Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Fmiser
rumor has it that Tjohn wrote: Let me take this a step further. Anyone complaining about the number of posts who doesnt have gmail is like a sick patient who refuses to take his medicine. CAUTION! Rant alert!!! Only someone stupid enough to think that doctors and medicine are the only

Re: [MBZ] AKP-Wagen and idiocy

2005-08-31 Thread Christopher McCann
wagen is German for car - it's a 240D sedan (W115) BUT, I am removing the back seats, (gas tank underneath), and laying a floor from the trunk to the back of the two front seats, so it will be like a sedan station wagon cross. I know someone will suggest making an el camino out of it - WAY too

Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....

2005-08-31 Thread OK Don
You'd think the SLC would be collectable - or at least desirable, but it's the cheapest of the 107s now. It was the top-of-the-line MB when new, and the production numbers are WAY lower than the SL. Most Lieca cameras are collectable if they're in good shape. You'd think a limited product run

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread Harry  M.
The Passat is built in Emden Germany Richard Hattaway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They are classic performers.  Underappreciated, for sure.  Probably because they have fields and fields of unsold cars in Mexico now, and TDI is a niche market.  I bet they want to concentrate on getting inventory

Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....

2005-08-31 Thread Dan Weeks
Is the mopar mania a middle (post middle age?) crisis thing - all these 45 year old guys buying the cars they couldn't afford when they (the cars) were cool (like me wanting a 300 SD when I was 12 years old)? O yes. Big time. Dan -- Dan Weeks 82 VW Westfalia 1.6 TD conversion 182k 82 Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Opera

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
I thought Opera was free?!? Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because Opera is a superior product, with excellent tech support that you can buy for less than 1/2 tank of fuel!

Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
On 8/30/05, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Philip, mad engineer Indeed! But then I would need to buy another battery, find somewhere to mount the monstrosity, find a suitable solenoid, and do the wiring. Yikes. I'm in the habit of turning my lights on when I start the car, and turning

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
What about the Golf? I've heard that it's built in both Mexico and Belgium. I believe my wife's was determined to be of Belgian origin. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Richard Hattaway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, the Jetta and Beetle are Mexico cars. I was referring to a soft market in

Re: [MBZ] Opera

2005-08-31 Thread Mitch Haley
TimothyPilgrim wrote: I thought Opera was free?!? I believe the free version has built-in advertising.

Re: [MBZ] Opera

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
Oh yeah... I 'member now. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TimothyPilgrim wrote: I thought Opera was free?!? I believe the free version has built-in advertising.

[MBZ] List friends and Katrina

2005-08-31 Thread Chris
Carl Helwig is one list member from Slidell, which took the brunt of the Hurricane. I hope he knows we are praying for him. We eagerly wait for good news from you, Carl and Russ from Covington LA.. If anyone gets a phone call from one of these guys please post. If you read this, please use

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread tom savage
TimothyPilgrim wrote: What about the Golf? I've heard that it's built in both Mexico and Belgium. I believe my wife's was determined to be of Belgian origin. All US-bound Golfs are built in Mexico; maybe Canadia cars come from elsewhere. The VIN of any Mexican-built car will start with

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
Hmmm. I'll check when I go home tonight. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TimothyPilgrim wrote: What about the Golf? I've heard that it's built in both Mexico and Belgium. I believe my wife's was determined to be of Belgian origin. All US-bound Golfs

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread Mitch Haley
Does Canada use the USA vin standards? USA-1 Canada-2 Mexico-3 W. Germany was W, is Germany W now?

[MBZ] Current latching relays 12 v

2005-08-31 Thread Constantine N. Polites
Telemecanique makes it. ( check their web site). They can vary in price depending upon the source. The problem is you need proper space and housing. Constantine

Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....

