Re: [MBZ] Request

2020-09-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Welcome Patrick! - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 1:37 PM Patrick Atuonah via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have sent request for help be posted to the forum and I have not seen it. > Am I rejected? > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Hey Gerry -NOW VACCINES

2020-09-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Give me Liberty, or give me COVID-19! I'll gamble big, and bet against the 99.99% odds that the Wuhan Red Death will get me. Evolution won't be impacted, SWMBO and Daughter will get a nice big fat INSCO pay-out should I get to heaven before them. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Sep 15,

Re: [MBZ] Dog pee again

2020-09-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Here, try this and let us know. https://www.biocidesystems.com/ I think Amazon has it for a good price. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 6:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We removed the sheet rock from the wall and it ended up just

Re: [MBZ] Another way to get rid of those funky smells in your car

2020-09-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Craig, worth a look. Cheaper than buying an ozone generator to treat a single car or maybe a couple, and maybe easier on the interior materials (plastic and leather). - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 1:33 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Hey, You Screwed Up -

2020-09-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Guy I used to know had a piston paperweight, it had multiple deep imprints of a screw or nut or something. The damage was found when the engine (some American muscle car) was rebuilt for other reasons, he thought it was pretty funny how such damage was unknown and not suspected until they took it

Re: [MBZ] Highest Mileage MB You’ve Owned

2020-09-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
My '87 300TD (The White Whale) is coming up on 399k miles, I've put on about 120k of those. Going to keep her going past 400k but the rust and water intrusion is driving me pretty crazy. I've owned this car for about 12 years now. Engine and transmission are very strong but she does use about a

[MBZ] OT Proclamation on Patriot Day, 2020

2020-09-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
In 2001, our Nation, united under God, made an unbreakable promise never to forget the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans who were senselessly killed on September 11. On this sacred day — Patriot Day — we solemnly honor that commitment. As the bells toll, we call by name those who perished in the

Re: [MBZ] Before, during, and after

2020-09-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, nice work. Is it me, or does the room look much smaller with the pergo? Maybe you took the 'after' pix with a different camera? - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 11:53 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 1972 280SE 4.5 V8 Parts Car Runs 108 Body - $1, 850 (Franklin, NC)

2020-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
GREEN!!! ...carpets, brown seats and door cards. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 12:28 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > An honest description. I would think the parts on this car would be > worth the price > > >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Pipe from ground

2020-09-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Maybe a grounding rod? - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death - Keeping Perspective

2020-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
This Doc makes some good points. I'll summarize. 1) For children, far more are dying from seasonal flu than from the Wuhan Red Death (aka coronavirus). Let me repeat that: Deaths from seasonal flu FAR EXCEED deaths from WRD in the pediatric population. This is important, parents should be

Re: [MBZ] Amazon Delivery Clown Trying to Buy My W124

2020-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
OK, I'll go to $2650 for the cab. Check OK? I've got one made out for $5k you can cash and return the change to me. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 9:57 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I got this cab listed at $3500 firm. Seems like a

Re: [MBZ] I keep my Benzes in the hangar with my DC-3

2020-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Nice pix, love the DC-3! Price is probably nutso but there is a sucker born every minute... - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 9:40 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] OT lightning hit

2020-08-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
If you live in a nice neighborhood like me you wouldn't have to put up with such danger and inconvenience. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 6:50 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Was sitting at my desk At the computer yesterday during a

Re: [MBZ] Taildraggers

2020-08-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Nice, thanks for sharing. Which plane(s) are the 240D of the skies? - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 7:56 PM Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KKtLIuitB4 > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Long distance car deals

2020-08-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Ask your bank. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 5:20 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I got some dude off benzworld wanting to buy my cab. He says he wants to > wire me the money but wants a copy of the registration, and my ID. I have > had

Re: [MBZ] CDI fixer-upper

2020-08-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
So somebody really wants the parts or something. My email had a type, should say "I would not bid..." vice "but". Decent condition CDI's are coming up for $5k or so around here, I'll be Kaleb sees them go for $2 or $3 or maybe less, so pretty nutso that someone will buy that wreck and think

