fatboy
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OK, this is my rant for the day, well, maybe not for the day. It's long, up to you. I don't think this is necessarily political, but if you think I've overstepped, let me know, I'll take this down.
So, my son Jake, who is, as you all know, is in the Army, served his country in Iraq, re-enlisted while in Iraq, is coming home on leave for two weeks, from Fort Lewis WA, this weekend. So, one of his things he want to do, is go out to the lake with the boat, maybe camp, ya know, just hang.
So, I haven’t put the boat in the water for like, 4 years. OK, he wants to do this, cool. I bust the boat out, needs tires on the trailer, four of them, cool, needed to do it anyway. Crap, the batteries are trashed in the Excursion, which I need to pull the boat/trailer, cool, needed to do it anyway. (BTW, paying sales tax on all this of course)
Crap, haven’t had the boat on the water for the last four years, tags are expired.
Hmmmm….well, I know we didn’t do it that one year, but where have the renewal notices been going? You folks who know my lovely young bride know that nothing gets by her usually. (well, they quit sending after the first year, how convenient)
OK, I know I now have to make the trip to the lovely license plate place. (I call it the DMV) I go in, have a simple renewal for my little 5 X 8 utility trailer. I also need to get the loan lien released from Wells Fargo, for the loan on Jake’s truck, that I paid off in January, but Wells Fargo doesn’t think they need to bother with sending that to the DMV, I have to do it. BTW, Wells Fargo sucks, two loans in a row, PITA.
Anyway, I thought the release of lien would be the easiest, so I started with that. OOPS!, sorry, I can’t file a simple release of lien on a title, because, my name isn’t on it. REALLY! Well, now it has to be the title holder, with ID. I’m explain that my son is serving his country right now, and may not be available. Well, then you need a Power of Attorney. Really? OK, whatever, not the biggest deal, Jake will be home, just hoped to wrap up everything in this trip. (waited an hour to talk to someone)
OK, let’s tackle the boat, (pardon the pun you fishin folks). Well, I’m told, it’s been over four years since you purchased tags for this trailer, this is going to be expensive. So folks, for that trailer under the boat, that hasn’t been on the road in over four years, sitting on the land that that I own, and pay taxes on, I get to pay a $25 a year penalty, up to the max of $100 (which I hit) BECAUSE I DIDN”T USE IT!!!!!!!!! (I get to pay for the privilege on not using it)
This all goes back to the folks that managed to get elected. My 79 MGB, that I used to pay like $19 for plates, is now over $50. Why, State needs some money, so a couple of years ago, they just tack on an extra $40 on EVERYTHING, MINIMUM. Did y’all notice that? My utility trailer, that may or may not even see the pavement, $40 for a friggen trailer. Seriously? The boat trailer, without the friggen $100 penalty for not using it, $40, to use it maybe 5-6 times a year, when I do bust it out? Really?
Sorry folks, it’s time to get some people in office that know how to work within a budget, not just add fees when they have a shortfall. When my household budget doesn’t work, I need to cut, or get some other work, not ask the folks around me to foot the bill, because I can’t say no.
I am tired of it, not sure about you. $60 for a car that hasn’t put more than 30 miles on the roads in 3 years? $80 for two trailers that might see 200 miles on them a year? Really? $100 penalty for not using a trailer, that was sitting on land that taxes are being paid on? Really? When is it going to stop? Really……..
Think about these things come election time.............really.
So, my son Jake, who is, as you all know, is in the Army, served his country in Iraq, re-enlisted while in Iraq, is coming home on leave for two weeks, from Fort Lewis WA, this weekend. So, one of his things he want to do, is go out to the lake with the boat, maybe camp, ya know, just hang.
So, I haven’t put the boat in the water for like, 4 years. OK, he wants to do this, cool. I bust the boat out, needs tires on the trailer, four of them, cool, needed to do it anyway. Crap, the batteries are trashed in the Excursion, which I need to pull the boat/trailer, cool, needed to do it anyway. (BTW, paying sales tax on all this of course)
Crap, haven’t had the boat on the water for the last four years, tags are expired.
Hmmmm….well, I know we didn’t do it that one year, but where have the renewal notices been going? You folks who know my lovely young bride know that nothing gets by her usually. (well, they quit sending after the first year, how convenient)
OK, I know I now have to make the trip to the lovely license plate place. (I call it the DMV) I go in, have a simple renewal for my little 5 X 8 utility trailer. I also need to get the loan lien released from Wells Fargo, for the loan on Jake’s truck, that I paid off in January, but Wells Fargo doesn’t think they need to bother with sending that to the DMV, I have to do it. BTW, Wells Fargo sucks, two loans in a row, PITA.
Anyway, I thought the release of lien would be the easiest, so I started with that. OOPS!, sorry, I can’t file a simple release of lien on a title, because, my name isn’t on it. REALLY! Well, now it has to be the title holder, with ID. I’m explain that my son is serving his country right now, and may not be available. Well, then you need a Power of Attorney. Really? OK, whatever, not the biggest deal, Jake will be home, just hoped to wrap up everything in this trip. (waited an hour to talk to someone)
OK, let’s tackle the boat, (pardon the pun you fishin folks). Well, I’m told, it’s been over four years since you purchased tags for this trailer, this is going to be expensive. So folks, for that trailer under the boat, that hasn’t been on the road in over four years, sitting on the land that that I own, and pay taxes on, I get to pay a $25 a year penalty, up to the max of $100 (which I hit) BECAUSE I DIDN”T USE IT!!!!!!!!! (I get to pay for the privilege on not using it)
This all goes back to the folks that managed to get elected. My 79 MGB, that I used to pay like $19 for plates, is now over $50. Why, State needs some money, so a couple of years ago, they just tack on an extra $40 on EVERYTHING, MINIMUM. Did y’all notice that? My utility trailer, that may or may not even see the pavement, $40 for a friggen trailer. Seriously? The boat trailer, without the friggen $100 penalty for not using it, $40, to use it maybe 5-6 times a year, when I do bust it out? Really?
Sorry folks, it’s time to get some people in office that know how to work within a budget, not just add fees when they have a shortfall. When my household budget doesn’t work, I need to cut, or get some other work, not ask the folks around me to foot the bill, because I can’t say no.
I am tired of it, not sure about you. $60 for a car that hasn’t put more than 30 miles on the roads in 3 years? $80 for two trailers that might see 200 miles on them a year? Really? $100 penalty for not using a trailer, that was sitting on land that taxes are being paid on? Really? When is it going to stop? Really……..
Think about these things come election time.............really.
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