Re: [MBZ] Stupid people

2020-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Thu, July 23, 2020 9:19 am, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Guy has a car listed on Fakebook. He says he wants $2k or trade. It’s a > 116. Somewhat nice looking. I message him asking what he is looking to > trade for. He asks me what I got. I say all kinds of things just need to > know

Re: [MBZ] OT Study: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

2020-07-23 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
A little perspective from some experts on mechanisms of spread: https://youtu.be/Cio3rh6ta3w On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 12:53 PM Karl Wittnebel wrote: > Yes as previously mentioned, the evidence is not super high quality. But > neither is the evidence suggesting they do not work. Unfortunately we

[MBZ] repurchased by Mercedes-Benz under the lemon law buyback program

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
At $20k https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-sl600-41/ No Reserve: 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL600 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Stupid people

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Guy has a car listed on Fakebook. He says he wants $2k or trade. It’s a 116. Somewhat nice looking. I message him asking what he is looking to trade for. He asks me what I got. I say all kinds of things just need to know what sort of things you are looking for. He says a truck, I say OK. Later

Re: [MBZ] Stupid people

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Well I don’t have a truck so he is SOL. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 8:22 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Thu, July 23, 2020 9:19 am, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> Guy has a car listed on Fakebook. He says he wants $2k or trade. It’s a >> 116. Somewhat nice

[MBZ] This looks like a mustardmobile

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
German not French but it's Gulden https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-mercedes-benz-280se-4-5-30/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Room for a Merc V12 or 2?

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
 A coupla 65s to make a V24?  That ought to take care of that 400mph record https://bringatrailer.com/listing/400mph-bonneville-streamliner/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] These cars have been known to make it to a million miles but unfortunately I have to let it go because of Covid

2020-07-23 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
He did say that, but perusing the Technical Data books shows that they did in the RTW, just not here. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 5:22 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I recall Herr Doktor Booth saying that MB never built a turbodiesel with > a stick. Any that exist are

[MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
So as you may recall the home service contract company sent sears over and the guy says the pump is bad and not avaialble so the dishwasher would have to be replaced.  The error code E25 (Might have been E24) indicated bad drain pump or blocked drain. I checked the line and it did not appear

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Incorrect, mask wearing can reduce transmission unless you're an idiot. If you insist on going to bars and clubs you're almost certainly going to get infected. A thought I had, if some idiot goes out to a bar and gets infected, then they go home and unknowingly infect their elderly parents who

Re: [MBZ] These cars have been known to make it to a million miles but unfortunately I have to let it go because of Covid

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Turbo diesels? I thought all the manual transmissions were NA. -Curt On Thursday, July 23, 2020, 8:06:31 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: He did say that, but perusing the Technical Data books shows that they did in the RTW, just not here. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 5:22 PM Allan

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Perhaps. Seems logical a large group will spread things. Is the virus airborne or not? We still don’t know. If it is, masks are a total and complete waste of time. We would need to be wearing gas masks or something. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 7:25 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
If, for example, the power supply for the pump was faulty, how would the system know the difference between P/S and pump issues? There's a limit to how much self-diagnosis is possible, especially if they're trying to minimize the cost of the unit. I treat fault reports as "look here first", not

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>A thought I had, if some idiot goes out to a bar and >gets infected, then they >go home and unknowingly >infect their elderly parents who die, is that murder? >>Probably not but maybe unintentional manslaughter? Then Cuomo needs to be brought up on charges for seeding Covid into the nursing

[MBZ] Partial Score

2020-07-23 Thread Craig via Mercedes
Mitch suggested I check out pawn shops for A/C vacuum pumps and other such stuff, so I checked one in Albuquerque out today. I got: - a (appears to be working properly, but unsure of calibration) Fieldpiece SRS1 refrigerant scale for $110.00 - a Cornwell MSM-201CR Vacuum Assist Cooling System

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Not really, they only have 78,000 cases in a country of 10 million. The number of new infections per day in Sweden right now is only a bit higher than here in MA yet they have almost 5 times as many people. So their rate of transmission is actually lower. Sweden has been kind of a whipping boy

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
He's a Democrat though, they can, apparently anyway, do no wrong. My sister-in-law's friend recently got a $500+ ticket for trying to go to the beach in Maine without quarantining for 14 days first. The quarantine is under an executive order from the government. I've yet to find a place in the

Re: [MBZ] EYE BLEACH REQUIRED!!! 1991 MERCEDES BENZ 350 SDL TURBO! CLASSIC RIDE W/AC! $3995!!!

