Saturday 19 June 2010 at 11:40 am
As if we needed another damn-good reason to say the hell out of Ohio...
Last week, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that police in
Ohio can legally issue speeding tickets if they THINK a driver is speeding.
In a 5-1 ruling, the court said "a police officer's unaided visual estimation of a vehicle's speed is sufficient" as long as the officer is sufficiently trained and experienced in estimating speeds.
DRIVERS BEWARE, as any cop's guesstimate or SWAG (Scientific-Wild-Assed-Guess), have now become punishable under the new OH law. What kind of UnAmerican, Commie, Big-Brother, Bullcrap is that, you ask? Well, folks, it's all in the name of
State REVENUE. Property Taxes are going down & they want to fill the void in their coffers. Many County Mounties (like Wayne County, MI) have been told that their raises & bonuses are now based on the number of tickets that they write.
You say that you don't think it's fair? Well, get used to it or start bitching to your State Reps. This IS a new & insidious form of taxation, all neatly cloaked in the guise of "protecting the public roads".
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Saturday 12 June 2010 at 08:03 am
Corporate Advertising Department: The place where "free-thinking, window-licking, shortbus riders" convince guys in expensive, over-stuffed suits that the Emperor really DOES have new clothes. Whereupon, these helmeted-warriors are then chartered to foist some ill-conceived advertising plan upon the general public, while keeping their fingers crossed in hopes of creating a blip on the sales trend charts, which earns them praise, accolades, & promotions. (unlike the rest of GM).
The system works well enough until the "Suits" attempt to lead these Ad-monkeys via corporate memorandum(s). Inevitably all hell breaks loose. Remember how well it worked with the
Volt Dance??? (OMG) In Thursday's paper, the NY Times called out Chevy Marketing Vice President Jim Campbell and Alan Batey, VP of Chevy Sales & Service for a remarkably dumb marketing proclamation. It read that GM'ers can no longer use the Chevy nickname in communications, they must ONLY use the full & proper name, Chevrolet.
What the hell was that all about??? Are bits of Zarrella's old GM still lurking the halls of the Ren-cen? Who cares what the customers call the company, as long as they are calling. (Sheesh)
GM's response to the commotion:
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