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Title: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: MendoDave on October 14, 2011, 08:52:39 AM http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/big_rig_was_rigged_ul7I0Tuwwkze9HzczJFCqO (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/big_rig_was_rigged_ul7I0Tuwwkze9HzczJFCqO)
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: fastwin on October 14, 2011, 09:14:28 AM I say put the driver in charge of our nation's economic recovery program! [laugh]
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: MendoDave on October 14, 2011, 09:42:43 AM Maybe if they raised the toll to $68 for everyone they could collect huge fines from more people [thumbsup]
BTW I meant to post this in NMC but I messed up and its here instead. Maybe someone will move it... Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: muskrat on October 14, 2011, 11:03:57 AM don't get me started on tolls...........regressive tax is all I'll say.
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: GLantern on October 14, 2011, 12:31:08 PM make the beast with two backs the tolls seriously just keep screwing the little guy they went up to somewhere around $20 to cross a bridge in your car now!!!!!!
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: ducpainter on October 14, 2011, 12:36:21 PM don't get me started on tolls...........regressive tax is all I'll say. I thought you weren't gonna start? [cheeky]Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: thought on October 14, 2011, 12:55:13 PM make the beast with two backs the tolls seriously just keep screwing the little guy they went up to somewhere around $20 to cross a bridge in your car now!!!!!! yeah... a 50% increase in tolls on the bridges/tunnels is ridiculous. i cant think of any other govt agency or private company that could get away with that. and also, since i live right by the gwb, it hits me pretty hard :\ Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: muskrat on October 14, 2011, 01:02:37 PM did I start this? [bang]
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: Triple J on October 14, 2011, 01:23:35 PM Damn...a $65 toll. WTF.
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: hbliam on October 14, 2011, 02:22:35 PM Damn...a $65 toll. WTF. That's for a commercial vehicle using the bridge for commerce. They should pay more of the share of the bridge upkeep as they create more wear and tear. And if you think $65 is expensive...try this :) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#Tolls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#Tolls) Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: Triple J on October 14, 2011, 02:30:06 PM That's for a commercial vehicle using the bridge for commerce. They should pay more of the share of the bridge upkeep as they create more wear and tear. And if you think $65 is expensive...try this :) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#Tolls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#Tolls) I know...still seems excessive. Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: lethe on October 14, 2011, 04:23:02 PM make the beast with two backs the tolls seriously just keep screwing the little guy they went up to somewhere around $20 to cross a bridge in your car now!!!!!! I get from PA to Queens everyday for 50 cents in tolls. It still can be done.Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: Howie on October 14, 2011, 06:40:02 PM I get from PA to Queens everyday for 50 cents in tolls. It still can be done. Get off Staten Island without paying a toll. The Varrazano is now $13 cash, 9.60 EZ pass. The alternative would be to head out to Joisy and enter through a Hudson River crossing and pay only $12 cash, 9.50 peak 7.50 off peak EZ Pass plus wastes miles, fuel and time. Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: cokey on October 14, 2011, 07:20:42 PM Vz bridge you only pay going into si.. yea i told my sisters im not visiting much anymore..
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: muskrat on October 14, 2011, 07:36:12 PM Hovercraft would fit the bill nicely [cheeky]
Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: Howie on October 14, 2011, 08:23:37 PM Vz bridge you only pay going into si.. yea i told my sisters im not visiting much anymore.. Yep. Stand corrected. Try to get into... Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: DanTheMan on October 14, 2011, 11:43:52 PM And if you think $65 is expensive...try this :) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#Tolls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#Tolls) Really!?!?! The least expensive toll was 36 cents to American adventurer Richard Halliburton, who swam the canal in 1928.[ Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: herm on October 15, 2011, 04:09:28 AM so,...who should pay for the capitol improvement/replacement for this infrastructure?
just asking... Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: lethe on October 15, 2011, 05:31:15 AM Get off Staten Island without paying a toll. The Varrazano is now $13 cash, 9.60 EZ pass. The alternative would be to head out to Joisy and enter through a Hudson River crossing and pay only $12 cash, 9.50 peak 7.50 off peak EZ Pass plus wastes miles, fuel and time. I'm glad I live to the north rather than the south and also glad I rarely have any reason to go to Staten IslandTitle: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: Privateer on October 15, 2011, 07:09:39 AM i cant think of any other govt agency or private company that could get away with that. My HMO got away with it when my co-pay doubled. My premium went up 16% this year. My merit increase was less than 4%. Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: derby on October 15, 2011, 09:27:55 AM My HMO got away with it when my co-pay doubled. My premium went up 16% this year. My merit increase was less than 4%. is that your HMO's fault or your employer's fault? unless you're self-employed, i'm pretty sure that's the "deal" your benefits coordinator negotiated for your company. Title: Re: James bond Licence plate gets a guy busted Post by: Privateer on October 15, 2011, 10:01:19 PM is that your HMO's fault or your employer's fault? unless you're self-employed, i'm pretty sure that's the "deal" your benefits coordinator negotiated for your company. i'm sure it was a combination of the HMO increasing it and the ER paying less, percentage wise. not sure if it matters who caused it. the point is it went up and I don't really have a choice other than to accept it. |