Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
As a kid I was always amazed at the middle eastern folks and their entourages that were at the auction and the coin they would drop on the cars. -D > On Dec 23, 2022, at 5:27 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I recall going once to the ACD Days parade with my parents maybe late 60s. It > was amazing watching the guys drive those cars like they were meant to be > driven. There was one corner where they would jump on the throttle and make > lots of noise, tire smoke, screeching, rubber patches and all manner of > hoonery. The cars were very cool. > > A friend who lived near me near Boston was from Auburn. Her grandfather had > the McIntyre Motor Company there and built trucks and hauling vehicles back > in the early 1900s. She had all kinds of memorabilia and records and > documents and photos in a big trunk. I told her to donate it to the museum > and i think at some point she did. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:29 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> ACD museum is cool. We used to go to the auctions around Labor Day, as my >> Dad would have customers up there looking for cars. Awesome place. >> >> -D >> >>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:21 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Head up to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum. You'll enjoy it. >>> >>> https://automobilemuseum.org/ >>> >>> https://m.facebook.com/100064706979537/ >>> >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Sent: December 23, 2022 2:54 PM >>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Cc: dsereta...@yahoo.com >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather >>> >>> Are you around? I’ll be here till December 29th. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The Old Fort! My home town! >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> Sent from iFōn >>>> >>>>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:25 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. >>>>> Funny how there are no >>>>> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >>>>> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will >>>>>> be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took >>>>>> the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if >>>>>> the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a >>>>>> danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we >>>>>> typically do not deal with that here. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> ___ >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> ___
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
I recall going once to the ACD Days parade with my parents maybe late 60s. It was amazing watching the guys drive those cars like they were meant to be driven. There was one corner where they would jump on the throttle and make lots of noise, tire smoke, screeching, rubber patches and all manner of hoonery. The cars were very cool. A friend who lived near me near Boston was from Auburn. Her grandfather had the McIntyre Motor Company there and built trucks and hauling vehicles back in the early 1900s. She had all kinds of memorabilia and records and documents and photos in a big trunk. I told her to donate it to the museum and i think at some point she did. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:29 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > ACD museum is cool. We used to go to the auctions around Labor Day, as my > Dad would have customers up there looking for cars. Awesome place. > > -D > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:21 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Head up to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum. You'll enjoy it. >> >> https://automobilemuseum.org/ >> >> https://m.facebook.com/100064706979537/ >> >> >> Rick >> >> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Sent: December 23, 2022 2:54 PM >> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc: dsereta...@yahoo.com >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather >> >> Are you around? I’ll be here till December 29th. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>>> wrote: >>> >>> The Old Fort! My home town! >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iFōn >>> >>>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:25 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. >>>> Funny how there are no >>>> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >>>> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>>> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will >>>>> be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took >>>>> the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if >>>>> the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a >>>>> danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we >>>>> typically do not deal with that here. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Thank you for the tip. I’m going to try to make it there. Looks like a beautiful place. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:22 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Head up to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum. You'll enjoy it. > > https://automobilemuseum.org/ > > https://m.facebook.com/100064706979537/ > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: December 23, 2022 2:54 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: dsereta...@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather > > Are you around? I’ll be here till December 29th. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> The Old Fort! My home town! >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:25 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. >>> Funny how there are no >>> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >>> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will >>>> be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took >>>> the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >>>> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a >>>> danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically >>>> do not deal with that here. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
She actually wasn’t there but I did manage to reconnect with lots of friends and the weird thing was that it was like no time had passed. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:27 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you reconnect with the Prom Queen? > >> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 3:08 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Grew up (or, rather, spent my first 18yr or so) in FWA. I was back in >> September for a high school reunion >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