2005-08-31 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
What kind of mileage have you been getting? OK Don wrote: You'd think the SLC would be collectable - or at least desirable, but it's the cheapest of the 107s now. It was the top-of-the-line MB when new, and the production numbers are WAY lower than the SL. Most Lieca cameras are collectable

Re: [MBZ] Craigslist MB diesels in Portland

2005-08-31 Thread Curt Raymond
Wish that second wagon was in Portland, Maine! I had an '81 and it was a spectacular ride, when it was running, which wasn't often. 10 years of neglect will do that. However after watching the price of gas go up $0.10 overnight, diesel went up $0.05, I'm wishing I'd bought that 190D... I drove

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN, please read-Gun topic

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
I don't go to banned. all scum over there At 08:32 PM 8/30/2005, you wrote: dang, haven't heard it being called the F-Bomb since I worked with mormons. On 8/30/05, Kaleb C. Striplin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK folks, the gun topic has gone on long enough here. We

Re: [MBZ] Benz / guns (my only post, I promise, and please no responses)

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
it's just a matter of trying to be prepared. It's like collision insurance. some people got it and some people don't, but no one is planning to run into a tree At 09:00 PM 8/30/2005, you wrote: I had no idea that half of the folks on this list(s) were going to work each day packing heat.

Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Gabriel S.
David, You are a wierd person. Seems like in a world where everyone is walking forward (making forward progress) you seem to be digging backwards! Are you aware that the future is for everything to be constantly online? Why are you still using dialup? Hmmm...do you still listen to tapes

Re: [MBZ] Taxes...love 'em

2005-08-31 Thread Royce Engler
Wonder what happened...I was stationed in Bremerton in the mid 1970's and it wasn't like that then. At least it didn't seem that way. Although...it seemed like most of the women in those days wore flannel shirts and waffle stompers. Maybe Microsoft attracted all the computer weenies and that

[MBZ] RANT: Gmail attachments

2005-08-31 Thread Dave M.
I just learned one of the limitations of Gmail. You cannot send .EXE files of any kind, even if they are in a Zip package! Renaming the .exe to something else ('.exx' for example) doesn't work either, with or without Zipping. Gmail still pops up the same error that executable files are not

Re: [MBZ] Craigslist MB diesels in Portland

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
You want a small vehicle? http://www.carbodydesign.com/concept-cars/2005-08-29-peugeot-moovie/2005-08-29-peugeot-moovie.php You can't say it's not stylish! Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be glad you have a 240D, not a 560 SEL! Maybe its time for the A

Re: [MBZ] RANT: Gmail attachments

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
http://www.yousendit.com It's easy. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just learned one of the limitations of Gmail. You cannot send .EXE files of any kind, even if they are in a Zip package! Renaming the .exe to something else ('.exx' for example) doesn't

Re: [MBZ] RANT: Gmail attachments

2005-08-31 Thread Gabriel S.
I got it to work...just remove the .exe part...you have to tell the recepient to add it back in though On 8/31/05, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.yousendit.com It's easy. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just learned one of

Re: [MBZ] RANT: Gmail attachments

2005-08-31 Thread Zachary Parker
Did you try *.rar ? On 8/31/05, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just learned one of the limitations of Gmail. You cannot send .EXE files of any kind, even if they are in a Zip package! Renaming the .exe to something else ('.exx' for example) doesn't work either, with or without

Re: [MBZ] RANT: Gmail attachments

2005-08-31 Thread JJJ
eDonkey...the new file sharing program that goes beyond bittorrent...

Re: [MBZ] RANT: Gmail attachments

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
That'll do it. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Gabriel S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got it to work...just remove the .exe part...you have to tell the recepient to add it back in though

Re: [MBZ] the reality... loaded guns and kids!