Re: [MBZ] W116 windshield glass

2020-08-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes : > > > >> Really? That’s a scam. I’ve bought glass from my dealer for my glass > guys several times in the past. Nothing different than any other part. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Aug 15, 2020, at 9:55

Re: [MBZ] W116 windshield glass

2020-08-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
124 is glued in place for the front, I think the rear glass has a seal. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 10:56 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:55:20 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > The MB dealer price for a windshield

Re: [MBZ] My kind of shady deal! 2004 Mercedes-Benz M-Class · ML 350 Sport Utility 4D,$1,800

2020-08-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Definitely sketchy. Sounds like roommate has the keys and is trying to flip it for some cash, or owner stopped making payments on the loan and is trying to screw the loan company. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 3:26 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] Today’s project

2020-08-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://youtu.be/7ztENhDCmu8?t=30 - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 2:29 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] W116 windshield glass

2020-08-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Ouch, that stinks. I'll bet there is aftermarket glass available. The MB dealer price for a windshield on my 124 sedan was only $500 for the part, I thought that wasn't too bad, but they will only sell the glass with an installation which is another $300 or more I'll bet. I'm convinced that the

Re: [MBZ] OT a little unscripted commentary from the Milwaukee PD

2020-08-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
We'd love to have you and anyone else! I think this is the correct link to subscribe, rules are "talk politics" but no porn, no profanity. To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/okietalk_okiebenz.com - Max Charleston SC On Wed,

Re: [MBZ] Problems with Windows 10 Laptop

2020-08-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I have a Win10 box for work, which will appear to be sending / receiving traffic (flashing lights on the ethernet port) even when "off", and when I'm at home I just unplug the cable. This computer does wake up if sleeping (most of the time, sometimes I also have to do the hard reset). Our home

Re: [MBZ] Opinions needed on flooring

2020-08-10 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Saving any of that floor is a waste of time then, and at ~$50 per hour you need to get the job done quickly. Tile work is probably worth a lot more than $50 per hour, so material is very cheap compared to labor. In your place, I'd do it once and do it right, rip it all up and slap down

Re: [MBZ] Dan’s POS deals

2020-08-05 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
You missed Charleston! Turn around! - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 5:58 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well the POS made it to Memphis for the night. No issues so far. This will > probably end up being my daily driver. > > > > Sent from

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Looks very nice to me, never shot an auto-loader shotgun though. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 3:18 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Duck and goose season is coming up and my hunting buddy has been picking > on my over and under shotgun

Re: [MBZ] 123 CD

2020-07-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
You should get it and flip on BaT. Use the proceeds to buy supplies for the coming storm. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 3:20 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > There is a local dude who has this 85 CD California car he has owned for > the

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro email

2020-07-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I unsubscribed to their notices after the first one of these virtue-signaling disappointments. As noted, plenty of other places to buy parts (Rusty - never forgotten!). - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:15 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Friant

2020-07-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Friant? Never heard of that, but I suspect that is part of the problem... - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:03 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > William Ennis > < >

Re: [MBZ] Corpus Christi

2020-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That is the name to not offend wymen, SJW version, probably meant to denigrate straight white males, and they'll probably also figure out a way to insult Christians, given a little more time. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 7:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Dishwasher draining

2020-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
buy it and it not > work. > > On 7/24/2020 5:53 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > Maybe find one on Ebay? > > > > Maybe these guys? https://www.appliancepartspros.com/ > > > > Have a local appliance repair place that might have it in stock? > > ---

Re: [MBZ] Dishwasher draining

2020-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Maybe find one on Ebay? Maybe these guys? https://www.appliancepartspros.com/ Have a local appliance repair place that might have it in stock? - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 6:33 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well that was a no go,

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I watched about the first 20 minutes, the first speaker went full $5 word mode, and it was getting pretty hard for me to follow. It sounded like he was saying that the virus can infect a person via mouth, nose, eyes, and throat and lungs. Wearing a mask that increases a person's tendency to

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Sweden's death rate has been in steady decline, now down to about 10 people per day, from a high of 100 per day. I'd say their approach is looking like it worked out just fine. Compare them to Belgium, which went the full lock-down route, and it is clear that lock-down vs. no lock-down does not

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I have a Whirlpool cheapo that had a similar issue, the drain pump would not drain. I replaced the drain pump, still no drain action. Only other parts left were the wiring and the control board. I tested the wires, they seemed to be fine, so I replaced the control board and the problem was

Re: [MBZ] I can afford XKE? $7100?

