2D, 2G RAM) that has a SATA drive in it, and I don't see a significant difference in access speeds over my former 15 G4 1.8Ghz that used ATA. I do some video field work with this machine, and I saw more of a kick in performance when I

[MBZ] Diesel Bike

2007-12-29 Thread LWB250
Just came across this - cool! http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/05/22/hydrostatic-drive-diesel-motorcycle/ Dan Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Re: [MBZ] OT, computer supplies

2007-12-29 Thread LWB250
--- Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But have you compared with a laptop that has a 2.5 ATA drive? Going from my desktop to my laptop, I notice a very large drop in disk access speed. Craig That was my point. My former laptop had a 2.5 ATA 100G 5400 RPM drive, my new one came

Re: [MBZ] Bose

2007-12-29 Thread LWB250
Interesting comments, Jeff. I had totally forgotten about the Consumer Reports lawsuit, and now it makes sense why I never see a bad review for Bose products. While doing some work for the USAF I heard some of the flight crews complaining about the Bose noise-cancelling headsets they were being

Re: [MBZ] The death of high fidelity

2007-12-30 Thread LWB250
The last time I looked, the cheapest digital back for either an RB67 or M645 Super was in the $15,000 range. Dan (former Mamiya guy) --- archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will any film camera cheaper than a Hasselblad take a digital back? Mamiya perhaps? Gerry

Re: [MBZ] 1967 200D labor of love

2007-12-30 Thread LWB250
Good for you, Bob! The finnies have always been and always will be my favorite MB chassis. There is just something so classic about that body style that doesn't existing in other MB models. Now you've got me pinin' for my former 62 300SE. Dan --- Bob Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] ok mac heads

2007-12-30 Thread LWB250
Sounds like you're trying to move a parent folder into one of it's child (offspring) folders, which is a no-no. I can look it up on my Mac developer's forum if you want, but I doubt the results will mean anything to you... MacDan --- Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what the heck does

[MBZ] Here's one for Kleb!

2007-12-30 Thread LWB250
http://cgi.ebay.com/Time-Travel-Theory-Project_W0QQitemZ140192550055QQihZ004QQcategoryZ1310QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Just think - you could go back in time and buy a NEW 350SDL. Dan Looking

Re: [MBZ] The dearth of high fidelity...probably more accurate

2007-12-31 Thread LWB250
I have built TL enclosures using plans from both EV and Altec Lansing - if well designed, a TL enclosure with the proper drivers can do some serious damage to your eardrums. The EVs I built way back in my teen years would easily rattle windows both at my house and the neighbors when cranked up.

Re: [MBZ] The dearth of high fidelity...probably more accurate

2007-12-31 Thread LWB250
The nice thing about building your own cabinets was that the money you saved could be put towards really good drivers. I was lucky, as we had a nice woodworking shop at the house, so building something like this was pretty elementary. Dan --- Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm pretty

Re: [MBZ] The dearth of high fidelity...probably more accurate

2007-12-31 Thread LWB250
They are also sometimes referred to as folded horn enclosures. I believe this was the term used by EV and others. Dan --- Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems than at Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:36:39 -0500, Allan wrote: What is transmission line ? Sounds like something you'd find at

Re: [MBZ] '87 300TD

2007-12-31 Thread LWB250
In order to maintain the MB connection and still be efficient, you should do what one of the megafamilies in my neighborhood did a few years ago - get one of those Freightliner vans and convert it into a bus. I see you can buy them set up this way now, but when they got theirs was before that -

Re: [MBZ] Stella Awards

2007-12-31 Thread LWB250
If that makes you mad, you should hear some of the stories I would hear when working with the legal dept. at Kohler. While our division had some interesting litigation from time to time that we had to work on, the plumbing division had some real doozies. One of my favorites was the 600-700 pound

Re: [MBZ] Stella Awards

2007-12-31 Thread LWB250
and *was* wondering why the wall hung toilet assemblies looked more like a structure you'd find on front of a fork lift. On Dec 31, 2007, at 3:00 PM, LWB250 wrote: /// One of my favorites was the 600-700 pound guy that sat on a wall-hung toilet, which, as you might expect, tore out

[MBZ] Today's List

2007-12-31 Thread LWB250
This is pretty funny: http://listoftheday.blogspot.com/2007/09/great-olan-mills-photos.html MacDan Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Re: [MBZ] Stella Awards

2008-01-02 Thread LWB250
Interesting that you mention this. There was a very spirited conversation at a party I went to this week about how Bunn coffeemakers were the only ones that made good coffee, and that was because of how hot they got the water. Dan --- Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Robbins wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Stella Awards

2008-01-02 Thread LWB250
I have a clone recipe for the pasta fagioli form Olive Garden if you want it. My wife loves the stuff and claims this is as good or better. Drop me a note off-list... Dan --- Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have only lived in Jacksonville for 2.5 years and have not tried the DD coffee

Re: [MBZ] (NE) Customer Complaint - Store 3212

2008-01-03 Thread LWB250
Those went the same place the Made in the USA signs went. Dan --- LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our W'mart used to have a sign saying More then 3 peole in line and new lines will open! Gone now.

