[diesel_mercedes] Happy New Year To All & Sundry !

 

 



11:38PM PST

Here's hoping everyone has a funner 2018 than I had 2017 *:D big grin .      

Tom came to Pasadena for the Vintage British Moto Ride this morning and got there before me,. I had to take a circuitous route and fill my tank, change a clogged  fuel filter etc........

 
After everyone _else_ rode away to have fun (sob) we went  up to my house where Tom tried to work on his computer and I raked up 100 gallons of leaves and dirt, getting a good workout and relieving some stress via exercise .

We're forecasted rain for Thursday and my back yard is partially cemented and has a drain leading 'round the house into the street out front, it was completely filled with dry leaves as were all the concrete walkways, if I fail to clean them before a rain I have a muddy pool at my back door step so this needed doing .

Then I did a routine hot oil & filter change on his Mercedes 300SDL, I used my mangled hand too, it's not getting any better so I might as well work it to keep it flexible .

After that we went to Monrovia and fed & watered Jr's dogs, brought in his mail etc/, the went to Tom's Man Cave where he dropped off a few things and puttered 'round a bit then he was all done and *very* kindly took a 50 mile (each way) detour to a remote junkyard so I could get a rear view mirror for Shirley's station wagon and a couple small items for  my old Diesel Sports Coupe, thence to a nice lunch at a brandy new buffet Tom saw under construction last month . nice and clean, decent food (excellent grilled pepper shrimp on skewers) , passable service but it's NYE after all .

Back to Pasadena, Tom dropped me off and headed home, I played with my dogs a bit, watered them (I'd fed them far too much this morning so no additional food in the evening) , took a nice shower, grabbed to bottles  of bubbly then headed down to the hotel where Shirley and DeMarkis were waiting .

Shirley's sound asleep in front of the T.V., DeMarkis is waiting for midnight & watching cartoons but will prolly fade away before then .

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! .

-Nate


              Tom   wrote:


Dear Family, 
 
    It's been a long day, starting at 5:30 a.m.  Running around, doing errands, taking Nate to a junk yard for a 'new' mirror for Shirley's wagon.  Listening to the ongoing stress and travails of the burned house situation. 
 
    Home early, and I'm going to bed.  Talk to you all next year.  Have a happy and safe New Year's eve, and a better 2018 than 2017. 
 
Love,
Tom 
 





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[diesel_mercedes] Fuel Economy Check '84 300CD Slushbox

 


I ran it 437 miles, quite  a ways with the low fuel lamp on but it didn't run out as I'd hoped so I made it to the ProPel biomass Diesel station, changed the paper element filter and tanked it up .

23.3 MPG .

Then I worked on Tom's '87 300SDL,  then we went to the junkyard where  I found some Coupe parts and another, better inside rear view mirror for my 300TD .

A bunch more but all in all a busy and productive day, I am well pleased .

I passed a CHP going 100MPH when trying to run it out of fuel, luckily he didn't see me behind a string of cars pulling trailers, I barely saw his blue light and slowed down quite a bit .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] 12.24.17

 

Thank you Sir ! .

No egg nog, mince pie or turkey this year .


-Nate
        Joe   wrote :

Feliz Navidad, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Holidays or
whatever is said in your country!

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Feliz Navidad, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Holidays or
whatever is said in your country!

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[diesel_mercedes] 12.24.17

 



FELIZ NOCHE BUENA A TODOS ! .

-Nate


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Plowing & House Fire

 

I've thought of that, but I think Im too old and messed up for one of those, maybe if I had a youngster around, but I don't. Max

On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Ygmir Tunn ygmirtunn@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


well Max......
I still have one M35a2, converted to super singles, dump bed, 4K hydraulic lift gate.........and it's extra..........


On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Max temple jasperezra@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Bummer about the fire. My truck is a 84 -F250, 400ci., 4spd. high and low transfer case. 99 % of my plowing is in 1st gear high. wish I had a 350 with a bigger plow. Always run 4 chains. I've even got stuck with 4 chains. Come to think of it, I wish I could lock up all 4 wheels. I never take my truck past my mailbox, 1.3 miles. It only gets used for firewood and plowing. I am a expert at backing up on a narrow road around curves as plowing is a lot of backing up. Max

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 7:43 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Boy howdy does that photograph bring back memories of the 1960's ! .

