I love train travel - except for the schedule. To visit family in Ocala from S
FL I had to ask for a car to be left with a hidden key for the 3:20 AM arrival
and do the reverse for the 4:20 AM departure. That was not fun. Cheap,
though, and a good book...
BillR
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Nice work.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 11:54 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] SFO fleetweek '07
Gerry - is that First Christian as in the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) [I attend one of those], or one of the independents?
BillR
Jacksonville FL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of archer
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:07 AM
To:
From: Timothy Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Today AMTRAK doesn't compare... BUT... for $208. round-trip I can get to
PENN in NYC. A good book and about 15 hours...
.
Are the seats as scrunched up as those on buses and planes, or do you have
adequate
Interesting - We've owned one new car in the 30+ years we've been
married, and take at least a 4000+ mile trip every summer. The only
time we've had to stop and have a car repaired was on the new car (the
Plymouth van), during it's last six months of warranty - fuel pump
died on I-90 at the MN/WI
I did a little experiment yesterday, only as an experiment. I made a patch
cable so to speak out of 2 computer power cords. Backfed it into one of the
outlets and had lights to half the house. Tried another outlet and had
lights to the other half of the house. Wonder why it only would do
So the other day diesel was down to 2.99. Today its back up to 3.15. WTF?
Gas has not moved.
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Cox Auto Trader
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: [MBZ] You might be.
Subject: You might be...
You Might Be a Member of the Taliban or Al Qaeda if...
10. You refine heroin for a living,
Thanks for that, it was wonderful.
Pete, at home recuperating
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From: Timothy Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs this '85 CD!
No doubt
Be very careful of old Eagles I'm interested in a bus conversation
to retire in, I've done a bunch of research.
Old Eagles were grand units, unfortunately most of the now have
terminal rust on internal framework. Many folks have been badly
burned spending 100K to convert one to a motor home
oh geez
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Cox Auto Trader
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From: Luther - laptop [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] LT Don's new? car?
You have a deal if I
No, she bought a round trip for her when she was going up there on short
notice. Then when she couldnt go back on time she had to just eat the trip
back and get 4 short notice one ways for the way back.
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That sounds like something Jabba would say
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From: Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] People
Check out Blue Birds I loved mine when I had it. :)
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From: Peter T. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:03 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Father R.M.Archer 4th from left
Be
Damn, Damn Damn
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From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs this '85 CD!
outlets and had lights to half the house. Tried another outlet and had
lights to the other half of the house. Wonder why it only would do
half?
Because the typical US home is fed with 240V, center-tapped
off the supply transformer.
That gives you two 120V halves of the house. You happened
Incredible shots. Thanks
BillR
Jacksonville FL
Kids in the USAF and USCG
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:54 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] SFO fleetweek '07
Timothy Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Today AMTRAK doesn't compare... BUT... for $208. round-trip I can
get to PENN in NYC. A good book and about 15 hours...
IF there are no breakdowns, the train doesn't hit a car, etc. I've
ridden AMTRAK a few times and it exception they have been the
AH HA. Thats kind of what I was thinking. The neighbor next door wired
their gen into the house and I was sort of looking at it and it looks like
they replaced one of the outlets in their garage with a 240 or whatever
drier type outlet. IIRC, the regular house outlets with 2 outlets have 2
If you are not planning to have it inspected you can use 3 wires. Hot,
Hot, Neutral. Throw in a ground to be safer and legal if you want.
-Dave Walton
On Dec 17, 2007 9:23 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
AH HA. Thats kind of what I was thinking. The neighbor next door
Second sentence should say WITHOUT exception...
Allan
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Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
IF there are no breakdowns, the train doesn't hit a car, etc. I've
ridden AMTRAK a few times and it exception they have been the worst
travel experiences I've ever had. I
From: Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gerry - is that First Christian as in the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) [I attend one of those], or one of the independents?
BillR
Jacksonville FL
...
The history of the First Christian Church/Disciples of
You also need a generator that is wired for 240 VAC, center tapped and the
center tap goes to ground (neutral). If you don't wire the center tap to
ground correctly then an unbalanced load will burn some lights dim burn
some lights out.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
OKJ so I have to tell another story. Right after I got married we went
to a (wife's) family reunion, mostly for her parents to show us off to
everyone, a large family. We hung around, had some food (no adult
beverages, boo). We were sitting there at a picnic table, and next to
us at another
Ditto ditto ditto
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:11 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
That probably depends on how well you keep your Mercedes repaired.