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
That sounds really uncomfortable. On 8/30/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats why you keep them all loaded up and ready to go under your pillow. They wont look there. Tom Hargrave wrote: The I'll wake up catch him theory is all wrong. I woke up one night to find

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
Shooting perps is one thing, but shooting dogs?? On 8/30/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having met you, I find that to be really surprising. On 8/30/05, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was tempted to shoot the neighbors dog with my PPK/S. I think Kate would have

Re: [MBZ] W126 Goes Swimming

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
To quote Jeff (Larrry DAvid's manager) in HBO's Curb your Enthusiasm, What the f*c*!!?? On 8/30/05, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Second pic: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2148303 Before Katrina, this is what we had in Toronto a week and a half ago. Tim

Re: [MBZ] Taxes...love 'em

2005-08-31 Thread Zeitgeist
If I described my wife thusly, I'd (briefly) be married to a rabid ferret. She's sorta nit-picky that way. On 8/30/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you married to a rabid Ferret? I am. Nicknamed RAMBO, because she is so sweet. Not going to risk my junk. I may need it for the new

Re: [MBZ] Last craig cars of august

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
Re: the 1979 450 SL C, I've often thought that the commonly used phrase great project car! is the world's biggest oxymoron. On 8/30/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/94374338.html --72 450SL $7k http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/94336136.html --77

Re: [MBZ] Craigslist MB diesels in Portland

2005-08-31 Thread Royce Engler
Kewl!!! Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 265K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of TimothyPilgrim Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:34 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Craigslist MB diesels in Portland You want a small vehicle?

Re: [MBZ] Get Gmail and talk?

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
The soybean fields are next to the soysauce bottling plant, the corn adjacent to the ethanol distillery. On 8/30/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was able to look up my son's apartment (King Street, Alexandria VA) and see painted parking spaces. I tried my house (rural Iowa) and saw

Re: [MBZ] Benz / guns (my only post, I promise, and please no responses)

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
Don, you know I am your most ardent supporter and no. 1 fan, but with all due respect, you are 6' + tall and physically imposing, so one might make the argument that your mere APPEARANCE will REPEL criminals... On 8/30/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had no idea that half of the

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
They oughta ban pit bulls like they just did in Toronna. On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the dog thing is out of control. all the kids like to dress up as gang bangers and get pit bulls. they don't care for the animals and they end up just roaming the area. animal

Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
I didn't ask you. On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: no At 12:04 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: OK Don, is my 1980s Nikon N2000 camera and its 200mm, 28mm, and f 1.4 50 mm Nikkor lenses collectible? On 8/30/05, *OK Don* [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'd think the SLC

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread Mike Canfield
YEPTHEY oughta ban another thing and another and another until THEY control everything. WE as citizens need to police ourselves ALOT more and let THEM worry about the important things a government is supposed to tend to. People had alot more respect for each other and life in general was

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
i agree with that. i think gun control is a great contributor to crime. walk into any waffle house in North Georgia and every man is armed. think there are a lot of robberies of waffle houses in north georgia? i don't like the pit bulls though. they are dangerous animals. you can't watch

Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
asking any don is the same as asking me. didn't you read the small print? At 12:11 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: I didn't ask you. On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: no At 12:04 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: OK Don, is my 1980s Nikon N2000 camera and its 200mm,

Re: [MBZ] W126 Goes Swimming

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
That little storm named Katrina must've run out of steam down south because it did nothing once it got to Toronto except a wee sprinkle. It was nothing compared to what we got on Aug 19th. Check out what happened to a major road the same day: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2155314

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread Mitch Haley
JabbaHursty wrote: i don't like the pit bulls though. they are dangerous animals. you can't watch the news without hearing about another child mauled by the neighbors pit bull. i'm yet to hear this story involving a golden retriever. I've heard it with Goldens, they are often less

Re: [MBZ] WAY OT: dogs (was Re: GUNS AND THE REALITY)

2005-08-31 Thread Kevin
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 12:34:41PM -0400, JabbaHursty wrote: i don't like the pit bulls though. they are dangerous animals. you can't watch the news without hearing about another child mauled by the neighbors pit bull. i'm yet to hear this story involving a golden retriever. San Francisco

Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....