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Sold at $19k. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 4:42 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Man, has a more phallic car ever been made? > Serious temptation though, an e-type wouldn't stay at that price... > -Curt > > On Thursday, July 23,

Re: [MBZ] These cars have been known to make it to a million miles but unfortunately I have to let it go because of Covid

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Not a 124, that's a 201 "cheap" class. Notice the picture of all the Uro parts that come with it? Run away with your hair on fire... - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 3:52 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah I noticed the stick, was

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Another thing that I've heard is going on, the rich get the instant test, and only go into treatment if needed. The poor get the slow test, and while waiting for the results they get hospitalized in a room full of other poor people also waiting for test results, so if they didn't have it when

Re: [MBZ] OT Study: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

2020-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Karl, I took a quick look at the first three on your list. The first discusses the fluid flow of droplets from coughing and sneezing, and yes that is pretty much common sense that if one is coughing / sneezing then wearing a mask is a good thing. No argument there. Even better, do what

Re: [MBZ] OT Study: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

2020-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, those that would trade liberty for security deserve neither. If masks are so effective, why didn't they use them in prisons and jails and keep all those criminals locked up? Might not have such a shocking rise in violent crimes in our major cities if they kept the criminals locked up. If I

Re: [MBZ] Must have tool

2020-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
On my 124 cars that don't have a drain valve on the radiator, I use the block drain, stick a rubber hose on that and direct into a bucket or whatever. That gets a lot of it out, and then I use a big wide low pan under the lower radiator hose, and put a low bucket in the pan to try to catch the

Re: [MBZ] Must have tool

2020-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Most Mercedes radiators have a drain valve. Well, my 124 cars that still have original radiators have that. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 5:31 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does it help with draining the old coolant? > > My biggest

[MBZ] OT Study: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

2020-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2 Read the whole study at least through the Discussion, don't stop at the abstract. "Some health authorities recommend that masks be worn by ill individuals to prevent onward transmission (source control)4

Re: [MBZ] Don’t go to New Mexico

2020-07-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I think you're onto it with the testing comment Curt. The testing is really NOT inspiring any confidence in the numbers. Two old ladies in Houston were waiting outside in the heat and humidity to get tested after they had filled out the paperwork, got too hot and decided to leave before getting

Re: [MBZ] GRI is so small....

2020-07-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I think that there is an airport in California that took the option of using their own security vice TSA, it's a big one but I don't remember which one. I've only flown in/out once since TSA came on the scene. If I were a smaller airport, I wonder how viable that would be. - Max

Re: [MBZ] Don’t go to New Mexico

2020-07-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Hmmm, used to be that a citizen was considered to be innocent until proven guilty - Max (Give Me Liberty or Give Me Wuhan Red Death!) Charleston SC On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 7:49 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > You are presumed to be sick until proven otherwise, 14 days later. >

Re: [MBZ] Update on the 606 with possible blown head gasket

2020-07-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well that's good news! Once you get it sorted, come drop it at my place and pick up one of my cars to drag back for parts. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 1:51 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > After finally getting all the air out of the

Re: [MBZ] Replacing combination switch E320

2020-07-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That is the device that maintains the electrical connections (for the airbag, horn, and perhaps other controls mounted on the steering wheel) between the steering wheel and the steering column. I don't think it has a big clockspring in it, I know it does not for my 124 cars. On my cars, it has

Re: [MBZ] So basically it is airborne and anything less than a N95 is a waste of time?