Re: [MBZ] Coffee is hot (was: Re: Stella Awards)

2008-01-03 Thread LWB250
Steak N Shake does the same thing. You calibrate the fountain heads daily, using a little kit that Coke supplies to check the throw of each beverage mix. If it's off, you have to adjust it until it's right, then the offending head has to be checked again at the next shift change to make sure

Re: [MBZ] Harbor Freight

2008-01-03 Thread LWB250
There's a Harbor Freight retail store about to open near my house. I didn't know they were going retail - I'll check it out when they open and report back. Dan --- Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So HF had these little mini lathes on sale a couple weeks ago for $370 and a 15% off

Re: [MBZ] OT HDTV

2008-01-03 Thread LWB250
There was an article in the WSJ a month or so ago about this, mainly talking about how GM knew about the change some time ago, but did nothing to change or re-engineer the OnStar systems they were selling. They also mentioned the poor, nearly non-existent notice provided to their subscribers.

Re: [MBZ] (NE) Customer Complaint - Store 3212

2008-01-04 Thread LWB250
Costcos seem to be somewhat inconsistent. When I lived in S. San Francisco, there was a Costco close by that had a wonderful selection of stuff, a lot of it with depth (more than one brand of a product, different levels of quality, etc.) They opened a Costco near the house down here a few years

Re: [MBZ] Coffee is hot

2008-01-04 Thread LWB250
My paternal grandfather smoked two packs of Marlboros a day along with consuming at least 2-3 shots of Canadian Club. While infirm in his last few years, he lived to 98. My Dad died at 54, almost 25 years ago, the victim of esophageal cancer. He was a pipe smoker. Go figure. The 5 year

Re: [MBZ] OT:Unified Germany - I thought the communists lost

2008-01-07 Thread LWB250
Just claim it's for religious reasons and they'll leave you alone... Dan --- John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gary Hurst wrote: no. Do you have a plan for teaching her? Just curious, but why did you take her out? ___

Re: [MBZ] 230

2008-01-08 Thread LWB250
The 114 was typically an M130 around here. Good engine, as long as you took care of the head every 100k or so. Dan don't ask me how I know --- tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're thinking W114. The W123 250 had an M123 2.5L five-bearing six - the final variant of the old M180

Re: [MBZ] OT:Education

2008-01-10 Thread LWB250
As an educator, I can say without exception that the most successful students are the ones whose parents are involved with their education. I currently work at a Title 1 school, and while it's not in a bad area per se, the typical family is one parent or possibly two adults who are not married or

Re: [MBZ] OT:Unified Germany - I thought the communists lost

2008-01-10 Thread LWB250
Good question, but it also brings out the fact that our community colleges are doing more with remediation than the core coursework in a lot of cases. Dan --- Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how did they pass high school if they can't do remedial work? oh, wait, no child is left

Re: [MBZ] OT:Unified Germany - I thought the communists lost

2008-01-10 Thread LWB250
That's a good question. I don't know. I went to a community college down here to get a back door into a 4 year state university. Why? Because the 60+ credit hours I had from I.U. were not recognized by a state university because they were more than 10 years old. Now think about how stupid

Re: [MBZ] OT:Education

2008-01-11 Thread LWB250
--- Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here, the superintendent is hired by an elected school board. I assumed it was that way everywhere. So, the position is effectively a political appointment. We've had some really good ones in the past (thinking of one in particular, and he had

Re: [MBZ] National Health Insurance

2008-01-11 Thread LWB250
Actually, they're not getting *all* of your tax dollars. Every school district receives a fixed amount from the state and federal government for every student in attendance. They're rabid about this in most district, making sure that every last child is accounted for, as each one means $$ in the

Re: [MBZ] OT: New Apple operating software

2008-01-11 Thread LWB250
I don't know about Leopard, but there is proof that people have been able to take the Tiger OS (OS X 10.4.x) and get it to run on an Intel (non-Apple) system. MacDan --- jgiels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question for all of you in the IT sector. Now that Apple uses Intel processors

