I can attest to the fact that Idaho has rutty freeways!!! Been there done that 2 weeks ago. So bad that they are pretty darn scary. So if what Idaho does on the state and local roads with state and local taxes is a crappy as what they do with their federal dollars on the interstate I'd avoid Idhao all together (wink wink).
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Creative Residential Designs < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On top of the high gas prices we have 6% taxes AND the crappiest roads > anywhere. The ruts in our major highway from Oregon through Idaho to Utah is > so bad that it threw a car into the median this summer. When I ride my bike > on it I have to ride in in the center to avoid being swallowed by the > rut-monster. My big joke is that in Idaho, they just paved over the oregon > trail and the ruts stayed.... > On the plus side, they are FINALLY re-paving the highway. In good-ol' Idaho > style, however, it should all be finished by the time I'm in a wheelchair > and no longer give a crap... > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Susan Sande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:23 AM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: saving gas > > Ours pays for hiway taxes (improvements, new builds etc) Like I say, better > than state income tax any day. Now I would be extra upset though if they > started up state income tax AND our gas tax stayed high. > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I once tried to read an economist's paper on what drives prices at the >> pump and my brain melted. What I've never understood is why gas can be more >> expensive here than other states when we refine it here. The closer I get to >> the refineries, the high the price goes! >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Susan Sande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> Weak excuses here in WA state too on our high gas prices. I can drive 30 >>> miles up the vally and pay lot's less, our area is terrible on gas prices. >>> Though I'd rather be paying that than state income tax. >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 5:26 AM, Creative Residential Designs < >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> $2.85 in the Sovereign Nation of Idaho. Weak explanations as to why >>>> Idaho >>>> has much higher prices than anywhere else. Minimum wage of $6.55 an hour >>>> and >>>> gas this high still....HotrodMamma >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "NytWing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 1:08 PM >>>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: saving gas >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> $2.29 here in Iowa. Not to be a party pooper but I read yesterday >>>> that OPEC is going to start cutting production to "stem falling oil >>>> prices". I guress we can't win.... >>>> >>>> On Oct 27, 12:44 pm, jjrobert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> > $2.18 in Lexington, KY >>>> > >>>> > On Oct 27, 12:48 pm, "Kyle Munz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > $2.23 at the station by my house. >>>> > >>>> > > -Kyle- Hide quoted text - >>>> > >>>> > - Show quoted text - >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