2020-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Channeling Marshall Booth: "Change your filters or your LUNGS will MELT!" Prediction: If Biden wins, the Wuhan Red Death will drop out of the news cycle permanently. If Trump wins, Americans will continue to die at an alarming rate, and We MUST DO SOMETHING! - Max Charleston SC On

Re: [MBZ] West Texas Doctor Says Asthma Drug Budesonide Is 'Silver Bullet' for COVID-19

2020-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Correct Mitch, sharing information about drugs that may work is a good thing. If we can lockdown and destroy the economy to "save lives", we certainly can and should share information about potential treatments that may save lives. If we can mandate mask wearing by force of law, we can also take

Re: [MBZ] So basically it is airborne and anything less than a N95 is a waste of time?

2020-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Every country? Come on Karl, I have to throw the flag on that one. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 9:33 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Every country that has managed to reduce covid to bearable levels has a > mandatory masking policy in

Re: [MBZ] So basically it is airborne and anything less than a N95 is a waste of time?

2020-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Read it again Curt, it says the particles are so small (1-2 microns) that they remain airborne, which means they flow with the air right through and around the surgical mask. https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2017/07/06/elastomerics/ " Surgical masks are *not* respirators. They are

Re: [MBZ] The lack of evidence lockdowns actually worked is a world scandal

2020-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
So I'll ask one more time. Where's the study? Where's the science? Sure, we all know that wearing a mask when working in a hospital setting is valid, but that is part of an ensemble of protective equipment in a controlled setting. Sure, when one is sick, wearing a mask to catch the droplets

[MBZ] OT Peer reviewed study on Hydroxychloroquine (HCL)

2020-07-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)30534-8/fulltext Bottom Line Up Front: study found that HCL (my acronym) can reduce death from COVID-19 by 50%. Think about that: we could be at around 65k deaths here in the US, instead of around 130k. Note that this study was in a hospital

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2020-07-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
This has BaT flip written all over it. I'll bet you can get 10 grand as is, just clean it up and get some nice photos. Forget making any further repairs except maybe the AC, this car has "survivor" and "patina" written all over it, let the new owner have all the fun with the front end work.

[MBZ] What is wrong with Wally World?

2020-07-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Beyond the obvious, their online ordering is weird. A can of R134a SuperTech refrigerant is about $5 online, BUT YOU CAN ONLY ORDER A MAXIMUM OF ONE (1)!!! I guess I will put in three orders and go pick up three cans. - Max Charleston SC ___

Re: [MBZ] refrigerant leak detector/sniffer

2020-06-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Regarding the valve core replacement tool, I bought one to use on my 124 Mercedes, only to find that the low pressure valve does not have a replaceable core. Wasted time and money. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 1:07 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] Floppy, can’t keep it up

2020-06-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I have noticed that the Japanese car's visors tend to last much longer than Mercedes. I would be tempted to retro-fit a pair, but that may look a little ghetto without putting a some work into it. Take one example from your car, walk around LKQ to see what might work, you might get lucky.

Re: [MBZ] Free towing depending on location!!

2020-06-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Too bad that has the v6 diesel and not the straight 6 CDI engine. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 12:16 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > R350 dizzel, looks like way overpriced if the engine is toast, otherwise > looks quite nice > > 2006

[MBZ] OT Who's most at risk for the WRD?

2020-06-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/The-ultimate-covid-19-mystery-Why-does-it-spare-15345984.php The ultimate covid-19 mystery: Why does it spare some and kill others? - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death mortality rate study

2020-06-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Some asked a question earlier in this thread about how the Wuhan Red Death compares to past pandemics. Earlier I had looked at numbers from past epidemics, and I was struck by the pattern that these tend to occur about every ten years, especially in recent history. Asian Flu, 1957-58. 116,000

[MBZ] OT New Treatment for Wuhan Red Death

2020-06-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53061281 Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus,

Re: [MBZ] Arctic Crack

2020-06-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No pix of the "new" engine? Crate engine installed by MB, or a rebuild by billy-bob? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 1:46 AM Clay via Mercedes wrote: > https://anchorage.craigslist.org/cto/d/anchorage-mercedes/7140555142.html > > Green is nice, but not that price > >

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death mortality rate study

2020-06-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Was FEMA activated for any of the past pandemics? What was different about this pandemic that rated FEMA to be activated? The main issue that I see is that we relied on a terribly flawed model at the start, and were operating without a clear understanding of the virus, and then the media began