Re: [MBZ] Education

2008-01-11 Thread LWB250
It's like the Modern American History class I took a few years ago. The prof graded on a curve, and the kids in the class were pissed about me being there, so much so that they complained to the prof that, It's not fair - he was ALIVE when all this stuff happened! Heh. The prof thought it was

Re: [MBZ] OT: Cummins generators

2008-01-13 Thread LWB250
Why would one of these overheat unless there was an overload or the cooling system was blocked in some way? There are many thousands of air cooled gensets in emergency standby service, all of which, if properly maintained, will run for hundreds of hours without any attention. The Cummins name

Re: [MBZ] OT: Cummins generators

2008-01-14 Thread LWB250
Uh, maybe because the oil was part of the means for cooling the engine? head scratch Absolutely. If the oil wasn't cooled, it would turn into a watery sludge in a matter of minutes - that is, if the engine didn't fail first from the tremendous heat load in the various components. Dan ---

Re: [MBZ] OT: New Apple operating software

2008-01-14 Thread LWB250
Right now we're in the heat of battle between Verizon (FIOS) and BrightHouse (TimeWarner) for phone/cable/Internet. BH cranked up speeds as soon as FIOS started to come out, but they didn't do anything price-wise, nor will they haggle if you threaten to bail. Their big thing is making everyone a

Re: [MBZ] Cooling the pistons

2008-01-14 Thread LWB250
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo had cast in cross passages in the piston crowns which the oil jets below squirted oil through. RLE Not unlike the oil jets in a lot of diesels that spray on the bottom of the pistons for cooling. Dan

Re: [MBZ] OT: Cummins generators

2008-01-14 Thread LWB250
I had a retired teacher that lived next door to me, and she had a beautiful early model Corvair. People were always trying to buy it off of her (and this was in the late 70s.) I was always amazed by the right angle belt drive Dan --- Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you don't have a

Re: [MBZ] 124 TE SUSPENSION

2008-01-17 Thread LWB250
And whatever you do, don't mess with the settings on the leveling valve. This can do more damage that you can imagine. You'll be amazed at how much better it rides after you replace the spheres. Dan --- Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Loren. Think I'll get the lines! Appreciate

Re: [MBZ] British car test

2008-01-17 Thread LWB250
I nearly soiled myself, I laughed so hard. Especially when the Rover couldn't even make it up the hill for the handbrake test. Dan --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bZYNenW-Msfeature=related My God, that was funny. All five parts. And so accurate. RLE

Re: [MBZ] speedometer

2008-01-17 Thread LWB250
There is a gear on the end of the speedo cable in the transmission. However, is it possible that this is not the original speedo head? I ask because there are a number of different speedo heads available for various models, and they're based on the final drive. Give me the details on the car

Re: [MBZ] speedometer

2008-01-17 Thread LWB250
There is your problem in a nutshell. There are about 20 permutations of 123 speedos if you include Euro versions. There is a stamped number on the back that will be something like 1200 or thereabouts. This is the ratio of the speedo and it must be correct for your particular application, or, as

Re: [MBZ] speedometer

2008-01-17 Thread LWB250
To clarify, I believe the ratio is stamped on the back of the speedo head in yellow or white ink and preceded by a letter, if my memory serves me correctly, like M=1200 or similar. Dan --- LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is your problem in a nutshell. There are about 20 permutations

Re: [MBZ] Wagon overload, you asked for it..

2008-01-19 Thread LWB250
Nearly all of our mail carriers are contractors, and they drive a wide range of vehicles. For example: Jeep (regular) USPS auction mail carrier Jeep (the little white square things) RHD Subaru wagon (yes, you can buy them here) F150 Ford pickup I have to elaborate on the old Ford pickup -

Re: [MBZ] (Not so) Smart

2008-01-21 Thread LWB250
--- Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe not then, but I think most trucking companies have their trucks governed so they can't go over 75 or so, except maybe downhill. An independent owner/operator might not be... Most if not all fleets use GPS to track their vehicles now, so if

Re: [MBZ] '82 300D

2008-01-21 Thread LWB250
We have a woman who drives a 5 series BMW around early on trash days. She drives by, checks out the piles, and if something looks interesting, gets out, pokes around with a stick, then loads it up in her car. A couple of years ago there was a hispanic guy with a beat up old step van who would

Re: [MBZ] First MB Diesel

2008-01-24 Thread LWB250
The Capri had a 2.0 liter 4 cyl OHC mill in it that was the bomb. Same engine was in the early (70-71-1/2) Pintos, as I had one with it . A dead wicked engine with a lot of little tweaks you could do to really get it going. Dan --- Frederick W Moir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Alles.

