Ditto......our truck tag is $600....
Posted By: sm on 2008-01-23
In Reply to: My car tags this year are $455.00! Does anyone live - Prices!
When we lived in Florida, I paid $60 for a tag on a brand new car, and we are paying $600 for a truck about 3 years old now. One county over it is much cheaper. This county is ripping people off. Even property taxes are ridiculous here.
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Is the truck necessary for his job?? If not,
then I would think about selling it and getting something a little more reasonable in the line of a car payment. If it is for work, then why can't he deduct a portion of the cost?
You can take the truck to get tires yourself you know - sm
so from a safety standpoint I would just go and do it since you say you have the money. Tell him it would not pass inspection so you had to get new tires, or a cop stopped you and gave you a warning, whatever it takes. I did that last year, my DH was not too pleased as he wants me to get rid of my truck and I don't want car payments again and it runs great so I just maintain it as necessary and don't tell him basically. I have a $600 repair I need done; will he know about it, NO. Granted I am going to have it done for about $300- getting a used part, then having a neighbor put it in because my DH is too lazy to work on the truck other than to change the oil. I want it to run for at least 2 more years (207K miles)--250 is our goal mark before we get a new/used truck; unless I win the lottery before then. So take matters into your own hands, try to make more money, and if you ever get serious about divorce then consult a lawyer and find out your rights- you are entitled to half the house equity (or sale profits); half any retirement fund from the point you married, etc., child support, 3 kids that is easily $800 a month; spousal support if you have been married for some time (I think usually 10 years, but I am sure every circumstance is different). So don't martyr yourself. Take control.
It's a construction truck and
yes, necessary for his job. He helps to build highways.
You'd have loved the ice cream truck
that used to play Christmas tunes all summer. I take it he's not from around here, LOL.
He finally changed the tune - to LA Cucaracha! I take it he doesn't speak Spanish if he thinks that song is going to sell ice cream! Ha!
My husband is a truck driver too. . .
We got married when he was in his early 30s, so he had a hard time changing his lifestyle. He spent all of his free time with his single friend. I never, ever worried about the two of them going to bars or anything. Their idea of a good time was having a couple beers and talking about tractors. His friend is a farmer, so he has a lot of free time in the winter. Sometimes I think my husband felt bad because they spent so much time together before I came along and then all of the sudden, things changed. His friend is in his late 30s and had never been married or had kids. After I had been dating my husband for about a year, his friend went to an online dating service and found a girlfriend. He was very shy, so that was a big deal! That was 3 years ago, and they are engaged now. My husband doesn't see him so much now, but they talk daily on the phone. We also moved about 30 minutes away. We have neighbors that he likes to spend time with, but he tries to keep it to just the weekend. Also, my husband gets very stressed driving in the winter and needs to relax once in a while. Does your husband's friend have a girlfriend? If he doesn't, maybe you could introduce him to some of your girl friends. He might just be lonely. I know it's hard for you to be sitting home when your husband is hanging out with his friend. I told my husband once that I felt like a single mom! I think you do need to let your husband know how you feel. Good luck to you!
My neighbor is addicted to QVC. The UPS truck
every single day. Her apartment is just as small as mine, and she doesn't make that much more money than I do. I've looked at QVC, and the stuff on it is nice, but expensive! I don't know where she's putting it all. Sometimes she over-buys, and ends up giving some really nice things to me because she has no room. Of course I appreciate the gifts, but I do worry about her sometimes. She's told me her credit card debt is pretty high, too. (She should know better - she works for a bank!)
Maybe with a pair of plyers and a pick-up truck?
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Here is another truck driver's wife's view
My husband was older than yours when he (and I) married. He was 49, first marriage. We spend a tremendous amount of time together, he even has his computer setup in my workroom. When he wants downtime, he has his own room for his guitar strumming and then a real stay-around type person. I love the time we are together so don’t know what to say to the original poster but not much of a marriage there if no time left over for wife.
When I asked why it was ok for him to pick out a truck and a boat without me (sm)
he blamed it on the fact that I had bought the kids a $300 plastic pool last summer. He used that same excuse again about the shed. "you picked out a pool!" How dare I pick out anything?
He may be....but $300 pool versus a $30,000 truck, and a boat, etc., etc.? nm
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I cried when they put that woman in the truck and said she died 2 days later
One 2006 german VW and one 2008 chevy truck. nm
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I blew the engine in my truck 7 days after the warranty expired! $7,000 to replace. :( -n/m
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I made my little cousin take back some stuff from the grocery store when he went with me. His mother was a bit upset with me for doing it, but to my knowledge, he never stole again. Sometimes, the immorality of it doesn't sink in, but getting caught and confronted by a non-family member can scare them enough to stop it. Also, you could tell her you simply cannot trust that she won't do it again, so she is no longer allowed to go shopping until she can convince you that she will behave appropriately. It may take a while, but she'll see the consequences and miss the outings with you.
