Texmo
Didn’t know you were back stateside. Good luck.
TexMo
December 22, 2011 10:27 pm
I hope I do not get stuck in the mountains of southern NM. We had to abandon our rear wheel drive SUV about a half mile from our rental house. I could not make it up a snow/ice covered dirt road. I put the tire chains on the rear wheels with the assistance of two firemen that just happened to… Read more »
TexMo
December 22, 2011 10:13 pm
Bonecrusher sorry to hear about the extra money you had to shell out to the Lone Star State. It sounds like they are assuming a private party sale (which it was) on a vehicle in pristine condition both mechanically and paint/body. I once bought a vehicle for a company I use to own from a dealer in Ohio. They did… Read more »
Just got back. Finally rented our riverfront unit – to two men who are in law enforcement, one with Borders and Customs. At least our unit will be safe. Nice guys.
It could end up just being Romney and Paul on the Virginia ballot. Four Republican presidential candidates – Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Ron Paul — submitted paper work in time to qualify for Virginia’s March 6 primary ballot. . . . Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Sen. Rick Santorum and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman did not submit… Read more »
Sarge
December 22, 2011 7:36 pm
Might could be Bonesy, but it ain’t gonna happen. The Jimmy Dick brand’s gone sour. Huntsman is polling 10 times higher than Gove Goodhair in NH and if he doesn’t pull at least a strong third in Iowa, he’ll be coming back to Austin in time for Valentines Day.
Bonecrusher
December 22, 2011 7:26 pm
#78 Sarge: So it will be Newt, Romney, Perry, and Doktor Kookoobananas. Dr. Kookoobananas, enough said. Romney has had every position on every issue and still can’t bring himself to admit that Romneycare in Taxachussetts is a disaster. He has a huge ego problem that will not allow him to admit a mistake, kind of like the JugEared Jackass. He… Read more »
Sarge
December 22, 2011 7:00 pm
Ace reports that Bachmann, Santorum, and Huntsman All Fail To Qualify For The Virginia Ballot Explaining the significance he states: So it will be Newt, Romney, Perry, and Doktor Kookoobananas. Prolly just as well. Everybody who had no chance to win anyway gets to save the filing fee. Except Rick Perry—–but he’s been on that kind of a roll lately,… Read more »
mharper42
December 22, 2011 6:47 pm
I did log out of hamous.org and back in but it made no difference. Red X.
RE: vehicle sales taxes………………….while I’m certainly NOT condoning Texas’s sales tax practices – Yall count your lucky stars you’re not transacting vehicular exchanges in Colorado!
There it’s all about ‘value’ (for license plates even)…………………my first registration for Gracie (the Harley) ran me around $1500 bucks!
mharper42
December 22, 2011 6:02 pm
#73
You talking to me?
Signed off from what? Will that change anything?
Am I the only one who can’t see the photoshopped masterpiece at the top of this thread? Alls I gots is a little red X. So I can’t even judge which of Robert M’s captions is the best/funniest.
Bonecrusher
December 22, 2011 5:05 pm
#70 Shannon: As I read the article, the only thing that is going to be negotiated is the SS payroll tax cut and the objective is to get it passed for the rest of the year. The Keystone XL pipeline is not up for negotiation, which means that the JugEared Jacka$$ is gonna hafta rule yes or no before the… Read more »
Yes, I bought several “one hundred dollar” cars in the olden days. 🙂
Bonecrusher
December 22, 2011 4:26 pm
#62 Hogfan: I think I was listening that day when you gave Dan “the militant moderate” Patrick an earful. He took the wrong position as a private sale between individuals on a used vehicle should not be taxed (again).
Sarge
December 22, 2011 4:23 pm
When the Army sent me from New Hampshire to Oklahoma, the weather there was so much nicer that I decided to stay there—until it snowed. So I moved to Denton—and it snowed there, too. So I moved to Houston. Its snowed about three times in the last 30 years, so I think I’ll stay. This is why I kept moving… Read more »
You are corrrect tedtam.
The law was change a couple of Sessions ago to stop the fraud.
But it has always ticked me off that the State thinks it is entitled to six percent every time a vehicle changes hands.
Merry Christmas to all the Hamsters. Hope your personal comfy couches are filled with loved ones this weekend. (Mother-in-law’s been here all week, woohoo!) Even though I don’t converse much, I do enjoy lurking through from time to time and stopping in for the occasional abuse about my heritage. You good folks take care and God Bless. /Mom HF is… Read more »
Sarge
December 22, 2011 4:14 pm
60 Hamous says:
December 22, 2011 at 3:48 pm
That prolly puts to rest this rumor.