Re: [MBZ] First MB Diesel

2008-01-24 Thread LWB250
If I remember correctly the comment that I've heard in the news numerous times, there hasn't been a new refinery built in the U.S. for over 10 years. Sorta like Nuke plants... Dan --- Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: Oh, and the environmentalists who block new

Re: [MBZ] just returned from my annual visit to the tax office

2008-01-25 Thread LWB250
Indiana had what was known as excise tax on cars for years. It was based on the selling price, or in the absence of, age and blue book value. It decreased with the age of the vehicle down to something like 11 or 12 years, after which it was a fixed amount. Used to be you could scam the state

[MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc.

2008-01-26 Thread LWB250
The one I always got a kick out of was Wisconsin, who, if you moved into the state with a car that you had purchased less than six months prior to establishing legal residence in Wisconsin, you had to pay state sales tax on the vehicle when you registered it. I guess it was an effort to keep

Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc.

2008-01-26 Thread LWB250
. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LWB250 Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:56 AM To: Okie Benz Subject: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc. The one I always got a kick out

Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc.

2008-01-26 Thread LWB250
I would return to the north, especially Wisconsin, in a heartbeat. It all comes down to quality of life, which was far better in the north than any other place I've lived. Dan --- Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another example of how life is a series of tradeoffs. Someone please

Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc.

2008-01-26 Thread LWB250
Actually, the bulk of the property taxes go to schools. At least they used to. I lived north of Milwaukee, right on the lake, in Port Washington. Over 80% of our property taxes went to fund local schools, and we didn't have a problem with that. That being said, the mil rate that was used to

Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc.

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
the perfect place. Bob R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LWB250 Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:24 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc. There are advantages and disadvantages

Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc.

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
Nationwide has a foreclosure risk assessment of the whole U.S., rating areas from high risk (5) to low risk (1). My area is a 4, with a lot of south Florida being a 5. We have some developments where the lenders and builders went crazy (with the speculators as well) that have as much as 50%-75%

Re: [MBZ] Fuel vacuum again?

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
A pretty common thing in RV gensets, as well as on propane ones where the vent line for the regulator gets clogged by bugs and the unit will start but not run because you can't get atmospheric pressure on the vent side of the secondary fuel regulator. I had an asshat service manager that told one

Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc.

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
Here is a link to the document online. It's referred to as the soft market county index. https://www.cwbc.com/ContentManaged/files/SoftMarkets.pdf Dan --- Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A link to the assessment site would be great. I'd like to know where my area is at on the

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
Prices being what they are these days, if I were looking to build up another PC, I would probably go to one of the builders and just order something that suited my needs. TigerDirect is certainly an option, but it's been my opinion that the market has become so competitive over the last few

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
I typically recommend Dell to any consumers that ask me about computers. Mainly because it's highly unlikely they will care about upgrading, and Dell's customer support is still waayyy up the charts compared to anyone else. For $1000 you can get a really nice Dell configured the way you want it.

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
OMG. If there every was a blueprint for inconsistency in components, eMachines would be the gold standard. eMachines were the impetus for me to stop doing work on the side. About 2-3 years ago these started to propagate all over the damned place, and every one made me crazy. It was when I had

[MBZ] Check out my bike video

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
I have been wanting to rig up a mount for a video camera on my bike, and today I finally had some tinker time that allowed me to do it. Here's a rather compressed version of a video of a quick run around my neighborhood. Note that towards the middle when I'm winding up the bike the sound cuts

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
We have been very pleased with the HP servers, although we have seen what appears to be an inordinately high hard drive fail rate in some. Not that it is HP's fault, but... our domain controllers seem to have their drives cack in pairs, when they do fail, which is weird. Still trying to document

Re: [MBZ] Check out my bike video

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
Nice bike. Being that the wife worked for H-D for the eight years we lived in Wisconsin we have a great affinity for them. That being said, we were spoiled, since she was an exec and got loaner bikes on a regular basis. Until the IRS came in around 1994 and told the accounting people they would

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
I would agree with Tom. We have nearly 100,000 nodes now, about 90% of which are running XP, and we have almost no problems. We're running an enterprise version of SAV and everything is locked down courtesy of Active Directory and group policies applied both globally and to individual OUs. I am

