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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 22, '07 From Downriver, Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
I don't mean any disrespect to you west coast 6GC'ers out there, but the more I read about your George Orwellian regulations on that side of the country, the more I'm I sit here in disbelief. I mean, California brought us the-ever-memorable Surfin' USA, The acid soaked Hippie Movement - Tune in - Turn On - Drop Out, and every other laid-back, pot laced theme you could think of. Yet, you can't do anything with your car or they'll take it away? I was just reading this story online (with photos) of dudes who had their cars taken away and crushed by "the man". Needless to say, they were Toyotas and Hondas. Dudes who were doing, say, 20 over the speed limit and were deemed "street racers"... Dude, if that was happening near Detroit, you'd just hear assault rifles and see the National Guard coming in. It'd make the '67 riots look like a practice round. Every Hillbilly in the land would be taking to the streets like road warrior. With giant stickers that said "MODDED" plastered on their cars. As much as I'm a history buff, I'm clueless as to how this took root..and who allowed it to happen. It's so over-the-top, I can't even wrap my head around it. Somebody fill me in. LD -------------------- My new, blue spark plug wires gave my Celica, roughly, 250 more horsepower..
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 22, '07 From Downriver, Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
How is Oregon and Washington with their laws?
Do they make you do the "hood popping" on a standard pull-over? I've spent a lot of time in Washington and been through Oregon a couple times. The first time I drove through was at 3 am about 7 years ago or so. This guy came up to the car in the darkness and asked, "regular 87?"..I thought he was a homeless person trying to pump my gas for money. I snapped, "I'll pump it myself, Dude!"...He just gave me a funny look and said, "That's against the law"...He explained and I apologized. So funny. The scenario is burned into my psyche. Yeah, Death, the smoking thing wouldn't last two seconds here, either. I've seen it in New York..even upstate New York. It's put tons of bars and bar/grills out of business in both Buffalo and Rochester. Places that have been in business for over a hundred years. First, they told them they had to have an enclosed, separate smoking room...so the bars spent tons of money building these rooms with smoke eaters and what not. A BIG investment. Then, right after they were done building them, they said "No, Nevermind, No one can smoke now. Period". Financial ruin 101. -------------------- My new, blue spark plug wires gave my Celica, roughly, 250 more horsepower..
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