Jebby might be hoping to be the man on the white horse after the third ballot at a brokered convention.
Bonecrusher You’re not alone on the DMV sales tax scam thing. Happened to me twice when I bought a utility trailer. Once from a private citizen, used homemade trailer, got dinged for the selling price. Second time bought a new trailer from a dealer in Arkansas, paid sales tax in AR then got charged again when I got the liscense… Read more »
osseousemaciator #55 Remember all the flap during one of the rebate checks when the dems trotted out car parts (a muffler) to illustrate tht it was not worth giving back our money cause it would not cover the cost of a muffler repair? AND $40-80 a month is just the ticket to buy votes with? And since it is a… Read more »
/BTW Thanks WB. Yes, I will wait to cash the check until the first of the year.
Bonecrusher
December 22, 2011 3:00 pm
Does anyone with an IQ above that of a shoe lace believe that the photo on Drudge is anything other than pandering to the least among us? Does anyone really believe that he would ever carry a pizza box for anyone, including himself, if the cameras were not there? Dya think he may be practicing for his next job as… Read more »
Bonecrusher
December 22, 2011 2:54 pm
Jug ears Narcsissism and the desire to waste taxpayer money knows no bounds. Bo Obama was supposed to be in Hawaii. Instead, he showed up at President Obama’s side Wednesday shopping for treats at Pet Smart According to Michelle Obama’s press office, the first dog was planning to go to Hawaii with the first lady and the Obama daughters. The… Read more »
Gotta run. Errands and Christmas food shopping before Lovely arrives, then I have to leave to SIGN A LEASE (hopefully). That unit has been the hardest thing to rent EVER.
We’re leasing to a couple of current or previous Border Patrol officers, this should be interesting.
Not that I agree with the practice, but I believe the vehicle tax thing was changed several years back, primarily because people were selling cars for thousands and claiming the sale was only a few hundreds. The practice was so obviously widespread that the county tried to come up with a way to recoup those sales taxes that were going… Read more »
#46 BC The general rule in the new car business is to never give more than $1,000 for any car with more than 100K miles on it, maybe up to $1,500 under unusual circumstances. Any car dealer that claims to offer more than that is lying. They just bury the overage into the price or financing of the new vehicle… Read more »
Darren
December 22, 2011 2:17 pm
Katfish #31;
who EVER heard of a gas supply shut off NOT “outside” a home?……………whuttheWISS?
I was so focused on my question that I didn’t even think of that. I did read Texpat’s response to this post. I agree, it doesn’t make sense.
Darren
December 22, 2011 2:13 pm
Come to think of it, I guess the written article assumend the reader also watched the video.
#39 KF
It’s certainly possible, but they may have used a more cold tolerant type of meter. I also think it is required by building codes in the northeast for all meters to be in the basement.
Bonecrusher
December 22, 2011 2:11 pm
#40 Hamous: Kelly Blue book $3500, sales price $2500, tax value $4080. The $2500 price was fair IMHO for a vehicle with 200k miles, fading/peeling clear coat on the paint and several dents. On the plus side, the vehicle was very well maintained, so the mechanics were great. The bigger issue is that there should never be a sales tax… Read more »
Darren
December 22, 2011 2:08 pm
Texpat #38; WPRI Eyewitness News should have called you for your input. That makes perfect sense. I read that article and kept asking, “so, what exactly is the problem this gas company needs to deal with?” As a reader, that was my natural question and the writer didn’t seem to include that information. The problem does seem to have been… Read more »
Darren
December 22, 2011 2:02 pm
Recently Ron Paul walked out of an interview over controversy regarding his private newsletter. He told the interviewee that he rarey lookedat the letters and didn’t know ofthe racist comments in them until ten years after they were published. Her’es what’s up at Hot Air right now: For a man who now says that he didn’t pay any attention to… Read more »
Here is the most common price guide I have seen used in the auto business. If you go out to one of the wholesale car auctions, this is the one you’ll see in most people’s back pocket. The prices are considerably lower than BB. Galves Auto Price List
#40 Hamous There are several trade pricing publications for the used auto industry. I have never seen anybody in the car business use a Blue Book price unless they are trying to sell a car to an uninformed buyer. Nobody in the car business values a used vehicle based on Blue Book. They would go broke in a week. However,… Read more »
The arbitrary value assigned was almost double what I paid for the vehicle.
It’s not really an arbitrary value since it is based on the blue book value. But I wholeheartedly agree, it is double taxation to be paying sales tax on used items.
#32 – Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm – I’m fairly sure (although I have slept in the last 8.5 years) that my home in Denver had the gas shut off & meter outside – and Denver certainly gets prolonged sub freezing periods of time………….
