Getting lots of looks this spring
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My car is bluer than the Mercedes midnight blue, but it seems very similar to my previous midnight blue Jeep Wrangler or midnight blue Ford F350 pickup. The color does change considerably in different light conditions, more so than I remember with the midnight blue colors on the other vehicles. Sometimes it almost looks like a very dark bluish purple.
Azurite from wikipedia is more blue than my car
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Azure blue is the name...azurite is a rock...like you posted.
Color names don't always represent literally their color.
Pearl black like mine...I see no pinks or pastel blues in my paint, like a pearl has haha
Color names don't always represent literally their color.
Pearl black like mine...I see no pinks or pastel blues in my paint, like a pearl has haha
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ksing44, nice box culvert in your driveway, sure nicer than some corrugated pipe
Off topic, but it is nice to see well engineered cars and roadways all in the same photo
Off topic, but it is nice to see well engineered cars and roadways all in the same photo
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Ksing, your color codes are stamped on a metal plate under the hood above the radiator/fan (or at least they are on my car). You may see your number there.
And agreed on the color name thing. Mine is "smoke silver". wtf? I guess mercedes is above the name "champagne". lol
And agreed on the color name thing. Mine is "smoke silver". wtf? I guess mercedes is above the name "champagne". lol
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Ksing, your color codes are stamped on a metal plate under the hood above the radiator/fan (or at least they are on my car). You may see your number there.
And agreed on the color name thing. Mine is "smoke silver". wtf? I guess mercedes is above the name "champagne". lol
And agreed on the color name thing. Mine is "smoke silver". wtf? I guess mercedes is above the name "champagne". lol
I always called it champagne...lol
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I got my color code from the russian mercedes benz club website, and I found out about all the options my car had. It gave me a full report. I thought it was pretty cool.
http://old.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/?lng=eng
http://old.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/?lng=eng
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At the time of construction, they said that in my county only the bridges on the PA Turnpike were built to the same standards. It cost almost $20K for the bridge, not including the excavation that was part of the general contracting for the entire site. I sure would have liked to use that money to put toward other items during construction. Oh well, it all turned out OK and there really is quite a bit of water that comes down the stream. I like my bridge. It was lots of fun for my son when he was little and it still seems to attract little kids from the neighborhood.
Since we are on the subject, I actually designed my own little plastic house. It was based on my brother’s house, but I tried to squeeze my parent’s floor plan into my brother’s basic structure. At the time of construction, my brother lived next door, so I was trying to keep things in reason. He since moved to giant new house, so I guess I really didn’t have to be so conservative. Then again, I am very pleased that I kept the house within reasonable limits. My parents still live next door, which is literally over the river and through the woods.
Back to other things, I want to go to St. Croix!!!
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lol mitsus suck major *** just as much as hondas.... right out of the factory it you will need to add a quort of oil cuz it will burn it that fast hahahahah every mitsubishi ive seen smokes like no other.... i've even seen friken brand new ones lol
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Oh well...I'm trading it in soon for a 03' Kenne Bell Supercharged Cobra...so I think that may be a little faster...and pushing around 750 horses
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Ksing44,
That all seems somewhat reasonable since the government always knows what's best Most of the time I give people the benefit of the doubt, but not with state agencies that have logic like that. If a flood is that bad, I don't think the authorities are going to be using a fire truck to rescue people, they will use boats
anyways...
I have built a few of these culverts (highway size) and that does look like it is up to DOT standards, mighty nice, it will probably outlast the house.
That all seems somewhat reasonable since the government always knows what's best
Most of the time I give people the benefit of the doubt, but not with state agencies that have logic like that. If a flood is that bad, I don't think the authorities are going to be using a fire truck to rescue people, they will use boats anyways...I have built a few of these culverts (highway size) and that does look like it is up to DOT standards, mighty nice, it will probably outlast the house.
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Id say Dogwood or Cherry Blossoms. The yellow bush in the first picture is Forsythia, a very pleasant smelling plant, but it has a habit of growing rampant. It took over most of our family's yard before we cut it back.
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I think it might be more fun to talk about Misa Campo than my trees and box culvert.
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You are correct. The white blossoms are cherry blossoms. They are actually a very light pinkish white and it is a wild cherry tree, which looks slightly different than other non-indigenous cultivars. The dogwoods will come a bit later in the spring. The forsythia and the cherry are the first to bloom and are always very welcome signs that spring has sprung.
I think it might be more fun to talk about Misa Campo than my trees and box culvert.
I think it might be more fun to talk about Misa Campo than my trees and box culvert.
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Right? Like, I want to drive down a road thats just rows upon rows of Cherry Blossoms in bloom with them falling down around the car. It'd be epic. Such a pleasing asthetic 
Kinda like that one scene in Pleasantville when they drive down the Cherry Blossom road :P
Also, the womangs is hot too.
Kinda like that one scene in Pleasantville when they drive down the Cherry Blossom road :PAlso, the womangs is hot too.
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Right? Like, I want to drive down a road thats just rows upon rows of Cherry Blossoms in bloom with them falling down around the car. It'd be epic. Such a pleasing asthetic Kinda like that one scene in Pleasantville when they drive down the Cherry Blossom road :P
Also, the womangs is hot too.
Kinda like that one scene in Pleasantville when they drive down the Cherry Blossom road :PAlso, the womangs is hot too.
I thought I was the only weird person that thought it would be cool.
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