The man trying to dig deeper into your pockets

[enzfan]

Garbage pickup and pizza delivery, now police departments. Sounds like it could be comming to a city near you soon.


US speeders slapped with fuel surcharges on top of fines Thu Jun 19, 7:32 AM ET



WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some cash-strapped US municipalities are resorting to slapping fuel surcharges onto tickets issued to speeding drivers in order to fill dwindling city coffers hit hard by skyrocketing gas prices.


Beginning July 1, the Georgia town of Holly Springs, near the city of Atlanta, will add a surcharge of 12 dollars for each moving violation as a means to avert a budget deficit brought on by high fuel prices.

"It's a creative and innovative idea of our police chief," said Holly CothranDrake, spokeswoman of the city administration which on Wednesday received queries from several American municipalities that are considering similar measures, including Florida's Key West and California's Los Angeles County.

"The reason is to offset the cost of the trend of rising fuel prices," CothanDrake said.

The 12-dollar charge is expected to pull in around 20,000 dollars for the town of 7,700 people.

Nearby Atlanta is conducting a feasibility study for a similar measure that would tack on 10 to 15 dollars per violation.

"The hike in gas prices seriously hurts our ability to patrol," said Clarence Martin, the Atlanta city council member who proposed the measure.

Surging gas prices in the United States now stand at an average of 4.07 dollars per gallon (3.78 liters), a 25-percent increase in just five months.

[Max Murdoc]

I just heard that my town dropped 2 cruisers and placed both officers on foot patrol around the mall complex. I guess it's too costly to cruise around the mall with the air on eating donuts.

My daughter came home last night and said that the neighbor kid asked her if we had alarms on our cars. She said that she would personally kick his ass if anything happened to our cars. He says he's a member of the "crips" which is a joke. He refers to his friends as "homey's"... I thought that term went out when In Living Color went off the air. So I went to buy locking gas caps for three cars only to find out that they were out of stock. Autozone said that they normally stock a few and those went quickly. I'll have to wait until they get more in.

This is getting surreal. People stealing gas out of driveways... unbefuckinglievable.

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Max Murdoc[/i]
<br>This is getting surreal. People stealing gas out of driveways... unbefuckinglievable.
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It's the late 70s all over again. Just ask our parents about guys running up to their front doors, gasping for breath and screaming for emergency services because they'd accidentally swallowed the gas they were trying to syphon. I can just imagine the sympathetic reaction they'd get from our typical NWO member! [}:)]

[Max Murdoc]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Max Murdoc[/i]
<br>This is getting surreal. People stealing gas out of driveways... unbefuckinglievable.
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It's the late 70s all over again. Just ask our parents about guys running up to their front doors, gasping for breath and screaming for emergency services because they'd accidentally swallowed the gas they were trying to syphon. I can just imagine the sympathetic reaction they'd get from our typical NWO member! [}:)]
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I'd offer him a cigarette [:D]

[phillyidol]

I would light it for him.




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[eight6]

I'd work the bellows!

I thought most gas tanks were now equipped with anti-siphon technology...guess not.

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[coop41]

[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>I'd work the bellows!

I thought most gas tanks were now equipped with anti-siphon technology...guess not.

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I thought that was the case for quite some time now

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
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I thought that was the case for quite some time now
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Then I guess this is just the Johnny Carson toilet paper shortage rumor all over again!

[eight6]

There's a shortage of toilet paper?!!?

Locking gas cap or baseball bat? I'm leaning towards the bat.

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[coop41]

I do know here in Arizona there have been news reports of U-Haul truck lots and lots with school busses being hit and drained

[eight6]

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>I do know here in Arizona there have been news reports of U-Haul truck lots and lots with school busses being hit and drained
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Nothing like the taste of diesel.

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[enzfan]

[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
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<br>I do know here in Arizona there have been news reports of U-Haul truck lots and lots with school busses being hit and drained
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Nothing like the taste of diesel.

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[/quote]Don't think Ellen would like the taste of Diesel, maybe Ethel though.

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[eight6]

[quote][i]Originally posted by enzfan[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
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<br>I do know here in Arizona there have been news reports of U-Haul truck lots and lots with school busses being hit and drained
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Nothing like the taste of diesel.

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[/quote]Don't think Ellen would like the taste of Diesel, maybe Ethel though.

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LOL...are they having a "Who can sit the most butch" contest?

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[phillyidol]

I am so offended by this thread!!!!! Oh who am I kidding?




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[enzfan]

Wonder who had to adjust their package first? [:)]