2020-07-23 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Capital offense Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 3:48 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Stealth paint might not be totally unique, but I've never seen red wheels > or red wood trim on a W126 before. > > > > >

Re: [MBZ] This could be a really good deal 2005 Mercedes E500

2020-07-23 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes worth the price since we know the event that caused problem. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 11:01 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I'm thinking put the computer on it and see how bad it's buggered. > Probably something simple,

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It all comes down to this. What size is the virus? What micron rating is the mast? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 7:35 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Even if airborn, you wearing a mask dramtically reduces my chances of > getting it from you. > >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Sweden's death rate has been in steady decline, now down to about 10 people per day, from a high of 100 per day. I'd say their approach is looking like it worked out just fine. Compare them to Belgium, which went the full lock-down route, and it is clear that lock-down vs. no lock-down does not

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
How long does it take to reach here immunity? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 7:34 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Sweden has shown that herd immunity is not working. > >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:09 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Good point. I’m not really sure how it knows if the drain is blocked unless it has some sort of level sensor, but not sure why the pump only does 3 short pulses then stops. I will mess with it some more tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 7:36 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > > If,

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Kaleb that is totally untrue. The masks work through electrostatic charges. They are not a sieve. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 6:37 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It all comes down to this. What size is the virus? What micron rating is > the mast? > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I do not understand why he did that. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 7:40 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > >  >> >> A thought I had, if some idiot goes out to a bar and >gets infected, then >> they go home and unknowingly >infect their elderly parents who die, is that >>

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I hate those kind of videos, if somebody can't be bothered to write it down I don't care. -Curt On Thursday, July 23, 2020, 9:34:41 PM EDT, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: Did anybody watch the video I sent a link to this AM? I get it if people dont have time but it addresses many

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I mean, Belgium has the highest death rate period. I've wondered about that for a while now, it seems a curious number. -Curt On Thursday, July 23, 2020, 9:38:06 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Sweden's death rate has been in steady decline, now down to about 10 people per

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I watched about the first 20 minutes, the first speaker went full $5 word mode, and it was getting pretty hard for me to follow. It sounded like he was saying that the virus can infect a person via mouth, nose, eyes, and throat and lungs. Wearing a mask that increases a person's tendency to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Briggs and Stratton files for Bankruptcy

2020-07-23 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Sad to hear. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 9:43 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My son lives in LA. He says the 30-somethings over crowded the bars and avoided the social distance protocols. Masks were also a little used option. Now they must deal with the consequences. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:47 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So long

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Wrong. I have to wear a mask because you won't. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 6:47 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So long story short mask wearing is not going to solve anything and > those at high risk should isolate at home. > > On 7/23/2020 6:39 PM, Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Reaching herd immunity before the rest of us? Mitch. On Thu, July 23, 2020 8:04 pm, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > My son lives in LA. He says the 30-somethings over crowded the bars and > avoided the social distance protocols. Masks were also a little used > option. NOW THEY MUST

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Even if airborn, you wearing a mask dramtically reduces my chances of getting it from you. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:30 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Perhaps. Seems logical a large group will spread things. Is the virus > airborne or not? We still don’t know.

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Sweden has shown that herd immunity is not working. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:09 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Reaching herd immunity before the rest of us? > Mitch. > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I have a Whirlpool cheapo that had a similar issue, the drain pump would not drain. I replaced the drain pump, still no drain action. Only other parts left were the wiring and the control board. I tested the wires, they seemed to be fine, so I replaced the control board and the problem was

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Its a respiratory illness, of course its airborne. Think about the word: air, meaning that stuff all around us, borne, meaning carried upon. The virus gets carried upon the air when people cough or sneeze. It also gets

Re: [MBZ] EYE BLEACH REQUIRED!!! 1991 MERCEDES BENZ 350 SDL TURBO! CLASSIC RIDE W/AC! $3995!!!

