What gets your goat....

[Lee H. Mann]

Two things at the moment......Calling the gas shortages of the 70's ;''Gas shortages'', They were Gas enbargos mostly by our friends in Saudi Arabia....

And calling the Gas tax you pay at the pumps, ''A gas Tax'', That tax is a road usage Tax, And electric cars are not paying the tax even though they are using the roads..And one day the tax guys will figure out how to tax that...

https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/oregon-plans-introduce-tax-mileage

 

[Lee H. Mann]

Solar electric is a big thing out here. The electric co was losing $$ so they proposed a fee (tax) for the solar users. Solar users now pay 30.00 average per month to have solar electric.

Usually state law protects utilities from financial losses.

The state is usually the first to throw the utility under the bus when it suits the states interest. Utilities are punching bags for the state.

The highway to Utopia is paved with bad ideas !

Reward good behavior and you get bad behavior.

Punish bad behavior and you get worse behavior !

 

[peteg59]

HOA Running AMOK in Cali.....

Homeowner's Association Enacts Insane Policy Forcing Residents to Keep Garage Doors Open

There are a lot of reasons to rag on homeowner's associations. When they're not making you get rid of your World War II Sherman tank, they're forcing you to keep your garage doors open all day in a bizarre quest to root out illegal tenants. Ah, the peace and quiet of the suburbs.

Fox 40 reports that the residents of Auburn Greens in Placer County, California were shocked to find notices taped to their doors informing them that their garage doors must be kept open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, effective immediately. The punishment for violating the rule is a $200 fine and an administrative hearing.

The unwanted open door policy reportedly came about after the homeowner's association discovered a neighbor was letting tenants live in their garage. Obviously, many residents have security-related concerns about the new rule, which offers no alternative means of protecting their belongings during the day. Some are ignoring the edict in protest, while others are getting proroactive.

"Fine, let me give you the $200 fine right now," neighbor Shally Ia told Fox 40. "Give me a month so I can get my stuff out, and I might as well clear everything out and leave the garage door open permanently because there is no point of having a garage door then."

Resident Fred Waidtlow echoed those sentiments to KCRA 3,telling the station that he'd already moved all of his belongings inside because the rule essentially made his garage useless.

"If we have to have this open from 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon, anybody can help themselves and steal you blind," he said.

KCRA 3 made numerous attempts to chase down the authors of the notice, but the Auburn Greens Unit 1 Homeowner's Association has so far refused to comment on the matter. A legal expert contacted by the station said that while the policy isn't illegal by the book, a judge would likely strike it down as unreasonable if residents were to challenge it in court.

That's not much comfort to people like nine-year-old Jason, who told Fox 40 he's "still a little worried" about his stuff getting stolen.

"I don’t think it’s a good idea because they are going to steal my bike," he said. "I’ve got an electric scooter, I've got an electric wheelchair, I’ve got all kinds of stuff. So, I just don’t think it’s very good to have it open".

 

[Lee H. Mann]

Well, if you must keep it open, may as well show something !

Ought to fit in quite well in California !

 

[hogcowboy]

Yet they(California) are host to sanctuary cities. Talk about being hypocrites.:Shrug::Shrug::Shrug:

 

[hocnsoc]

Idiots

Welcome to Florida, Turn Signals optional.

 

[rhino 2]

Welcome to Florida, Turn Signals optional.

Thats because half the time when they do try to use them they hit the windshield wipers instead.....:laugh:....

 

[frostbite51]

Remember when your windshield wipers were a knob on the dash?

 

[rhino 2]

Remember when your windshield wipers were a knob on the dash?

I remember when the ran off of manifold pressure , and no washers/squirters ...... The variable speed was how fast you were Gassing it...:laugh:

 

[peteg59]

....When a pesky Tree Rat drinks your smoothie when you go for a dip in the pool....

 

[Marc H]

Well, if you must keep it open, may as well show something !View attachment 53298

Ought to fit in quite well in California !

I like how you think.I had a huge confederate flag in mind.

 

[hogcowboy]

I remember when the ran off of manifold pressure , and no washers/squirters ...... The variable speed was how fast you were Gassing it...:laugh:

Oh yes. Going up hill in a downpour was so much fun...NOT !!!

 

[vwbug72501]

Passing with vacuum wipers definitely took Intestinal Fortitude. Went something like this:

Pull up on car to be passed.

Take foot off accelerator.

Get 2 good wipes to see if it was clear.