ACD museum is cool. We used to go to the auctions around Labor Day, as my Dad would have customers up there looking for cars. Awesome place. -D > On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:21 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Head up to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum. You'll enjoy it. > > https://automobilemuseum.org/ > > https://m.facebook.com/100064706979537/ > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: December 23, 2022 2:54 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: dsereta...@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather > > Are you around? I’ll be here till December 29th. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> The Old Fort! My home town! >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:25 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. >>> Funny how there are no >>> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >>> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will >>>> be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took >>>> the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >>>> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a >>>> danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically >>>> do not deal with that here. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Head up to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum. You'll enjoy it. https://automobilemuseum.org/ https://m.facebook.com/100064706979537/ Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 23, 2022 2:54 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: dsereta...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather Are you around? I’ll be here till December 29th. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > The Old Fort! My home town! > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:25 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny >> how there are no >> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>> wrote: >>> >>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be >>> about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the >>> truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >>> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger >>> I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not >>> deal with that here. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Are you around? I’ll be here till December 29th. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > The Old Fort! My home town! > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:25 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny >> how there are no >> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be >>> about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the >>> truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >>> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger >>> I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not >>> deal with that here. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Did you reconnect with the Prom Queen? On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 3:08 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Grew up (or, rather, spent my first 18yr or so) in FWA. I was back in > September for a high school reunion > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Dec 23, 2022, at 12:18 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > He’s from that area, not Ft. Wayne specifically. > > > > -D > > > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:50 AM, Dimitri Seretakis > wrote: > >> > >> Wait, Floyd lives in Fort Wayne?! I want to meet up! > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:28 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Heh. That’s a warm winter day in Ft. Wayne, ask Floyd. > >>> > >>> No potholes yet as it hasn’t thawed. Wait for about 2 months and then > they’ll be around, for sure. They just get them filled before winter, > that’s the difference. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. > Funny how there are no > potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure > unlike Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. > > Sent from my iPhone > > >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and > will be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife > took the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if > the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a > danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically > do not deal with that here. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > > ___ > 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 > > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Grew up (or, rather, spent my first 18yr or so) in FWA. I was back in September for a high school reunion --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 23, 2022, at 12:18 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > He’s from that area, not Ft. Wayne specifically. > > -D > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:50 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: >> >> Wait, Floyd lives in Fort Wayne?! I want to meet up! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:28 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Heh. That’s a warm winter day in Ft. Wayne, ask Floyd. >>> >>> No potholes yet as it hasn’t thawed. Wait for about 2 months and then >>> they’ll be around, for sure. They just get them filled before winter, >>> that’s the difference. >>> >>> -D >>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny how there are no potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. Sent from my iPhone >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: > > We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will > be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took > the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if > the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a > danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we > typically do not deal with that here. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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 >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
The Old Fort! My home town! --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:25 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny > how there are no > potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike > Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be >> about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the >> truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger >> I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not >> deal with that here. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Supposed to get down close to freezing here nightly through Sunday. Rear bearing on the pool pump motor is failing. Lousy timing, I’ll just have to turn it off until MondayI guess. -D > On Dec 23, 2022, at 12:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > DMV will go from 45 deg. at dawn to 5 at sunset. All time record for Dec > 23. > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 12:47 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> We had that yesterday. Near 40 yesterday morning, -5 overnight. >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022, at 10:44, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >>> We're having really weird weather today. Right now it's 40+F headed for >>> a daytime high of 50 and raining. Tonight it's supposed to get to a low >>> of 9F. >>> >>> I've got a pot roast in the slow cooker, in a little bit I'll go start >>> the woodstove. I've got about a 4 day supply of wood in the house. I >>> like to get the stove good and hot before the power goes out. I assume >>> the power is going to go out when the rain freezes... >>> >>> Fortunately last week I picked up 2 1/2 gallons of kerosene. I've got 5 >>> kerosene lamps, we can just about heat the house with those alone if we >>> really needed to although it'd stink pretty bad. Each one burns about a >>> pint in 8 hours. >>> We've got a good CO detector too which is important using wick lamps. >>> >>> -Curt >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
DMV will go from 45 deg. at dawn to 5 at sunset. All time record for Dec 23. On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 12:47 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We had that yesterday. Near 40 yesterday morning, -5 overnight. > > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2022, at 10:44, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > We're having really weird weather today. Right now it's 40+F headed for > > a daytime high of 50 and raining. Tonight it's supposed to get to a low > > of 9F. > > > > I've got a pot roast in the slow cooker, in a little bit I'll go start > > the woodstove. I've got about a 4 day supply of wood in the house. I > > like to get the stove good and hot before the power goes out. I assume > > the power is going to go out when the rain freezes... > > > > Fortunately last week I picked up 2 1/2 gallons of kerosene. I've got 5 > > kerosene lamps, we can just about heat the house with those alone if we > > really needed to although it'd stink pretty bad. Each one burns about a > > pint in 8 hours. > > We've got a good CO detector too which is important using wick lamps. > > > > -Curt > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
