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2009-05-26 Thread Ed Booher
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:05 AM, dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com wrote: Any of us are expected to make outlandish posts now and then. When that happens it's up to the collective wisdom of the list to react in a responsible manner. That usually means resisting the temptation of sending out a

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2009-05-26 Thread Rich Thomas
Like Meatloaf said, 2 outta 3 ain't b --R dave walton wrote: I have no problem picking your brain about what's wrong with my car without knowing that you are elitist, racist, communist, or a 3rd generation member of NAMBLA. In fact I'd prefer NOT knowing. -Dave Walton

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2009-05-26 Thread dave walton
If that's how you want to play it, then fine - but where will the list be in another decade? At this rate it will end up being the same 5 people rehashing the same politics and driving the same 35 year old cars. Any of us are expected to make outlandish posts now and then. When that happens it's

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2009-05-26 Thread Curt Raymond
'Tis better to be the second rat! Theres your Terry Pratchett reference for the day. -Curt Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 11:38:39 -0400 From: Ed Booher edboo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] unsuscribe To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID

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2009-05-25 Thread Rich Thomas
The thing is that Tom is going through a very rough time. I think he got whacked a year or two ago, his wife is working for The O's gummint motors now but without a job guarantee that they had become accustomed to, and the future is probably looking very dicey at an older age. I can relate

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2009-05-25 Thread LarryT
- LarryT https://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus/accept-membership.asp Free 1 year NRA membership to anyone interested! - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ

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2009-05-25 Thread Mountain Man
--R wrote: All that stuff you thought was going to be fine, ain't gonna be fine any more, for whatever reasons. It is our rationale that we have been indoctrinated into over the past two generations. Beginning with a government program to help us afford retirement - called social security. So,

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2009-05-24 Thread Allan Streib
I agree, it's a pitty to lose Tom's technical knowledge on this list. However if you're going to participate in an OT thread, then get all huffy and quit when the discussion doesn't go the way you want, then I'd quite frankly advise that you should stay out of the OT stuff to begin with. Allan

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2009-05-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
He will be back after the Midol kicks in. Folks tend to reconsider and return. On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 3:51 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: I agree, it's a pitty to lose Tom's technical knowledge on this list. However if you're going to participate in an OT thread, then get all

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2009-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
true. We try to keep things civil around here, and I never saw anything get out of hand in the situation. Only people disagreeing with anothers view on it. Nothing wrong with that. Allan Streib wrote: I agree, it's a pitty to lose Tom's technical knowledge on this list. However if you're

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2009-05-24 Thread Hendrik Fay
It was political Kaleb, also it went up a notch when unions where brought into the discussion. Just in case you don't quite understand the political angle, the problem was that a government perceived to have socialist leanings is doing the bailing out, or if you like, nationalizing the car

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2009-05-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
Holy mother of the flying spaghetti monster -- I can't believe I accidentally deleted a thread like that! I wondered what Tom was so torqued about. On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 5:25 AM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: It was political Kaleb, also it went up a notch when unions where

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2009-05-24 Thread dave walton
With email it's hard to tell when you really hit a nerve until it's too late. There is enough disagreement when sticking on the topic of Mercedes maintenance to get people pissed. Throw in politics, religion, sex, sports and whatever and you will see people dropping like flies. Then what is the

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2009-05-24 Thread Gary Hurst
that wasn't quite how it went though. hargrave jumped in by defending the decision to eliminate the dealers and then told us about his hard times of his UAW wife losing 2 dollars an hour. when you play that kind of hockey, you have to know that you are going to be mixing it up in a rougher way

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