God I wish I can leave this forsaken state. I am pissed right now,ok I went in last Friday to take my 2007 Toyota Corolla for a smog I assume would pass like previously. The results was I did not pass due to a code.
What happen was I took my car for maintenance & to have the car battery replace for a new one. Big Mistake! The tech told me that it has to do with the computer. The Smog Tech told me I needed to drive around especially on the freeway. I told him I do not drive on freeways. He told me I have too (with a smile). So now what? I live alone, no family members to help me nor a friend. My car registration is due on November 12. I can get a retest for free but I don’t have money to spend on every dam smog check since I’m unemployed.
This state I remember growing up in the 60’s & 70’s & California was a golden state. Now is still golden due to Moonbeam pissing on the state. Taxes & regulations is strangling this once beautiful state, but I need money to move out.
California is the greatest state in the nation still in spite of the liberal politics!
I was born in Texas and lived there about 30 years of my life. I also lived in North Carolina 2 years while I was in the Army. I have also spent about 38 years of my life in California. I am a stone conservative and I love California!
There are more conservatives here than any other state in the nation. There are counties here that vote Republican that are more populated than some states. California has more beautiful natural wonders than any state in the nation except Alaska. We have better ocean beaches than any other state in the nation. We have beautiful mountains and deserts too. Southern California has better weather than any other part of the country.
California has the best property tax system compared to almost any other state in the nation. How many of you Texans or Nebraskans pay only 1.025% property tax like I do? The answer is none… Because of Proposition 13 California the property taxes can only be raised 2% a year!
In California the property appreciates faster than almost anywhere else in the nation. I know a smart man that bought a house near the ocean in 1961 for 29K. He still lives there and now it is worth 1.5 million! And, the property taxes on that house are still based on the original 29K price plus a 2% per year increase! What other state does that? The answer is none…
How well I remember the horror stories about smog checks when we lived in CA - and the wretched cost. Our cars were never failed but so many others were. Never could figure out how the illegals passed with their junkers but probably like all else involving them, they just didn’t bother getting current tags for their cars. Here in GA we pay $25 for the smog check - no fuss, no muss....What a difference.