2005-08-31 Thread Steve MacSween
Methinketh The Hurst returneth to his gloreye of dayse of olde. Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: asking any don is the same as asking me. didn't you read the small print? At 12:11 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: I didn't ask you. On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: no At 12:04 PM

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread David Goldsmith
Exactly, it's absolutely insane: University VW (in Seattle) confirmed there are no new '05 TDI Passat wagons West of the Rockies, and only a few left East of 'em; this is in the US, however - North of the border, I easily found three Vancouver, BC area dealers each with multiple '05 TDI Passat

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread David Goldsmith
Exactly, but why the hiatus? DG --- Harry M.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Passat and according to VW they will be bringing it back with the new model which is the B6 platform. The new TDI is available in europe now but won't be here till next year. As far as I know the most recent

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
Goldens I think have the highest bite rate of any breed. Probably mainly because they're so common, but you don't hear about them because they're not labelled an aggressive breed. Just yesterday the new ban on Pit Bulls in Toronto went into effect. Existing Pit Bulls (not even a real breed but a

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
By that faulty logic, Canada, Japan and England should be cesspools of crime. The only crime that gets the news in Toronto is all the handgun homicides, at least 1/2 of which occur due to guns smuggled in from the US. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i

Re: [MBZ] Benz / guns (my only post, I promise, and please no responses)

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
Well, I'm sure I could find you an IT job at my place Don. I work in a BIG provincial crime lab (200 employees) with an arsenal down the hallway in the middle of the red light district of Canada's biggest city and homicide capital. My home, Toronto. I dodge street urchins everyday to and from my

Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Curt Raymond
The best can never be more than subjection and is mostly just opinion. I have both gmail and yahoo mail and I like yahoo better. Its down almost never, gives me plenty of storage and I do fine with putting things in folders rather than giving them stars. Did you know that in some places

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
i've never met a golden retriever that has been anything but friendly. the other day, i was cleaning my car out and my neighbors golden retrievers hopped in the back thinking we were going for a ride. so i went for a ride with them. nice dogs also, there is a difference between being

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
in areas where there is no crime to begin with, there is no reason for a handgun. if i lived in japan, i wouldn't have any feeling of need to pack a .45. The USA is a different deal. the fact is that in many areas of this country, violent crime is an everyday thing. At 01:42 PM

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
I like the fact that Hursty writes in the style of Don Marquis' archy and mehitibel - no upper case letters. So much more readable... On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i've never met a golden retriever that has been anything but friendly. the other day, i was cleaning my car

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
Of course, the content is another matter entirely! On 8/31/05, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the fact that Hursty writes in the style of Don Marquis' archy and mehitibel - no upper case letters. So much more readable... On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT Aveo

2005-08-31 Thread Curt Raymond
Interesting, the reason I'd said it was Suzuki is that I'd read a couple years ago (maybe less) that Suzuki had sold the design to GM. There was a Suzuki car with a similar shape and name, Aveno? Anyway I would want A/C and I've already been through the build a car thing. With the options I

Re: [MBZ] My ears perked up

2005-08-31 Thread Brian Chase
Just read some of these posts for the first time. Don't want to get too mired in it, 'cause I've learned people can argue indefinitely - it's just human nature I guess. But as a Doberman owner and enthusiast and part-time dog trainer, I can add a few things: Yes, breed-bans are ridiculous

Re: [MBZ] Benz / guns (my only post, I promise, and please no responses)

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
here in the deep south, every household i know of has a gun At 01:48 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Well, I'm sure I could find you an IT job at my place Don. I work in a BIG provincial crime lab (200 employees) with an arsenal down the hallway in the middle of the red light district of Canada's

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
brilliant, huh? At 01:57 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Of course, the content is another matter entirely! On 8/31/05, andrew strasfogel mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the fact that Hursty writes in the style of Don Marquis' archy and mehitibel - no upper case letters. So

[MBZ] Dogs, dogs, dogs

2005-08-31 Thread Steve MacSween
This is correct. The problem with Pits is that they grasp, wrench and tear, almost shark-like, which is why they inflict such awful wounds. Other dogs just clamp down and hold, unless actually trained to kill OR if they have degenerated into pack behaviour in a group of feral dogs, etc. Sort of