2020-07-23 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
More than eye bleach. Patches Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 10:53 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not for the faint of heart > > > https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/d/orange-park-1991-mercedes-benz-350-sdl/7158037749.html > > -- > --FT

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Did anybody watch the video I sent a link to this AM? I get it if people dont have time but it addresses many of these questions. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 1:29 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The problem is we do not know if they help to contain the virus. They say

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I wondered if it might be a control board. Need to check prices on that. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 8:17 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have a Whirlpool cheapo that had a similar issue, the drain pump would > not drain. I replaced the drain pump, still no drain

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You're still missing the point, the mask isn't there to filter the virus out, we know thats too hard. Gads, if people complain about breathing through a simple cloth mask I can't imagine how they'd complain if it was actually filtering. The mask slows down your breath, it keeps your spew

[MBZ] OT: Briggs and Stratton files for Bankruptcy

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
https://www.thedrive.com/news/35017/everyones-favorite-small-engine-company-briggs-stratton-files-for-bankruptcy?fbclid=IwAR35tvR5ILQZoUDqhNjSIbGphhZmFTOZLWbQ9v9K9UNX5arhiE_qxa0ba7c I wonder if Harbor Freight's engine sales pushed this along? -Curt ___

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
If it is transmitted by droplets, they droplets hold the virus. If it is airborn, the virus does not require droplets to carry it, it is carried in the air.  Here are a couple of articles that explain the different and precautions needed for each.  Although the one article talks about it is

[MBZ] 1992 300D. I am forced to sell it due to the Corona

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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[MBZ] EYE BLEACH REQUIRED!!! 1991 MERCEDES BENZ 350 SDL TURBO! CLASSIC RIDE W/AC! $3995!!!

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Not for the faint of heart https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/d/orange-park-1991-mercedes-benz-350-sdl/7158037749.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] E430

2020-07-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Note the nicer cars out west are being offered at bargain prices compared to sketchy ones in the Carolina markets. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 12:03 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks nice. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > Car

[MBZ] These cars have been known to make it to a million miles but unfortunately I have to let it go because of Covid

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
1986+87 Mercedes Benz 2.5L turbodiesel https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/wilmington-mercedes-benz-25l-turbodiesel/7161034759.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] OT: What is Rich's share of the $520MM?

2020-07-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
UTILITIES $520M settlement approved in Santee Cooper lawsuit Published: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 A South Carolina state judge on Monday approved a $520 million settlement in a customer class-action lawsuit against state-owned utility Santee Cooper over increased rates for a failed nuclear

[MBZ] "Serious buyers only." What does that mean?

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Looks like it might mean you aren't a crackhead https://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/d/matthews-1996-mercedes-s600-v12-selling/7163486890.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] 1983 mercedes 380 SL - $1500 Low ballers will be ignored!

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Did start but didn't run then starter went out.  Tutone with Tru-coat! https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/mount-croghan-1983-mercedes-380-sl/7161088761.html --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] This looks like a mustardmobile

2020-07-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I can live with icon gold OR a black interior but not both together. Sad. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 10:17 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > German not French but it's Gulden > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-mercedes-benz-280se-4-5-30/ > > -- > --FT > > >

Re: [MBZ] Room for a Merc V12 or 2?

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I'm guessing the turning radius is about 1/4 mile...  Might need to keep that wheeled dolly on the front... --FT On 7/23/20 12:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Just what you need to motor up to the local cars and coffee... "Go big or go home" you know... ;)) On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:16 AM

Re: [MBZ] E430

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Yeah and a decent price if the AC BLOWS ICE COLD.  Could probably knock a coupla $100 off, maybe get it for 18 --FT On 7/23/20 12:03 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: Looks nice. Bob R Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: Car For Sale

[MBZ] E430

2020-07-23 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Looks nice. Bob R Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > > Car For Sale > > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/7164265477.html > > Please go to the preferences page if you don't want to receive email-a-friend > messages in the future. ___

Re: [MBZ] Room for a Merc V12 or 2?