We had that yesterday. Near 40 yesterday morning, -5 overnight. On Fri, Dec 23, 2022, at 10:44, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > We're having really weird weather today. Right now it's 40+F headed for > a daytime high of 50 and raining. Tonight it's supposed to get to a low > of 9F. > > I've got a pot roast in the slow cooker, in a little bit I'll go start > the woodstove. I've got about a 4 day supply of wood in the house. I > like to get the stove good and hot before the power goes out. I assume > the power is going to go out when the rain freezes... > > Fortunately last week I picked up 2 1/2 gallons of kerosene. I've got 5 > kerosene lamps, we can just about heat the house with those alone if we > really needed to although it'd stink pretty bad. Each one burns about a > pint in 8 hours. > We've got a good CO detector too which is important using wick lamps. > > -Curt ___ 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
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He’s from that area, not Ft. Wayne specifically. -D > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:50 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > > Wait, Floyd lives in Fort Wayne?! I want to meet up! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:28 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Heh. That’s a warm winter day in Ft. Wayne, ask Floyd. >> >> No potholes yet as it hasn’t thawed. Wait for about 2 months and then >> they’ll be around, for sure. They just get them filled before winter, that’s >> the difference. >> >> -D >> >>> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny >>> how there are no >>> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >>> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> > On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not deal with that here. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > ___ 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
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Wait, Floyd lives in Fort Wayne?! I want to meet up! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:28 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Heh. That’s a warm winter day in Ft. Wayne, ask Floyd. > > No potholes yet as it hasn’t thawed. Wait for about 2 months and then they’ll > be around, for sure. They just get them filled before winter, that’s the > difference. > > -D > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny >> how there are no >> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be >>> about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the >>> truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >>> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger >>> I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not >>> deal with that here. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
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Well in Mass the roads are beyond repair. Might as well be in the Ukraine after a Russian missile strike. A patch here and there will not fix these roads. It really makes me angry. I pay 30K per years in real estate taxes in this state. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:28 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Heh. That’s a warm winter day in Ft. Wayne, ask Floyd. > > No potholes yet as it hasn’t thawed. Wait for about 2 months and then they’ll > be around, for sure. They just get them filled before winter, that’s the > difference. > > -D > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny >> how there are no >> potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike >> Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be >>> about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the >>> truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >>> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger >>> I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not >>> deal with that here. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
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I saw 2 guys out filling potholes yesterday. The day before it rains and goes into a cold snap. They didn't even have a compactor. I'm betting that all those patches will be back out by Saturday... -Curt On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 11:28:16 AM EST, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Heh. That’s a warm winter day in Ft. Wayne, ask Floyd. No potholes yet as it hasn’t thawed. Wait for about 2 months and then they’ll be around, for sure. They just get them filled before winter, that’s the difference. -D > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny > how there are no > potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike > Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be >> about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the >> truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger >> I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not >> deal with that here. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Heh. That’s a warm winter day in Ft. Wayne, ask Floyd. No potholes yet as it hasn’t thawed. Wait for about 2 months and then they’ll be around, for sure. They just get them filled before winter, that’s the difference. -D > On Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny > how there are no > potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike > Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be >> about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the >> truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the >> diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger >> I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not >> deal with that here. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
I’m visiting the gf’s family in Fort Wayne and it’s -6 at the moment. Funny how there are no potholes here. Red states obviously take pride in infrastructure unlike Massachusetts where the potholes will rattle your car to bits. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be > about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the > truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the > diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger > I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not > deal with that here. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
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Yup. I use mine often when I'm teaching. My "office" is our enclosed porch which we don't heat. We have hydronic heat and while there are radiators out there they're shut off. I don't want to heat it all the time and don't want them full of water that freezes so I just keep them empty. The days that I teach (when it's cold) I've got one of those electric oil filled heaters that I turn on a couple hours in advance. Then I light an Aladdin (or my old B) lamp for auxiliary heat. Even when it's very cold those two are plenty. I usually turn the electric down by lunch time. -Curt On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 11:00:54 AM EST, Jim Cathey wrote: They're definitely more fussy than a pressure lamp, that's for sure. But they're quiet and don't need all that pumping. -- Jim ___ 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
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They're definitely more fussy than a pressure lamp, that's for sure. But they're quiet and don't need all that pumping. -- Jim ___ 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
