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Narrows [bridge] tolls for police cars, ambulances [will have to pay tolls to cross]
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| 04-30-2007
| staff writer
Posted on 04/30/2007 11:09:26 AM PDT by bedolido
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:09:28 AM PDT
by
bedolido
To: bedolido
Just tack the toll on to the perp’s bail or the patient’s bill.
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:10:51 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(I don't give a rat's a$$ where in the world Matt Lauer is.)
To: bedolido
Our public masters are aghast at having to pay a bridge toll. They never give a second thought to the rest of us having to do so. If they lived like every one else, they'd understand why nickel and diming the public isn't such a good idea.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:13:07 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: bedolido
Washington - if it moves, tax it!!
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:13:27 AM PDT
by
caisson71
To: bedolido
What’s wrong with these local officials?
Don’t they realize that these tolls will ofset the carbon emissions of their high performance Police and Emergency vehicles?
C’mon you wankers, it’s for the environment!
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:14:13 AM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: bedolido
I hope it last longer than the last one:
http://www.promotega.org/asu30023/disasterswind.html
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:17:12 AM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: Lx
I hope it last longer than the last onethat's right!!! I forgot about the swaying bridge that finally collapsed. Was that the Narrows?
I've lived in NW most of my life.
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:19:59 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)
To: bedolido
It seems that they have this backwards.
So who provides emergency services on the bridge itself? The local public safety agencies should tack a "public safety impact fee" onto the bridge toll.
Can you imagine an "Oakland" style tanker fire on the bridge? Seems to me the bridge authority would love to have a manned truck full of foam on standby close to the bridge.
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:21:28 AM PDT
by
Species8472
(We will never Forget !)
To: bedolido
Both were called Tacoma Narrows although I don’t know if they both were in the exact same location.
I believe they did finally rebuild in 1950 or so.
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:22:30 AM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: bedolido
in nyc, the cops and others have to pay tolls. we have E-Z Passes in every vehicle so we just drive through. one city agency pays another. nothing new. it’s not like the cops will have to go into their own pockets.
To: thefactor
we have E-Z Passesnot much is easy in the great northwest.
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:29:08 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)
To: Lx
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:32:14 AM PDT
by
JmyBryan
To: bedolido
they are available to the general public as well. it’s a great system. just drive through and it is charged to your credit card. if all the booths out there are cash, then that would delay everyone no matter if they were emergency vehicles or not.
To: goldstategop
I believe they’re more worried about time than money.
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:41:54 AM PDT
by
Doctor Raoul
(What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
To: bedolido; Lx; JmyBryan
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:43:57 AM PDT
by
rawhide
To: bedolido
Makes as much sense as da gubmint fining a public agengcy.
Transferring funds from one account to another, with the usual bureaucratic skimming in each dirction, covered by a tax increase.
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posted on
04/30/2007 12:13:41 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
To: goldstategop
Our public masters are aghast at having to pay a bridge toll. They never give a second thought to the rest of us having to do so. Er, you do understand who will really pay these tolls, don't you?
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posted on
04/30/2007 2:47:06 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(No.. I said he was a Korean student, not a Koran student)
To: caisson71
Washington - if it moves, tax it!! I see that you have a state income tax in Hawaii. We don't have one here in Washington.
To: wideminded
Hey, we live in a tax hell but still pay $3.13/gal. of gas, so far Last time I checked, Port Angeles was $3.27/gal. while gas in Idaho is $2.50/gal. Hawaii is slowly catching up to the taxing policies of the West Coast with the goal of exceeding them. Still, I’ll match your property taxes over Hawaii’s.
To: bedolido
It would be interesting to know what State government agencies have "toll free passes" on the new bridge.
I'll wager a steak dinner to a dollar that Chrissy's Limo isn't required to stop, roll down a window (let the air conditioned air out) and pay cash for a toll!!! But she wants "first responders" to pay......
Government Hypocracy Alert"
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posted on
04/30/2007 4:31:28 PM PDT
by
HardStarboard
(The Democrats are more afraid of American Victory than Defeat!)
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