tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post5937205203406896715..comments2023-10-17T06:32:16.879-05:00Comments on yawp: I Hear Ann Arbor is Lovely This Time of YearUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-38259178948925195512007-07-22T12:00:00.000-05:002007-07-22T12:00:00.000-05:00And there's me thinking England was the home of so...And there's me thinking England was the home of soul-sapping pointless bureaucracy*.<BR/><BR/><BR/>* I can't believe** how many attempts it took me to spell that right.<BR/><BR/>** Even that took two attempts.Glencrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402111995638380392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-26844188899041109462007-07-17T08:12:00.000-05:002007-07-17T08:12:00.000-05:00Stacy - I'm afraid if I post your comment, Big Bro...Stacy - I'm afraid if I post your comment, Big Brother (by way of the CIA) will bust down my door.thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-63912589532416596912007-07-17T08:11:00.000-05:002007-07-17T08:11:00.000-05:00Pamela - I was thinking more of cavity searches at...Pamela - I was thinking more of cavity searches at airports and holding people without trial, but I suppose this qualifies on a level.thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-22897961239183297472007-07-17T08:10:00.001-05:002007-07-17T08:10:00.001-05:00[PS - At least your vanity plates are cheap!][PS - At least your vanity plates are cheap!]thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-54549183890203851972007-07-17T08:10:00.000-05:002007-07-17T08:10:00.000-05:00Matt - But I already pay a "vehicle tax" when I pl...Matt - But I <I>already</I> pay a "vehicle tax" when I plate my car. I suppose maybe this constitutes a "city tax," whereas the other is state. <BR/><BR/>Whatever. It's ridiculous however you look at it. The sales tax alone on my was enough to make me vomit a little in my mouth.<BR/><BR/>[Not a pretty image, I know. But then again... neither is this topic.]thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-71972546393504807672007-07-17T08:07:00.000-05:002007-07-17T08:07:00.000-05:00Beth - My sentiments exactly.BPP - Wish me luck fo...Beth - My sentiments exactly.<BR/><BR/>BPP - Wish me luck for now. Congratulations later. And, yes, I need to either move far far away... or get a serious raise to make living a bit more easy.thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-51153664452902865882007-07-17T01:07:00.000-05:002007-07-17T01:07:00.000-05:00is this one of the civil-liberty infringements you...is this one of the civil-liberty infringements you were talking about?Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-26512316494272017232007-07-16T20:31:00.000-05:002007-07-16T20:31:00.000-05:00I have to have, like, five stickers on my car and ...I have to have, like, five stickers on my car and I always forget to renew one of them and the very day it expires I get a ticket.<BR/><BR/>The state isn't capable of providing a baseline health insurance for everyone but they sure are good at ticketing motorists. I mean, they've got THAT one down!M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-13334813052801531702007-07-16T20:30:00.000-05:002007-07-16T20:30:00.000-05:00So the city sticker is a "car tax," as we have her...So the city sticker is a "car tax," as we have here in the state of Virginia.<BR/><BR/>I paid a few hundred dollars for this car tax, which is based on the value of your vehicle. But it gets worse, dude.<BR/><BR/>Virginia just passed a law that allows cops to issue speeding tickets that are up to....<BR/><BR/>THREE-THOUSAND DOLLARS!<BR/><BR/>And here's the rub: only for residents. Out of state motorists would pay only regular tickets, rather than these "special" tickets for residents.<BR/><BR/>You should just pretend to be poor and take the bus.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-24541780977826439602007-07-16T13:40:00.000-05:002007-07-16T13:40:00.000-05:00Um... congrats on the (possible) new car?Dude, I k...Um... congrats on the (possible) new car?<BR/><BR/>Dude, I know I sound like a broken record but you need to find a new place to live. Some place a little less corrupt. Shouldn't be too hard, one would think.<BR/><BR/>Good luck.<BR/><BR/>~BPPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-85350062720180321272007-07-16T12:17:00.000-05:002007-07-16T12:17:00.000-05:00What. A. Scam.What. A. Scam.Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306848986781193911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-83056741209498058882007-07-16T11:52:00.000-05:002007-07-16T11:52:00.000-05:00Michael - I have one of those. And I use it when I...Michael - I have one of those. And I use it when I'm kicking around the city. But I work 20 miles from where I live, and there's no convenient train station nearby to make a non-car commute (e.g. train and/or bike) possible unless I move (again). <BR/><BR/>(I could try biking the 20 miles to work, but there are no showers here...)thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-14432606405700125242007-07-16T11:47:00.000-05:002007-07-16T11:47:00.000-05:00Sell car. Buy bike.Sell car. Buy bike.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159687903619549873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-52304658461599308802007-07-16T10:35:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:35:00.000-05:00DWC - You're right. Though, sadly, in addition to ...DWC - You're right. Though, sadly, in addition to these meaningless stickers, this city boasts the highest taxes in a state that has one of the highest sales taxes in the contiguous United States.<BR/><BR/>And the state is set up to charge you sales tax based on where you live — rather than where you purchase — a vehicle.<BR/><BR/>So. Yeah. The tax I paid on my (hypothetical) car makes me sick.thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-34996861625120616042007-07-16T10:32:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:32:00.000-05:00Woodrow: Previously, that may have been possible. ...Woodrow: Previously, that may have been possible. But I read in one of two local dailies here this weekend that the new stickers include a bar code that police can scan to ascertain the sticker is on the proper vehicle ("this will help prevent sticker swapping" the article read). I'm not sure my $50 HP home printer could handle that. :)thirdworstpoetinthegalaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311347759904615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-4743604516768332982007-07-16T10:23:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:23:00.000-05:00Those "fees" are ways for local governments to get...Those "fees" are ways for local governments to get more revenue and say the haven't "raised taxes." And sadly, you're probaly right that you'd get a ticket the one day you didn't have a proper sticker, I know I probably would, too. Its just the way things go for me. <BR/><BR/>What kind of car did you purchase? <BR/><BR/>I almost went to the Concordia University in Ann Arbor. Pretty place.loofrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536726261625483977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680390.post-41599690555628127982007-07-16T10:19:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:19:00.000-05:00You should start a counterfeit city-sticker busine...You should start a counterfeit city-sticker business.Woodrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467758362728287442noreply@blogger.com