Re: [MBZ] My ears perked up

2005-08-31 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i've always found dobermans to be very sweet dogs. i've known them to sometimes be playful and they are often very strong, but i've never seen one that i found aggressive or dangerous. not sure where their reputation as a dangerous dog comes from. Image. At least

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread Bob Rentfro
So...it seems that the worst possible thing on the planet would be a pistol packin' Golden Retriever who asks questions about Mobil 1, who inquires about ALDA adjustments, who has input on any computer/server/list splitting discussions, who doesn't know his car's 0-60 time down to the .001 sec,

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread Potter, Tom E
I think you got it covered. Thomas E. Potter Telephone: (713) 215-2877 Fax: (713) 215-2551 Mobile: (832) 794-0536 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Rentfro Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:07 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
a perfect guy for Dr Easley At 03:07 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: So...it seems that the worst possible thing on the planet would be a pistol packin' Golden Retriever who asks questions about Mobil 1, who inquires about ALDA adjustments, who has input on any computer/server/list splitting

[MBZ] Gun guys, U were politely asked to take it elsewhere

2005-08-31 Thread David Goldsmith
Don't put admin. in the position of having to actively censor the list. DG Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Re: [MBZ] Dogs, dogs, dogs

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
They're like K9 pirahna instead of pike then... Still, a little bite is as good as a death sentence to a dog sometimes. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/31/05, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is correct. The problem with Pits is that they grasp, wrench and tear, almost shark-like, which

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread kweimer
I don't know about Waffle Houses in North Georgia, but where I live in the Atlanta metro area...Conyers in particularWaffle Houses here have yellow signs that prohibit entering the Waffle House with a firearmtake time to read that yellow sign high up on the wall on the end of the

Re: [MBZ] My ears perked up

2005-08-31 Thread TimothyPilgrim
My friend's parents used to breed Dobermans. All of them great dogs with only one that was particularly good at guarding the house. Bonnet was her name. Another friend's parents bred Rottweillers. I hated those dogs - vicious as hell, but then the owners didn't do any good for them. And they

Re: [MBZ] Gun guys, U were politely asked to take it elsewhere

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
yeah, i agree. it would be bad to make kleb do stuff. his job is to do nothing. oh, no, wait, that is dickarde's job At 03:16 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Don't put admin. in the position of having to actively censor the list. DG Start

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
spoken like a true old school Southerner! At 03:21 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: I don't know about Waffle Houses in North Georgia, but where I live in the Atlanta metro area...Conyers in particularWaffle Houses here have yellow signs that prohibit entering the Waffle House with a

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread Gabriel S.
I thought this topic was dead? On 8/31/05, kweimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know about Waffle Houses in North Georgia, but where I live in the Atlanta metro area...Conyers in particularWaffle Houses here have yellow signs that prohibit entering the Waffle House with a

Re: [MBZ] OT Aveo

2005-08-31 Thread Curt Raymond
I didn't realize how heavy. It explains alot about the Cobalt though. I had one as a rental a couple months ago and HATED it. The worst two complaints were the extremely sloppy auto trans and the really poorly laidout ergonomics. Everthing was in almost exactly the wrong place... The parking

Re: [MBZ] Benz / guns (my only post, I promise, and please no responses)

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
And I know of no one in Atlanta who does. (Yes, I have friends and acquaintances there). On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: here in the deep south, every household i know of has a gun At 01:48 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Well, I'm sure I could find you an IT job at my place

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread Curt Raymond
Gettin on toward fall, does it have snowtires? -Curt Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:13:05 -0500 From: Potter, Tom E [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain;

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
me too At 03:34 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: I thought this topic was dead? On 8/31/05, kweimer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know about Waffle Houses in North Georgia, but where I live in the Atlanta metro area...Conyers in particularWaffle Houses here have

