I became confused when I heard the word “Service” used with these agencies:

Internal Revenue ‘Service’
U.S. Postal ‘Service’
Telephone ‘Service’
Cable TV ‘Service’
Civil ‘Service’
State, City, County & Public ‘Service’
Customer ‘Service’

This is not what I thought ‘Service’ meant.
But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to ‘Service’ a few cows. [...]

I’d rather watch paint dry….
Drivers in Japan have once again taken to the track in an effort to wring maximum mileage from their Toyota hybrids. According to AutoWeek, the Prius Cup resumed this year after a two-year hiatus.
Toyota officials said they have no plans to bring the hybrid competition to the U.S., but played up [...]

As always, one way or another, you’re gonna pay……
PHOENIX — State regulators for the first time will impose small monthly fees on residents who get rebates for solar energy.
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved the fee for Tucson Electric Power Co. customers on a 3-2 vote late Friday, and will pursue the same measure for Arizona [...]

Merry Christmas to All

A recent study has the Chevy Volt costing taxpayers about $250k in subsidies for every Volt sold.  After you total up the initial GM bailout and the rebates for buyers, wouldn’t have just been easier [and cheaper] to give every American a new Porsche 911?
The White House just launched their “What does $40 mean to [...]