UR a Looser
--FT
On 7/30/21 3:18 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Almost as bad as using letters for words, as in “U” for “you”, for example. I
understand the need as in having a limit on the number of characters in a text
or tweet, but I just hate it when people use this approach in
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If the house has gutters you might want to put some heat strips in the
gutters, I had this problem in my MA house, water from the melting
bottom of snow on the roof ran down into the gutters and froze then the
next water running down backed up. I put some heater wire in there with
a switch in
Sprinters are quiet quite for being Deisel, but there’s a recall on the break
petal. U could loose the ability to turn of ur break lites if the faulty piece
falls off.
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Maybe she was lysdexic
>
Flagstaff house?
Did I miss something?
Rick
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So your Good Deed does not go unrewarded I will ship you a jar of my
organic jalapeno jelly. Just send me your address off list.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:17 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> I stopped at the farmstand at the end of my driveway to get some veg as
>
Good as it is, or big renos planned?
On 30/07/2021 3:20 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Not sure what to tell you.
Bought a nice older 1970s ranch home with a three car detached garage on about
a 1/2 acre in a golf community. Youngest son lives there now and it gives us a
place to
There are long “baffles” (insulation stops) that they’ll use before blowing in
more insulation.
-D
> On Jul 30, 2021, at 6:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> You had said a small roof with a low pitch so I wondered if they could get
> into the area close to the eaves. Thus the
Maybe but it's really beat. For a couple hundred bucks I can get a much nicer
one. I could get one in similar shape, maybe even a little better for free.
Curt
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On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:08 PM, Randy Bennell via
Mercedes wrote: Could you not repair the
And this was almost 30 years ago...
-Curt
On Friday, July 30, 2021, 1:55:47 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes
wrote:
This is what they teach in school now. "Inventive" spelling.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> What I couldn't ever understand was
I stopped at the farmstand at the end of my driveway to get some veg as
I was on my way home from errands. As I was leaving this young pregger
woman with a toddler in tow comes to ask my buddy Lonnie who works there
if anyone has jumper cables. I say sure I can get some but let's check
the
OK in that case I might take you up on it.
In other news the boy is moving to DC end of the month, so at some point
when I visit you can finally buy me that beer that you promised a few
years ago... and if you want another cat I could probably bring a
couple to you
--FT
On 7/30/21 5:21
and no pix of the minor repairs needed
--FT
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I have had really good results using grout able vinyl tile over existing tile.
It is recommended that you use a texture filler
On the original tile so that the texture does not eventually mirror on the new
tile. Best to make sure the seams do not line up on the old and new tiles as
well.
Almost as bad as using letters for words, as in “U” for “you”, for example. I
understand the need as in having a limit on the number of characters in a text
or tweet, but I just hate it when people use this approach in regular
communication, like an email message. Same with people who
Yeah, but at least I don’t yell at the kids when they walk on my lawn.
-D
> On Jul 30, 2021, at 3:50 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> UR a Looser
>
> --FT
>
> On 7/30/21 3:18 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
>> Almost as bad as using letters for words, as in “U” for “you”,
Not sure what to tell you.
Bought a nice older 1970s ranch home with a three car detached garage on about
a 1/2 acre in a golf community. Youngest son lives there now and it gives us a
place to land when we’re visiting or looking to escape the climate of Florida.
We’ll probably be there on a
The biggest reno was getting the psychotic PO out of there.
AZBob
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 1:33 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Good as it is, or big renos planned?
>
>
>> On 30/07/2021 3:20 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
>> Not sure what to tell you.
Definitely, the insulation guys will be doing this from below. Just having the
insulation sorted should eliminate the ice dams, and this house definitely had
them based on what we can see on the ceilings in a couple of areas. When the
roof is done they will install the ice dam material on the
Start a you-boob channel, Amazon Unboxing Adventures!, you'll get famous
for mocking them.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 5:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> I ordered a set of Bosch break pats from Amazon cheepcheep deals
> (returns) a
The last year I was in college I was an RA in charge of a floor of a dorm. I
had to spend a couple nights a week on duty looking after the place and had to
log that time.One of the other RAs just couldn't handle spelling quiet. I'd
write that it was "Quite quiet." and she'd ask why I wrote
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Wooden subfloor.
-D
> On Jul 30, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What is it applied to? Concrete or subfloor?
>
> Peel and stick vinyl might work, or go for this.
> https://www.garageflooringinc.com/garage-rolls.html
>
> --FT
>
>
> On 7/30/21 11:18 AM, dan
Could you not repair the cookstove? My recollection is that the back is
usually just sheet metal and if so, you should be able to rebuild it.
The cast iron top and the castings on the front are what make it a nice
stove.
On 30/07/2021 10:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
An exterior
There is quarter round on the walls and the kick panel of the vanity, so I’ll
pull that. I’ll have to but it up against the tub but otherwise all of the
other edges will be covered in some manner.
And yes, I own a house in Flagstaff now. Chez Penoff West.