2020-07-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Just what you need to motor up to the local cars and coffee... "Go big or go home" you know... ;)) On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:16 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A coupla 65s to make a V24? That ought to take care of that 400mph > record > >

[MBZ] This could be a really good deal 2005 Mercedes E500

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I'm thinking put the computer on it and see how bad it's buggered.  Probably something simple, coil pack or something like that.  h... 2005 Mercedes E500 - $2000(Fernandina) fuel: *gas* title status: *clean* transmission: *automatic* Selling a 2005 Mercedes E500. Very nice body

Re: [MBZ] OT: What is Rich's share of the $520MM?

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I am part of a co-op that gets electrons from the state utility, I guess that some dinero will flow down to my bill.  Will be interesting to see how it sorts out.  The real fun comes when the various criminals start getting perp-walked, including the high-paid commissioners (one of whom is the

Re: [MBZ] OT: What is Rich's share of the $520MM?

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I hope he's squealing like a stuck pig although with McCoy now as the US Atty I don't hold out big hopes --FT On 7/23/20 2:25 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Glad to see they finally got one! Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 23, 2020 2:13:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes :

Re: [MBZ] Dryer knob and shaft stripped

2020-07-23 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
I performed the repair as you described yesterday. I let the epoxy cure for 24 hours and checked it today and it seems to work fine. Will see how long it lasts considering the abusive habits of tenants! Thank you very much! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 22, 2020, at 8:48 PM, OK Don via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT Study: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

2020-07-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
The whole issue of masks, wearing them, or not wearing them, falls IMHO in the same category as carring a condom in your wallet all the way through highschool... The chances of actually putting it to use were slim to impossible, but, for 4 years, you carried one anyway.. just in case. I wear a

[MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
After traveling by air last week and spending this week in Arkansas where it is mandatory masks, I’m convinced this is causing red death to spread faster. People fiddle with them, remove them, touch things then fiddle with and touch the mask. They might as well wipe down surfaces with the mask

Re: [MBZ] OT: What is Rich's share of the $520MM?

2020-07-23 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Glad to see they finally got one! Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 23, 2020 2:13:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes : >

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yeah, the idea that your body will lose its ability to fight off regular colds "within days" that some are saying is the pretty dumb. You're still experiencing other infectious agents, theres not really any practical way to not... -Curt On Thursday, July 23, 2020, 1:47:42 PM EDT, Dimitri

Re: [MBZ] WOW!!! 1968 Mercedes-Benz 250SL

2020-07-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Would you paint it brown? On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 12:59 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > An automatic pagoda. How pointless! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 23, 2020, at 10:07 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >

Re: [MBZ] Room for a Merc V12 or 2?

2020-07-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Nope put it on a special trailer that you pull behind your Mercedes special race car haul truck... Make a 60 ft "king of the road statement"... .then.. while the crowd gathers... fire up the uncorked pair of V12 Mercedes engines and "rev it up for the crowd"... Hey... it's all for show

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Sorry but that is total crapola. Wear the damn mask. Protect others, protect yourself. Contain this virus and let’s move on! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 1:31 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > They your body loses the ability to fight common colds and flus then the

Re: [MBZ] OT: What is Rich's share of the $520MM?

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.postandcourier.com/business/former-scana-executive-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-charges-tied-to-failed-sc-nuclear-project/article_26e23ca8-c50b-11ea-8377-e7b39854212b.html?fbclid=IwAR3uvI3YnBT65fnVYoUpkuR6KG97Wm5skDDA_wTkZ-sk8pqzfk0t7pzoUA8 On 7/23/20 12:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via

Re: [MBZ] OT Study: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

2020-07-23 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Yeah we recently drove to South Dakota and back and by the end of 2800 miles of driving and camping in 116 degree weather we had a pretty good drill for how to get through a gas station, tank up, get snacks, use toilets and fuel pumps without getting or hopefully giving anyone covid 19. More of a

