Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Actually I meant that when the glass opened up the tailgate part flopped down, opening sort of like a mouth. The tailgate gave you a place you could sit with your feet underneath while the glass stayed above you. Tailgate also made a nice bench that stuck out from the car if you needed to cut

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Frederick Moir via Mercedes
Curt, Jim et al-o-ya So do my MB Wagons. Tailgate makes a nice rain hood. YMMV Fred On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 11:35 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > My '88 GMC S15 had the glass open up and the tailgate drop down, gave you > > a place to sit protected from

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > My '88 GMC S15 had the glass open up and the tailgate drop down, gave you > a place to sit protected from rain... As does our BMW X5. Only thing still built that way, so far as I know. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Good question, also, why would I want the glass and the hatch to open in the same direction?My '88 GMC S15 had the glass open up and the tailgate drop down, gave you a place to sit protected from rain... -Curt On Thursday, June 14, 2018, 9:32:43 AM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It’s this: https://www.asseenontvvideo.com/hurricane-spin-scrubber/ Mostly for cleaning tile, which unfortunately, we have a lot of. Think of a stall shower, for example. Small area to work in, lots of tile. Beats getting down on your hands and knees. -D > On Jun 14, 2018, at 9:32 AM,

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Brush on a stick makes total sense to me. But why does it have to be motorized? I feel the same about doors and hatches on vehicles. The established technology worked beautifully, just as it was. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
The wife discovered some sort of weird rechargeable motorized brush cleaner thing she just loves - it’s like a stick with a motorized spinning brush on the end - that she uses for cleaning around the house. It keeps her from having to bend or stoop (tough with rheumatoid arthritis) when

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-14 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
My wife is also enamored with those. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On June 13, 2018 10:00:49 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > >I thought we laughed at these things. Yet today I see on the counter >one of those packs of silicone egg squeezer thingies.

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-13 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > My wife loves the "as seen on TV" section of the drugstore... I thought we laughed at these things. Yet today I see on the counter one of those packs of silicone egg squeezer thingies. Turnip twaddlers, indeed! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes mine too Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 13, 2018, at 12:55 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > My WallyWorld has a whole aisle devoted to it near the checkouts. I walk > through it just for the entertainment value. > > -D > >> On Jun 13, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-13 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
My WallyWorld has a whole aisle devoted to it near the checkouts. I walk through it just for the entertainment value. -D > On Jun 13, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > My wife loves the "as seen on TV" section of the drugstore... > > -Curt > > On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 12:55:17

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My wife loves the "as seen on TV" section of the drugstore... -Curt On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 12:55:17 PM EDT, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: Did you get the set of steak knives with that, too? -D “But wait! That’s not all!” > On Jun 13, 2018, at 10:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-13 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Did you get the set of steak knives with that, too? -D “But wait! That’s not all!” > On Jun 13, 2018, at 10:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > LOL > https://www.coppergrillmat.com/?mid=9035648 > Surprisingly they work fairly well. I like them best for stuff with sauce. We > did

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
LOL https://www.coppergrillmat.com/?mid=9035648 Surprisingly they work fairly well. I like them best for stuff with sauce. We did pork with bbq sauce the other night and while the mats get coated they're easy to clean. They also work really well for veggies, I was surprised to get one last

Re: [MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-13 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
That's where all the flavor comes from --FT On 6/11/18 5:50 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: To save wear and tear on the grill grates Angie bought some copper/silicone mats that go over the grates and prevent crud from cooking onto them -- --FT

[MBZ] OT: 'Nother project

2018-06-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Saturday I got to work on my gas grill.Here's the old burner: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1721/41801207405_81f29ba2c0_b.jpg I suspect I could have welded in patches to save it but it wouldn't be pretty and wouldn't last. That was the "cheap" burner which lasted 8 years, this time I opted for