I probably try to get too many miles out of every part; waiting until they
go bad before replacing them. After a few other things in the shop are
completed, I plan to spend some money and update the 300D for road trips.
The
So the boy's car wouldn't start, diagnosed battery problem from afar.
Told him to call 800mercedes, the guy shows up, gives him a jump,
twiddles with the cables and tightens them, all is right with the
world! No charge, only a sig required.. This being an 84, 6 months
older than the boy.
Somewhere along about the Arkiesaw Tennessee border is a field next to
the interstate with a bunch of old buses parked in it, one of them a
Super Scenicruiser Greyhound. I bet you could get one cheap. It is
just down the road from the guy with the Confederate battle flag, Aryan
Nation flag,
While we are all in prayer mode for Kaleb and Regina and their families, let's
add me to the list. My 86 father who had Dementia for the last 5 years ,
developed pneumonia on the 6th of December and died yesterday. He was a WWII
B24 pilot and flew 18 missions from London to Berlin and survived.
Sorry, Rusty. Celebrate his life.
Be very thankful for a good life with parents who were around.
I wish you peace.
Bob R.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Rusty Cullens
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:23 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List;
Sorry, Rusty. Celebrate his life.
Be very thankful for a good life with parents who were around.
I wish you peace.
Bob R.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Rusty Cullens
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:23 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List;
Rusty, I will remember you and your family. Not a bad run for your father
as they say here in RI. I know the dementia is hard-my 87 year old mother
has it and seems to have slipped more each time I come down to see my
parents. .
Take care of your self.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4
Oh geez, Im sorry to hear that. My thoughts and prayers are with you today.
Kaleb
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From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com; Banned List
[EMAIL
They won't do that around here. I think you have to be within so
many miles of a Stealership
At 09:16 AM 12/17/2007, you wrote:
So the boy's car wouldn't start, diagnosed battery problem from afar.
Told him to call 800mercedes, the guy shows up, gives him a jump,
twiddles with the cables and
Many of us down here in Hurricane Land have smaller generators with two 110v
outlets. We buy a 50' or 100' roll of 12 gauge three wire house wiring
cable, cut it in two, and put heavy duty plugs on both ends.
We pull the main breakers and flip all the other breakers off, turn off
everything in
You're 38 minutes slow.
Luther
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:55:33 -0600, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I will send it to you.
On Dec 16, 2007 7:10 PM, Luther - laptop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ditto for me?
Luther
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'87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case
Don,
The water to steam conversion should hold in any case, and it should
make a bit of difference though how much I don't know (my cars both
diesel and gas seem to run a bit better with more power when it is
foggy). The fog droplets are still water and when heated to above 100deg
C will
So 12 ga wiring would be heavy enough? I thought about buying some wiring
and running the 2 110 outlets on the gen to 2 different outlets in the
house. I pretty much know which 2 I need to power the whole house. I may
do that today but not sure if I want to mess with it if the power is
So 12 ga wiring would be heavy enough?
12ga is good for 20A. For 30A you need 10ga, but the house
plugs would only be 12ga anyway, and trying to push more
than 20A through would cause the outlet's breaker to pop.
Plugging into a range/drier/welder plug is still superior.
Tidier, if nothing
ROFLMAO!!! Good one!
Gerry
..
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From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OKJ so I have to tell another story. Right after I got married we went
to a (wife's) family reunion, mostly for her parents to show us off to
Sorry to hear that, Rusty. My sympathies.
Gerry
.
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From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
While we are all in prayer mode for Kaleb and Regina and their families,
let's add me to the list. My 86 father who had Dementia
battery died on the SD yesterday. No problem, will jump it.
1) The terminals were NOT hooked up backwards
2) when I tried to start the car after attaching jumper cables, the instrument
cluster lights did not come on until I was in the start position (the key that
is)...no starting, no turn
At some point I may replace one of the outlets in the garage with a drier
type outlet for plugging in the gen. Better yet, next time wifes uncle who
is an electrician is in the coutry, I might have him wiring in a proper
switch or whatever.
