Comments on: Land of the fee http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 22 May 2012 09:34:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: In The Arena http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13030 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:18:11 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13030 I just had the privalege of paying $360 for a simple 6 month service on my HVAC by a company called Techniques out of Apex. I was charged a one hour "travel charge" [Puddy: how else are we going to get there?] AND a $28 "vehicle charge" [Puddy: what? you want us to walk?]. 3 weeks later, my HVAC doesn't work. Techniques came out, confirmed it didn't work, and explained it must have broken after they left, and that it would be an additional $400 to fix. I said I would call someone else, so they billed me the travel charge and "vehicle fee" again ($108). [Puddy, sitting at the bar later that night: You should have seen the loser I sold a car to today - que laugh track]. The Airlines could still learn a thing or two from Techniques. I just had the privalege of paying $360 for a simple 6 month service on my HVAC by a company called Techniques out of Apex. I was charged a one hour “travel charge” [Puddy: how else are we going to get there?] AND a $28 “vehicle charge” [Puddy: what? you want us to walk?]. 3 weeks later, my HVAC doesn’t work. Techniques came out, confirmed it didn’t work, and explained it must have broken after they left, and that it would be an additional $400 to fix. I said I would call someone else, so they billed me the travel charge and “vehicle fee” again ($108). [Puddy, sitting at the bar later that night: You should have seen the loser I sold a car to today - que laugh track]. The Airlines could still learn a thing or two from Techniques.

]]> by: Glory3 http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13024 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:50:30 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13024 Get over it, GD, it's "progress." Give us some real dirt. What have you REALLY been up to? Get over it, GD, it’s “progress.” Give us some real dirt. What have you REALLY been up to?

]]> by: News Junkie http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13002 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:41:36 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13002 "If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." ~Thomas Paine “If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute.” ~Thomas Paine

]]> by: Dee http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13001 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:20:07 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-13001 I'm old enough to remember when people actually dressed up to fly and were treated as guests. We've come a long way, baby, and it's all downhill. I’m old enough to remember when people actually dressed up to fly and were treated as guests. We’ve come a long way, baby, and it’s all downhill.

]]> by: PungoCreek http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-12997 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:43:43 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2009/06/22/land-of-the-fee/#comment-12997 Well, this is all just training for the new tax structure that is coming. The forgettable movie "Popeye" may actually been a window to the future: The Tax Man: You just docked? Popeye: I has. The Tax Man: Ah ha, let's see here, that'll be 25¢ docking tax. Popeye: What for? The Tax Man: Where's your sea craft? Popeye: It ain't no sea craft, it's me dinghy and it's under the wharf. The Tax Man: Ah ha. ahh-ha. This your goods? Popeye: They is. The Tax Man: Yeah. You're new in town right? Popeye: If you call this a town, yes. The Tax Man: Well, first of all, there's 17¢ new-in-town tax, and there's 45¢ rowboat-under-the-wharf tax, and one dollar leaving-your-junk-lying-around-the-wharf tax, so all together, you owe the Commodore $1.87. Popeye: Uh, who's this Commodore? The Tax Man: Is that the nature of question? There's a nickel question tax. Well, this is all just training for the new tax structure that is coming. The forgettable movie “Popeye” may actually been a window to the future:

The Tax Man: You just docked?

Popeye: I has.

The Tax Man: Ah ha, let’s see here, that’ll be 25¢ docking tax.

Popeye: What for?

The Tax Man: Where’s your sea craft?

Popeye: It ain’t no sea craft, it’s me dinghy and it’s under the wharf.

The Tax Man: Ah ha. ahh-ha. This your goods?

Popeye: They is.

The Tax Man: Yeah. You’re new in town right?

Popeye: If you call this a town, yes.

The Tax Man: Well, first of all, there’s 17¢ new-in-town tax, and there’s 45¢ rowboat-under-the-wharf tax, and one dollar leaving-your-junk-lying-around-the-wharf tax, so all together, you owe the Commodore $1.87.

Popeye: Uh, who’s this Commodore?

The Tax Man: Is that the nature of question? There’s a nickel question tax.

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