What if it Snows?

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  2. okiedokie

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    Get back to me after 40 yrs behind the wheel. If you still like it. Keep on trucking. :D
     
  3. JolliRoger

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    Hmmnn.. Misery loves company.. Diesel or gasolene prices in CA...


    NY Post ^ | 3/07/26 | Nina Joudeh

    Posted on 3/8/2026, 5:45:10 AM by Libloather
    After Jill Gottlieb finished filling up her car at a Chevron station in downtown Los Angeles, the final tally on the gas pump read $107.
    “This is crazy,” the social worker for the LA County Department of Health told The Post of the staggering amount she paid to top off her 2017 Mercedes. “I’ve never filled up my tank for this much before.”
    As gas prices surge across the state, the Chevron station at 901 N. Alameda St. has become a stark symbol of the worsening pain at the pump plaguing Californians.A regular gallon of unleaded gas at the station goes for an eye-popping $8.21—leading drivers forced to fill up there speeding away in disgust.
    “This is f------ crazy. What is this?” asked Crystal, of Orange County, whose Toyota RAV4 was running on empty when she pulled in.
    “This was the closest station I could find, so I had to stop. I ’m only filling up enough to get home,” added the 36-year-old, who pumped 3.7 gallons for $30.47 and snapped photos of the price to send to her family.
    Two attendants at the Chevron station refused to answer questions about the sky-high prices, saying they signed a nondisclosure agreement.
    Gas prices can vary widely depending on the brand, location and franchise owner, who set prices based on their own preference.
    On Saturday, the average cost of a regular gallon of gas in the state hit $5.07 — 17 cents more than Friday and 43 cents more than a week earlier, according to the American Automobile Association.

    Prices in the Golden State remain well above the US average of $3.41 a gallon.
     
  4. JolliRoger

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    And another big plan to save money...


    KXLY.com (Spokane / Coeur d'Alene) ^ | March 3, 2026 | Derek Strom

    Posted on 3/7/2026, 11:37:31 PM by ProtectOurFreedom
    Getting car tabs renewed in Idaho will soon be easier thanks to a new law just passed in the state legislature that eliminates the requirement for physical registration stickers on license plates.
    The law, which takes effect in July, means drivers will still have to pay to update their tabs with the department of licensing, but won't have to put the physical sticker on their license plate. Lawmakers say the state will save $300,000 just by not having to print and distribute the stickers anymore.
    Some drivers are looking forward to physical car tabs going away in Idaho, especially because drivers can get pulled over for having expired tabs in the state.
    "It would be really difficult without that tag on there, and I have gotten pulled over before when I haven't got a tag on there," said Clay Harper, a driver. "They pulled me over and I had the tag in my glove box, I forgot to put it on. But they do recognize that."
    However, other people worry others will use this as an excuse to not renew their tabs.
    "If there's no tag, you don't have any term, so I have to go pay a tag to get mine on there," Harper said. "What's stopping them from not getting a tag and driving around until they finally get caught? So you have to have pretty stiff penalties for them if they do get caught."
    Local law enforcement says the change could create issues for enforcement. When lawmakers came up with this bill, they referenced automated license plate readers that some law enforcement agencies use to check if cars are properly registered. But not every agency has that kind of technology at their disposal.
    Both the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and Post Falls Police say they prefer to be able to see the tabs on a car to tell if they're up to date.

    In a statement, the Sheriff's Office said in part: "Burdening dispatchers with registration checks is not feasible for an understaffed group already. Given these limitations in enforcement capability, it is possible that the state may experience reduced vehicle registration fee collection."

    Post Falls Police says it does make traffic stops for expired registration, but that's only a small percentage of the total stops its officers make.
     
  5. Dave_in_AZ

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  8. MACK E-6

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    I’ve been at it for a little bit north of 25 now.

    I’d say I generally like my job, but there is a thing or two about it that can drive some people bananas.
     
  9. tramm01

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    The Boys had to be sequestered due to a physical altercation with The Squirrel that resulted in the Big Dumb One jumping the pasture fence in hot pursuit throughout the neighborhood— his recall improved dramatically when he saw a size 10 headed towards the posterior portion of his anatomy
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  10. ElmerFudpucker

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    Same. Except I would totally retire to a beach somewhere in a skinny minute
     
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