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Not days. Months or years of isolating, masking, and sanitizing might do it though. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 1:50 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > >  Yeah, the idea that your body will lose its ability to fight off regular > colds "within days" that some are

Re: [MBZ] WOW!!! 1968 Mercedes-Benz 250SL

2020-07-23 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
An automatic pagoda. How pointless! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 10:07 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Absolutely gorgeous! > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-mercedes-benz-250sl-10/ > > -- > --FT > > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Well, that was Arkansas, after all ... IIRC, the incidence of colds and old style flu are way down since social distancing and masks. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 12:11 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > After traveling by air last week and spending this week in Arkansas

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
They your body loses the ability to fight common colds and flus then the deaths go up from that. All of these places are giving you new disposable cups for refill, everything in styrofoam to go boxes, disposable menus, utensils. I bet the amount of trash and pollution for all of this is

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Huh? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > > Sorry but that is total crapola. Wear the damn mask. Protect others, protect > yourself. Contain this virus and let’s move on! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 23, 2020, at 1:31 PM, Kaleb Striplin via

[MBZ] OT woods find!

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
There is something disturbingly tempting about this 40 or 50s era Cadillac sedan Over grown with brush Buyer must remove Black https://auctionservicesltd.hibid.com/lot/69514661/vintage-caddilac/?cpage=5=100==catalog -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] I can afford XKE? $7100?

2020-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Sold at $19k. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 4:42 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Man, has a more phallic car ever been made? > Serious temptation though, an e-type wouldn't stay at that price... > -Curt > > On Thursday, July 23,

Re: [MBZ] I can afford XKE? $7100?

2020-07-23 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That’s actually a pretty good deal, even though it’s a 2+2 and an automatic. Having a 4.2l helps, but if you were going to choose all the things *not* to have on your Jag they pretty much checked all the boxes. I drove and serviced these back in the day. Seriously BA cars, especially on the

Re: [MBZ] OT woods find!

2020-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Send title. Seriously, bid $5 for it and make a series of Youtube videos about it. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
IMO they should be telling vulnerable people to wear N95 masks to protect themselves. Nobody cares more about one's own health than oneself. They will be motivated. Telling young people who don't really have much to worry about to wear masks that won't stop them getting the virus --- you can see

Re: [MBZ] OT woods find!

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
That would be kinda cool, could maybe monetize my "investment" on youtuber advert income! I'm looking at a little tractor that is in this auction.  The auction goes for like another 3 weeks, I might try to pick it up fairly cheap --FT On 7/23/20 5:42 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] These cars have been known to make it to a million miles but unfortunately I have to let it go because of Covid

2020-07-23 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I recall Herr Doktor Booth saying that MB never built a turbodiesel with a stick. Any that exist are conversions. Allan Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > On Thu, July 23, 2020 3:52 pm, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >> Yeah I noticed the stick, was interesting. > > I'm not sure they had a

Re: [MBZ] I can afford XKE? $7100?

2020-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Thu, July 23, 2020 5:58 pm, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Sold at $19k. That's more like it. $7k with half an hour to go seemed nuts. Usually it's within 20% of FMV by then. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Correlation is not causality. California reduced many restrictions and will be seeing tourist trade increase. There are probably several reasons why cases have increased, most related to behavior. My friends in LA tell me that almost nobody is wearing masks and bars have reopened with few

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
So long story short mask wearing is not going to solve anything and those at high risk should isolate at home. On 7/23/2020 6:39 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Correlation is not causality. California reduced many restrictions and will be seeing tourist trade increase. There are

[MBZ] WOW!!! 1968 Mercedes-Benz 250SL

2020-07-23 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Absolutely gorgeous! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-mercedes-benz-250sl-10/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I  have heard it said breathing thru your nose provides about as much natural filtration as most of these mask do.  Breathing thru your mouth sucks more of it in. On 7/23/2020 9:29 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I find that when I wear a mask I tend to breath through my mouth, which is

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Not just 'what is required' which sounds like emergency management (which should carry a 30 day time limit IMO). He enacted criminal statute by way of executive fiat when he declared that failure to wear a mask in public was a more serious crime than DUI. You can't be convicted of a misdemeanor

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Thu, July 23, 2020 9:23 pm, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Not really, they only have 78,000 cases in a country of 10 million. Michigan is a country of 10 million. 73,000 cases confirmed, plus about 8000 probables, highly concentrated in 3 counties surrounding Detroit.