In New Hampshire we had two 1963 Chevy K10's ~ (K means 4WD, 10 means 1/2 ton) one was a blue / white shortbed stepside, t'other was a black/white Suburban . both had 250CID i6 engines and Muncie SM465 four speed, compound low manual trannies, I spent hours and hours late at night riding shotgun in the Suburban plowing snow, Delco AM radio playing WWII tunes softly, tranny whining quietly as the flakes drifted down .

A very bucolic memory from a wildly chaotic life .

So, the pot head Foster boy plugged in his 'surround sound' thing , leaving it to charge up whilst laying on a cotton towel next to a bunkbed made up with highly flammable Chinese comforters etc., then he went out to get high, luckily SWMBO asked our 11YO Foster boy to go close all the windows as the night was coming ~ he looked in this bedroom and saw the bed aflame, ran to tell her and she grabbed the baby (our 2YO greatgrandson) , fled the house and called 911 and me ~ I came as fast as I could .

The entire house (4BR, 2baliving & dining plus big play room)     was filled with heat and smoke, the firemen vented the roof in three places then pulled down the ceiling in that room plus broke holes in most other rooms allowing the blown in cellulose (basically wood) insulation to come into the house with the water they sprayed so now everything in the entire house is heat,smoke or water damaged beyond use .

The ins. co. says we'll be back in by June or be on our own.....

No one was hurt, SWMBO had a fit thinking her 300TD was going to burn up in the garage, they refused to let her get it out, as far as  I can see the garage didn't even get warm and it's 10' from the back of the house .

It's all boarded up now, we'll meet the ins. co's inspector there Wed. 12.27 and go from there .

Life continues apace .

The pothead who created this mess, hasn't yet said 'I'm sorry' and he nearly killed my Sweetie and Kai .

I went back to - day to salvage my smoky but clean clothes from the closet, I'll try washing them to get the smoke out ..

I had to wear the same clothes and undies for _three_days_ (ugh) .

-Nate
         Max wrote :

What caused the fire? I'm guessing not a wood stove. Max

 







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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Plowing & House Fire

 

well Max......
I still have one M35a2, converted to super singles, dump bed, 4K hydraulic lift gate.........and it's extra........


On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Max temple jasperezra@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Bummer about the fire. My truck is a 84 -F250, 400ci., 4spd. high and low transfer case. 99 % of my plowing is in 1st gear high. wish I had a 350 with a bigger plow. Always run 4 chains. I've even got stuck with 4 chains. Come to think of it, I wish I could lock up all 4 wheels. I never take my truck past my mailbox, 1.3 miles. It only gets used for firewood and plowing. I am a expert at backing up on a narrow road around curves as plowing is a lot of backing up. Max

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 7:43 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Boy howdy does that photograph bring back memories of the 1960's ! .

In New Hampshire we had two 1963 Chevy K10's ~ (K means 4WD, 10 means 1/2 ton) one was a blue / white shortbed stepside, t'other was a black/white Suburban . both had 250CID i6 engines and Muncie SM465 four speed, compound low manual trannies, I spent hours and hours late at night riding shotgun in the Suburban plowing snow, Delco AM radio playing WWII tunes softly, tranny whining quietly as the flakes drifted down .

A very bucolic memory from a wildly chaotic life .

So, the pot head Foster boy plugged in his 'surround sound' thing , leaving it to charge up whilst laying on a cotton towel next to a bunkbed made up with highly flammable Chinese comforters etc., then he went out to get high, luckily SWMBO asked our 11YO Foster boy to go close all the windows as the night was coming ~ he looked in this bedroom and saw the bed aflame, ran to tell her and she grabbed the baby (our 2YO greatgrandson) , fled the house and called 911 and me ~ I came as fast as I could .