-D
> On Jul 30, 2021, at 3:10 PM,
I was going to look at this car today but the woman dealing with it said
some other guy was going there at 2 ( and the seller couldn't show it
until after 5 today, you figure that out), she would let me know what
sorted out. Turns out he bought it for the $2500 asking price, which if
the only
And you did not save up and store any, uh, fertilizer?
On 30/07/2021 4:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
No, it's not. Our poor Kitty died last June.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:20 PM Floyd Thursby
wrote:
Is this the El Merde del Gato version?
--FT
On 7/30/21 4:31 PM, Andrew
Unusual barter arrangement. A clock for a beer.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:32 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> OK in that case I might take you up on it.
>
> In other news the boy is moving to DC end of the month, so at some point
> when I visit you can finally buy me
Maybe she was lysdexic
--FT
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The last year I was in college I was an RA in charge of a floor of a dorm.
> I had to spend a couple nights a week on duty looking after the place and had
> to log that
Neat website!
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Jul 30, 2021 11:00:16 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes :
> In which a guy builds a replica
>
> https://www.rotesau.co.za/
>
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At 4 X 6, you don't have a lot to lose. Might as well try it and see how
well it works. If the existing joints are not tight, you might get
telegraphing of the pattern through the new vinyl. If you can stand
additional thickness, you might find some of the vinyl plank flooring
would be thick
It does on some of the roof edges, but I’ll be putting gutter guards on when
I’m there next time to keep the pine needles out of the gutters. That will keep
most of the snow out, too.
-D
> On Jul 30, 2021, at 6:29 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> If the house has gutters you
What I couldn't ever understand was that she didn't seem to think that not
knowing how to spell would be a problem.Her name was Danita, she'd get upset if
I wrote Duh'nita...
-Curt
On Friday, July 30, 2021, 1:47:27 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
Maybe she was lysdexic
On 30/07/2021 2:03 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
Sheet vinyl is harder than squares but not much harder for small rooms.
I did sheet vinyl in a bathroom a few years back. I had a roll of paper
and I laid out strips of it on the floor to fit to the walls and other
things
Good as-is for the most part. Needs some freshening, but other than that it’s a
solid place with good bones. Very few issues came up in the pre-purchase
inspection, and the seller fixed all of those. If there was one thing I was
surprised at it was the lack of insulation in the place. I had an
No, it's not. Our poor Kitty died last June.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:20 PM Floyd Thursby
wrote:
> Is this the El Merde del Gato version?
>
> --FT
> On 7/30/21 4:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
> So your Good Deed does not go unrewarded I will ship you a jar of my
> organic jalapeno jelly.
Is this the El Merde del Gato version?
--FT
On 7/30/21 4:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
So your Good Deed does not go unrewarded I will ship you a jar of my
organic jalapeno jelly. Just send me your address off list.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:17 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
You had said a small roof with a low pitch so I wondered if they could
get into the area close to the eaves. Thus the suggestion that you do it
from above if you are having new shingles installed in any event.
On 30/07/2021 4:38 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Definitely, the
Interior chimney, interesting. Usually those on an outside wall are outside of
the house.
Nice job, should last a very long time. However, I personally would check the
cap and brickwork above the roof -- I expect the plaster failed due to water
intrusion.
My brother and I put new caps on
I started receiving email from okie Benz again a few days ago after not seeing
anything for a couple weeks. Then yesterday they stopped again.
Not sure why the stopped originally, why they started up again or why they
stopped again.
Thanks,
Mike.
Michael E. Esh
> On Jul 29, 2021, at 11:05
Dmitri, you also repair slate roofs.? They're about as durable as plaster
walls.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 7:09 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Interior chimney, interesting. Usually those on an outside wall are
> outside of the house.
>
> Nice job, should last a
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"New brakes, new fuel pump, new fuel pump relay, new timing chain."
New, or new nine years ago?
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, at 9:43 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
> Can’t really tell you a lot about it because it was my fathers and he
> died two years ago. I believe it has been sitting about
Well, probably at least 2 years ago
--FT
On 7/30/21 9:47 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
"New brakes, new fuel pump, new fuel pump relay, new timing chain."
New, or new nine years ago?
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, at 9:43 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
Can’t really tell you a lot
Hell no!
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 8:15 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Dmitri, you also repair slate roofs.? They're about as durable as plaster
> walls.
>
>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 7:09 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
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Can’t really tell you a lot about it because it was my fathers and he
died two years ago. I believe it has been sitting about nine years since
it was driven regularly.
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Interior chimneys seem common here in the colder climates.
There were a bunch of missing shingles around the chimney and since they were
replaced the leak seems to have gone away.
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 7:09 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Interior chimney,
In which a guy builds a replica
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Air brakes --- you'd need a CDL to operate it?
Allan
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, at 10:15 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> C’mon, Kaleb - you know you need a flatbed for hauling cars:
>
> https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/seffner-1986-mercedes-rollback/7354199332.html
>
> -D
>
13 Tonne batree, er, fuel for a fire. I'll bet it burns for days
-
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Charleston SC
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 10:22 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
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> "Emergency services are working to extinguish flames"
>
> I'll bet that is an understatement.