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Kaleb C. Striplin
Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO
I've never heard of anyone having problems with the kind of setup I
described. 12 ga cable is approved for 20 amps, so 40 amps between the two
cables is really overkill for the light duty appliances that will be
connected. The important thing is to keep the load divided between the two
legs.
Christopher McCann wrote:
Very strange - any ideas? I'm hoping a relay, perhaps? I checked and
swapped around the ice cubes (not sure which ones do what) and that
had no effect. Didn't check the other relays. Fuses are all fine.
My guess is that the switch that the key tumbler connects to has
I followed Craig's recommendation regarding lining the light
channeling/piping areas of the instrument cluster of my W123, and the result
is rather dramatic. I now have the instrument cluster rheostat turned down
~ 1/3 and the instrument lighting is still brighter than it was previously
when the
I can do it in 3 hours, $95. 1 1/2 good movies on my laptop or quality time
with my Gameboy.
I was doing it every other month for awhile there this year. Kinda miss it...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:13:00 -0500
From: Timothy Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Father R.M.Archer
Christopher McCann wrote:
2) when I tried to start the car after attaching jumper cables, the
instrument cluster lights did not come on until I was in the start position
(the key that is)...no starting, no turn over - NOTHING...and you can't turn
the key further TO start.
What if the
I had two of those aunts. OY! Grace and Lura. Saying their driving skills
were lacking is an understatement. Their kids just encouraged them to drive
big cars for their safety and hoped for the best.
Lura's son was with the state highway patrol and found a Ford Crown Vic with
the police
Well the boy's car had loose connectors, he jiggled them but did not
tighten them before calling for the jump. I think what happened was
moving from hot Texas to cold Philly, and the temps dropping up there to
cold levels, loosened them just enough that they were not making good
contact to
Hmm, I wonder if they'd have given mine the strap?
I got an appointment with the Indy as soon as I can get the car that. Blasted
work, he could have the thing done today if I could get it to him!
-Curt
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:16:22 -0600
From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ]
I've toyed with the idea should one of those rust free W123s in Arizona look
appealing! Nice thing about fares on the train is it doesn't seem one is
penalized in buying a one way ticket. Brother recently bought airfare on
short notice and found it cheaper to buy round-trip though he wouldn't use
I recently went from RI (Kingston Station -KIN) to Baltimore for 131.00 RT
with AAA discount. Wonderful irony there.
Dwight
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Curt
I think they would have given you the jump-I have called twice for 240D.
Once I canceled as the campus police jumped me in the meantime. They sent an
ML 320 full of batteries to sell if jump failed. If they can't fix they try
to get you towed to their stealer base. Probably would have charged a
The seller of that one here in RI just e-mailed me-he sold it for 750.00.
One can only fantasize. (Or rationalize).
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 215K miles.
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles (FOR SALE)
1990 300D 2.5t 150K miles
Wickford, RI
Hello, Rusty -,
I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. Dementia and the related
Alzheimers are so devastating. Any disease that makes people forget the
spouse they loved for a 1/2 century or more is so hard on those nearby as
well as the one suffering from the disease - even if they don't
I discovered the local providers for AAA emergency roadside service DO NOT
LIKE DIESELS! Flatly was told on the phone, We can provide gasoline but do
not deliver diesel. They're also hesitant to answer a call in jumping a
diesel.
I can kinda understand as I remember those early 80s 5.7 GM
Looking at a chinese ATV for kid's use. 50CC two stroke. Looks
fairly well put together, good welds everywhere I can see etc.
Less than HALF the price of an equivalent Yamaha or Suzuki.
Since he'll outgrow it in a a coupla years anyway, seems like a good
choice. Anyone have any first-hand
Sincere condolences also!
One can only celebrate a life lived well and full. Though the loss is quite
real to us, we should hope to live such a long and honorable life.
In the case of my grandmother who passed last June at 94 y/o, there are no
regrets in the patience and love that allowed her
Sorry to hear of your loss, my prayers are with all his family. Thank God
for him and others that were willing to climb in that plane time after time
to help secure the freedom we all enjoy. I hope I get to go to his part of
Heaven.
Harry
On Dec 17, 2007 11:24 AM, Timothy Robinson [EMAIL
Here's one from the Mercedes List:
Love, Pop
.
