Comments on: Tourists Tamed by Precarious Pumps

By: mtn girl

mtn girl — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:02:08 +0000

The Republicans refused to follow the public will and keep the 1 cent sales tax but I noticed that they had no problem with the gas tax… The conservatives are making our state a national laughing-stock… please oh please let it be 200 years before we see them again.

By: John Irwin

John Irwin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:30:33 +0000

I work in Charleston SC and get home to Sparta, NC only on the weekends. Prior to crossing into NC I fill up. Additionally Sparta is 11 miles from VA. To fill up we drive across the VA line to fill up and as you are filling up, speak with old friends and neighbors as they do the same. It is urksome to me. Can’t find a decent job in Alleghany County, so I work our of state to get raped at the pump.

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:29:57 +0000

Years ago I drove up and down US1 between Sanford and Cary for work. When I first started this daily routine US1 was a 2 lane highway. Shortly after I started driving this route, NC decided to extend this stretch of road to a much needed 4 lane highway.
What I found utterly ridiculous was that even on Saturday/Sunday and Holidays they were working on this project. About 2 years in, the money for this project was exhausted.
I just can not understand who in their right minds would pay a 3 day pay rate for 1 day of work? It did not surprise me that they ran out of money…. but it does bother me that they had no concept of how to manage the project.
Although the project has since been semi completed (10 years later we are still awaiting the completion of the bypass around Sanford) the project came in at 3x the estimated costs, not including the bypass… who know when that will be completed (I have seen no work on it for the past 4 years) And yet, we continue to see restoration work being done on this very stretch of US1 almost daily.
I honestly believe that Perdue spends most of her time promoting herself, trying to convince North Carolinians that we need ballrooms at the beach that would carry her name and blocking any logical suggestions made by any representative not of her party. She tends to come across as deserving and just can’t understand anyone that does not agree with her.
I personally do not understand how she got elected or how she has managed to stay in office. NC has not had a non-corrupt governor in many years.
Unfortunately, like many others…. Our family has decided that NC is not the place for us.
We kept hoping that it would get better, but every time I open my email I see yet another self serving suggestion coming from this Governor. And every legislation that she passes, hurts every single family in NC, with the exception of those on the government payroll.
If you are really interested in the things that are important to this lady. Go to her website… check out her voting record. If that doesn’t make you cringe… then you are nothing short of immune of bowing to wishes of Princess Perdue!

By: MM in NC

MM in NC — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:46:07 +0000

I came back on Monday of this week from a trip to Ohio where at the time gas was almost 20 cents more expensive per gallon. I noticed prices were similar to Ohio in Virginia and WV. To my surprise, by the time I was back NC was the same as the rest.
True gas is expensive in NC and most of the US but isn’t that what the current administration warned us they wanted? They want Americans to jump into the “Smart” cars used all over Europe. They are toy cars and Americans will not buy them.

By: Republican Rascals

Republican Rascals — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:34:53 +0000

Shameful that the republican leaders of the House and Senate have presided over such a ridiculous and unnecessary confiscation of taxpayer monies.

Stam, Berger, et al should be tar and feathered! The DOT is a bureaucratic boondoggle and these geniuses just gave them more money to waste.

Jim Black and Marc Basnight must be proud.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:02:29 +0000

With all of the funds coming from the gasoline taxes, why are we having to pursue toll roads now in North Carolina? Could the NC legislature possibly be diverting funds originally promised to be used only for road construction and repair to other areas?

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:54:30 +0000

Our system of road repairs is simply ludicrous. Our state and city leaders continually waste money on complete repaving projects of roads that have little or no damage in areas that see little traffic use, instead of roads that are in dire need or repaving. These are programmed every some many years (supposed wear out date) instead of having a bidding process when a job needs to be done. It is like every North Carolinian replacing the appliances in their home every 5 years just because they should be worn out by then.

By: Jeffrey Robinson

Jeffrey Robinson — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:22:50 +0000

Since most of the money in the highway fund is transferred out anyway, what good is the gas tax doing? It is certainly not being used for it’s intended purpose (roads? anyone?) Sorry politicians, I will continue to fill up in SC and not be a part of your drunken spending orgy.