Re: [MBZ] hand sanitizer makes you blind

2020-07-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Hand sanitizer... Yesterday, I went to Costco to stock up on a few items... found a rack with 1 gallon jugs of hand sanitizer... $16. 95 a gallon, limit ONE per customer... What a statement of the times we live in... It upset me so much I only bought one pallet of toilet paper... .;))) On Thu,

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Good point. I’m not really sure how it knows if the drain is blocked unless > it has some sort of level sensor, but not sure why the pump only does 3 > short pulses then stops. It's monitoring drive current. A blocked drain will cause the motor to work harder. Of course, if the current

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
This is a visual description of how electrostatic masks work. https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2009/10/14/n95/ On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:40:23 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > Kaleb that is totally untrue. The masks work

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
The Indiana Attorney General has objected to the Governor's recent state-wide mask order, his argument is that that 4 months into the "crisis" the legislature should be the governmental body that decides what is required of its citizens. Allan Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes: > He's a

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: > Wonder if I should go with Bosch the next time or not. I know some people like them but they are not among the top rated. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Yes that is a better summary. Thanks. Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > Not just 'what is required' which sounds like emergency management (which > should carry a 30 day time limit IMO). > He enacted criminal statute by way of executive fiat when he declared that > failure to wear a mask in

Re: [MBZ] Bosch Dishwasher

2020-07-23 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
You need to put a scanner on it and clear the codes you’ll be good --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 9:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wondered if it might be a control board. Need to check prices on that. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 23, 2020, at 8:17

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I find that when I wear a mask I tend to breath through my mouth, which is worse for filtering out contaminants. I am a nose-breather otherwise, unless I'm doing something strenuous and need to move larger volumes of air. If I'm wearing a mask I have to contentrate on deliberately breathing

Re: [MBZ] Pig Flu Again????

2020-07-23 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Time to close up the consulates, roll up the welcome mat, and ban all imports from CCP. It may bring a crisis of access to shitty goods, but that will be resolved by American Ingenuity and productivity. We can make PPE out of all the “recyclables” that the chinese no longer want to take off

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>>Then Cuomo needs to be brought up on charges for seeding Covid into the >>nursing homes. >I do not understand why he did that. I already answered that. There. Is. No. Rule. Of. Law. Said another way, because he can. Statistics is numbers. If you need statistics for a certain purpose, you

Re: [MBZ] I can afford XKE? $7100?

2020-07-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Ohh.. how not exciting.. a neutered XKE, with all of it's sex appeal removed by the stylist at Jag but there IS room for a baby seat in the back and a small stroller in the boot, just what you need to take to your psych counsel appoint for actually buying one... 7500 miles in 30 years...

Re: [MBZ] OT: Briggs and Stratton files for Bankruptcy

2020-07-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
It's not as bad as you might think... Capt 11 BK.. is a "reorganization bankruptcy" where the BK court holds the creditors at bay while the company catches its collective breath and does a bit of slow pay to creditors. Unlike a Chapt 7 BK where all assets are sold off and company is

Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing

2020-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Sanitizing maybe, my pet theory is that the "otherwise healthy", young, strong people who are dying or really suffering with COVID are also the people who are excessively clean. I'm thinking that germophobes don't build as strong immune systems. If you're just staying away from other people

Re: [MBZ] These cars have been known to make it to a million miles but unfortunately I have to let it go because of Covid

2020-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Those don't look like 1987 headlights to me, but it's got 1987 turbo gills on the right fender. Underhood pics show a turbo and interior pics show a stick shift. Somebody built that. On Thu, July 23, 2020 10:48 am, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > > 1986+87 Mercedes Benz 2.5L turbodiesel > >

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