Re: [MBZ] OT Wuhan Red Death mortality rate study

2020-06-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Our numbers in SC are also rising, both infections and deaths, but they are still extremely low compared to places like NY. This country has suffered many pandemics in the past, we seem to get one about every ten years. Sometimes we go extreme in isolation / quarantine, sometimes we just shrug

[MBZ] OT: Rules for Flying

2020-06-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
- Try to stay in the middle of the air. - Do not go near the edges of it. - The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there. - Max Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300

2020-06-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well the bottom hose is not supposed to get hot, the radiator is supposed to cool off the coolant, so maybe it will be warmish. Really hot or stays cold would be problems. Used radiator from a car that had the head off, hmmm, maybe a bad radiator blew the headgasket or cracked the head on that

Re: [MBZ] Fw: A turning point for Allied victory

2020-06-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Scott, I really enjoy VDH's columns and podcast, I've ordered a copy of the book and I'm going to watch some of these videos too. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 2:13 AM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Course based on a book with the

Re: [MBZ] Donald Trump is a racist

2020-06-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Trump is not a racist. https://youtu.be/ylAh9VjLTiU - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 5:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No what? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 3, 2020, at 4:11 PM, Meade Dillon v

Re: [MBZ] Donald Trump is a racist

2020-06-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 5:03 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The master and slave cylinders arrived for the 240D. I guess I should get > that done. I’m really not looking forward to laying on my back under the > dash to remove

Re: [MBZ] Chinese Red Death Flu

2020-06-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mine are very useful, as long as I have freedom to move my head up or down as needed. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 4:00 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Are the progressive lenses truly usable over the entire surface of the > lens? Anywhere you look, there is a spot in

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hydroxychloroquine randomized clinical trial study

2020-06-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Can't read it, don't have a subscription and won't turn off my tools for preventing the spyware and obnoxious ads. Prevention of infection is not the goal, prevention of hospitalization and death from the infection, THAT is the goal. Sounds like they moved the goal posts in order to get the

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT: Dichotomy

2020-06-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I declare Craig the winner. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 3:16 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > My first use of a computer was in 1967 at Caltech. We used modified IBM > Selectric typewriters scattered across campus and connected to the > mainframe in the computation

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Sealing tin roof

2020-05-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yeah that stuff is good. Expensive, but if the repair area is limited, that stuff will do it. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 5:10 PM Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Eternabond is what RVers use. It's a wide, thick tape. My RV guy uses >

Re: [MBZ] Sealing tin roof

2020-05-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That has a 12 MONTH warranty! No thanks, you need to get something that has a ten year warranty, and then you can save up money for a new roof for a few years. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 5:10 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think

Re: [MBZ] Sealing tin roof

2020-05-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I tried Flex Seal to fix the rust-through pin holes in my chimney cap. It held up for about a year maybe a little more. There are some commercial products that are longer lasting for such roof repairs, basically you need something that you put down a coat with a roller, than while it is still

Re: [MBZ] W123 Brake master cylinder fallout

2020-05-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
What you are describing are classic symptoms of air in the system, fixed with proper bleeding. I would start with that. May as well replace that caliper now, no sense at all in delaying repair (the ability to stop is far more important than the ability to go). If the brake pedal feel doesn't

[MBZ] OT: Studies say HCQ works, for outpatient / early applications

2020-05-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://academic.oup.com/aje/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aje/kwaa093/5847586 Abstract More than 1.6 million Americans have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and >10 times that number carry antibodies to it. High-risk patients presenting with progressing symptomatic disease have only

Re: [MBZ] OT NASA Launch

2020-05-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
n May 27, 2020, at 3:30 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Aye! Hopefully something will be streamed live. Anyone have a link? > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:

Re: [MBZ] OT NASA Launch

2020-05-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
r you can watch CNN > > --FT > > On 5/27/20 3:30 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > Aye! Hopefully something will be streamed live. Anyone have a link? > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3

Re: [MBZ] OT NASA Launch

2020-05-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Aye! Hopefully something will be streamed live. Anyone have a link? - Max Charleston SC On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:19 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just wanted to ask how many are going to watch the launch? > Space-nut (wing-nut?) wants to know. >