>
>
>
Battery fires are no joke:
https://insideevs.com/news/423581/severe-electric-car-fire-explosion-chargin
g/
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Excellent technique and amazingly precise. I cut carpet for several bathrooms
that way over the years and it looks like a pro wall-to-wall job but lifts out
easily.
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To: Scott
I have a small electric (10v) brad nailer that is super for trim, especially
for kick spaces and other hard-to-nail areas. The main trick is holding hand
pressure against the back fd the tool to get good countersink. Pneumatic is
good too, of course.
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"Emergency services are working to extinguish flames"
I'll bet that is an understatement.
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When she comes back with your batree, your condition will be that she and her
family can thank you by promising to vote correctly from now on.
Today during my ruck walk around the neighborhood, a black Discovery passed me
a few times, and then finally stopped to ask directions. I could tell
Is that original color or repaint? First MB I ever drove.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 10:14 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
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>
> https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/tampa-1972-mercedes-280-se-45/7355996120.html
>
> Hmm.
>
> -D
>
Looks nice, probably need more history on it to say one way or the other.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, at 10:14 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/tampa-1972-mercedes-280-se-45/7355996120.html
>
> Hmm.
>
> -D
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Not sure exactly what this is but might be a decent deal.
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This is what they teach in school now. "Inventive" spelling.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> What I couldn't ever understand was that she didn't seem to think that not
> knowing how to spell would be a problem.Her name was Danita, she'd get upset
> if I
I was wondering the same thing. Congratulations, Dan!
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 10:54 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Flagstaff house?
> Did I miss something?
>
>
> Rick
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Me too. Some think it's tacky but I vote for sheet vinyl in any room with
running water. Depending on the old texture you may need a "leveler" to
prevent print-through of the old texture. You'll want shoe molding around the
perimeter to prevent curling and probably a transition strip at the
On 30/07/2021 2:22 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
And yes, I own a house in Flagstaff now. Chez Penoff West.
-D
So, are you going to provide details? We need to live vicariously since
most of us have no plan to acquire a house in Flagstaff.
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I ordered a set of Bosch break pats from Amazon cheepcheep deals
(returns) a coupla weeks ago, they arrived and were missing 1 break pat
and one ware sincer were missing and 1 sincer was broken. Box was torn
up. So I did a return then ordered another cheepcheep set. The first
set I think I
On 30/07/2021 4:07 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
..Roof is solid but about 15 years old, so I’ve got a roofer coming out for
an estimate. Like a lot of these older homes there have been issues with ice
dams, so I’ll look to a roof replacement to resolve this as well as possibly
I scored a Cardone remanufactured brake booster for my 2003 ML350 off of Amazon
warehouse for $120 last week. Retail is almost $400. Original box was banged
up, which was the reason for the markdown, but the booster was perfect.
OE new is nearly $600. I’ll roll the dice.
-D
> On Jul 30, 2021,
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Hmm.
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C’mon, Kaleb - you know you need a flatbed for hauling cars:
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That’s a good idea. I’ll make a vid.
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 7:49 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
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> Start a you-boob channel, Amazon Unboxing Adventures!, you'll get famous
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> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Brazilian not Corinthian leather. Hard pass.
--FT
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> On Jul 30, 2021, at 10:33 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Is that original color or repaint? First MB I ever drove.
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 10:14 PM dan penoff.com via
At least I thought it was, especially if you’re into RC aircraft.
https://youtu.be/3zGeVSAHeuk
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An exterior chimney is no good if you're trying to burn wood while it's really
cold out. The draft is terrible until the chimney warms up and if it's really
cold sometimes its hard to keep the chimney warm.
Our new house up north has a chimney in the kitchen/diningroom which is
connected to
I’ve got a small bathroom in the Flagstaff house that has very dated 12” square
vinyl flooring (from what I can see.) It’s a small area, maybe 4’ x 6’, if
that. The flooring is in good condition finish-wise, but is discolored from age
and UV exposure due to a skylight being in the ceiling. It
What is it applied to? Concrete or subfloor?
Peel and stick vinyl might work, or go for this.
https://www.garageflooringinc.com/garage-rolls.html
--FT
On 7/30/21 11:18 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
I’ve got a small bathroom in the Flagstaff house that has very dated 12” square
Got back yesterday from my trip, started the ML after it had sat at the
airport for 9 days, started right up then died after a second with
dreaded START ERROR light in the cluster. $h*t. Started it a coupla
more times, same thing. I finally cycled the remote fob (which needs a
new battery)
You could consider a floating interlocking vinyl plank floor, that would go
down with no glue or anything. You might need a riser on the toilet flange, as
that should stay level with the floor for proper seal.
Allan
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, at 11:18 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> I’ve
Made to be sold in Canada. Don't think Mercedes has built cars here.
On 30/07/2021 8:43 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
Can’t really tell you a lot about it because it was my fathers and he
died two years ago. I believe it has been sitting about nine years
since it was driven
For a bathroom I'm a big fan of one piece vinyl, get a flooring place to do
it, they're used to cutting around stuff.My parents used something similar for
their kitchen/dining room, looks like tiles to the point that you have to touch
it to tell it isn't individual tiles. Its completely smooth
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