Thousand Dollar Fine for Driving Vegetable Oil Car
June 13th, 2007Wow! The snarling, fascist stage of collapse is turning out to be more absurd than even I anticipated. Unhook the vampire state’s fangs from your neck, even a little, and you’re going to get a ticket or a gun shoved in your face.
Gentle hint to greasers: Cops are the only people who notice your bumper stickers and your grease freak themed license plates.
Oh yeah, are the wind turbines banned yet?
Via: charlotte.com:
Bob Teixeira decided it was time to take a stand against U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
So last fall the Charlotte musician and guitar instructor spent $1,200 to convert his 1981 diesel Mercedes to run on vegetable oil. He bought soybean oil in 5-gallon jugs at Costco, spending about 30 percent more than diesel would cost.
His reward, from a state that heavily promotes alternative fuels: a $1,000 fine last month for not paying motor fuel taxes.
He’s been told to expect another $1,000 fine from the federal government.
And to legally use veggie oil, state officials told him, he would have to first post a $2,500 bond.
“Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!”
This is true insanity. This guy gets nailed for increasing his cost of living, truly taking one for the team (in his mind anyway), and this is his reward.
MW
Hey I know this guy! It is a really bizarre situation and is giving him pause on buying solar panels from me. The hoops you have jump through for PV are just as draconian here in NC and deter people from sticking them on their roofs. Makes me want to run to NZ and build boats.
Thats the kind of “thanks” you get from your friendly governmental fuzz-bots. Try to set yourself free and they slap heavier chains on ya!
Have a nice day!
That people would be expected to submit to something so grossly in contradiction with common sense defies belief.
I wonder if there are any laws that would go after people who do what this Chinese guy did?
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/06/08/beer-sunshine-hot-water/
@Ozzy “The Man” Diaz
HAHA Nice one!
Anyone who tried that in any U.S. city would find themselves at Camp X-Ray with a new orange jumpsuit to wear.
On a related topic: Solar hot water has become standard in Chinese cities. I found these pictures when I was looking into a solar hot water heater from a dealer in New Zealand:
http://web.mac.com/robs6/iWeb/Site/Photos.html
Check out those rooftops!
Nice find, Kevin!
As I alluded to in response to the “China says no to fuel from food”, the Chinese do not discount the future the way most in the West do.
Where it seems otherwise, you are not looking close enough.