Re: [MBZ] Meat

2020-05-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
$3 per pound, plus you need a freezer. How much is a cheap freezer? - Max Charleston SC On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:10 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > With the current prices of meat at the store with ground beef being > unavailable or over $8 per

[MBZ] OT - This Thread is Dead, Jim

2020-05-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
So I was thinking about the admin tools, and how hard it is to stop replies to a thread that is deemed to be dead by list mom or list dad. Is there a way to change the subject line to indicate "DEAD"? That may provide a more visible flag to people who get into the conversation late, and don't

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] 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 Win10 PC audio - no output via display port?

2020-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Fixed it. Weird fix. Go to ms config, Boot tab, Advanced Options, set max memory to 3072, apply, close, restart computer. https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Audio/Lost-audio-after-Windows-10-update/m-p/6459332#M90296 - Max Charleston SC On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 2:31 PM Meade

[MBZ] OT Win10 PC audio - no output via display port?

2020-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
A couple weeks ago, I could connect my Win10 laptop to our TV and watch streaming internet video. Laptop has a display port, which connects to TV via an adapter to convert to HDMI. This set up worked on two different TVs. This morning, the video is displaying on the TV but the audio stays on the

Re: [MBZ] OT Study says: face masks are bad for you, don't protect you.

2020-05-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
e beasts. Quite nasty. > > -D > > > On May 23, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Beekeeper hat? > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Fri, May 22, 2020

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

2020-05-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://disrn.com/news/washington-officials-admit-to-counting-gunshot-victims-as-covid-19-deaths This is just one of several news stories. In NY state, there are on-camera explanations by coroners / morticians that they count every death as Wuhan Red Death. - Max Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] OT Study says: face masks are bad for you, don't protect you.

2020-05-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Beekeeper hat? - Max Charleston SC On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 7:35 PM Clay via Mercedes wrote: > I am told the early version are big and dumb, so simple to splatter. The > later batches are educated, small and vicious. I will find out soon > enough. Might need to set up a CO2 pump

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 92 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 Turbo

2020-05-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
How do you detect that the odometer is rolled back? - Max Charleston SC On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 4:44 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Overpriced, odo has been rolled back. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 22, 2020, at 9:39 AM, Bob Rentfro via

Re: [MBZ] Well, this is REALLY exciting

2020-05-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
; Sent from iPhone > > > On May 20, 2020, at 3:31 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > OK less talk, more work. We need a full report once you get that Benz > back > > on it's way to the first m

Re: [MBZ] Well, this is REALLY exciting

2020-05-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
OK less talk, more work. We need a full report once you get that Benz back on it's way to the first million miles. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT Study says: face masks are bad for you, don't protect you.

2020-05-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Peter, here's a study that should bring you great comfort. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092485792030145X?via%3Dihub There is a very effective drug therapy that appears to be 100% effective at preventing Wuhan Red Death from causing COVID-19. Rather than lock-down and

Re: [MBZ] OT: The Bug was Re: Sticking my neck out

2020-05-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Peter, How'd that isolation thing working in NYC? Over 80 deaths per 1000 cases. Compare that with Florida, about 43 per 1000, and far less draconian lock-down / isolation. Why are all those New Yorkers fleeing and heading to their vacation homes (including in FL)? We've got community

Re: [MBZ] OT hard ice cream vs soft

2020-05-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I gave it to my 13 yo daughter to research, she came up with a bunch of hogwash about this is unavoidable and caused the by heat / cool cycles as you take it out of the freezer and put it back in. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 9:12 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] OT hard ice cream vs soft

2020-05-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No, this is the age of instant gratification. Wait ten minutes for ice cream? OK boomer. ;) - Max Charleston SC On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 9:16 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Let it sit out for 10 -15 minutes before you intend to eat it? > > On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 8:12 PM Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] OT hard ice cream vs soft

2020-05-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
er (warmer, less cold, > however you want to think of it). > > Allan > > Meade Dillon via Mercedes writes: > > > What's the proper temp? Last time I was at the grocery, I took a look > and > > their ice cream was at -40 deg F. > > - > > Max

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