Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-11 Thread Lee Einer
Homeland Security has probably beat you to it. And the FBI with their Carnivore software. Bob DuPuy wrote: Just so you know, Tom Ridge and I are compiling a list of all you hate america first people. Don't be suprised if you come home some night and things look a little out of place and your

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-11 Thread JabbaHursty
russian stuff is reasonably cheap, but it stinks and some guns can't handle the lacquered steel cases. I have an older mini 14 i'm shooting it in, but think i will try black hills factory reloads next. i have serious doubts about the .223 as a manstopper though and still think of it as a

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-11 Thread Kevin
On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 10:04:18PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those GM diesels are so junky, I can't believe anyone would buy them... The 6.2 and 6.5 both only will last about 100K miles. BZT, they're more than capable of going the long haul. Some of the later 6.5s can get

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Bob DuPuy
Well my ill informed understanding is that a given barrel of crude will only produce so much of each desired fraction, unless the refiner rally pushes hard and does some complex more expensive cracking of the hydrocarbons. That being said we dieselers are competing with the home heating oil users

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Christopher McCann
they are. Ken In a message dated 7/8/2005 4:39:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subject: Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory... To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Well my

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Christopher McCann wrote: Forgot about the pickups - aren't some Hummers diesel too? Gas station about 5 blocks from work just added a diesel tank too. The military Humvee is. The original civie versions after the gulf war were all GM diesels, can't remember if they were 6.2L or 6.5L. By

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Kevin
On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 08:53:26PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote: Christopher McCann wrote: Forgot about the pickups - aren't some Hummers diesel too? Gas station about 5 blocks from work just added a diesel tank too. The military Humvee is. The original civie versions after the gulf war

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread DANTERR9
Those GM diesels are so junky, I can't believe anyone would buy them... The 6.2 and 6.5 both only will last about 100K miles. The fuel pump wears out fast, its not designed for todays low sulpher diesel fuel. The cylinder bores wear fast, pistons fit poorly and the head gaskets spring leaks

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Slozukimc
In a message dated 7/8/2005 4:39:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When was charging interest invented? About the same time the loan shark came about..Many, many moons ago, Mike

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread redghost
Other side of the equation, how many refineries closed in the six years since the last booming economy? Capacity in my neck of the world is down. On Friday, July 8, 2005, at 04:49 PM, Christopher McCann wrote: Would be interesting to read a report of the global fuel

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Rick Knoble
- Original Message - From: Bill Gallagher [EMAIL PROTECTED] do you feel proud to be a A After reading that, I am happy to be in AA. It's depressing enough to cause some one to pick up a drink... lol Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
the original hummers had 6.5 non turbos, both military and civie. At some point they started putting the 6.5 turbo in them but from what I hear those are not very good as the turbo actually touches the engine and cooks #8 cyl. Seems like a buddy of mine who has an original one says they are

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Have you owned one or is this just what you hear? I had a 6.2 which my dad now has and it has close to 200K on it, no problems at all. I now have a 6.5 turbo with 132K, it runs just great, no problems there either. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those GM diesels are so junky, I can't believe

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Slozukimc
In a message dated 7/9/2005 11:12:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And those $50.00 aspirin? Those are because of those who don't want to pay for medical insurance, choosing instead to go without and then plead poverty when they get sick. Of course they NEED a fancy

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Slozukimc
I agree.While the 6.2 is no powerhouse I have seen many with WAY over 200,000 on the clock. Can't say for the 6.5 though. Mike

RE: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Royce Engler
: Saturday, July 09, 2005 12:50 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory... Keep in mind bids on governments contracts for over 50 years, except for Iraq, the low reasonable bid wins the contract do not expect the best quality or performance

RE: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Royce Engler
300TD Turbo 265K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 10:27 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory... Have you owned one or is this just what you

RE: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread Royce Engler
Uhm...actually, the current no-bid contracts with Halliburton were carried out in 2003. I don't think Clinton was still in office, then. ;) (See http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/01/cheney.halliburton/) Nice try. That was when the contract was renewed. First contract was done in the mid

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-09 Thread David Brodbeck
Royce Engler wrote: Nice try. That was when the contract was renewed. First contract was done in the mid 90s, and was done on Clinton's watch. Not that that makes a whole lot of difference, except that it seems that the libs wanted to make a big deal out of the fact that it was no bid and

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-08 Thread redghost
Still $2.39 for dino and $2.96 bioD. I think the increase is being blamed on a storm or two in the gulf On Thursday, July 7, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Here on the surface of the sun, we just went blasting through the $2.50 mark (here on the west side, you Phoenixites) for

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-08 Thread David Brodbeck
Bill Gallagher wrote: Keep in mind this country is based on the firm belief of capitalism . no price control, no price limit, whatever the sucker, no market will bear go down the street a few feet and the price drops ..Shop around and your considered a flake and more ... The

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-08 Thread Mitch Haley
David Brodbeck wrote: The free market ain't always so free. I used to live in a small town where all the stations would mysteriously always have the same price...and always several cents more than the stations in surrounding towns. I think they got together over coffee at the local diner

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
: From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory... To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed yes, once something goes up, its VERY hard

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-08 Thread Jeff Zedic
Apparently Christopher wrote: The Byzantine Empire had NO inflation for about 800 years. Can you imagine a pair of shoes costing the same today as they did in the year 1200? Inflation is not inevitable, it is created. Christopher It's probably because they never charged interest! That's a

Re: [MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-08 Thread Christopher McCann
No doubt that inflation favors borrowing for that reason (until interest rates catch up to offset inflation)...but look up inflation in a OLDER dictionary...like a 1950's Webster's and you get a VERY good definition of inflation. Christopher --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: