Re: [MBZ] "smart" cars (Not Smart)

2018-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
If I take on no new projects I only need to live to 140 to finish what's in the plans.. ;))) If you want to live a long time, keep involved in what you love to do. ... well, that, and pick your ancestors carefully. On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 5:25 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] "smart" cars (Not Smart)

2018-04-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My grandmother will be 99 in October, she has told us she'll reach 100, beyond that she has no plans.She's slipping a little these days but honestly she's always been a little wacky so it can be hard to tell sometimes. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 9:54 PM,

Re: [MBZ] "smart" cars (Not Smart)

2018-04-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
My great uncle, who was about 50 years older than me, could outwalk me when he was 85. He lived to be 99. A cousin of my dad's just kicked off at 99! I can only hope I make it that far... archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: Heh! Heh! I'll be 89 in July. When I get to be 99, then I might brag

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2018-04-14 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Heh! Heh! I'll be 89 in July. When I get to be 99, then I might brag a little bit. Actually it's not unusual to live to be over 100 nowadays, and that's often people who never expected it. It seems to be modern medicine and easier lives than our forebears lived which plays a big role. Gerry

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2018-04-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Gerry sez: >We Geezers How old are you now? If I remember correctly, you are about 87-88? Our very own Gerry-atric Benz-a-holic! Rick Who will be quite happy to be breathing, let alone working on anything in his eighty's. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

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2018-04-14 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Yeah, those Hondys are bad news. Now, if they had bought a Tojo they could have relaxed and the Tojo would have driven them home. (Just kidding!) We Geezers call them Tojo's because General Tojo was the infamous top Japanese general during WW-2 that everybody hated. After driving the Tojo

Re: [MBZ] "smart" cars (Not Smart)

2018-04-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Apr 15 is the average date of last frost. Thanks to OK Don and Rich for good ideas. I will send those and any more that surface on to them. Sounds like they should investigate a supabru Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On April 14, 2018 at 2:00 PM Curley McLain via

Re: [MBZ] "smart" cars (Not Smart)

2018-04-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On April 14, 2018 at 2:00 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > This does not have to do with a Smart (TM) car. > > Some friends just got home form FL, driving a 2017 Hondog pitot with all > the latest electronic "smart" crap. "lane control" "Driver assist"

Re: [MBZ] "smart" cars (Not Smart)

2018-04-14 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
You have to actively turn the nannies on in our Subaru - and can just as easily turn them off . . . I've never turned on the "lane assist" stuff. On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 1:00 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This does not have to do with a Smart (TM) car. > > Some

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2018-04-14 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I wonder if that behavior is a result of the automotive equivalent of the BSOD and the car needs a hard reboot. Not that having that happen is in any way acceptable but that might be how to get the nannies back in line. They also need to get to the stealer and document the problem and get all

[MBZ] "smart" cars (Not Smart)

2018-04-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
This does not have to do with a Smart (TM) car. Some friends just got home form FL, driving a 2017 Hondog pitot with all the latest electronic "smart" crap. "lane control" "Driver assist" and a slew of other "marketing phrases" are built into the POS.They got into schnee for the last 35