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Old 11-18-2012, 12:50 PM
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Digital Bathroom Scales:

Each morning, I am in the habit of weighing myself. In the morning, I usually weigh about 192 lbs. At 6'03", this is where my weight stays. In the evening, I generally weigh about 197 lbs. This is consistent even with my daily intake of (10) cups of coffee and (2) sweet teas from McDonald's. In general, I eat a lot of Mexican and East Indian food and rarely eat fast food unless time constraints force me too.

At home, I like quesadillas made with pepper jack cheese and ghost pepper Omlettes. My wife is an artisan and makes amazing, balanced meals, so I eat very healthy when she is home.

Recently, I took a very long (Hot!) shower in the evening and weighed 197 before the shower and 194 lbs after the shower. This got me thinking that perhaps the body was burning vast amounts of energy cooling itself.

Out of further, morbid curiosity, I weight myself before and after my morning dump. The results were 196.7 pounds before and 192.3 pounds afterwards, for a total waste value of 4.4 pounds.

I shared the results with my co-workers and I am currently in the lead as our top waste producer.

My wife informed me this morning that my scientific testing confirms what she has suspected all along; that I am full of ****...

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

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Old 11-18-2012, 01:54 PM
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Diesel related? -
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Old 11-18-2012, 02:01 PM
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Sure it is Diesel related, if he keeps his weight down then his SD will show an increase in milage.

Loosing a few pounds in the shower, is all the grease and grime from a hard day wrenching on these old Diesels.

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Old 11-18-2012, 02:04 PM
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True!!!!

Plus, the oils used to fry the food can be used in a diesel!!!!
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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership
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Old 11-18-2012, 02:09 PM
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humm diesel from ****
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Old 11-18-2012, 09:35 PM
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wouldn't that smell bad.....????
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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership
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Old 11-18-2012, 09:58 PM
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I have a pet hatred for digital electronics that are unable to communicate with other digital electronics.

Have you weighed several times in a row to get some idea of the accuracy of the scale? It may not be as good as you expect.
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Old 11-18-2012, 10:08 PM
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the digital we have is not too consistent. You might find for example the next day your poo was no weight at all.
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Old 11-18-2012, 10:11 PM
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I think the Doktor stays away from OD for good reason.
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Old 11-18-2012, 10:20 PM
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LOL!!!!

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership
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