Re: [MBZ] Check out my bike video

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
Good points and well taken - when the wife was an employee there was a standing deal that any employee owned bike purchased new would be given full value for a trade-in. You were allowed to buy one bike a year, and it had to be titled in your name for a year after purchase. A lot of people would

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
IT jobs are not as prevalent as some would have you believe. It also goes without saying that just because you have an IT background/certs/experience you'll have no problem finding a job. The school I am at has a 4th grade teaching position that just opened up. I happened to empty the fax

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
I know they're 10k SATA drives, but not sure of the brand at this point. The machines are all still under warranty, so at this point I'm just collecting data about the machines relative to the failures. I'll have to pull one tomorrow to see what they are... Dan --- Tom Hargrave [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Check out my bike video

2008-01-28 Thread LWB250
For the most part they do. As I was telling Tom offlist, we had lots of friends who were fellow Harley employees that used the great resale value to crowbar up to a really nice bike after 3-4 years. Used to be the dealers would guarantee you what you paid for trade-in value, but many people

Re: [MBZ] Check out my bike video

2008-01-28 Thread LWB250
I would take exception to that. My Virago 1100, equipped with a Mustang seat, will allow me to ride comfortably all day long. I can't say I've done any 800 mile days, but I would not hesitate to try one under the right conditions. And for the record, my attire doesn't match. Dan --- Mitch

Re: [MBZ] Trouble or not

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
Woger, Which model was it again? The thing that really put me off about late(r) model MBs is their lack of distinctive looks, that is, the C class is almost indistinguishable from a Ford Taurus. That and how I always felt the C class was an effort to market to the masses, making the cachet of

Re: [MBZ] Check out my bike video

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
It is. The glory days of growth for HD are probably gone. That notwithstanding, if you bought their stock when it went public back in the late 80s, you're still way ahead of the curve. Dan --- Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read a couple of days ago that HD's profit is down 23% in

Re: [MBZ] message from the ADMIN about off topic posts

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
By all means, ADD and ADHD exist. As with Wonko, I can attest to the reality of it. As for IEPs, I do those, too, only for kids still in school. Someone heeds to, or they could just fall through the cracks and become a burden on society, as they used to before IDEA. Dan --- Wonko the Sane

Re: [MBZ] message from the ADMIN about off topic posts

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
I have a 21 year old child who is bipolar. We went through ADD/ADHD long before it was fashionable. He was the poster child for drug trials for this crap, too. Thank goodness for modern pharmaceuticals. Without them he would be in an institution, not a functional member of society. Dan ---

Re: [MBZ] Check out my bike video

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
It's actually referred to as a lifestyle within the corporation. While H-D is a wonderful place to work, they literally brainwash their employees to run themselves into the ground. My wife used to come home talking about their values and all this other blather, and my response was to say that I

Re: [MBZ] message from the ADMIN about off topic posts

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
Stories like being barricaded in your bedroom at night with all the knives and other sharp objects in a box in your room. Sleeping with one eye open or in shifts to make sure no one sneaks up on you in the middle of the night? Oh, yeah. I know those... Dan --- Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] Was off topic posts, now ADD

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
The key here is advocacy. Working in the special education field, I can say that most general education teachers are so clueless when it comes to kids with these sorts of disabilities it's frightening. Unless you advocate your child will not get the services they need, no matter how good the

Re: [MBZ] Why?

2008-01-29 Thread LWB250
I prefer to call it the crispy pancake list now. Dan (a doubly-banned former listmember who still lurks there) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And BTW, I was one of those banned (for being naughty and proud of it) from what is now the Ritter/van Cleef list just before Ritter siezed the list

Re: [MBZ] Why?

2008-01-30 Thread LWB250
That reminds me that I need to go empty some mailboxes. I never look at the crap from their list unless someone pipes up and points out something interesting. I should stick my head out from one of the accounts I have and say Hi! to Stu and crispy pancake Hank just to stir things up. Dan ---

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OSX question

2008-01-30 Thread LWB250
Just go to the Finder, click on Help and enter shortcut list to see all of the shortcuts available for just about any possible situation. As for the one you describe, I don't know, but then again, I'm not a big shortcut guy except for Command-Q which I am always trying to do on Windoze

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OSX question

2008-01-30 Thread LWB250
Interesting. I just looked at that in the Preferences panel and sure enough, it's that way in Leopard as well. On a related note, I just scored a 3G 20G iPod a friend had laying in a drawer. I think the hard drive is dead - it doesn't do anything. You can have it for the cost of shipping. Box

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