Humboldt County government takes delivery of its new Toyota Prius, first in the fleet of hybrid vehicles it is looking to purchase.
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Eat your heart out, Glen Franco Simmons.
We can save fuel, and money while collecting our drugs, err taxes.
Who needs the bus?
What a crazy mixed-up world it would be if we took the money spent buying, maintaining, and repairing county and city cars (and paying staff mechanics) and fueling those cars and keeping employees certified for safe driving and channeled all that dough into public transit. Yep, a crazy mixed-up world.
“This car aint gona last long on the roads of Humboldt. Wanna go to Reno?”
“You got to go through the Starbucks drive thru, now I get to go through Jack-In-The Box”
“We are helping the environment, are using less fossil fuel, thus saving the taxpayer money, as well.”
Oh, Carol, that’s no fun.
Really, I expected riffs on who was sitting where. The Green angle seemed secondary.
“Walking hurts my ankles.”
“Ride a bike down a highway smack dab in the middle of the downtown? Are you crazy?”
“The bus schedule doesn’t fit my schedule.”
Oh, I know, Hank. My answer was way too PC.
How ’bout this:
“Give me the keys, John! I’m driving this buggy!”
or
“Give me the keys, I’m driving the car! John, you sit in the backseat.”
Wow a Toyota, the same brand Rob Arkley drives. That’s kewl!
Oh Hank, I can think of so many… That door is just too wide open.
There we go! That’s what I’m talking about!
And this from a man in position to know.
Hank, every good caption contest includes a prize.
Immortality isn’t good enough for you?
You mean the kind of immortality that hinges on WordPress staying in business? I’ll take my free sundae today and you can kindly give someone else immortality on Tuesday.
– “Why yes, we did just have botox injections.”
– “Us, environmentalists? Oh no, this isn’t our traitorous foreign made liberal-humping car. – Oh, uh, they gave the car to us.
– No, there aren’t any noises coming from the trunk.”
I’ve manages to survive, His back seat driving.
Wooley takes a back seat to Bonnie.
or
Smile John, I’m the Chair and I get the keys.
“say, bonnie, this gives me an idea – what about a *hybrid* train?”
Now we are getting somewhere. As Jen would say, “Keep going.”
If you want to save money on cars in Humboldt County, make sure they are rust-proof.