Darren, If the gas company is doing a mainline supply repair, it will allow a air to get into the lines. They may have a leak somewhere they need to fix or a valve that needs to be replaced. They can’t turn the gas back on with air in the line because it would blow out all the pilot lights.… Read more »
Texmo
Didn’t know you were back stateside. Good luck.
I hope I do not get stuck in the mountains of southern NM. We had to abandon our rear wheel drive SUV about a half mile from our rental house. I could not make it up a snow/ice covered dirt road. I put the tire chains on the rear wheels with the assistance of two firemen that just happened to… Read more »
Bonecrusher sorry to hear about the extra money you had to shell out to the Lone Star State. It sounds like they are assuming a private party sale (which it was) on a vehicle in pristine condition both mechanically and paint/body. I once bought a vehicle for a company I use to own from a dealer in Ohio. They did… Read more »
Just got back. Finally rented our riverfront unit – to two men who are in law enforcement, one with Borders and Customs. At least our unit will be safe. Nice guys.
Turn out the lights the party’s over.
Gonna be some challengin’ goin’ down dere—-
It could end up just being Romney and Paul on the Virginia ballot. Four Republican presidential candidates – Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Ron Paul — submitted paper work in time to qualify for Virginia’s March 6 primary ballot. . . . Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Sen. Rick Santorum and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman did not submit… Read more »
Might could be Bonesy, but it ain’t gonna happen. The Jimmy Dick brand’s gone sour. Huntsman is polling 10 times higher than Gove Goodhair in NH and if he doesn’t pull at least a strong third in Iowa, he’ll be coming back to Austin in time for Valentines Day.
#78 Sarge: So it will be Newt, Romney, Perry, and Doktor Kookoobananas. Dr. Kookoobananas, enough said. Romney has had every position on every issue and still can’t bring himself to admit that Romneycare in Taxachussetts is a disaster. He has a huge ego problem that will not allow him to admit a mistake, kind of like the JugEared Jackass. He… Read more »
Ace reports that Bachmann, Santorum, and Huntsman All Fail To Qualify For The Virginia Ballot Explaining the significance he states: So it will be Newt, Romney, Perry, and Doktor Kookoobananas. Prolly just as well. Everybody who had no chance to win anyway gets to save the filing fee. Except Rick Perry—–but he’s been on that kind of a roll lately,… Read more »
I did log out of hamous.org and back in but it made no difference. Red X.
Log out and back in. It’s a local picture so you should have no problems.
RE: vehicle sales taxes………………….while I’m certainly NOT condoning Texas’s sales tax practices – Yall count your lucky stars you’re not transacting vehicular exchanges in Colorado!
There it’s all about ‘value’ (for license plates even)…………………my first registration for Gracie (the Harley) ran me around $1500 bucks!
#73
You talking to me?
Signed off from what? Will that change anything?
Have you signed off lately?
Am I the only one who can’t see the photoshopped masterpiece at the top of this thread? Alls I gots is a little red X. So I can’t even judge which of Robert M’s captions is the best/funniest.
#70 Shannon: As I read the article, the only thing that is going to be negotiated is the SS payroll tax cut and the objective is to get it passed for the rest of the year. The Keystone XL pipeline is not up for negotiation, which means that the JugEared Jacka$$ is gonna hafta rule yes or no before the… Read more »
Boehner caves.
Yes, I bought several “one hundred dollar” cars in the olden days. 🙂
#62 Hogfan: I think I was listening that day when you gave Dan “the militant moderate” Patrick an earful. He took the wrong position as a private sale between individuals on a used vehicle should not be taxed (again).
When the Army sent me from New Hampshire to Oklahoma, the weather there was so much nicer that I decided to stay there—until it snowed. So I moved to Denton—and it snowed there, too. So I moved to Houston. Its snowed about three times in the last 30 years, so I think I’ll stay. This is why I kept moving… Read more »
You are corrrect tedtam.
The law was change a couple of Sessions ago to stop the fraud.
But it has always ticked me off that the State thinks it is entitled to six percent every time a vehicle changes hands.
Merry Christmas to all the Hamsters. Hope your personal comfy couches are filled with loved ones this weekend. (Mother-in-law’s been here all week, woohoo!) Even though I don’t converse much, I do enjoy lurking through from time to time and stopping in for the occasional abuse about my heritage. You good folks take care and God Bless. /Mom HF is… Read more »
Jebby might be hoping to be the man on the white horse after the third ballot at a brokered convention.
59
Shocking! Shocking!
