This is the reason they got rid of inspections in this state. There were too many good ole boys just passing people and running off with a few bucks in the process. > -----Original Message----- > From: timnagin [mailto:timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:38 AM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Travis's Bypass Pipe > > >Not so while they had inspections in Hillsborough County, Florida. The > >inspection stations were purpose-built facilities run by private > contractors > >that did nothing but do inspections. So there was no room for special > >favors. > > That makes sense. Where I lived the inspection stations were usually at > any > local gas station. They just wanted to collect the money more than > anything. If you failed, all you had to do was drive to the next one and > try again. Their extent of testing the exhaust was a piece of litmus > paper > and a clothes pin on the tip. > > A good friend of mine was the mayor's son. All he had to do was pull up > and > they would slap the new sticker on. > > Greg > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1706996/R=0/SIG=11p5b9ris/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30509&media=atkins> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1706996/rand=677286651> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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