Met a dude with twin daughters named Kate and Edith. I found that odd because I’ve always been told you can’t have your Kate and Edith, too.
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Met a dude with twin daughters named Kate and Edith. I found that odd because I’ve always been told you can’t have your Kate and Edith, too.
Serenity now, serenity now!
"Same," said the middle school teacher in May.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Turns out, my 1997 Mazda pick up has a burned out check engine light.
This is the least surprising thing I've heard in ages.
What kind of postage would one need to mail the next two weeks in?
Asking for a friend.
To early to pull out the A/V cart? I guess it would be a Fire Stick, Chromecast or Apple TV these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
before I sold my 2006 Volvo last month, I used to just wait to hit a bump and have the check engine light go out. And my mechanic pointed out that at least in Vermont you don't have to pay attention to said idiot light (vis a vis inspections) once the car is 15 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
20 years here. Vermont is always ahead of the curve.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
speaking of which, news today is the State trying to figure out how to charge electric vehicles for using the roads, some kind of mileage fee...whatever they do it will piss people off I'm sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I bet the first day of driver orientation at FedEx and UPS is really easy and the first chapter is entitled: "Yeah. Just park wherever you want."
I worked in corporate at one of those places and while you’re not right you’re not too off the mark. They budget for parking tickets globally each year and it’s significant but also baked into financial expectations.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Wow - hadn't thought of that before, no gas tax. Roads need maintenance, gotta pay for it somehow. Hope that isn't too PPB.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Wait until the Feds look to get their slice to replace the current excise tax on gasoline and diesel. I think most states have or are looking to add a fee to the annual registration. It's not the most equitable method but it is the easiest to implement.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Told him rather than Edith, he should have named his second twin daughter dupli-Kate.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Ask me about fun NICU names if we ever meet in person.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
GrandpaPK was the original dad joke machine. I have younger twin sisters, whom he constantly referred to as “Kate and Dupli-Kate.” I’m sure they were not amused after the first hundred times. He repeated the same jokes to us over and over, to the point we banned some of them at our family table.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
(But he was an extremely interesting man, and certainly a man of his times. He also was a night bartender in his retirement years, so I am sure he had tons of incredible jokes he did not tell us. He really was a funny guy and a man with which one should not trifle.)
Sounds like quite a guy!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
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Originally Posted by budwom
We've been hearing about this for a while in NC. Yep, people using the roads just as much but not paying the gas taxes that support the maintenance. And yes, some people get irked at the idea, but others interviewed said they understood. As someone who does not drive a lot, I would be all for mileage over taxes! Not sure how you would report it, though. Annual inspections? They could pay off those people for lowering your mileage count just as easy as they pay them off to pass cars that shouldn't. And yeah, probably inching towards PPB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Que ganga!
If the projections for things like electric trucks are to be believed, all states and the Feds are going to have to confront this issue sooner rather than later.