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Califchief - 24 Jan 2008 05:00 GMT

Harv, you immediately came to mind when I read this. <g> I believe
there are 2 or 3 others (lurking lately) who are from The Lone Star
State.

Area: FIDONEWS
Msg#: 10038
Date: 01-19-08 14:40
From: Paul
To: Bjoern
Subj: Wild, Wild West
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PL> In Texas I qualify for a new program where they'll buy my car
PL> and crush it for a voucher for something like $3500US so I can
PL> buy a newer less polluting car or a Hybrid.

BF> WOW! That's generous! That's almost exactly what I paid for my
BF> my Merc. You guys really do take this global warming issue
BF> seriously nowadays?

No it isn't very serious at all... but it's meant to *look* serious to
the FEDs because air quality is bad enough that we're on their "list".

PL> (I do like like having a van though... it's great for
PL> toting bicycles and computers!)

BF> So is horse and carriage. And a horse has true 4WD, anti-spin and
BF> anti-skid, ABS, etc. making it superior for any off-road travels.
BF> You still *DO* have some horses left in Texas, don't you? :)

HA!!!! There aint no Horses in Texas! Just Pickup trucks. I remember
moving from Phoenix Arizona to Texas in 1969... for some reason, even
at age 13, I expected to find horses and cowboys everywhere when we
got here. That was coming from Arizona, where you'd think it was even
closer to the "wild West", but without horses as well.

*Paul*

... How does 2 pound box of candy can make a woman gain 5 pounds?
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

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Harvey R. Stone - 24 Jan 2008 12:12 GMT

> Harv, you immediately came to mind when I read this. <g> I believe
> there are 2 or 3 others (lurking lately) who are from The Lone Star
> State.

Yes, its true. My wife's car is a 95 Saturn and the Saturn place has made
me the 3500 offer twice on a new car. I keep her car in perfect shape
because I just do not want to hear about it and she will not take a new car.
The Saturn place and I had quite a falling out over a new starter for her
car. Would you like to guess what a new starter costs installed????? Would
ya huh??? About 600 dollars....... I raised so much hell that new car
buyers came over to see what all the shouting was about. They did not
lower the price of a new starter but they paid for the towing fee of $70.
The bendy had locked into the flywheel. You can't get a new bendix. You
have to buy the whole starter.
It is true that we do not have city crews to clean up the horse mess in
the streets anymore and if a horse was taken on the freeway,,,,,, it would
not live over the trip. We do have some communities with 8-10 size home
sites where horses are KING. :-)
Harv

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