[AT] Diesel tax

[Ronald L. Cook]

Hmmmm.  Must be the whole country has asked that we have no more 
freedom, eh?  Well, at least in Iowa you can smoke in a gambling casino. 
  But you better not have red fuel in your pickup because the Iowa DOT 
will look too if they think they can get somewhere easy.  They check the 
farmers all the time and have pretty well cleaned up the use of farm 
fuel in trucks.  It is all about bucks.  That is all.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

charlie hill wrote:
> A few years ago there was a big farm show at the NC State Fair grounds.  The 
> DOT guys showed up and blocked the exits to the parking lots and checked 
> every diesel pickup in the lots.
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at longlines.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Diesel tax
> 
> 
>> I SAID Minnesota!  That should explain it.
>>
>> They were working both the north and southbound lanes of Highway 60 in
>> Worthington just north of the sale barn.  Lots of farmer pickups pulling
>> livestock trailers with pickups.  You and I both know what color they
>> likely found.  They look for sure things.  They were stopping all
>> vehicles like they were having a safety check, but were just dipping
>> tanks if it was a diesel.  I didn't even slow much.  Sort of wanted them
>> to come after me so I could tell them what you just said.  They left me
>> alone.  No diesel rattle coming from under my pickup hood.  I wouldn't
>> even be able to work in a position like that. But that is just me.
>>
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
>>
>> Dean Van Peursem wrote:
>>> Isn't there some kind of law that Police are not allowed to stop vehicles 
>>> unless
>>> they observe a law being broken or have reasonable cause? With maybe the
>>> exception of border inspection and weigh stations? I'm not advocating 
>>> violation
>>> of the laws but ...............!   I seem to recall that there has been 
>>> some
>>> court case rulings about this kind of thing that has put a halt to 
>>> stopping and
>>> inspecting ALL cars on the road to check for drunk drivers. I'm not sure 
>>> where
>>> the line needs to drawn. Maybe it is a state by state issue. But 
>>> somewhere along
>>> the way it turns into harassment.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dean Van Peursem
>>> Snohomish, WA
>>>
>>> If global warming gets any worse we will all freeze to death!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ronald L. Cook
>>> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:05 AM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Diesel tax
>>>
>>> Yesterday in Minnesota I saw the DOT stopping ALL diesel powered
>>> licensed vehicles and checking for dyed fuel.  Sign of the times.
>>>
>>> Ron Cook
>>> Salix, IA