03-05-2022, 08:24 AM
Good morning everyone, no rain here yesterday, some out on the SE side of the valley, and NE of the valley, maybe some today. Still going to be a bit chilly until about mid next week. Could be some snow up in the high country.
Charlie, I just got my plate renewal notice for my 2020 Honda. Fees are low, but there is a tax that is based on the value of the vehicle that really gets you in the wallet. Each year, the tax goes down by 10% of the previous year. Here's the breakdown for this year:
Registration fee $8.00
Air Quality 1.75
License tax 511.06
ezdays plates 25.00 (yeah, my avatar is really a photo of my license plate)
Postage 1.16
TOTAL $546.97
Our gasoline tax in Arizona is low, around 19 cents a gallon. On top of that, I pay around $1400 a year for insurance. I can remember when gas was 19 cents a gallon and registration was around $10
I also just got my Post Office box bill. Back in 2004 when I first opened it, the fee was $32 for six months. My bill is now $106, that is over twice the rate of inflation. Seems like everything the government has a hand in increases well above the inflation rate, all except our SSI.
Drywall guy is suppose to be here this morning to finish up. With any luck, I can get my layout back where it belongs and have access to my workbenches. I say two benches, actually, one is a table that I use to build structures, the other one is a real bench for everything else. The first thing I have to do is to add some wiring while the two sections of my layout are apart, then on to the structure challenge.
Have a great weekend, and remember those innocent folks in the Ukraine.
Charlie, I just got my plate renewal notice for my 2020 Honda. Fees are low, but there is a tax that is based on the value of the vehicle that really gets you in the wallet. Each year, the tax goes down by 10% of the previous year. Here's the breakdown for this year:
Registration fee $8.00
Air Quality 1.75
License tax 511.06
ezdays plates 25.00 (yeah, my avatar is really a photo of my license plate)
Postage 1.16
TOTAL $546.97
Our gasoline tax in Arizona is low, around 19 cents a gallon. On top of that, I pay around $1400 a year for insurance. I can remember when gas was 19 cents a gallon and registration was around $10
I also just got my Post Office box bill. Back in 2004 when I first opened it, the fee was $32 for six months. My bill is now $106, that is over twice the rate of inflation. Seems like everything the government has a hand in increases well above the inflation rate, all except our SSI.
Drywall guy is suppose to be here this morning to finish up. With any luck, I can get my layout back where it belongs and have access to my workbenches. I say two benches, actually, one is a table that I use to build structures, the other one is a real bench for everything else. The first thing I have to do is to add some wiring while the two sections of my layout are apart, then on to the structure challenge.
Have a great weekend, and remember those innocent folks in the Ukraine.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD