[Roadsters] Oregon House Bill To Worry About

[Eddie]

"But anytime I see someone start foaming at the mouth, it hard not to 
poke a little fun."

Agreed!  lol


Don Boyd wrote:
> Well, all is not lost you know. Since I bet not one of you guys yelling about
> this bill has READ it, I think it's safe to say your talking about something
> you really don't understand. Just what some other mouth told you. Go read it.
> Carefully.
>     Yes, it's a bad piece of legislation. And it isn't going to pass
> anyway.Yes it could ban high rolling resistance tires.But note it wouldn't ban
> all wide tires, just maybe those that take extra rolling power. That still
> leaves a LOT of leeway.  But there is a bright side. If worse came to worse,
> and only the lowest co emitting devices were allowed on our cars, and that's a
> bit of a stretch, but since you nervous types seem to think that's all that
> can possibly come from HB 2186, well lets see. High compression , lightweight
> moly coated slipper skirt double throw down F-1 spec pistons make LESS co than
> the stock ones, SO I WILL TAKE FOUR OF THOSE PLEASE.  Titanium valves, because
> they are lighter, will also use less gas, and hence generate less CO2.  Eight
> please!  Titanium rods- ditto! Light forged bullet nosed crank- same story.
> X-trac sequential shift tranny. Well, since emissions are spiking every time
> you let off the gas to shift, it makes sense that a tranny that shifts in a
> tenth the time our old 5 speeds would then be an essential co2 reducing
> component of any green car , don't you think? And the list goes on and on.
> Efficient exhausts, gears,bearings,cooling systems spoilers,wings yadah yadah
> daba do.
> Some well meaning but dim soul dreamed up this bill. He should be exposed to
> ridicule. The gov should be educated about how to REALLY reduce CO2. If you
> want to really cut co2, and have the political balls to do it, tax fuel. About
> 5 or 6 bucks per gallon would do it. I just talked to a guy from Norway, and
> he's paying 10-12 dollars per gallon. Drives a Jeep Cherokee over there. But
> not too much! Has a pretty good life over there too I might add. Teaches
> collage. Just bought a 40 acre Island off the coast to homestead for his
> family. Pay a bit more in taxes than I do, but I was surprised that it was not
> more.
>        Last, please don't mistake anything I've written for my heartfelt
> convictions. But anytime I see someone start foaming at the mouth, it hard not
> to poke a little fun.
> Don Boyd
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