Right after I got married we went to a (wife's) family reunion, mostly for
her parents to show us off to everyone, a large family. We hung around, had
some food (no adult beverages). We were sitting there at a
Hi Gerry,
The picture of your father shows a type of locomotive with a 4-4-0 wheel
arrangement. These are usually known as an American. If you can make
out the number on the front and the railroad name I might be able to
find out more about that particular loco.
Manfred
Gerry wrote;
Date:
Should the generator itself be grounded? I can't help thinking that there
should be a connection from the generator
frame to a good ground. I have considered driving a ground rod in and either
keeping a ground wire on it all of the
time or setting up something that would permit a quick ground
Allan Streib wrote:
Since he'll outgrow it in a a coupla years anyway, seems like a good
choice. Anyone have any first-hand experience with them?
Nope, but it's my guess that resale value is much less than half.
I'm often stunned at the asking prices for TRX50, Kitty Cat snowmobiles,
I have been out of my office in depositions about 22 of the last 30
days. I have been traveling to Chicago, El Paso, Mississippi (and a few
of those places back and forth several times). At any rate, I have
about a million emails to read and including TONS of emails from the
Mercedes List.
My sincere condolences, Rusty.
I have the deepest respect for WWII vets, and it saddens me that so
many are slipping away without their stories being recorded. Every
time one passes on a little light goes out of the world. Sounds like
your father will be remembered by you at least. That's the
Hi Manfred,
The number is probably 3883, although it could be 3833 or; very
unlikely; 3853. The third number is very indistinct. I used a powerful
magnifier to look at it.
Gerry
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Hi Gerry,
The picture of your father shows a type of locomotive with a
My sincere condolences, Rusty. We're losing too many of that Greatest
Generation too fast, including 2 of my brothers.
Wilton
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Rusty,
my condolences. losing parents can't ever be easy, especially to see
them as their bodies deteriorate around them.
it sounds like he had a full life, and at least now he isn't
suffering. you're fortunate that you and the rest of your family knew
him and had him as long as you
Yeah the shop down the street I help out at sells some, ETON brand.
They're okay but disposable, once something breaks you might as well throw it
away, they are not made to be repaired.
Resale value is very low because of the above.
A good branded ATV kept in good shape will hold almost stupid
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
I'm fairly impressed with this, she's got good examples and cites some good
sources. I buy alot of stuff used and I'm fairly disgusted with our consumer
society. Its interesting to see these messages getting more common.
-Curt
Here is the best part. He flew 18 missions with 11 other planes in his
formation. The MOST that ever came back was 6. He did it 18 times! No wonder
he lived to be 86. I think that is the most amazing of all his WWII stories.
Except maybe the ones about the nice English girls..oops, I forget
My thoughts are with you and your family - I'm just happy to hear that he
lived into his mid-80s and (seemingly) lived a full life.
On 12/17/07, Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here is the best part. He flew 18 missions with 11 other planes in his
formation. The MOST that ever came back
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yeah the shop down the street I help out at sells some, ETON brand.
They're okay but disposable, once something breaks you might as well
throw it away, they are not made to be repaired. Resale value is
very low because of the above.
A good branded ATV
Rusty and Family.
Please accept our deepest condolences.
Another good man gone to his reward.
Joanne and Fred Moir
At 10:22 AM 12/17/2007, you wrote:
While we are all in prayer mode for Kaleb and Regina and their
families, let's add me to the list. My 86 father who had Dementia
for the last 5
Just curious, did your dad do any flying after the war outside of the
military?
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Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
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From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007
She lost me when she said 50% of the tax dollars go to the military ... not
even close.
Scott
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 13:39
To: Diesel List
Subject: [MBZ] OT: Story of stuff
Delta came calling but he promised his mother he would go to college as he
was a small town boy (Wrightsville, GA, home of Herschel walker for you
football fans) he was the only one in his high school graduating class to
get a college degree. He met my mom in college so I am glad he didn't work
I agree with Alex's sentiment about loses the WW2 vets stories - but there
are some organizations that are working to preserve their memories. The
Legacy Foundation is collecting Letters From Home from any and all WW2
vets so their words can be preserved forever.
