Date:         Tue, 3 Jul 2007 00:58:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Thor Svenson <syncromonster@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Thor Svenson <syncromonster@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: u can't pump your own gas in jersey.. was Re: Gas cap ideas
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cheap gas, yeah, but new joisy should wake up and add a few cents more
road tax and eliminate all their outdated and flat-out stupid tolls.
what a freaking nightmare to drive there. one state i avoid whenever
possible.

thor

Kenneth Wilford wrote:
> Chris,
>
> In fact NJ has some of the cheapest gas in the US even with our weird
> laws about not pumping your own.  I always have my servants pump my gas
> for me before I go into PA or any other state around.  Gas is more
> expensive almost everywhere I go.  Maybe there is a station or two in
> the Lancaster, PA area where gas is the same price as it is here
> (currently $2.68 per gallon yesterday).
>
> Don't worry though.  After his recent accident our beloved Governor Jon
> Cozine has been taking an interest in all things vehicle related.
> Because he is so rich that he doesn't care about mundane things like gas
> prices, he was shocked to realize that New Jersey has one of the lowest
> taxes on gas in the nation.  I am sure that he will soon recitify this
> by increasing our gas tax so that it will be the highest in the nation.
> Why should the tax on gas be different than any other tax here?  :-)
>