=Matt 5.0=

I hope they ship Fed Ex.. you know what they say.. "It takes poop to deliver poop."

KVD throws a spinnerbait in the pads.... 8-)

Wow, good price, I might have to look around for a few more for that $$$

Same here...

Copied from another site. The governor has put together a "blue ribbon panel" to increase revenue into the state's coffers. The ProJo reported some of its recommendations this morning. The entire report is also online. It's important to note that the governor has not endorsed any of the proposals. Not yet, anyway. Take a look: (For the sake of brevity, the following has been shortened to the major points of each proposal.) Both new and higher fuel taxes. The proposals include increasing the gasoline tax, now 30 cents, by up to 15 cents per gallon by 2016... Also include is a new petroleum products gross earning tax, beginning with the equivalent of 10 cents per gallon of gasoline in 2010 and adding another 5 cents in 2014. That would affect all petroleum products, from gasoline and aviation fuel to those made from petroleum derivatives, such as plastics, paint and fertilizer. Car registration fees, now $60 for two years, would rise $40 per year immediately and could more than double, to $140, by 2013... (If adopted, the $60 fee would immediately rise to $100.) A new mileage fee. (This one really frosts me.) The $150-million plan would not include it, but the $300-million plan would impose a half-cent-per-mile fee, raising an estimated $50 million per year. But officials said yesterday that they expect to eliminate the transfer of some sales tax revenue to the transportation system, proposed elsewhere in the report. Raising the mileage fee to 1 cent per mile would make up the difference. At a half-cent per mile, driving 10,000 miles per year would cost $50 per vehicle. One cent would cost $100. Also referred to as a VMT fee (for vehicle miles traveled), the mileage fee would be based on odometer readings reported by vehicle owners when they renew their registrations. The mileage could be verified during mandatory auto inspections, the study says. Robert A. Shawver, the DOT's assistant director, said that although one state, Oregon, is pilot-testing a similar fee, Rhode Island's would be the first of its kind in the country. So the more miles you put on your vehicle, the more you pay in this new tax. I trailer my 17 footer around the state, but I also make surf-fishing runs down to the south shores. As my mileage increases, so does the tax. Tolls. The $150-million plan could include tolls, $3 per car and $6 per truck, only at the Connecticut border, yielding an estimated $39 million per year. The $300-million plan would include similar tolls where all of the state's interstate highways (Routes 95, 295 and 195) cross the state line, and would raise $60 million per year. While most of the other fees and taxes would affect primarily Rhode Islanders, the tolls would be aimed at out-of-state vehicles which, if they pass through the state without stopping for fuel, now use the roads for free. Tolls on a new Sakonnet River Bridge. The plan relies heavily on shifting the estimated $210-million cost of a new Sakonnet River Bridge, now the DOT's responsibility, to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority. It also assumes that the authority would borrow the money to pay for the bridge and charge tolls to pay the cost. Shawver said it isn't clear how much the tolls would be, but guessed they would be in the $3-per-car range. That would take the cost of the new bridge off the DOT's hands, while giving the authority the prickly job of imposing the tolls. Some recommendations, such as a higher gas tax, could be put into effect quickly. Others, such as tolls, would take years to put into effect. Lewis said the state would try to implement the tolls jointly with Massachusetts and Connecticut, building one set of tollbooths and splitting the money. The DOT has had a series of expensive embarrassments involving its construction projects over the years. One question yesterday concerned the agency's ability to efficiently spend roughly twice as much money per year as the $354 million it spends now. Suzanne Greschner, policy director at the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and a panel member, said she looked through the draft report and found nothing about making sure that the DOT can handle the money effectively. Taxpayers, she said, need to know that the money would be spent effectively. Several of the proposals are certain to be controversial. In addition to imposing new taxes and sharply higher fees that would affect most citizens, one is already starting to heat up an old regional dispute. Putting tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge attracted loud opposition in the past from legislators whose constituents now use the existing deteriorating bridge for free. Yesterday, Keith W. Stokes, executive director of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, denounced the toll proposal and said he wanted to know why tolls on the heavily traveled Washington Bridge, on Route 195 in Providence, isn't one of the proposals. As said, the above isn't complete. But it does give us an idea of what's in the works. As as far as I know, no where does this blue ribbon committee recommend a cut in spending. With their projects and handouts, many of these politicians spend our money like drunken sailors. (With my apologies to drunken sailors.) Bottom line appears to propose raising taxes and fees. And proposing new ones as well. Without cutting spending. These idiots on Smith Hill will bleed us until we have no more blood left to bleed. __________________

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No doubt. I've spent most of my time trying to forget some of the kids I knew. But on the other hand, there are some kids that I still miss.

You think you are getting old? I have no idea what Myspace or Facebook are, or why they would be needed. I liked it a lot better when people actually talked to each other. Mike, thanks to myspace an old girlfriend got back in touch with me recently. We talked on the phone a few months ago for over 8 hours one night. 14 years is a long time to catch up on.

Only did 205 stops today.... In a town I've never been to before.

There's always DHL....... Oh wait....... ;D

Same here Russ. It's part of the challenge. I like to use "urban camouflage" when I can. A flower pot, a door mat etc. Today I used a pumpkin.

HOLY SHNIKEYS! I think Drews' reaction was better. ;D ;D ;D

Why thank you TD. 8-) They have been playing it since before Halloween. I can't go into a D&D without hearing it. It's almost over.

I use them to catch a crap load of bass...

They finally caught up to Cabela's and are carrying some E21 rods.

I'd call anything over 3lbs in R.I. "endangered"

Wasn't me dude. I stayed home today. See what happens when I take the day off....geez. 8-)

Now that's funny!

Mmmmmm Mmmmmmmmm

Worked for 5 hours at time and a half. Easy money delivering next day air letters. Cha ching. Didn't break a sweat, and no one shot at me.

Still not working on Safari... :-[ No more right click spell check either.

Never tried a white jig. I have about 40 jigs and they are all natural craw colors. Watermelon, Black/Blue, PB&J etc. Just never had confidence in white for a jig around here. If I want to immitate a baitfish I'll go with something else like a fluke. Try it, can't hurt. You gotta find what works for you.

I think the secret with Under Armour is that you need to stay moving. If I stop for an extended period while wearing my gear, I start to get cold. It's a weird clammy feeling.

For the cost of the car, I'm surprised there isn't one in there. I never paid attention to the one we had at the shop. When I was in Bradenton (FL) at Heffner's Performance, they were putting twin turbos on one. Jason and his crew build some sick cars down there. 8-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VGrgSCX1co Heffner made a name for himself by building the fastest Viper on the planet. They also built some sick Lambos. The Orange one was all apart when I was down there. This should get ya going Robert! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3YGe8EvBq8&feature=related