Gas it and pull out to pass with no wiper action.

Keep it to the floor until about half way past other car.

Take foot off the gas to get 2 more good wipes to check if the road was still clear.

If clear, gas it again with no wiper action until you passed the other car.

Pull back in and take foot off the gas to get good wipes to see if the road was clear.

Ahhh....The good old days!:xzqxz:

 

[vwbug72501]

On the same topic:

People in grey cars that can't seem to figure out how to turn on their headlights when it is overcast or raining. That's even with automatic lights available on today's cars.

 

[rhino 2]

Passing with vacuum wipers definitely took Intestinal Fortitude. Went something like this:

Pull up on car to be passed.

Take foot off accelerator.

Get 2 good wipes to see if it was clear.

Gas it and pull out to pass with no wiper action.

Keep it to the floor until about half way past other car.

Take foot off the gas to get 2 more good wipes to check if the road was still clear.

If clear, gas it again with no wiper action until you passed the other car.

Pull back in and take foot off the gas to get good wipes to see if the road was clear.

Ahhh....The good old days!:xzqxz:

And all that with about 80bhp And 35 hundred pounds of American iron.....

 

[graygoat]

On the same topic:

People in grey cars that can't seem to figure out how to turn on their headlights when it is overcast or raining. That's even with automatic lights available on today's cars.

+ 1 on that. And it is law here to have lights on when ever the wipers are on. Some people are just stupid!

 

[1dn5up]

And all that with about 80bhp And 35 hundred pounds of American iron.....

Aaah , I see you didn’t get the new and improved system ?

GM added a coffee can to the mix to store the vacuum, problem solved :clapping:

 

[ol' school]

Yet they(California) are host to sanctuary cities. Talk about being hypocrites.:Shrug::Shrug::Shrug:

Amen!

 

[rhino 2]

Aaah , I see you didn’t get the new and improved system ?

GM added a coffee can to the mix to store the vacuum, problem solved :clapping:

VW Did it with the spare tire' The washer that is,,.....Simplicity and Genius at the same time....ThumbUp

 

[wingit]

No muffler = Rude A Ho or brain dead

Too Many bikes are Too Loud, That hurts the ears. And they wear ear plugs. Noise should be limited or proportionate to HP. Some day we'll have to spend money on Noise laws. Why do we have to hear this even a mile away echo all day and night some places ? How about an air horn for them next to me like they do ?

I read a loud ass habit coming home after the bars closed making more noise than he had too, and when he got up at noon, there was his thrashing machine with a new paint job. Tires gages motor windscreen, everything. made me laugh. Did it too much maybe ?

Riding the Tx Hill country an old timer told us at the gas station, Ye-all be careful out there ! They put maze on the switches for them loud machines. Ha ? Then we heard ambulances running on weekends and people talking about this.

Tailgating speeders and Texting drivers are bad, Then add stupid ?

 

[FRR]

People who assume that just because I have no use for Trump they "assume", wrongly of course, that I liked and voted for Clinton

 

[triwinggirl]

scooter jocks, you know the ones riding those 30 mph Chinese scooters. they think their scooters have value and are the same value as my trike.

 

[rhino 2]

When i get on my Trike buckle up my helmet start the Trike start to back out and ''Then' some ya-hoo comes over and wants to tell me how that he once had a Harley back in 1904 but crashed it....:gah:

So i politely point to my helmet , And mouth the words i can't hear you, And then back out almost running over their feet...

 

[hogcowboy]

Law makers that are above the laws they make. That's just wrong. Not sure if you call that getting my goat or not but it sure pisses me off. :ranting::furious::taz:

 

[Fozworth]

Car Washes that claim "spot free rinse" then don't maintain the water softeners. I have yet to get a car wash were there truly was a "spot free" rinse.

 

[rhino 2]

Nancy Pelosi gets my goat big time....

 

[Bruce]

Nancy Pelosi gets my goat big time....

Pelosi is a goat along with other things I can't say on here !!!!!:gah:

 

[1dn5up]

Nancy just has no life. It’s a dam shame that a person that has lives just to piss off people. Maybe she will adopt me

 

[rhino 2]

Nancy just has no life. It’s a dam shame that a person that has lives just to piss off people. Maybe she will adopt me

Well 'Frank rumor has it that she likes to ice fish, So maybe you can take her out to a deep spot in June and yell Tip-Up!!:laugh:

 

[Fozworth]

It gets my goat that McDonald's has never had onion rings.