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Post by BSR on Mar 31, 2018 19:59:13 GMT -5
Most places have taxes. Not just Chicago. True but Chicago has higher taxes than most places. In Chicago that pop and chips will incur a sales tax on the food. An additional tax on the Soda. We have a 5 cent tax per bottle for certain beverages. And then another 10 cents for a bag to take your purchase home. Add to that the 15 dollars an hour it costs to park on a city street in Chicago. Then add to that a residential parking permit to allow you to park in that neighborhood. Then add to that a city sticker that allows you to park on a city street. And then add to that a license plate sticker tax that allows you to register the vehicle in the state. It's tax after tax after tax after tax. A never ending cycle. So when I went to Nebraska I saw street parking was free. No goofy pile of stickers needed. Then I walk into the store and no sales tax. No beverage tax. No tax on the plastic bottle. And no tax for a bag....... it almost made me cry but then that quickly turns to rage because you realize how bad you get it on a daily basis back home. You could have sin tax.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Apr 2, 2018 16:59:44 GMT -5
Disney World last October was by far the best vacation I ever had. Going back this year again in November. So excited!
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Post by A-Rob on Apr 13, 2018 15:04:16 GMT -5
Wrestlemania week last year was the best vacation i had (link in sig for my report), will be going again in the years to come. There are many places i would like to go but high on my list are LA and Ireland.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 21:44:48 GMT -5
New Orleans last week was pretty fun. And anytime I go to Nashville I have a blast, Nashville is one of my favorite places.
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Post by LA Times on May 4, 2018 17:03:37 GMT -5
I haven’t gone on a vacation in about 10 years. My wife and daughter usually go but I decide to stay home with the pets. The last three years they’ve gone overseas (London, France, London) and they will be going to London again in a few months because my daughter will be starting her next semester at Kings College. She was originally going to go there, but when my Father-in-Law has his heart attack she decided to stay in the US and go to American University in DC. But she didn’t like it there and decided she wanted to transfer to Kings. So she did a semester at our local court college to get her associates degree in the meantime. So I guess at some point in the future I will have to be go on vacation in London. Smyths and Forbidden Planet everyday?
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Post by 235guy on May 10, 2018 17:17:43 GMT -5
Went on some as a family when I was younger.
Once to NFL Hall of Fame in Ohio and a bunch of times to North Carolina for Nascar race shops & NC Zoo.
Would love to do some trips in the future like to Vegas or various cities of my favorite sports teams for games
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Post by Tim of thee on May 10, 2018 19:21:51 GMT -5
New Orleans last week was pretty fun. And anytime I go to Nashville I have a blast, Nashville is one of my favorite places. NOLA is one of my all timers. Great city and great people. I'd move there in a heartbeat.
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Post by Tim of thee on May 10, 2018 19:22:50 GMT -5
Went away to Mexico City a month ago and I gotta tell you the place is truly an inspiration.
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Post by LuisTX on May 11, 2018 14:51:06 GMT -5
I've never taken a "vacation." Growing up until I was 14, I would go with my family to visit some other family members in Mexico. I personally didn't consider that a vacation for me, it was more of a visit for my parents. I guess the only real "vacation" I've had was when I worked for Dell Computers, I won an all expense paid trip to Maui, HI for a full week, and got paid my regular salary, too. But I got sick shortly after getting there, so I didn't really get to enjoy it like I should have. I do hope to go back some day and do it over. But that was my closest thing to a vacation in my entire life. My family wasn't the "vacation" kind, and I'm single, so I haven't really had the need for a vacation, either.
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