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Re: OT-BAAQMD

To: family@rx7.org
Subject: Re: OT-BAAQMD
From: Johann Schubert <jes@rx7.org>
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:51:12 -0800
No.  "...My 1 owner car has legitimately passed with flying colors every time
w/o any failures or retests..."

John

ernest breakfield wrote:
> is this *not* the same car that got labeled (albeit incorrectly) as a Gross 
>Polluter?
> 
> 
> cheers!
> e
> 
> 
> Johann Schubert wrote:
> 
> 
>>To the family from Johann Schubert <jes@rx7.org>:
>>
>>BAAQMD - Bay Area Air Quality Management District. That should be Moron 
>Department!
>>
>>I have received my second insulting "Dear Vehicle Owner" letter. The summary 
>is:
>>If I have a working, currently registered, 1981 or older vehicle, that 
>*passes*
>>it's smog check, I should scrap it for $500!!!
>>
>>A few items the come to mind:
>>* Who gave BAAQMD permission to access by DMV records?
>>* Since they did access my DMV record, why didn't they look at the smog test
>>history? My 1 owner car has legitimately passed with flying colors every time
>>w/o any failures or retests.
>>* Why isn't this offer available only to *failing* cars?? Wouldn't that get 
>rid
>>of the real sources of pollution?  duh? Probably too obvious for a government
>>agency!
>>
>>More irritation on the same subject, I also received my DMV renewal labeled
>>"SMOG Certification Required at a Test Only Center". I'm sure they charge more
>>than the local discount SMOG test station...  :-/
>>
>>BTW, this is my '81 Rx-7 that I autocross, so this isn't too far off topic. 
>;-)
>>
>>OK, I'm done venting...
>>
>>John






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