I'd definitely bring it up to a counselor if none of the above worked. They may be able to bring up the behavior of her birthmom being wrong, so you won't have to seem like you're downgrading her to the child. I'm sure it's got to be confusing if she saw this behavior much.
Good luck!
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Ditto for me
 I am no good on the keyboard before 9:00 a.m. lol
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Put it down and leave it. It could take a couple of days but hang in there. Forget the baby food, etc, as that does not have the vitamins that a cat needs. I have always fed my cats on the dryer away from the distractions of the house and family....might try something like that too. Good luck!
DITTO............
 
Ditto from me! :-)
Now, Antonella could probably model, but she can barely sing compared to Lakisha. Hope she wins it all!!
LOL, ditto here too!
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Woo-wee..He made night manager at the Pizzaria in 3 months...or was that weeks. Guess she could not see her self the wife of the new owner of the Pizzaria chain! How many mink coats and cars will that buy!
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I had one of those husbands as well. He actually called my job a "hobby" I know exactly what your going through. I agree with the other poster, have him sit down and do just one report, he won't. Like mine said, I don't know how to type, I asked him to at least listen and he still refused. Lots of luck to you.
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I wish someone would put her under house arrest! Actually, I just wish she would take herself and her wonky fake British accent and LEAVE. I can't even go to the yahoo homepage without having to see something about her. It isn't that she doesn't understand her actions, it is that she doesn't care. There is a big difference there. She is putting other people's lives in danger and possibly their kids lives while she is out driving around aimlessly having 30 cars of paparazzi following her driving in the wrong lane. Any other celebrity in Hollywood doesn't seem to have the same problem Britney does, and its because they know she is a walking trainwreck and they get a good paycheck out of her. But she is SO attention-hungry it is ridiculous. Luckily I live VERY far away from her and hopefully it will always stay that way :)
And on that note, I have come to the conclusion that either her doctor is ignorant for letting her go this early because obviously she is still not right, OR she is simply doing all of this for attention. Could go either way.
Ditto. Like it here better now, better than ever!
Boring over there at that other place.
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Ditto!
Gimme a break, imagine a queue of mothers waiting for their turn to get milked.
PETA shouldn't go this far in their love for animals to make humans act like animals.
There are lot of risk factors involved as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_milk_banking_in_North_America
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I think this is wonderful news!
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Fabulous advice. At this point, also, I'm not sure I would worry so much about Mom's sensibilities. It sounds like she already knows something wacky is going on with the husband. Strongly recommend/encourage her to get a power of attorney that is not family and have the executor of her will be someone who is not family.
Good luck. That's a horrible position your sister is putting you in, and it sounds like she is not being a good daughter.
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Ditto on above.
I went quite a while ago. Stayed on resort (The Oasis) most of time. We did go downtown once, rode the bus down and back one night, and also did a tour to one of the Inca(?) temples on a bus. But played it safe and stayed at the hotel the rest of the time (4 women). Watch out for the bees though. I am not allergic to bees but stepped on one on the beach (ocean side) and got really nauseous and dizzy from it, spent most of that afternoon in bed feeling sick from the sting, was a huge bee too. The Oasis had it all there though, 1-mile long pool, pretty cool place. Hot and breezy, ocean was too rough the whole time we were there to go in though, red flagged the entire stay. Have a good time, beautiful place.
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I'm a big fan of living up to commitments and making marriages work, but this one doesn't sound like it has a chance. He's going to destroy you if you let him. Momma has already done a number on him. He's never learned to pick himself up and do for himself and at 30 he sees no reason to change.
Let him move. Can you handle the rent by yourself? Whose name is the lease in?
One important thing, though: If you do let him go, file the paperwork for a legal separation. That way any debt that he incurs after that point is his and his alone. Close any credit cards that you have that might be in both your names. Change your bank account/s to ones that only you have access to. Make sure your direct deposit for work is going into one of those accounts.
Don't let this guy ruin the rest of your life by his complete selfishness. Good luck.
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I agree! Having to address your own thank-you note is tacky. They might as well hand you the thank you card too and just have you take it home with you since they obviously can't be bothered to take the time to write it out themselves.
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Well said. Ditto.
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OMG ditto
Mac got married at around 17 and he would've had to be around 16-17 at time of his *donation,* but MJ could get anything he wanted. The resemblance is absolutely striking!
Ditto, didn't get much here either..
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ditto - I agree with you on that......SM
people got shot over the new play station or some electronic thing I saw.......on TV news early morning of Black Friday......
gotta be a masochist to participate in that what-has-become-total madness......
Cataloging is much more serene....*lol*
Ditto... our prayers are with you.. nm
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