The entire house (4BR, 2baliving & dining plus big play room)     was filled with heat and smoke, the firemen vented the roof in three places then pulled down the ceiling in that room plus broke holes in most other rooms allowing the blown in cellulose (basically wood) insulation to come into the house with the water they sprayed so now everything in the entire house is heat,smoke or water damaged beyond use .

The ins. co. says we'll be back in by June or be on our own.....

No one was hurt, SWMBO had a fit thinking her 300TD was going to burn up in the garage, they refused to let her get it out, as far as  I can see the garage didn't even get warm and it's 10' from the back of the house .

It's all boarded up now, we'll meet the ins. co's inspector there Wed. 12.27 and go from there .

Life continues apace .

The pothead who created this mess, hasn't yet said 'I'm sorry' and he nearly killed my Sweetie and Kai .

I went back to - day to salvage my smoky but clean clothes from the closet, I'll try washing them to get the smoke out ..

I had to wear the same clothes and undies for _three_days_ (ugh) .

-Nate
         Max wrote :

What caused the fire? I'm guessing not a wood stove. Max

 




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Plowing & House Fire

 

Bummer about the fire. My truck is a 84 -F250, 400ci., 4spd. high and low transfer case. 99 % of my plowing is in 1st gear high. wish I had a 350 with a bigger plow. Always run 4 chains. I've even got stuck with 4 chains. Come to think of it, I wish I could lock up all 4 wheels. I never take my truck past my mailbox, 1.3 miles. It only gets used for firewood and plowing. I am a expert at backing up on a narrow road around curves as plowing is a lot of backing up. Max

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 7:43 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Boy howdy does that photograph bring back memories of the 1960's ! .

In New Hampshire we had two 1963 Chevy K10's ~ (K means 4WD, 10 means 1/2 ton) one was a blue / white shortbed stepside, t'other was a black/white Suburban . both had 250CID i6 engines and Muncie SM465 four speed, compound low manual trannies, I spent hours and hours late at night riding shotgun in the Suburban plowing snow, Delco AM radio playing WWII tunes softly, tranny whining quietly as the flakes drifted down .

A very bucolic memory from a wildly chaotic life .

So, the pot head Foster boy plugged in his 'surround sound' thing , leaving it to charge up whilst laying on a cotton towel next to a bunkbed made up with highly flammable Chinese comforters etc., then he went out to get high, luckily SWMBO asked our 11YO Foster boy to go close all the windows as the night was coming ~ he looked in this bedroom and saw the bed aflame, ran to tell her and she grabbed the baby (our 2YO greatgrandson) , fled the house and called 911 and me ~ I came as fast as I could .

The entire house (4BR, 2baliving & dining plus big play room)     was filled with heat and smoke, the firemen vented the roof in three places then pulled down the ceiling in that room plus broke holes in most other rooms allowing the blown in cellulose (basically wood) insulation to come into the house with the water they sprayed so now everything in the entire house is heat,smoke or water damaged beyond use .

The ins. co. says we'll be back in by June or be on our own.....

No one was hurt, SWMBO had a fit thinking her 300TD was going to burn up in the garage, they refused to let her get it out, as far as  I can see the garage didn't even get warm and it's 10' from the back of the house .

It's all boarded up now, we'll meet the ins. co's inspector there Wed. 12.27 and go from there .

Life continues apace .

The pothead who created this mess, hasn't yet said 'I'm sorry' and he nearly killed my Sweetie and Kai .

I went back to - day to salvage my smoky but clean clothes from the closet, I'll try washing them to get the smoke out ..

I had to wear the same clothes and undies for _three_days_ (ugh) .

-Nate
         Max wrote :

What caused the fire? I'm guessing not a wood stove. Max

 



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[diesel_mercedes] House Fire

 

I'm not allowed to make these choices, they're pretty much told they can do whatever they want with zero repercussions......

Last night SWMBO couldn't get the electronic door key card to work, I can't hear any knocking and the boys didn't open the door so she slept down the corridor in her grand daughter's room, I wondered where she was.....

Life goes on .

I now have my Coupe here so I'm mobile .

-Nate        
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Mr. pot head foster boy may need to reconsider where he's going to lay his head in the future. I feel for you. You sound like caring people.
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