Re: [MBZ] Gun guys, U were politely asked to take it elsewhere

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
Kaleb's job is to wander the country with $500 bills snatching up $5,000 non-functional diesels that need only a new glow plug fuse to make them perfect. On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, i agree. it would be bad to make kleb do stuff. his job is to do nothing. oh, no,

Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY

2005-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
Are Waffle Houses so popular among the stick-em-up set because their waffles cost $25.00 each? On 8/31/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me too At 03:34 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: I thought this topic was dead? On 8/31/05, *kweimer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know

[MBZ] Passat diesels

2005-08-31 Thread RELNGSON
Hate to say this but they already stated it was quieter then ummm.. should I say this the C Class Why not? It may well be. BTW, no one has mentioned that the Touareg diesel is gone too. My friend DM had one in the pipeline when his order was cancelled. He's trading his ML. The latest

Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Gabriel S.
with all respect: 1. You don't have to know somone to be able to tell that they are wierd. 2. Which are these places where you can't get a high speed connection (perhaps a lonely planet like Uranus)? 3. Gmail is the best web based email client right now...'nuff said. 4. I'm just pulling legs,

Re: [MBZ] Passat diesels

2005-08-31 Thread David Goldsmith
BTW, no one has mentioned that the Touareg diesel is gone too. Also a bummer, but always out of my price range. :( DG __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

[MBZ] Peugeot Moovie

2005-08-31 Thread frederick w moir
Hi, All. Peugeot Moovie, Interesting concept. If it came over here it would look like an Hummer after Federal improvements!! Very happy to be in a SAFE Benz, diesel, of course! TTFN Fred Moir

Re: [MBZ] rear seat covers (was: Re: My ears perked up)

2005-08-31 Thread Kevin
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 11:21:32AM -0700, Brian Chase wrote: Diesel content: Where can I get a decent rear seat cover - doesn't have to be anything special. Need to protect from doggie paws and nails. An old horse blanket would work well, that failing, a military surplus wool blanket would

Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123

2005-08-31 Thread Van Cleve
Like Philip, the mad engineer said use a Ford starting solenoid and you can use your ONE battery to power a HEAVY draw without running mongo big wires into the cabin, thats what solenoids do :-) I use one with the push button switch for my glow plugs so I dont have to use a huge switch and

Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Kevin
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 12:52:09PM -0700, Gabriel S. wrote: 2. Which are these places where you can't get a high speed connection (perhaps a lonely planet like Uranus)? Gabriel, there are plenty of places even here in California that high speed connections aren't available. Extending to the

Re: [MBZ] Gun guys, U were politely asked to take it elsewhere

2005-08-31 Thread Gabriel S.
Ya i agree, join a gun list On 8/31/05, David Goldsmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know Kaleb and I don't administer a list, but my guestimation is that, even w/ robots, it's still a lot of work for one person. Since I haven't said it before: thanks, Kaleb. DG --- JabbaHursty

Re: [MBZ] Gun guys, U were politely asked to take it elsewhere

2005-08-31 Thread JabbaHursty
everyone talks about cars on the gun lists At 04:40 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Ya i agree, join a gun list On 8/31/05, David Goldsmith mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know Kaleb and I don't administer a list, but my guestimation is that, even w/ robots, it's still a

Re: [MBZ] Gun guys, U were politely asked to take it elsewhere

2005-08-31 Thread Mitch Haley
JabbaHursty wrote: everyone talks about cars on the gun lists At 04:40 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Ya i agree, join a gun list I thought they talked about trucks on the gun lists. In keeping with Gabe's suggestion: Forums by the dozen: http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/index.php?

Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Curt Raymond
Well in fact Friday I'm going to my camp way back in the woods, no highspeed access there... Actually alot of rural towns are starting to tell the cable companies if they want to sell cable there broadband needs to be available too. -Curt Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:52:09 -0700 From: Gabriel

[MBZ] V8 CDI (Actual Mercedes content - sorry, gun lovers)

2005-08-31 Thread Dave M.
They killed the Touareg? In all 45 states? That sucks. I heard it was a pretty neat rig. (uh, 'reg'?) I'll have to pick up the Merc rag (for about $10, ugh) and read the new CDI review. I'm afraid I'll develop an unhealthy lust for one and start making irrational phone calls to my loan

Re: [MBZ] rear seat covers (was: Re: My ears perked up)

2005-08-31 Thread ernest breakfield
we use an old blanket when the kid gets to come in the Benz, but i've always thought this looked like a nice idea if a way to secure it on the back of the rear seat could be fashioned... http://www.duluthtrading.com/items/67354+KHA.asp cheers! e On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 11:21:32AM -0700, Brian

Re: [MBZ] Benz / guns (my only post, I promise, and please no responses)

2005-08-31 Thread LT Don
Not really that imposing looking. Blacks want to kill me because I look SO white and the Jewish suspect that I am leftover from some Nazi breeding experiment. On 8/31/05, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don, you know I am your most ardent supporter and no. 1 fan, but with all

Re: [MBZ] V8 CDI (Actual Mercedes content - sorry, gun lovers)

2005-08-31 Thread dave walton
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000893050331/ The EPA stopped them from releasing a new emission control system in the Touareg. It's on indefinite hold until our government figures things out. I'm hoping the Urea Injection System means that I won't have to stop as often on long trips. -Dave

Re: [MBZ] Gun guys, U were politely asked to take it elsewhere

2005-08-31 Thread Gabriel S.
hahah! On 8/31/05, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: JabbaHursty wrote: everyone talks about cars on the gun lists At 04:40 PM 8/31/2005, you wrote: Ya i agree, join a gun list I thought they talked about trucks on the gun lists. In keeping with Gabe's suggestion:

Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Rob Vonderhaar
- Original Message - From: Gabriel S. 2. Which are these places where you can't get a high speed connection (perhaps a lonely planet like Uranus)? There are lots of them! For example, the last two homes I've owned had no broadband available, and neither was on Uranus (the former

Re: [MBZ] Passat diesels

2005-08-31 Thread Harry  M.
They killed the Toureg Diesel ? Last I knew it was still available geez that sucks! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hate to say this but they already stated it was quieter then ummm.. should I say this the C Class Why not? It may well be. BTW, no one has mentioned that the Touareg diesel is gone

Re: [MBZ] Taxes...love 'em

2005-08-31 Thread redghost
Royce, the 70's were such that a vacuum existed here. Nothing got to this end of the world until 2-3 years after the rest. Bell bottoms were huge until new wave moved them out in the early 80's.Around the same time the kalifornication began. All the proposition 13 escapees created a

Re: [MBZ] Craigslist MB diesels in Portland

2005-08-31 Thread redghost
CAR FOR CASEY!!! Actually I sort of like it too. In a OMG, I hope I do not get hit by some dude in one of those huge Geo Metros sort of way. On Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at 08:33 AM, TimothyPilgrim wrote: You want a small vehicle?

Re: [MBZ] Gmail - rant

2005-08-31 Thread Don Teresa Merriman
Oh oh, stirring the pot again. I live about 20KM north of Puerto Vallarta Mexico and have my choice of DSL or cable or dial up, I use DSL. Adios Don On 8/31/05, Rob Vonderhaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gabriel S. 2. Which are these places where you

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread Harry  M.
As with the any new model addition they tend to want the gas version out first since there is more demand for it then its diesel counterpart. Diesels are catching on in europe since gas prices as you know are outrageous. David Goldsmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exactly, but why the hiatus?

Re: [MBZ] OT: Why'd VW Pull the TDI Passat?

2005-08-31 Thread Harry  M.
Germany is W The first 3 of my vin is WVW, not sure what Canada is Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does Canada use the USA vin standards? USA-1 Canada-2 Mexico-3 W. Germany was W, is Germany W now? ___ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

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