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I was already all Volkswagen by that point. I suspect the VE engine in my old Jetta would have tolerated some gasoline. I was considering kerosene as an additive but the Power Service was handy. Angie's Golf is a pump duse engine which wants no gasoline. My current (2015) Jetta is a common rail engine and specifies ABSOLUTELY no gasoline at all. Severe high pressure fuel pump ($$$) damage would result... -Curt On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:53:16 AM EST, Jim Cathey wrote: > Very quickly there was no anti-gel to be had in the state. Your old MB diesels were rated for up to 25% gasoline in the fuel, for just such an occasion. -- Jim ___ 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
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I've got one Aladdin that will maybe match a 40w bulb for a little while. Running them on high always gets me a carboned mantle. If I really want to read I've got a kerosene Coleman lamp (model 152) ready to go. They're a little annoying to live with in a house that doesn't have a real porch. You want to light and shut them down outside to avoid that atomized kerosene smell and the open flame of the alcohol preheat. They'll put out serious light though. Heat too. -Curt On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:51:27 AM EST, Jim Cathey wrote: Having an Aladdin or two around is pretty handy. You can read without eyestrain with one of those, for example. IIRC it's about like a 60W bulb. I have two. One to use, and a backup in case the primary fails. (Mantle break, refill time, etc.) Not the stupidest thing in the world to have a spare mantle, chimney, and wick in storage. -- Jim ___ 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
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> Very quickly there was no anti-gel to be had in the state. Your old MB diesels were rated for up to 25% gasoline in the fuel, for just such an occasion. -- Jim ___ 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
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Having an Aladdin or two around is pretty handy. You can read without eyestrain with one of those, for example. IIRC it's about like a 60W bulb. I have two. One to use, and a backup in case the primary fails. (Mantle break, refill time, etc.) Not the stupidest thing in the world to have a spare mantle, chimney, and wick in storage. -- Jim ___ 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
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Several years ago, maybe 2016, we had a really cold snap in December or January and apparently they hadn't been treating the diesel as well as they should. Everybody I know was having trouble with gelled fuel. Fortunately I had a half gallon of power service in the grooming machine so I snagged that for our cars. My Jetta had it really bad, it took a long time to clear up. Angie's Golf was effected but cleared up with just a few ounces of juice. Very quickly there was no anti-gel to be had in the state. A buddy was trucking to New Jersey for something so we got him to bring back a case of Power Service for the snowmobile club. Since then I've always kept a quart on hand... That reminds me, I need to treat the Tucker. I had terrible trouble with water in the fuel on that machine last year. It hasn't been cold enough yet to tell if this year will be a repeat. -Curt On Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 01:15:04 PM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Diesel is winterized at the distributor starting in about October I think. I don't know how cold it's good for but I've never had gelling with recently-purchased fuel at similar temps. Cars aren't affected by wind chill. Real ambient temp is what matters. On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, at 13:07, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will > be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife > took the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m > wondering if the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or > if there is a danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it > because we typically do not deal with that here. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
We're having really weird weather today. Right now it's 40+F headed for a daytime high of 50 and raining. Tonight it's supposed to get to a low of 9F. I've got a pot roast in the slow cooker, in a little bit I'll go start the woodstove. I've got about a 4 day supply of wood in the house. I like to get the stove good and hot before the power goes out. I assume the power is going to go out when the rain freezes... Fortunately last week I picked up 2 1/2 gallons of kerosene. I've got 5 kerosene lamps, we can just about heat the house with those alone if we really needed to although it'd stink pretty bad. Each one burns about a pint in 8 hours. We've got a good CO detector too which is important using wick lamps. -Curt On Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 01:07:39 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not deal with that here. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 ___ 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
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I had a gelling incident once. Not Fun. Fuel purchased in Tacoma, and driven east of the mountains. -- Jim ___ 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
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Not sure if ours is treated or not. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2022, at 12:15 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Diesel is winterized at the distributor starting in about October I think. > > I don't know how cold it's good for but I've never had gelling with > recently-purchased fuel at similar temps. > > Cars aren't affected by wind chill. Real ambient temp is what matters. > > >> On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, at 13:07, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will >> be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife >> took the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m >> wondering if the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or >> if there is a danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it >> because we typically do not deal with that here. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> 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 > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
Diesel is winterized at the distributor starting in about October I think. I don't know how cold it's good for but I've never had gelling with recently-purchased fuel at similar temps. Cars aren't affected by wind chill. Real ambient temp is what matters. On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, at 13:07, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will > be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife > took the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m > wondering if the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or > if there is a danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it > because we typically do not deal with that here. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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 ___ 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] Perhaps not prepared for cold weather
We are having sudden unprecedented cold here. It’s currently 1 and will be about 2-3 all night till tomorrow. It’s -20 with windchill. Wife took the truck to town a little while ago but it’s so cold I’m wondering if the diesels should have received does diesel treatment, or if there is a danger I’d fuel gelling. I didn’t even think about it because we typically do not deal with that here. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
