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eljefino t1_jaeqinh wrote
Reply to JDM vehicle registration by NathanielHogg
Are you looking to straight up import something or get something that's already in the states with a title?
eljefino t1_jaaki3p wrote
Reply to comment by Brookliner_2000 in I present to you; the Northeastern Winter Backup Cam by AndiWhyte
I had a car from 2006 with 200k and a scratched up lens on the backup camera. Be careful with abrasives.
eljefino t1_ja434xl wrote
Reply to comment by leonscum in They DoD realized they have too many Generals. by bigwolf29
Ouch.
eljefino t1_ja1be42 wrote
Reply to comment by MaineGal2022 in Switching license plates between cars by MaineGal2022
This should be pretty easy, since you won't be paying any additional excise tax. Town hall or DMV can handle it.
Only funny things will be the premium surcharges for vanity and or conservation, how that'll get handled.
eljefino t1_ja0qb0x wrote
Reply to comment by MaineGal2022 in Switching license plates between cars by MaineGal2022
It's normal and happens all the time. You have to have permanently stopped driving the "old" car the plates are coming off of, eg, you sold it.
The registration fee is $35, and agent fee $4, but this isn't the lion's share of what you pay. You can see the fee breakdown on your yellow registration paper.
Excise tax is the lion's share of most registrations. If you have a lot of time on your plates before they expire, it'll be worth it. If you try "shenanigans" like moving some plates with a few months left on them to cover ones that expired, the town's demand for an excise tax will thwart you.
It's not a nuisance-- they're paid to do this, and the agent fee is the payment. You can save the $4 by doing it at the DMV but you'd have to be mad to wait in line.
What exactly are you trying to do?
eljefino t1_j9yufa7 wrote
Reply to comment by Majestic-Feedback541 in Decades old black and white license plates by Dull_Dog
To be specific, you can use "year of manufacture" plates. Maine got black-on-white plates in 1973 (stamped expiration 74) that were renewed with validation stickers. These lasted until 1986-87 when the lobster plates took over.
You can run these plates on an antique, that has a valid antique registration, for the valid antique reasons listed on the DMV affidavit. (Mostly not daily use or for hire.) Just carry your state-issued antique plates with you in the car. The DMV and cops have no record whatsoever of those plates you got at a flea market.
eljefino t1_j9yt0dp wrote
Reply to comment by Jacqued_and_Tan in Anyone know good places to park a car you’re sleeping out of without getting in trouble? Asking for a friend, of course. by CharlesMansonsBigToe
Hotels generally have public restrooms not too far from the lobby, too.
eljefino t1_j9ysvog wrote
Reply to comment by Vegan-Cheez in Anyone know good places to park a car you’re sleeping out of without getting in trouble? Asking for a friend, of course. by CharlesMansonsBigToe
I'd look behind the coke machine.
eljefino t1_j9vsbga wrote
Reply to comment by jeezumbub in Bill would up the fines for not clearing snow and ice off your car by WillWriteForFood2
Don't operate a truck so big you can't handle it safely. Evolve or get off the highway.
eljefino t1_j9qlj4m wrote
Reply to comment by srfyrk418 in Missing intellectually disabled persons- please share widely! by uppitycrip
Sorry not sorry. The bio says they "have trouble processing information." They should at a minimum get retested for their licenses, with the inspector giving directions any qualified driver can follow.
eljefino t1_j9m88vf wrote
Reply to comment by Huckleberry-Powerful in Horny on Maine by PleasantParfait48
Somehow I convinced my sister that we should "race" shovelling the driveway to build snow forts out of the berms we created.
We had a rule that we could only throw snowballs from "our land" and the asphalt was no-mans-land.
In hindsight we were such tools.
eljefino t1_j9hc4to wrote
Reply to comment by The_Cream_Man in Gift for 10 year old by humbleaustin22
You can get a geiger counter on ebay for $50 or so. Great for the budding geologist.
eljefino t1_j9hbzw9 wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Gift for 10 year old by humbleaustin22
Handy if Black Bart comes back.
eljefino t1_j9b3e9d wrote
Reply to comment by CrasVox in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent
We know the Thresher and Scorpion are gone. It would be nice to occasionally monitor their resting sites, making sure the reactors are intact, etc.
eljefino t1_j9b39ak wrote
Reply to comment by nondescriptzombie in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent
Glomar was supposedly "mining manganese nodules."
eljefino t1_j94c3an wrote
Reply to ISO reliable mechanic for an old Honda by lipsticknic3
Here's a copy of the rules. If you have it on your phone it's searchable by text, so if someone says you need "Ball joints" and you wonder, what's a ball joint, you can search the pdf right there in the store and see if they're legit or not.
Some common misconceptions:
Not all oil leaks fail inspection. They only do if if it leaks “petroleum” fluid in an amount or in such a location as to constitute a fire hazard.
Not all rust holes fail inspection. They only do if the hole could allow exhaust fumes into the passenger compartment, or if a fender doesn't "fender" properly. You can have a hole in a pickup truck bed.
The contact info for the state police is on the cover of the book. Get, in writing, the list of stuff you fail for and feel free to give them a ring if you feel like something's up.
eljefino t1_j94bobn wrote
Reply to comment by AbrasiveDad in ISO reliable mechanic for an old Honda by lipsticknic3
They don't have to waive the fee, it's just standard practice.
FWIW "The sticker station", another scam, charges for re-tests. It's legal but they have a sign (with the seal of the State of Maine) insinuating all shops charge for re-test.
eljefino t1_j8upffa wrote
You can have it out on the road if you're "going to get fuel." Maybe you've been looking for a cheaper gas station...
eljefino t1_j8kzw47 wrote
Reply to comment by HunterShotBear in Where do I find people who will DEconstruct and REmove a trailer home, and not the opposite? by otakugrey
Can I pay you in amphetamines?
eljefino t1_j89ry6u wrote
Reply to comment by baxterstate in Dogs in grocery stores. by Norgyort
If you get agoraphobia because people who don't think you're the specialist little thing are mean to you, maybe stop doing things that make people mean to you such as breaking the law.
eljefino t1_j89r73o wrote
Reply to Dogs in grocery stores. by Norgyort
There are "givers" and "takers" in the world.
People with emotional support animals want to see how much they can bend the rules in their favor, to be "special." Woe upon the person who challenges them. When these people mingle with us in daily life, they take, take, take.
An emotional support animal may only not be discriminated against in housing. Supermarkets only have to allow service animals, like seeing eye dogs or those epilepsy dogs... "prescription" dogs.
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Reply to comment by twirble in Maintain the integrity of our town! Preserve Freeport’s charming and historic parking lots! by bitesandcats
And this is where worker housing should be-- in a town with decent schools, located near the jobs (!) and interstate. Keeps sprawl down.
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Reply to this is on their intranet as part of a 23-page propaganda piece about unions. 🤔 by ycleptKyara
My local hannaford posts on my town facebook group trying to hire people for pharmacy techs and other positions.
I troll them HARD about how allowing unions would bring them the needed staff, as well as trying to get them to commit to a starting salary for any of their several generic entry level positions. They won't mention any sort of hourly rate-- I assume because they have existing people working for less, who would get "uppity" if they found out new hires were getting more.
Sometimes they lock the comments, LOL.
eljefino t1_j7i689d wrote
Reply to comment by Moistpepper69 in Yuhp by QuiGonLogan
Better come with hazard pay.
eljefino t1_jaerms1 wrote
Reply to comment by NathanielHogg in JDM vehicle registration by NathanielHogg
17 digit vin?