Bad Emissions

[hugme]

ok, so I went to go get my emissions test today.. I have always thought this was fucking stupid but whatever

I failed it.. you wanna know why? you wanna fucking know why? because my check engine light is burned out.

no, I'm not kidding, I am destroying the enviroment because I have a bunred out bulb on my dashboard.. they wouldn't even giv eme the rest of the emissions test...

Fuck you anyone who thinks that this emissions testing thing is a 'good idea' and not a 'currupt way to create jobs that aren't needed' and 'just another way to steal my money'

fuck all of you.


fucking liberal bastards...

Comments

[i-am-devilbunny.livejournal.com]

Uh, yeah. I agree.
That's bullshit.
But, *I* (being the liberal bastard that I am) do think that cars should be tested.
I just don't think you should have to pay for it.

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Why? the cars inspected add less than 2% to the polution problem.. the big problems are trucks... (see later post on this) and companies...

but stronger restrictions on those? NO!! there is more MONEY in charging the consumer... the emissions test are there to make money NOT to control air polution... it's hiding behind 'oh this is to help with the enviroment' which is bullshit.

and as far as paying for it? someone has to pay for it.. if it's paid for by the governemnt not only am I still paying for it but you are forcing people who don't have a car to pay for it as well.. that's not right at all!!

the entire 'emissions inspection' is bullshit.. plain and simple...

have you ever noticed that all the stats which are FOR emissions inspections only talk about the number of cars.. NOT the quaility of air... you know why? because it HASN'T HELPED.. AT ALL!! the quality of air has not changed since the inspections started.... go look for your self, try to find a study of air quality before and after the emissions inspections...

[i-am-devilbunny.livejournal.com]

well when I said "cars" I was speaking of all vehicles.
But you're right. As soon as I posted this I thought of the tax payer.
The government goes about things the long and hard way as it's wont to do and puts the burden on the working man.
But hell, you can't argue against the fact that air quality has gone down a lot.
Maybe it's not just combustuble engines maybe it's not just second hand smoking.
But when the newsbroadcast has an alert about the air for people who just want to freaking jog outside, somethings fucking wrong!
Dana Reeve died of lung cancer "cause unknown" screw that! I know what the freakin' cause was: the bloody fucking Los Angeles smog is probably the culprit!
*sigh* sorry for ranting.
Call me a tree-hugging-liberal-hippie but we need to ween ourselves off of oil.

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you don't get it... emissions testing has NOTHING to do with helping the enviorment.. nothing at all.. not a thing.. it's a way for the current administration to create (useless) jobs...

it doesn't help with the weening off oil.. it doesn't help with anything to do with that...

it is a JOB PROGRAM. it's built to fool people into thinking it's there to help the enviroment. it's NOT.

[i-am-devilbunny.livejournal.com]

No no, I'm sorry you misunderstood me, my fault: I was on a rant and not being thourough with my thoughts.
I'll agree that having mandatory emission testing obviously ain't helping.
In my over 20 years of living in Atlanta, I can tell the difference from 5th grade years to before I left.
You're right, you're right: emissions inspection ain't doin' squat.
So begin second rant:
So perhaps maybe they should concentrate the people in the JOB PROGRAM into helping to refine the alternative sources of fuel that have been in development since the 70's, but subdued, since "god forbid" the shareholders of the Big Oil companies might lose some money to a compeditive source.
I think that's what I ment by the comment of "weening ourselves off of oil", because these products are by no means infinate and I'm getting sick and tired of the fights to keep things clean, our parks preserved and our young out of war.
Oh and even though I know you'll hate him you should give a listen to Jello Biafra's spoken word, he's got this one bit called "Die for oil sucker!" and the scariest thing about it is that it echos from the Gulf War what has been happening these past few years...Like father like son.
>end rant<
Love you man, happy birthday! Enjoy the watch!