Bonecrusher You’re not alone on the DMV sales tax scam thing. Happened to me twice when I bought a utility trailer. Once from a private citizen, used homemade trailer, got dinged for the selling price. Second time bought a new trailer from a dealer in Arkansas, paid sales tax in AR then got charged again when I got the liscense… Read more »
“No, son. We’re all out of the Ken & Barbie Dream House sets.”
“That’s an interesting haircut for a ten-year old kid. Did you lose a bet?”
That prolly puts to rest this rumor.
Hmmmmm
Daddy Bush just endorsed Mittens.
BY GAWWWWDDDDUUUUHHH where is Keith Oldburpman when we need him on these abusive indefensible tax cuts.
osseousemaciator #55 Remember all the flap during one of the rebate checks when the dems trotted out car parts (a muffler) to illustrate tht it was not worth giving back our money cause it would not cover the cost of a muffler repair? AND $40-80 a month is just the ticket to buy votes with? And since it is a… Read more »
Excellent caption for an excellent photoshop:
/BTW Thanks WB. Yes, I will wait to cash the check until the first of the year.
Does anyone with an IQ above that of a shoe lace believe that the photo on Drudge is anything other than pandering to the least among us? Does anyone really believe that he would ever carry a pizza box for anyone, including himself, if the cameras were not there? Dya think he may be practicing for his next job as… Read more »
Jug ears Narcsissism and the desire to waste taxpayer money knows no bounds. Bo Obama was supposed to be in Hawaii. Instead, he showed up at President Obama’s side Wednesday shopping for treats at Pet Smart According to Michelle Obama’s press office, the first dog was planning to go to Hawaii with the first lady and the Obama daughters. The… Read more »
Gotta run. Errands and Christmas food shopping before Lovely arrives, then I have to leave to SIGN A LEASE (hopefully). That unit has been the hardest thing to rent EVER.
We’re leasing to a couple of current or previous Border Patrol officers, this should be interesting.
Not that I agree with the practice, but I believe the vehicle tax thing was changed several years back, primarily because people were selling cars for thousands and claiming the sale was only a few hundreds. The practice was so obviously widespread that the county tried to come up with a way to recoup those sales taxes that were going… Read more »
Its a conspiracy of national proportions!.
#46 BC The general rule in the new car business is to never give more than $1,000 for any car with more than 100K miles on it, maybe up to $1,500 under unusual circumstances. Any car dealer that claims to offer more than that is lying. They just bury the overage into the price or financing of the new vehicle… Read more »
Katfish #31;
I was so focused on my question that I didn’t even think of that. I did read Texpat’s response to this post. I agree, it doesn’t make sense.
Come to think of it, I guess the written article assumend the reader also watched the video.
#39 KF
It’s certainly possible, but they may have used a more cold tolerant type of meter. I also think it is required by building codes in the northeast for all meters to be in the basement.
#40 Hamous: Kelly Blue book $3500, sales price $2500, tax value $4080. The $2500 price was fair IMHO for a vehicle with 200k miles, fading/peeling clear coat on the paint and several dents. On the plus side, the vehicle was very well maintained, so the mechanics were great. The bigger issue is that there should never be a sales tax… Read more »
Texpat #38; WPRI Eyewitness News should have called you for your input. That makes perfect sense. I read that article and kept asking, “so, what exactly is the problem this gas company needs to deal with?” As a reader, that was my natural question and the writer didn’t seem to include that information. The problem does seem to have been… Read more »
Recently Ron Paul walked out of an interview over controversy regarding his private newsletter. He told the interviewee that he rarey lookedat the letters and didn’t know ofthe racist comments in them until ten years after they were published. Her’es what’s up at Hot Air right now: For a man who now says that he didn’t pay any attention to… Read more »
Here is the most common price guide I have seen used in the auto business. If you go out to one of the wholesale car auctions, this is the one you’ll see in most people’s back pocket. The prices are considerably lower than BB.
Galves Auto Price List
Stocking stuffer.
#40 Hamous There are several trade pricing publications for the used auto industry. I have never seen anybody in the car business use a Blue Book price unless they are trying to sell a car to an uninformed buyer. Nobody in the car business values a used vehicle based on Blue Book. They would go broke in a week. However,… Read more »
It’s not really an arbitrary value since it is based on the blue book value. But I wholeheartedly agree, it is double taxation to be paying sales tax on used items.
#32 – Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm – I’m fairly sure (although I have slept in the last 8.5 years) that my home in Denver had the gas shut off & meter outside – and Denver certainly gets prolonged sub freezing periods of time………….
Darren, If the gas company is doing a mainline supply repair, it will allow a air to get into the lines. They may have a leak somewhere they need to fix or a valve that needs to be replaced. They can’t turn the gas back on with air in the line because it would blow out all the pilot lights.… Read more »