I plan to donate my Dad's
Yea, Delta would have been cool though, or at least flying in general. I
still want to get into it myself but not sure it will ever happen
---
Kaleb C. Striplin
Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
- Original Message -
From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion
My wife I were going through some of my dad's stuff last night and came
across some of his dad's letters home when he was in WWI. He was in France
across the big pond as he said in his letters. He wrote that he hoped she
would get these letters as he was afraid he would never come home. How
LarryT wrote:
I plan to donate my Dad's letters to my Mom once I finish reading them.
Shove those puppies through the scanner and burn them to CD for the
family archives. I'll have to ask my parents if their letters from
Dad's Army days are private or if they are family history.
Mitch.
Flying rocks.
Bob R.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:23 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The good fight is over
Yea, Delta would have been cool though, or at
No, it's actually 51% when you factor in the ongoing military
benefits1.2B total.
On 12/17/07, Scott Ritchey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
She lost me when she said 50% of the tax dollars go to the military ... not
even close.
Scott
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I took him to Peachtree Dekalb airport near here on his 80th birthday and he
flew an old Stearman PT-17 trainer that he learned on. He flew about an
hour, there was an instructor in the seat behind him. He had a ball. he
couldn't quit talking about for days. That was fun. I have his original
Having an evidence of portions of family history like that must be exciting.
My family was either horrible about saving/documenting/telling stories or
just didn't care about our history. Really creates a little void.
Bob R.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL
cool!!
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Kaleb C. Striplin
Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
- Original Message -
From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The good fight is over
I took him to
Rusty,
Sorry to hear of your loss but at least he could talk about the war. All
three of my Uncles fought in WW2 all three have been gone for a while
now. Two of them told some great stories while one refused to discuss
the subject.
My youngest Son was on the ground during the last Iraq war -
My grandfather on my father's side was an engineer in WWI. My parents
still have his uniform, flag from his funeral, a few photographs,
etc. in a trunk. I have only vague memories of him.
My condolences on your loss.
Allan
Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My wife I were going
Rusty, my sincere condolences for your loss. His story illustrates the
courage and heart of that Greatest generation. I don't think Americans
today can begin to appreciate the dedication and sacrifice of the WWII
generation. At my father's funeral (he flew P-47s in China) his brother
(Army
Well, according to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2003/hist.html,
The estimated FY07 outlays for Defense are 442B plus an additional 62B for
veteran's benefits with total outlays at 2,467B. That works out to be 20%
by my calculator. How do you come up with 51%?
-Original
Not really, the plastic is expendable as are the tires.
A trashed one is where the motor was run with no oil or it was full of water
because it was left outside.
In fact being left outside is probably the #1 killer of equipment. I've had
some where the gas tank, carb, and crankcase were totally
One made up fact doesn't mean she's all wrong. I'm not sure she's even wrong
on that.
http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm
http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/ArmsTrade/Spending.asp - okay 41% but
thats closer to half than a quarter.
I don't have time for a big search...
Anyway don't
Not many thinks of finances this way, but most of the money spent on
defense goes right back into our economy in the form of jobs, benefits,
etc. In other words, it's not wasted.
Also, military spending to reasearch new weapons, weapon systems and
medical procedures have had a tremendous positive
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:37:54 -0700, you wrote:
Having an evidence of portions of family history like that must be exciting.
My family was either horrible about saving/documenting/telling stories or
just didn't care about our history. Really creates a little void.
I have my Great Grandfather's
Also consider using a non-contact thermometer to measure the
temperature of the breakers in your circuit box periodically. A
breaker will experience premature failure if it is operated at more
than 85% of it's capacity. You can tell when that is happening because
they heat up. In my experience,
Peter T. Arnold wrote:
I have my Great Grandfather's Pistol, Sword, Cartridge Container, Belt
and Buckle from his visit into the Virginias during the 1860's. We
also have a letter he wrote during that time, witnessed a hanging.
I want to donate to a museum in hopes of keeping it together.
More responsible museums will not auction your stuff but more
responsible museums also have 2 - 5 items in storage for every item on
display. In other words, your Great Grandfather's stuff will likely sit
in the back somewhere.
An option is to loan the items to a museum with the condition that
I watched it again. I agree that she makes some valid points; for example,
consumerism is out of control (think I'll send the link to my stepson). But
she doesn't help the message by using made up facts, particularly if they
are not relevant to the message. Or maybe the real message is bigger
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